Tressel Tour 2008
The scene outside Tressel’s NJ book signingWhile the Tressel Book Signing Tour isn’t likely to impress the likes of Phish, the Vest has started a whirlwind journey in support of his new book, The Winner’s Manual.
Today, Tress stopped by Bristol making appearances on virtually every show in the ESPN arsenal, save for Streetball and maybe Kiana’s Flex Appeal. The senator even found time to to participate in a 20 minute espn.com chat in which he answered doozies such as “Is it true you’re a woodworker? If so, did you make that desk in your office”?
From Bristol, Tressel grabbed some groupies for the ride to Bookends in Ridgewood, N.J. for a book signing running from 7-9pm.
The Vest’s tour bus hits the road again Wednesday with scheduled Columbus stops at Kroger (11-1pm, Chambers Rd) and Columbus North Lifeway Christian Store (3-5pm) before finishing up at the OSU Bookstore (Barnes & Noble 7-9pm).
Thursday, the Tressel train heads northeast to Youngstown (Barnes & Noble 10-12pm), Copley (Berean Christian Stores 3-5pm) and Westlake (Borders 7-9pm) before one farewell show in Pickerington on Saturday (Barnes & Noble 9-12pm).
In all seriousness, you’ve got to respect Tressel for embarking on such a trip considering 100% of his share of proceeds from sales will be used to help renovate OSU’s Thompson Libraries. I’m still scratching my head trying to figure out how those outside Buckeye nation can hate on such a class act.
Now with video: Tress on First Take (h/t DTI):
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People hate Ohio State, because Tressel and the boys are great and we let the rest of the world know it.
Great photo Chris, always enjoyed a laugh when I saw a dude in a free-flowing hippie skirt, but you managed to find two.
Corey - July 15th, 2008 at 8:17 pm - #
Did anyone check the “Blue Ribbon Preview” by ESPN.
Crackheads man, crackheads. I’ve never agreed with MGoBlog, but crackheads.
Poe McKnoe - July 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm - #
Their grades were pretty ridiculous.
Offense: B+
Special Teams: C+
Defense: B
Intangibles: A-
There’s only one Blue Ribbon in my book. And it tastes delicious in a can.
Jason - July 15th, 2008 at 11:15 pm - #
The grades were indeed preposterous, especially when compared to Wisconsin’s. I’m not sure the folks at WWL proofread anything, or look for internal consistencies at all.
The Senator, as always, was classy and cool, which is a good thing, since Jesse Palmer is a yutz.
Joe Fox - July 16th, 2008 at 5:00 am - #
Dang it, quit announcing where he’ll be! Now I”m gonna have to stand in line for hours… I saw the ad for his book way back in late May, wish it was still that low key.
Oh well, hopefully he’s got a quick hand and hopefully there won’t allow photo sessions. Get it signed, get out.
Keith - July 16th, 2008 at 8:23 am - #
As nice as Gentleman Jim is, I’m wondering if he’ll be able to sign more than 200 books in a two hour session.
Chris - July 16th, 2008 at 8:26 am - #
Those grades must have been changed over the course of the day, because I saw them as:
Offense: C+
Defense: C
Did anyone else see that or do I need to lay off sniffing glue here at work?
Corey - July 16th, 2008 at 9:25 am - #
Is that Jonathan Skeete in the background selling goo-balls to a hippie?
frosty - July 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am - #
Could we get some audio to go along with the pH reference.
Maybe the likes of a 12.31.95 from MSG or maybe the 12.7.97 from the Nutter Center.
Current Bumper Sticker: My Mom thinks I’m On Tress Tour.
Chris - July 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am - #
Good call on the PBR Jason. I wish Varsity Club would sell a “lower cost” alternative to the $4 Bud Light cans for us working men.
Kyle - July 16th, 2008 at 10:16 am - #
There’s only one Blue Ribbon in my book. And it tastes delicious in a can.
Amen.
vico - July 16th, 2008 at 10:19 am - #
PBR me - ASAP!
If you’re out of that, get me a Stag! The finest lager in Missouri.
Chris - July 16th, 2008 at 10:26 am - #
Is it too much to ask for InBev to just stuff Stella into Bud and Bud Light cans after the purchase?
Jason - July 16th, 2008 at 10:38 am - #
The dispatch is expecting 1,000 people at the campus store. I think Tressel will just bring a big stamp.
Keith - July 16th, 2008 at 11:54 am - #
They are crackheads. Last time I check Illinois was in the conference and it states the conference record is 8-0.
Travis - July 16th, 2008 at 2:12 pm - #
Corey, I saw that, too, and I started freakin’ out. Even when they changed them to B’s, it seriously started putting some doubt in my head about the season. Such as, maybe we’re not that good, maybe those title losses were more telling than we Buckeyes care to acknowledge. Maybe USC will straight up tromp us. Yesterday was a bad day when I saw those grades.
Then, this morning, I read cfn.scout.com’s expert roundtable on who they think will win the Heisman and/or national title. Most think Beanie has an inside track because of the anti-repeat sentiment towards Tebow. And all but two think Ohio State will win the national title. Needless to say, I feel a little better.
Steve - July 16th, 2008 at 2:29 pm - #
Let’s keep things in perspective people. This is ESPN, the same company that employs Mark May and Tom Luginbill for their “expert analysis’. Corey, they did originally give the Buckeyes those grades, despite the fact that the article completely contradicted them, and so they changed them a couple of times throughout the day. They also orginally gave scUM’s offense an “A+” (no shit).
