Dave in Green Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 What I've heard fits with what's being reported. It would not be an athletic position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Statement by the University, emphasis mine: “When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to engage in dynamic conversations about Jim’s professional goals outside of athletics. We share a common interest in innovative programs for student success. Our discussions continue.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I would hope so as well. If this is true, I'm not certain why Proenza couldn't leave well enough alone. I don't want this to be like the horrible situation Faust was put into when Dennison worked as an athletic director. you would be against this. This is a great thing for the University!! Getting people like Bowden and Tressel here is what is going to make this "sleeping giant" awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Haven't seen it mentioned here yet, but it was reported by several Columbus news sources that Tressel has just sold his home in Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 We went from talking about hiring a bunch of no-name coaches to possibly having both Terry Bowden and Jim Tressel at UA. Holy shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 What I've heard fits with what's being reported. It would not be an athletic position. Ok, that's what I figured. However, it doesn't rule out an athletic position once the show clause has expired. Tressel would be 63 at the time, probably too old for another head coaching job, but still young enough to take over the athletic department ... ala Barry Alvarez ... into retirement. Maybe this is wishful thinking, but I'm dreaming of a plan that sees Tressel take over as AD in five years, and running the department for another five, then giving way to Terry Bowden once he's done coaching. TB can have the position for another five or so years until he retires and gives way to Keith Dambrot. That would set the university up for the next 15-20 years to have great leadership at the top. ... and all guys who love the University of Akron and see the potential the school has in athletics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 NBC Sports has it as a top college news story: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...trator/related/ Over the weekend, a Twitter “report” surfaced that former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel is interested in going back to the collegiate level – at Ohio St. or somewhere else — in an administrative capacity. Based on another report, that could very well come to fruition sooner rather than later. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tressel has been in discussions with the University of Akron regarding an administrative position with the school. The Plain Dealer states that an announcement of Tressel’s hiring by the NE Ohio school could take place as early as Thursday. In a statement, the university did nothing to shoot down the speculation. In fact, they added more fuel to the speculative fire. “When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to engage in dynamic conversations about Jim’s professional goals outside of athletics,” the unattributed statement read. “We share a common interest in innovative programs for student success. Our discussions continue.” There was no detail provided as to whether the administrative position would be inside or outside of the Zips athletic department. Tom Wistrcill was hired as Akron’s athletic director in August of 2009, and has been considered to be by and large a success during his brief tenure. Since retiring/resigning/being fired as Ohio State’s head coach last memorial Day weekend, Tressel served as a game-day instant replay advisor for the Indianapolis Colts. He was interviewed — twice — for the NFL club’s head coaching vacancy earlier this year, but lost out on the job to Chuck Pagano. He had also been rumored as a potential head coaching candidate for the Zips before the school hired Terry Bowden. The paper also reported that Tressel was being considered for administrative leadership posts at Baldwin Wallace College and Wittenberg University. BW was wear his father Lee Tressel became an Ohio small college coaching legend. Love the statement I put in bold lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 We went from talking about hiring a bunch of no-name coaches to possibly having both Terry Bowden and Jim Tressel at UA. Holy shit. Don't forget Amato. Anyway, that's easily three of the four most recognizable "coaches" in the MAC at the University of Akron. Solich is the only other one in the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Anybody think he is using Akron to get his name in the press...again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Anybody think he is using Akron to get his name in the press...again? I don't think he did that the 1st time. Seemed to me like some in the area created rumors that spun out of control. I think it's extremely telling that UA came out with a statement right away and did nothing but add to the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 A source has kept telling me there was something going on between UA and Tressel, even after Bowden was hired. Tressel has a lot to bring to a university in Ohio that aspires to greater things. If it isn't obvious now what Tressel would bring to UA, it will become clearer to everyone as this plays out. Buckle up and prepare yourselves for an exciting ride that will carry UA and Zips athletics into a new dimension. Think Big. You are killing me with this stuff...I need to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Man, Can't State fan(s) must hate us lately. All this attention and winning must get annoying. Go Zips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Taking an academic position doesn't really seem like anything that can influence us athletically. Other than a day of publicity what could we really gain? Give it a few weeks and people will forget he even worked there. Not to mention something like that wouldn't seem like a very permanent job. More of a random job just to pass the time, similar to his stay in Indianapolis. More importantly I think this would be even more pointless than that, since at least in Indy he was doing something football related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Taking an academic position doesn't really seem like anything that can influence us athletically. Other than a day of publicity what could we really gain? Give it a few weeks and people will forget he even worked there. Not to mention something like that wouldn't seem like a very permanent job. More of a random job just to pass the time, similar to his stay in Indianapolis. More importantly I think this would be even more pointless than that, since at least in Indy he was doing something football related. If you put him in charge of general fundraising, it can have a fairly large impact on the university. Same with anything to do with getting back in touch with alumni. He would be out in public and at events stumping for UA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yep, on ESPN as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Anybody think he is using Akron to get his name in the press...again? Jim Tressel doesn't need Akron to get his name in the press..come on man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh48 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Eric Mansfield (my favorite local reporter) from Channel 3 News has been tweeting about Tressel and Akron. Interesting quote... "Big, bold move tells me there is truth to proposed, long-range plan to pitch Akron to join Big East. Still back room conversations for now." EricMansfieldTwitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Eric Mansfield (my favorite local reporter) from Channel 3 News has been tweeting about Tressel and Akron. Interesting quote... "Big, bold move tells me there is truth to proposed, long-range plan to pitch Akron to join Big East. Still back room conversations for now." EricMansfieldTwitter wouldnt surprise me one bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I do believe a conference change is in Akron's future. But it won't be the Big East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Jim Tressel doesn't need Akron to get his name in the press..come on man. But he needs them for employment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I do believe a conference change is in Akron's future. But it won't be the Big East. I guess technically moving to FCS would mean a conference change... But all joking aside, I always though C-USA was in our future...Big East would have a tough time accepting a 1-win football team ...I still have hopes for an athletic position for Tressel, even though it may be a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yeah, hope they cleared this with Coach Bowden. WKRK reported tonight that Tress helped Akron with it's head coach search. So I gotta think yeah, Coach Bowden is on board with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 If you put him in charge of general fundraising, it can have a fairly large impact on the university. Same with anything to do with getting back in touch with alumni. He would be out in public and at events stumping for UA. Zach, you hit the nail on the head! He's being hired to whore for $$$, which is all he's either eligible, or capable, of doing at this time. Personally, I'll send my money to the school in Portage Cty. before I'll send a dollar to a school that hires this disgraced ex-Suckeye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 WKRK reported tonight that Tress helped Akron with it's head coach search. So I gotta think yeah, Coach Bowden is on board with this. Bowden has come to UA with the attitude that he wants to see the school succeed in every aspect. I don't see any reason why he wouldn't want Tressel to take an administrative job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Zach, you hit the nail on the head! He's being hired to whore for $$$, which is all he's either eligible, or capable, of doing at this time. Personally, I'll send my money to the school in Portage Cty. before I'll send a dollar to a school that hires this disgraced ex-Suckeye. Wow, I don't know where to begin. Well, I guess here. Jim Tressel is a University of Akron alum, just like me, and I'll guess you. And whether you like it or not, he is THE biggest college name in Ohio, regardless the title. And what's not to like about the biggest name in Ohio "Whoring" for money for his alma mater? Go ahead, send your money to Can't, god knows they need it after the basketball court fiasco. I'm sure Jim Tressel won't have any trouble finding your replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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