Jim Tressel Quotes

You've heard our formula many times. You ... need superior special units, relentless defense, mistake-free and opportunistic offense. - Jim Tressel

You sit down and say, 'OK, what is it that our team needs right now?' It's not like we're guessing on people who haven't been around for a long time. - Jim Tressel

You never know for sure in the preseason how teams are going to be... You can make your best guess based on the people that are returning, and that type of thing. But the thing about the Big Ten, we play a grueling out-of-conference schedule. And then, when you get into the league and you go into those opposing stadiums, it's hard to win. Our stadiums are incredible. It's like you're already down by a touchdown when you walk in the door. - Jim Tressel

You know, I grew up in the early '70s in college and I had plenty of teammates who had a little hair. I don't have a problem with that, as long as they look -- I don't know what the right word is -- as long as they look sharp. - Jim Tressel

You just never know (about recruits). So who will do it? I don't know that any of us at this time last year would have thought that (freshman) Malcolm Jenkins would start five games at cornerback. - Jim Tressel

You hope for the best. Guys come and set goals and they want to become very, very good â€” the best at what they do. When you're picked in the first round that's a pretty good indication. - Jim Tressel

You have to make decisions... I've never pretended that every decision I've made was right. And I've been reminded of that. - Jim Tressel

You get to a couple moments where you have to make the play to make a difference. We just didn't do that. They came out and did the things that championship teams do. We did not come out and do the things you need to do to be Big Ten champion. - Jim Tressel

You evaluate the entire production. If we had caught that ball and win the game by nine points, I don't know if we're sitting here and saying we're perfect. You still figure out how we can be the best we can be. - Jim Tressel

You can?t give back to the past, but you can certainly build to the future and show you?re grateful for what was provided for you when you were here. Mike is that kind of guy and Jen was an athlete here, as well, and they feel strongly about Ohio State athletics. - Jim Tressel

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