[Husker] Tressel Out

[David Strong]

Definitely expected from Meyer...this year.  Next year...might be different,
for Meyer, Pelini, and whoever else is in the pipe at that time.  Things are
pretty bad at OSU right now, but that may prove to be a really shrewd move
in not trying to find a permanent replacement until next year.  Someone over
there still has some smarts.

Dave

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here's the latest...
>
> Bo Pelini's statement:
>
>
> “Jim Tressel is an outstanding football coach and a good man,” Pelini  said
> in a
> statement Monday. “I’ve followed and respected his career  since his days
> at
> Youngstown State, and through his tremendous success  at Ohio State the
> past
> decade. He will be missed in college football.”
>
> http://sports.omaha.com/2011/05/30/bo-pelinis-statement-on-jim-tressel/
>
> Urban Meyer's statement:
> "I am committed to ESPN and will not pursue any coaching  opportunities
> this
> fall. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the  people at ESPN this
> spring and
> remain very excited about my role with  the network this fall.
> "Jim Tressel has been a respected friend and colleague for a  long time. I
> wish
> Jim and his family the very best now and in the  future."
>
> http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/27264/urban-meyer-issues-statement
>
>
> That statement alone should tell you why Ohio State went the interim
> route...
>
>
>  Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
> To: Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
> Cc: David Elfering <aroundomaha at gmail.com>; Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 3:13:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Tressel Out
>
> You have to think OSU has been quietly considering its options for the
> last few weeks, and that the choice they took today (naming an interim
> inside coach) was what they thought was the best of a rather ugly set
> of choices.
>
> And if Sports Illustrated is getting ready to run a story with a lot
> of new facts in it, this gives them SOME influence on the tone of
> that story (assuming it isn't already on press), or at least the spin
> on it afterwards.
>
> I also suspect Tressel will get a generous settlement from OSU,
> because it is in OSU's best interests to keep him from getting really
> pissed off at his (former) employer, since both will end up on the
> same side of the table with the NCAA on the other side later this year.
> --
> Mike Nolan
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