Here's hoping he does a beeter job than the commander of the previous U.S.S. Akron:



Taken off the New Jersey Coast in 1933.

Rich Rod is praying that he doesn't go to Arizona State.

I find it hard to care about recruiting violations and tattoos after all the child rape at another university.

As a MAC competitor, I do not like this at all. Akron has always been an easy win, and with the Sweater Vest in charge I dont think that will be the case anymore.

WalMartian: Wish he'd interview for THE University of Kansas.

Apparently he wasn't interested (and who would be really?). From KUSports.com & Lawrence Journal-World:
There are a few names you can cross off the list: Jim Tressel, Mike Stoops and Jim Leavitt.

Sources told the Journal-World that Tressel would have no interest in the job. He also never was approached about it.

Hahaha how the mighty have fallen.

Well if Mike Leach doesnt take the WSU job, I'd like to see him coach at The Washington State University!

Great idea Akron, you should definitely hire a coach only to have to fire him before he even coaches a game when the NCAA slaps a show-cause on him.

The Clarett and Baker scandals were further evidence that Tressel was, at best, woefully ignorant of questionable behavior by his players and not aggressive enough in preventing it. At worst, he was a conduit for improper benefits, as Clarett alleged. The latter interpretation is suggested by a story that has long circulated among college coaches and was confirmed to SI by a former colleague of Tressel's from Earle Bruce's staff at Ohio State in the mid-1980s. One of Tressel's duties then was to organize and run the Buckeyes' summer camp. Most of the young players who attended it would never play college football, but a few were top prospects whom Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of camp, attendees bought tickets to a raffle with prizes such as cleats and a jersey. According to his fellow assistant, Tressel rigged the raffle so that the elite prospects won -- a potential violation of NCAA rules. Says the former colleague, who asked not to be identified because he still has ties to the Ohio State community, "In the morning he would read the Bible with another coach. Then, in the afternoon, he would go out and cheat kids who had probably saved up money from mowing lawns to buy those raffle tickets. That's Jim Tressel."

Link

I remember Akron smelling like burnt rubber, due to the Goodyear plant.

Hey Jim, I've got this neat little college that's just right for you! It has been voted the #1 most dangerous campus in the US by the FBI, and has mountains of debt in the athletic department. There's just one tiny problem, an Edsel (new window) by the name Edsall. But hey, there's some upside. The football team has only gone 2-9 twice in the past 3 years. Of their 7 losses to end the season, only 6 have been by double digits!

So think about it Jim. We'll be here for you.
/sad day to be a Terps fan

Would be awesome if Penn St hired him.

GQueue: Great idea Akron, you should definitely hire a coach only to have to fire him before he even coaches a game when the NCAA slaps a show-cause on him.

Two things:
1. It still helps with recruiting. Players who are on the fence might commit to Akron because of this and stay on even if he gets punished.
2. The NCAA punishes the program, not the coach. Otherwise, Calpari wouldn't have a job.

Why would Tressel do this? He has a chance to be the first instant replay review coach to be inducted into the NFL Hall Of Fame.

The Zips recycled Gerry Faust after his disastrous realm at the Jesuit Football Finishing School Notre Dame. He actually had two winning seasons (out of eight).

Hillbilly Jim: Would be awesome if Penn St Illinois hired him.

I can hope, right?

Beware_Me: 2. The NCAA punishes the program, not the coach. Otherwise, Calpari wouldn't have a job.

The NCAA can punish the coach via the afore-mentioned show cause order. This is why Bruce Pearl is now working for a grocery store. For whatever reason, Calipari has never been implicated in any of the charges against schools he's coached at.

Tressel to Florida!

/because why the hell not

He's never going to get the smell of smoldering rubber out of his sweater vests.

Tressell also coached at Youngstown State, and got them put on probation too. Hasn't that state suffered enough?

