Columbus Dispatch Cofirms Meyer as Coach
I know, another thread, but this is confirmation apparently.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2011/11/23/meyer-to-coach-ohio-state.html
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:11 PM ^
I'm sure SEC fans where telling themselves the same thing. It was closer to 3 years than a decade.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^
I think he'll remember to keep his pants on in the office this time around.
November 23rd, 2011 at 3:11 PM ^
So you're really saying the girls in Ohio are much uglier than the ones at Florida....?
(*double entendre fully intended)
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 PM ^
Hello: BriOnte Dunn! I just hope Dunn sneaks out of town and shows up on Michigan's campus so he doesn't have to put up with all the BS Kalis had to (possible by EE).
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
While I'm sure he'll wait for the NCAA, if they get say, a one year bowl ban, but get Urban Meyer, a kid that was already predisposed to go to OSU will likely go there. Why wouldn't he? Every HS kid knows Meyer and what he's done, so I reckon he will overlook a one year ban and stay committed. Of course all bets are off if they get more than a one year ban...
November 23rd, 2011 at 3:04 PM ^
All of the Ohio recruiting analysts have said that Bri'onte has no interest in playing in the spread. I think the perception of Meyer not wanting backs similar to Bri'onte is a little off. He offered a lot of backs that are similar to Bri'onte at Florida. He just never landed any of them. I would love for Michigan to live off tha perception as long as they can though.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
If true, this must mean the NCAA isn't coming down hard on OSU afterall?
Man, what's it going to take for these guys to pay for the all the BS they've gotten away with? One season at 6-6 is NOT AT ALL enough for a decade of dominance on the backs of players getting paid:
1. Mo Clarrett
2. Troy Smith - Heisman
3. T. Pryor - in the Heisman hunt
and all the others that were rumored.
Makes it hard to like college football when you see programs completely ignore the rules and enjoy success like that...
it will make it sweeter when we beat them, though.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
Why do you assume that? Does the NCAA regularly give schools a "heads up" about what its punishment will be?
I think this is entirely unrelated to whatever punishment the NCAA will hand out. If it tells us anything, I think it's that Meyer simply wants the job and is willing to put up with probation at the outset.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:56 PM ^
the NCAA regularly gives a heads up to schools about what their punishment will be, and osu has lot's of connections with the CIF. Remember Pete Carrol skipping town when he heard about the punishments coming.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
Carroll knew they'd get nailed because it was obvious, given the clear evidence of payments made. I don't see that as evidence that the NCAA tips schools off.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:23 PM ^
because a guy like Urban doesn't agree to take over a program if he knows crippling sanctions are coming.....
he would let Fickle deal with that and THEN ride in to save the day.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:24 PM ^
What about accepting 113 LOI over a four year period. The NCAA has done nothing about it despite the fact that it has given ONE member institute a huge advantage over the rest. Five recruiting classes every four years and weed out (cut) those who don't pan out.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
Of all of the articles available saying "OMGZ Urban to OSU!!!" what makes this one the holy grail of confirmation?
November 23rd, 2011 at 2:40 PM ^
Preponderance of evidence.
He is going there. Time to deal with it.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
is if this turns into something like Herbstreit and the Miles to Michigan thing. Meyer has already issued statements that he has not been offered. How funny would it be if these reports keep coming out today and Meyer just says forget it.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:30 PM ^
keep in mind that you can get very far in a negotiation without a true "offer," especially if you want to maintain deniability that serious negotiations are underway.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:27 PM ^
They'll be looking for a new coach in 2-3 years.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:28 PM ^
He was dealt a really tough hand, and now they're taking him out at the knees before the Michigan game.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:13 PM ^
He can go make Happy Gilmore 2 and that'll cheer him up.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
I wonder what's still being discussed: money? duration? control over compliance-related aspects of the program? an escape clause in the event of severe NCAA sanctions (and the definition of 'severe')?
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:33 PM ^
They could be discussing stuff like ... does he actually want the job, and if his family really wants him to return to coaching. He has a cake deal with ESPN, very low stress and he doesn't work everyday. Going back to coaching, that's a 365 gig .. you can't go half in, and I am sure his family knows that. The stress levels spike as soon as he takes a job, any job. The biggest question has to be - is it really worth it?
