Urban Meyer post-game comments
There's probably discussion of this buried in some other threads, but I didn't see a board topic.
Was anyone else shocked at Meyer's post-game comments and demeanor? Calling this season a "grind" and saying something along the lines of "nothing's ever good enough" . . . he seemed pretty down considering his team just beat Norte Dame in a major bowl game. Looking at what happened with him at UF, I'd be a little concerned if I were an OSU fan. That did not seem like a man who is enjoying his job.
We've all seen this season how teams can assume their coach's personalities, and OSU looked listless and disinterested most of the year. I get that they won a championship last year, but it's not like they were on an Alabama-esque tear of multiple titles in a short span. Especially compared to Harbaugh's ebullience after the Citrus Bowl, Meyer seemed like a coach on the verge of burnout.
January 2nd, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^
Now, that is funny.
January 2nd, 2016 at 10:31 AM ^
just to preserve his legacy. The first OSU coach since 1937 to go 4-0 against Michigan. He'd quit just to preserve that. . . Decorum prohibits me from calling him a p**sy on this board. . .
January 2nd, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^
What is this decorum thing you speak of?
BTW, he is a pussy....
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
Barry Manilow- is that you?
January 3rd, 2016 at 1:17 AM ^
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Decorum prohibits me from calling him a p**sy on this board. . .
You can call him a vagina. Those are awesome.
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January 2nd, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
it was a failure. They were a consensus number one to start the season and didn't even make the playoff. They weren't even in the B1G championship game.
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:08 AM ^
...Harbaugh IS the best coach in America. And don't you forget it!
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
Harbaugh clearly has fun being a coach and just look at the team atmosphere. Setbacks? sure, but they keep working at it, and don't get mired in negativity.
January 2nd, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
I felt a little like Urban in that it was a great win but we missed out on the NC game. MSU was the third best team in the B1G and a poor representive for us. I believe the winner of "The Game" next November in Cbus will be a great representative for the B1G in the NC. Congrats on a dominating win.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
Psssst. I'll never admit this, but OSU should have been the Big Team in the Playoff. It's a bit of a shame that CFB fans did not get to see it. They may or may not have taken care of Alabama, but they would have made it a game.
January 2nd, 2016 at 12:32 PM ^
The real Big Ten title game was in Ann Arbor this year and OSU won it handily. They should've been in the playoff and we were probably the team the Big Ten would've wanted in the Rose Bowl.
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January 2nd, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
Meyer looked exhausted.
In the meantime, Harbaugh look energized and ready to start playing again tomorrow.
You need to be hyper and a little bit insane to coach CFB at the highest level. And Harbaugh is.
If I were Meyer, i would be hearing footsteps.
January 2nd, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
One of the unique qualities of Harbaugh is that he PLAYED the game at the highest level in college and the pros for many years. I'd imagine that that has to rewire your basic ability to deal with stress. I mean he's performed at a high level while under the brightest lights (he didn't become 'captain comeback' by 'flinching' -- right D'Antonio :) ) His demeanor following the MSU debacle was exemplary: No excuses, no mumbling, bumbling press conference, no over the top proclimations, no fear...just 'steel in their the spines'.
And that's not to mention the blood lines. He's uniquely wired to be a HC at a big time program and do it with an EUTM.
There isn't a single P5 HC with all of that in their DNA.
January 2nd, 2016 at 10:57 AM ^
1. These comments I feel reflected how he truly feels with his role at OSU. It's not scripted; came off a win and shared these comments.
2. The other day he was interviewed and he stated "I was approached by an NFL team about a HC job". Then said " I don't want to talk about it; I am at OSU and I enjoy it here".
Summary:
I would say bullet 1 above is more accurate. Scripted vs non scripted!
You have a formal interview you think strategy for OSU and heck position yourself to which he did. OSU I am sure doesn't want to hear urban taking calls from the NFL. Bump in pay in order now? Also; why is urbs so afraid of the NFL? I would think any good coach would want to challenge themselves in the NFL much like Saban, JH and Kelly.
Just my thoughts...
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:05 AM ^
Meyer is not an NFL coach unless he completely abandons the offensive system that got him success - you can't put $120M QBs out there to get hit 15-20x a game.
Chip Kelly had a better chance in the NFL than Meyer and failed badly. Guys like Dantonio or Shaw you can make a case for as their systems translate to the NFL. Run spread optiony guys won't.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
I think you're 100% right but some NFL owner will be dumb enough to give him a shot based on his W/L alone. The question is whether or not he'd give it a whirl.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
Chip the coach did not "fail badly". He took a shitty Eagles team to consecutive 10 win seasons before hitting a bump this year. I would argue as a coach he did very well and speaking as a Browns fan I would absolutely KILL for a coach to fail here as badly as Chip failed in Philly over the past three years..
What brought Kelly down was his General Manager was WAY over his head and was a poor evaluator of talent. Kelly the GM was the problem- not Kelly the coach.
Our friend at XXXXSports notwithstanding I wouldnt be a bit surprised to see Haslam make a big offer to try and get Meyer for the Browns. Coupled with a good General Manager (yes I know - a near impossible task here in Cleveland) I think he might do ok.
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January 2nd, 2016 at 5:44 PM ^
Besides his offense, I am not sure his in-your-face, gimmicky motivational style would initimidate and work on pros the way it does on 19 and 20 year olds.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:02 AM ^
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
Urban Meyer is a little bitch.
The only good thing you've ever done with your life is make a hot ass daughter.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
He's won national championships. What have you done?
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
Not defending him, but that is a Ricky Bobby quote.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Get multiple degrees from the school you route for ... Sorry not a Wal-Mart Wolverine.
I am guessing you have won a national championship ehhh. Defending your fearless bitch?
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^
You are not covering your alma mater, which is also mine, with glory with your juvenile comments.
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January 2nd, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
Sorry not a Wal-Mart Wolverine.
Obviously not, that would mean you had an ounce of class. You're more like an RCMB Sparty, by the looks of it.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
He seems disinterested and is in his own world in every interview.
January 2nd, 2016 at 11:27 AM ^
I could be wrong about this, but in his interviews, you do get the sense that Meyer is essentially an introvert and somewhat awkward in some ways, which is probably something that a fair number of top-end Division I coaches share in some form or to some degree. I do wonder what his candid opinion of the expectations placed on him by fans of the Buckeyes would be though - I imagine there would be the opportunity for some interesting insight.
January 2nd, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
I found myself surprised by Meyer's demeanor after the Fiesta Bowl. He looked like he had just lost instead of won.
I guess in his mind he did, as he realized how he pissed away an excellent National Championship shot with a team that will be mostly gone next year.
January 3rd, 2016 at 1:26 PM ^
I think he was contemplating year 2 of Harbaugh and what that means for him. He also understands JH is 10x the junkyard dog that Nick Saban is. His chest may have been hurting a little too...
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January 2nd, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
...Tom Herman gets a Top-5 destination coaching job somewhere else
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January 2nd, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^
It would be an easy transition from Houston, and given Charlie Strong's situation it would seem as if he could get hired as early as next year.