Jim Tressel celebrates after OSU beat Miami 31-24 to win the Fiesta Bowl and the BCS National Football Championship at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on Jan. 3, 2003. CANTON TWP. ? It turned into a common theme during Urban Meyer’s run through Columbus. “Meyer is doing a good job,” a fan would say, “but I had more fun following the Buckeyes when Jim Tressel was the coach.” If that view was not universal, it was common. Comparing the regimes became one of Ohio’s favorite sports. The congenial Tressel won a national championship in his second year, 2002. His overall record in 10 seasons was 106-22. The unapproachable Meyer won a national title in his third year, 2014. His record in seven seasons was 83-9. What Tressel and Meyer thought of each other’s programs never was quite clear, and it became no more so Monday when Tressel addressed the…
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