Many people (author included) thought Jim Tressel should be elected mayor of Youngstown for his hiring of former Nebraska strongman/cat guardian Bo Pelini.
It turns out, however, Tressel didn't leap out of his seat at the chance.
From Joe Scalzo of Vindy.com:
So when Pelini emerged as a candidate for YSU’s head coaching job, Tressel made a call to someone who could give an honest evaluation: former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, who served as Pelini’s athletic director from 2007-13.
“Tom is a friend and I knew he would be very open with me in terms of pluses and minuses,” Tressel said. “He’s a big fan of Bo Pelini.
“Of course, Bo isn’t perfect — and I haven’t met a perfect guy yet — but he felt that he had grown in his time at Nebraska. It’s not an easy job knowing you have to replace Tom Osborne, whether you’re one or two or three coaches removed.
Could you imagine the stories Tom Orbone and Jim Tressel could tell? Regardless, one must think Jim Tressel's cool, football-understanding hand is what the career of Bo Pelini's furrowed brow needed.
