Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Jim Tressel making one of the most famous speeches in Ohio State history. "In 310 days..." has been used over and over with OSU fans, and no Buckeye fan will ever forget the moment. All Ohio State fans are Tressel fans. Jim Tressel has brought Ohio State a national championship, an overall record of 106–22 at Ohio State, including seven Big Ten Conference championships, a 6–4 bowl record, a 5–3 mark in BCS bowl games, and an 9–1 record against the arch-rival Michigan Wolverines. Tressel's nine wins against Michigan place him second in school history to Woody Hayes, who had 16. Considering Hayes had a much longer tenure, Tressel may just surpass Woody at some point.
Tressel is such a big influence on the game, as a head coach should be, that constant articles are being written about him, like this, and this. He has a contract through 2014, but early speculation is that after that, he will retire after that. Honestly, I don't think he will. I'm not saying he's going to be the next Joe Paterno, but Tressel might stick around for whoever may come after the Braxton Miller era. We will see.
For now, I'm glad we have Tress behind the sweatervest, on the sidelines with the conservative "Tresselball". He continues to win big games, and is an upstanding person off the field. His students have done mostly well, and don't get in trouble too often. He has a good grasp of these kids, and knows how to bring them together, which is why their results on the football field are fantastic.
Happy 10th, Tress.
