Tressel — The Ultimate Snub
It’s official. Jim Tressel became the ultimate snub for 2006. Any sport, any award, any all-star game or pro bowl, doesn’t matter, Tressel wins for not winning. What am I talking about, you ask? The fact that Jim Tressel, who led the Ohio State Buckeyes to an undefeated season, all while ranked #1 of course, did not win either of the Coach of the Year awards. Are you kidding me? Before you get on my case, hear me out.
First, the guys that did win the awards were deserving. Greg Schiano of Rutgers won the Walter Camp Football Foundation award, while Jim Grobe of Wake Forest won the AP version. Both had great seasons, and came out of nowhere, leading there teams to big time Bowl berths. But is that worthy of beating Tressel? I think not….
What do you think is harder. Coaching a team to succes when no one expects you to be successful, or coaching the team that is the Pre-Season #1, for no real reason at all? Is it harder to coach a team that is picked to finish last or a team that is expected to play for the National Championship? I think you get my drift.
Why should Tressel be punished becuase the media didn’t know enough about Rutgers or Wake Forest to give them any respect. Why should Tressel be punished becuase the media decided his Buckeyes were the #1 team in the country?
I know I am grasping at straws, but sometimes the Coach of the Year goes to the biggest surprise instead of teh guy who did the best coaching job. Both Schiano and Grobe were wonderful stories and big surprises, but when you have the bullseye that is the #1 ranking on your back and still run the table with ease I think you have done a better coaching job. That coach is Jim Tressel, the SportsGuru.com Coach of the Year.
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