We have heard the past couple months numerous reports about scandal in the Ohio State football program; it has resulted in the resignation of head football coach Jim Tressel. For me personally, I haven't really held much respect for Ohio State football or Jim Tressel. I am not a fan of the Big Ten Conference, that is why I hate seeing my beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers move there, because the stats show that they don't play well against other conferences and they can't win the big games. Take Ohio State for example; they were ranked number one all year in 2006 only to be absolutely clobbered by Florida in the national championship game, 41-14, simply because they weren't a better team. The next year they played the LSU Tigers in the national championship game, and again lost 38-24, in a game that LSU controlled throughout. The only big win on Ohio State's record, over the past couple years while Tressel has been at the helm, was against the Miami Hurricanes in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, with a 31-24 double overtime win. However, a vividly remember Miami was supposed to win the game after they scored first in overtime and then Ohio State got the ball. Miami stopped them on 4th down to seal the victory, but an extremely late flag came in for pass interference, which was not only a late call but a bad call. I understand that Ohio State is a huge market and this deserves a lot of attention, but let's not jump the gun here and give Ohio State or Jim Tressel a ton of credit. They have been huge disappointments over the years, and frankly they play some non-entertaining football. Whoever Ohio State chooses to replace Tressel better be able to revitalize the program, and actually win a big game or two.
A la those who put the beatdown on Ohio State, always go hard in the paint.
