Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel on Jim Harbaugh and his 1-5 record in The Game:
“Because of his lack of winning in ‘The Game’ and lack of winning in the postseason, that makes it tougher to have a win-loss legacy. I really don’t know what his legacy is with his student-athletes and what the relationships are and so forth. And that’s the ones that last the longest anyway. The public is going to assess – as they should – the win-loss records. But the impact that you have with your students, that’s really what your record is and honestly, I’m not sure what those relationships are. So, I guess I’ve got to give him a 1 star on the win-loss thing.”
Tressel did have a 8-1 record as OSU’s coach vs. Michigan. He also resigned as the Buckeye head coach over NCAA violations and the tattoo-parlor scandal.