Lou Brown: The Clarett and Baker scandals were further evidence that Tressel was, at best, woefully ignorant of questionable behavior by his players and not aggressive enough in preventing it. At worst, he was a conduit for improper benefits, as Clarett alleged. The latter interpretation is suggested by a story that has long circulated among college coaches and was confirmed to SI by a former colleague of Tressel's from Earle Bruce's staff at Ohio State in the mid-1980s. One of Tressel's duties then was to organize and run the Buckeyes' summer camp. Most of the young players who attended it would never play college football, but a few were top prospects whom Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of camp, attendees bought tickets to a raffle with prizes such as cleats and a jersey. According to his fellow assistant, Tressel rigged the raffle so that the elite prospects won -- a potential violation of NCAA rules. Says the former colleague, who asked not to be identified because he still has ties to the Ohio State community, "In the morning he would read the Bible with another coach. Then, in the afternoon, he would go out and cheat kids who had probably saved up money from mowing lawns to buy those raffle tickets. That's Jim Tressel."

Link

Akron will be on probation within four years of hiring him. He can then turn his attention to the other schools in Ohio that haven't been found guilty of cheating. I lived in the Youngstown area when he coached there and then in Columbus when he coached OSU. His holier than thou attitude makes me puke-he left YSU's program on triple secret probation and did the same to OSU. But people eat up his schtick. Obviously a good coach, but that's about it.

spanarkelspinner: Tressell also coached at Youngstown State, and got them put on probation too. Hasn't that state suffered enough?

nathanjr: Hillbilly Jim: Would be awesome if Penn St Illinois hired him.

I can hope, right?

I guess it can't possibly get worse.
Then again everyone went "HAIL ZOOK" and look where that got UIUC.
/tired of watching the Illini be terrible

spanarkelspinner: Tressell also coached at Youngstown State, and got them put on probation too. Hasn't that state suffered enough?

Whoops, meant to put this:

Lou Brown: The Clarett and Baker scandals were further evidence that Tressel was, at best, woefully ignorant of questionable behavior by his players and not aggressive enough in preventing it. At worst, he was a conduit for improper benefits, as Clarett alleged. The latter interpretation is suggested by a story that has long circulated among college coaches and was confirmed to SI by a former colleague of Tressel's from Earle Bruce's staff at Ohio State in the mid-1980s. One of Tressel's duties then was to organize and run the Buckeyes' summer camp. Most of the young players who attended it would never play college football, but a few were top prospects whom Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of camp, attendees bought tickets to a raffle with prizes such as cleats and a jersey. According to his fellow assistant, Tressel rigged the raffle so that the elite prospects won -- a potential violation of NCAA rules. Says the former colleague, who asked not to be identified because he still has ties to the Ohio State community, "In the morning he would read the Bible with another coach. Then, in the afternoon, he would go out and cheat kids who had probably saved up money from mowing lawns to buy those raffle tickets. That's Jim Tressel."

Link

I do not know about the truth of that particular story (but it did come from the former recruiting coordinator who was relieved of his duties by Tressel some time ago), but SI and Dohrmann are very lucky they aren't being sued by some of the current players on Ohio State's team. From reading the article it appears that they just looked at team photographs and said all of the players that had tattoos got them by trading their memorabilia. I think at least one of the players (John Simon?) pointed out that he had his tattoos since high school. Another (Storm Klein?) had receipts or was willing to bring in his tattoo artist. Basically, Dohrmann dropped the ball in the article and didn't do his homework.

Apparently Akron fired their last head coach on his way to his mom's funeral: Link (new window). Classy organization there in Akron. Tressel might want to reconsider this move. Then again, knowing what we know about Tressel (aka the Elmer Gantry of head coaches) this might be a perfect match.

TheDumbBlonde: Anyone that said "Hail Zook" was a dumbass that hadn't paid attention.

Eric what have you done?

Poison:
Akron will be on probation within four years of hiring him. He can then turn his attention to the other schools in Ohio that haven't been found guilty of cheating. I lived in the Youngstown area when he coached there and then in Columbus when he coached OSU. His holier than thou attitude makes me puke-he left YSU's program on triple secret probation and did the same to OSU. But people eat up his schtick. Obviously a good coach, but that's about it.

I guess the Akron administration will cross that Tressel when they get to it

/ try the veal...

A man gots to do, what a man gots to do.

/

FiatJustitia: spanarkelspinner: Tressell also coached at Youngstown State, and got them put on probation too. Hasn't that state suffered enough?

Whoops, meant to put this:

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My wife from Ohio is trying not to laugh at that right now.