The sweater vest still has it.
In case you missed it, former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel was back in town this past week to help celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Ohio Stadium. And while he may have left the Buckeye sidelines after the 2010 season, there’s no doubt he still bleeds scarlet and gray.
That was no more evident than during the speech he gave at a function inside the ‘Shoe in front of former players and OSU support personnel commemorating all that is the grand old stadium on the banks of the Olentangy. Despite it being an exclusive list of folks who were able to witness the speech, we have almost nine minutes of footage from “The Senator” as he walked down memory lane in a pretty humorous and sentimental speech.
It’s all thanks to one of his former players, Bobby Carpenter, who played for him from 2002 to 2005 and captured what can only be described as a very entertaining time at the podium. Watch it for yourself below.
Trust us when we say it’ll have you in stitches at times, and remembering your own fond memories of Ohio Stadium at others.
I found myself watching this twice. Not just to lob this out there for all of you to enjoy, but because it was entertaining enough to do so. In case you weren’t aware, one of the endearing qualities that Tressel had during his time at OSU was this sense of humor.
I’ve interviewed a couple of former players myself and read or watched others, and they all say that a little-known fact about him that the public didn’t often get to see was that he was an extremely witty guy.
I know he didn’t leave the program on the best of terms, but these types of moments are why Buckeye Nation will always think of Tressel with fond memories.
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