Dave in Green Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Many years ago when I was being investigated for a top secret crypto security clearance, the FBI was all over my hometown interviewing people about my background. The joke among my friends was that they thought I had been plotting to assassinate the President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Absolutely nothing here is accurate. I graduated in 96. Plenty of the things you claim weren't happening were absolutely happening at the time. Proenza has done an excellent job, but give me break. I was an engineering major. When the NSA came to do interviews for co-op, they mentioned that MIT was the only school they picked from before Akron. Most of my professors also worked in high level positions in the "real world" but were always available to help. As a side note, I didn't get picked by NSA, though a few of my friends did and I remember being disappointed. Now I feel like I caught a break. I do not have time to do a comprehensive research to compare the the amounts of research dollars, research publications, and patents before Proenza and after him. This is just a little something I found by a quick google search: http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/52700.gif If you want to believe what the NSA recruiter told you, I am not going to burst your bubble. If you want to ignore the numbers and facts and believe the hearsay and rumors, who am I to stop you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Many years ago when I was being investigated for a top secret crypto security clearance, the FBI was all over my hometown interviewing people about my background. The joke among my friends was that they thought I had been plotting to assassinate the President. Dave, for your sake I hope they are not scanning ZN.O posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 JT and UA make it into the B1G championship storyline: Tales from Indy: Jim Tressel won't be among the crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Tressel promoted to "Executive Vice President" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Jim Tressel's role at University of Akron expands as presidential search continues University departments reporting to him already include admissions and recruitment, retention and academic support services, financial aid and the career center. Now, Tressel will take on more responsibility and authority. His salary is not changing from the current $210,000 a year. Proenza told the university board of trustees at its meeting today that to ensure the success of students depends on all departments, "including recruitment, admissions, advising, marketing, financial advising, technology, etc. And I am asking Vice President Jim Tressel to lead the charge in all of these vital areas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Since nobody else has said it yet and this is the Zips board, I will say it. Why in the hell do they have to start the column with "Former OSU coach"? If they want to do that, he was also former YSU coach and AD. He was also former UA assistant. Good grief Akron. Do they really think they need to add that to make him more important? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Probably because that's where 95% of humans know him from. It's like saying former President George Bush. It's not former Rangers owner George Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Probably because that's where 95% of humans know him from. It's like saying former President George Bush. It's not former Rangers owner George Bush. Former Tiffin HC Keith Dambrot would probably agree with your rationale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 @Buckzip, as a journalism grad and former newspaper reporter, I can attest that @zippy5 has nailed it. A news reporter's bible for questions like the one you pose is the Associated Press Stylebook. As I recall from my earlier years, standard procedure in a news story was to always identify famous people by what they were most famous for. So, until he does something that makes him more famous, Jim Tressel will always be identified in news stories as former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. A few people may be bothered by this for various reasons, but most people will read right over it without giving it a second thought. @Captain Kangaroo, obviously you already know that to most people in the country, being LeBron James' ex-HS coach is what makes Coach Dambrot most famous. That's why he's identified as such in most national news stories and probably will be until he leads the Zips to an upset win over the #1 team in the country in the NCAA tournament championship game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I get what you are all saying and it made sense last year. However, he is no longer new to Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 @Buckzip, another feature of newspaper journalism is that local stories are written in a way that they can be picked up nationally. So Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer stories are written according to the AP Stylebook for potential national distribution. Therefore, they will continue to identify Jim Tressel as the former head coach of tOSU football even though most people in Akron and Ohio are already well familiar with this. You appear to be especially sensitive to this one particular example, but it's common to all newspaper stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Is James interested in the SEC? The former Columbus State head coach might be the perfect fit for the Vols. While many do not know too much about the stipulations of hiring Tressel, they can be very easily explained. Tressel has a five-year show-cause. The penalty, however, is virtually nonexistent after the first five weeks of his head coaching tenure. During that time period, Tressel can not participate in practice, meetings or games. He also must submit a progress report to the NCAA every six months. Tressel must also miss the team's bowl game in his first season. He can still do everything else essential to being a head coach, such as recruit and hire his own staff. Does Haslam know James? Hmmmm... James won’t be the answer for replacing Tim Beckman at Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Major counterpoint in those two stories on the relative impact of the show-cause issue vs. the severity of Petrino's transgressions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 You can forget all these coaching rumors. Our local news just reported that Tressel is headed to the University of Akron to become an Executive VP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Major counterpoint in those two stories on the relative impact of the show-cause issue vs. the severity of Petrino's transgressions.I wonder if the NCAA would ever reduce some of his punishment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Tressel isn't going back to coaching, especially after he is named the President of UA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Tressel isn't going back to coaching, especially after he is named the President of UA. It does appear that the skids are being greased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 One of the President's biggest jobs (according to Dr. Proenze) is raising funds. That's a big part of Tress' current position. Any news on how that's been going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I haven't heard any specific numbers, just general comments from inside UA that's he's doing well in all aspects of areas for which he's responsible. His promotion to Executive VP tends to confirm that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 At MINIMUM Tressel will be named interim President. Take it to the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 I just think guys like Jim Tressel want to be on the sidelines. We've seen it before, even with Terry Bowden. Eventually they get that "itch" back and want to return to what they love doing. He cannot coach for 5 years. He can stay until that runs out, but then will leave for a big coaching gig. That's the main reason I don't think he'd take the president job permanently. Wouldn't make much sense to name a guy President if he'll only be around for 2-3 years. Both Tressel and Bowden know that there's better places to be than Akron. We're not going to be in any BCS bowls or polishing that crystal ball anytime soon. Best we can do is hope they make the most of their time at UA and make our school better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Both Tressel and Bowden know that there's better places to be than Akron. We're not going to be in any BCS bowls or polishing that crystal ball anytime soon. Best we can do is hope they make the most of their time at UA and make our school better. Bowden will retire an Akron Zip. Mark my words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronad Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Tressel will never coach again. He has come this far up the food chain, he is not going to go back to coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Tressel will never coach again. He has come this far up the food chain, he is not going to go back to coaching. Some believe the HC is above the President on the food chain. If the guy wants to coach, he is going to coach. He is a coach. Those guys always get the itch back unless they failed and lost it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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