So either: A) the “experts” at the WWL decided they were too right to proof read. B) They were seeing who could get the highest on PCP. Or C) they asked themselves “How can we get everyone in Columbus to simultaneously freak the fuck out?”
Not sure what really happened, but judging from the comments after the article posted, they accomplished answering option C. Though it wouldn’t surprise me if they were all “getting wet”.
Tyler - July 16th, 2008 at 3:08 pm - #
Tyler, your knowledge of drug slang is inspirational.
Jason - July 16th, 2008 at 3:20 pm - #
I’ve watched a lot of Chapelle Show.
Tyler - July 16th, 2008 at 3:30 pm - #
Steve, don’t let the national media fools sway your belief in the man with the SweaterVest, he is the only one you need to listen too. Unless, you want to listen to Jason, Chris and myself in Buckeye Battle Cry 2008 (shameless plug). Some people are afraid to admit how good this program is right now, because of those two losses on the national stage and the lack of depth within the Big10.
It does baffle me they did not proofread the article, it is like they work at 11W or something.
Maybe the likes of a 12.31.95 from MSG or maybe the 12.7.97 from the Nutter Center. Chris, I think I was at both of those shows and there have been strong rumors Phish is talking again and may tour in a year or two.
Corey - July 16th, 2008 at 3:57 pm - #
I’ve watched a lot of Chapelle Show.
Does Tyler have to get out of the car and slap a bitch?
Corey - July 16th, 2008 at 3:58 pm - #
Corey,
ESPN doesn’t believe in notifying readers of updates.
For a good laugh, check out the grades for FAU Owls and BYU.
Poe McKnoe - July 16th, 2008 at 5:00 pm - #
Corey and Tyler,
Oh don’t get me wrong, I usually take what analysts say with a grain of salt. I think it’s the 6-weeks-until-kickoff anxiety that’s getting me all hyped up, to the point of over-analysis. On paper we look scary good, as evident by the article itself…then I saw the grades and did a double take. In reality, it’s still practically the same exact defense as last year, with the same defensive coordinator, so I started thinking the grades have some credence maybe with regards to “execution” when adversity strikes against good teams. So, it simply struck me as odd that they’d describe the team as having few, if any, weaknesses, but then give them grades that would describe teams like Purdue or some mid-tier ACC squad. Screw them for making me second guess.
Steve - July 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pm - #
From another front, CollegeFootballNews and FightOn(Penn)State have a little thing that will rock your mind.
http://pennstate.scout.com/a.z?s=157&p=2&c=769814
Poe McKnoe - July 16th, 2008 at 9:17 pm - #
Lord. That guy gets paid to write?
Jason - July 16th, 2008 at 10:02 pm - #
I thought that was nice of him, compressing all those asinine arguments into a convienient little reference package like that.
Why is it that the people with the most myopic views of sport feel the need to talk so much?
Glazed - July 16th, 2008 at 10:49 pm - #
Holy sh!t….I just watched the “Pete being Pete” blog video for the first time…..that is probably the most uncomfortable I have been in the last 2 years of my life….I don’t vare what culture that is from - it is GAY! Change you culture to punching people in the arm if they look at a circle that you made with your thumb and pointing finger….it’s what we do in ohio and at least it incorporates male violence instead of homosexuality…….no matter how dumb it is.
Wil - July 16th, 2008 at 11:30 pm - #
I think we have to get used to Ohio State bashers all season, 2 losses will over-shadow their recent 30-3 record.
Corey - July 16th, 2008 at 11:40 pm - #
I don’t understand the anti-Buckeye sentiment at all. Oklahoma didn’t get this much flak when they dropped two eggs in the national title games against LSU and USC. And they also haven’t won a recent regular BCS game either, most notably the one they dropped to BSU. Since Oklahoma last won a BCS bowl, Ohio State has won 3, one of them being a national title. Oklahoma destroyed their conference last year, and then got shredded by a coach-less WVU team in the bowl game. No one is saying Oklahoma doesn’t deserve a chance this year. But for some reason, Ohio State is a special case and has somehow pissed off a lot of people.
It’s like all these people outside of the Buckeye community have taken it personally that OSU played for those title games. The BCS doesn’t exist strictly to entertain everyone. It exists to pit the 2 most deserving football teams on the field at the end of the year. Fans are incredibly important, but it’s still a game played between college students, and blowout losses happen. It’s way more likely for a blowout loss to occur in college football than a close game. Only about half of the BCS title games have been any good.
Buckeye-haters, get over yourselves. The college football world doesn’t revolve around whether or not Ohio State entertains you. So go find something else to complain about.
Steve - July 17th, 2008 at 1:22 am - #
Why are Penn State fans talking smack? That baffles me given their near perennial status as fourth place in the conference. I guess when you can’t run with the big boys any more you have to resort to name calling.
Kyle - July 17th, 2008 at 7:52 am - #
Penn State is just upset because they joined a big boy conference and were exposed as being a once a decade team.
Wil - July 17th, 2008 at 10:46 am - #
I don’t think it’s specifically Penn State, but it was published (at least partially on their site). Scout has a gazillion sites and reuse stories with different headers.
His other “stories” tell the tale.
“SEC Coaches: How Many Is Too Many?, July 7″ (I’d guess 1 per team)
“New Coordinators No Problem For Auburn, July 1″ (Wasn’t that one game)?
Poe McKnoe - July 17th, 2008 at 8:10 pm - #
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