In the wake of the Ohio State Buckeyes' 18-15 loss to No. 3 USC and sixth consecutive loss to a top-10 team, Jim Tressel says he has no desire to give up calling plays and will not change his offensive philosophy.

Tressel's approach has always basically been built on playing for field position, avoiding turnovers cost and counting on defense and special teams to control and win games.

For the first time in his nine years in Columbus, Tressel is feeling the heat and being criticized for his conservative offensive philosophy. Some radio talk show and TV analysts are stirring the pot and calling for what they call "wholesale changes."

"I'm not sure exactly what a wholesale change would entail. I mean, are we going to go to the Navy triple option? Probably not," Tressel said. "Will we go conceptually to this or that? If you look at our teams from 2001 on, they haven't been exactly the same because, you know, you don't have the same people."

The fire storm began to swirl after the USC loss when Tressel elected for an easy field goal on fourth-and-goal at the USC 1 early in the second quarter instead of going for the touchdown. He also favored punting on fourth-and-1 at the USC 45 in the third quarter. Finally, the call that has really driven Buckeyes fans crazy was in the fourth quarter will the game on the line.

With nearly 8 minutes left in the game and the Buckeyes holding onto a 15-10 lead, Ohio State drove to a first down at the USC 35. After a run gained three yards, quarterback Terrelle Pryor threw an incompletion and then was sacked for a four-yard loss setting up a 53-yard attempt that could have put the Buckeyes up by 8.

Tressel elected to punt again.