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:36 PM ^
Yes, but imagine the apocalypse if:
- the Board has assured him that there's virtually no chance of serious sanctions
- Meyer says ok, but I want some protection if you're wrong
- they're wrong
- it triggers an opt-out clause and OSU's looking for another new coach before next year even starts
It'd be even better than the O'Leary fiasco at ND.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:03 PM ^
Does that balancing act include coeds? I think the 23 y/o is the one who tipped the scales.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:30 PM ^
With rumors?
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:33 PM ^
I thought the spread won't work in the Big Ten
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:37 PM ^
I think a bowl ban is coming, at least for 1 year. I still think it would be ridiculous for them to be able to take that this year.
I think clearly they have info that the NCAA is going to be lenient...otherwise, Meyer wouldn't jump at this.
As for the spread...that is an open question, isn't it?
I frankly am excited. I was excited when Hoke was hired, and looking to battle Tressel. I don't think changing Tressel for Meyer ultimately changes the dynamic much...if both schools are good, better for everyone.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:53 PM ^
The spread offense run by underclassmen with a historically horrible defense does not work in the B1G. The spread offense run by upperclassmen with a good defense, we never found that out (not saying that RRod would have fixed the defense, just that we can't say that it would not have worked)
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:37 PM ^
I just hope they dont take our recruits.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
Just remember who was Urban Meyers "closer" when he was at Florida and got the great recruiting classes we remember.
November 23rd, 2011 at 2:51 PM ^
you should make a thread about this
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
So in a matter of about 15 minutes, sportscenter reported that its a done deal, and now about 5 minutes ago said after contacting Meyer, he says no job has been offered and no deal is in place.
Why are these coaching changes so fricking weird?
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
Meyer is all but certain to be OSU's next coach but he doesn't want to undermine Fickell while Fickell still has a game to coach.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
What a joke. ohio fans should keep their wet dreams to themseleves.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
This is honestly the best possible scenario for the Buckeyes.
It's pretty much like combining the best of Rodriguez and Hoke.
I was really hoping it was Dantonio.
Looking forward to some good, hard-fought games in the upcoming years, but I think this will stop any sort of Michigan dominance. Unless of course they get hammered by the NCAA.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:51 PM ^
It's pretty apparent Meyer will be Ohio's next coach. Should make for a fun November.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
To quote the words of the venerable Bonecrusher:
"I ain't never scared"
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
Im glad hea coaching ohio. Our rilvary has suffered with us not being good enough to challenge them. I want them to be good because we will be better, and when we beat them it will be even better. I hope he is the next John Cooper
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:12 PM ^
It's almost sureal down here in Ohio right now. Usually I am taking a ton of crap from the natives on my Michigan heritage but this year it is dead silent. All I'm getting is the occasional email forward on the Meyer situation but nothing on the game itself. It's like they have resigned themselves to losing and are now sigularly focused on the coaching search and nothing else.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:13 PM ^
With all this BS during the 2007 search that Michigan wasn't a "dream job", it's somewhat satisfying to see an SEC school jilted for the Big 10.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:18 PM ^
Michigan found their guy and now OSU has their man.
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<br>Meyer's hiring extenuates the importance of Hoke re-establishing the competitiveness in this rivalry by winning Saturday. That game has taken on even greater meaning now.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:23 PM ^
Does this mean UF fans are going to start wearing OSU jerseys to their games like Tebow Broncos Jerseys?
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November 23rd, 2011 at 4:03 PM ^
The vast majority of posts I've seen on the Florida boards I've looked at are pissed at Meyer.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:24 PM ^
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:26 PM ^
Imagine (not that it will happen) that Ohio wins The Game ... does anyone think that the Ohio players would react in any really supportive way of Fickell? I don't think he would get the Gatordae bath (at least not with any real exuberance) and he definitely wouldn't get carried off the field like Carr. The point is, Fickell doesn't seem to have built the kind of relationship where his players would repsond to this kind of news by wanting to win one for the Gipper or stick it to the Trustees. Some of the seniors may have bonded with him, but none of the really important players. Posey doesn't give a s*** about anyone other than himself and Braxtons interactions with him on the sidelines don't seem particularly friendly.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:50 PM ^
All I can say is that, if I were a Florida fan, I would be pissed right now at Meyer's sudden rise to a healthy state, but nonetheless, I wish him luck....surviving, that is, with that ticker that he apparently has in that fanbase.
For however long he stays, I am sure he'll do fine, as will Michigan with our staff.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:58 PM ^
That's right Meijer. He thinks he had health problems at Florida. The osu job is way more stressful than down south.
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
I mean... He's been denying it since yesterday.