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http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/ferociousjane/123402

True Jim Tressel story you WON’T read about (and that’s unfortunate).

My brother is friends with Tyson Gentry and his family. When he came up to Columbus a couple of weeks ago he spent an afternoon with them and came away with the following story:

Gentry works out (rehabs) at the OSU football facility and on one machine in particular he spends alot of time. About a month ago Tressel is walking through the room and stops by to say hello. Real small talk type of stuff, generic in fashion but pointed toward Gentry.

One of the last things Tressel asks is about the rehab, etc… and Gentry mentions things are going well. Tressel asks about some of the exercises that Gentry does and Gentry mentions that the machine he is presently on seems to do the best for him and that he uses it whenever it is available.

Apparantly( sic) it is a popular machine to use in the facility.

After a couple of more minutes of talk, Tressel leaves and that’s it. However, the following week Gentry goes to the doctor’s office for a visit, etc.. comes back home and in his garage is a brand new-version of
that machine. Paid for ($6,000) by Tressel himself with a note that says
“you’ll never have to wait in line to use it again.”
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If this is true my hatred for OSU is reduced. Slightly.

Don’t you know Jamaal Anderson’s and Chis Houston’s cells have been ringing off the hook (Falcons 1st 2 draft picks last year – both Razorback for those of you who have a life)

TigerATL – Arkansas is not that bad. It looks and sounds bad, but the asshat in Oxford was a cockroach in nuclear winter. He wasn’t going to go anywhere and he had political support, that is why the unusual steps. We’ve had more problems with our AD firing Holtz and forcing out a good triple option/flexbone coach in the late 80’s.

“Not to mention the fact that the only reason Saban was forced to lie was b/c he was hounded by the press everyday about it.”

“However, comparing Saban & Petrino is bullshit. Saban got killed by the media for doing it the right way, and Petrino gets a pass for truly screwing over his organization. ”

This is gold, Jerry, Gold.

My vote is for Harold’s (Chicago), or good old Popeye’s. Mmmmmmmmm…..

DC: The area around Matter Dei is looking better these days. The city has widened Bristol street and put in lots of trees and MD went on a building spree a couple of years ago. It looks more like a college now than many of the small colleges around (MD is one of the two big Catholic high schools in the OC).

#58: I agree 100% about Blank. Some folks are trying to create controversy out of nothing.

We have to agree to disagree on the Ark vs. Bama fan bases. They each suffocating in their own way. In Arkansas, unrealistic expectations are manifested through FOIA requests and coup attempts. In Alabama they take the form of idol worship and an arrogant self assurance that no matter the current situation, they are definitely going to Atlanta next year. Both create an oppressive environment for a coach.

And I posit that the FOIA-loving subset of the Arky fan base is muy mas loco than the Saban-worshipping folk in T-town.

If Son of Shula had put up the same record as Nutt’s last two years (with the win over LSU analogous to beating Auburn, and an SEC title game appearance, losing to the eventual National Champ) he’d still be at Bama. Even if he ran off a QB of debatable talent, his HS coach-cum-OC in favor of running the ball because he realized that he had a TB that could be compared to Jackson and Walker without laughter.

Blank didn’t warn about the showers, but he did that “I don’t even have to tell you about that” look when Tirico asked if he had advice on dropping the soap.

Do you think prison guard dogs know what Vick did? I bet they do.