Urban Meyer Thread -- Wednesday, 23 Nov
Urban Meyer quoted by ESPN 12/23:
I have not been offered any job nor is there a deal in place. I plan on spending Thanksgiving with my family and will not comment on this any further.
Of course, this is Urban's secret code language for "I've called up Hernia Movers and they'll be at my front door on Monday."
Yet Central Ohio News 10tv.com confirms Meyer has accepted job: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7272658/urban-meyer-deni…
Mod Edit: We're going to do the thread consolidation thing again. This is your Urban Meyer thread for today. The only additional threads allowed are seriously new news. If a reliable news source (not Joe Schaad, Deadspin, or Sports by Brooks) says there will be an official announcement, then create a new thread. [zl]
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:01 AM ^
Wounder if there is some clause in his ESPN contract that will make him ride out the year thru bowl season. While this reminds me alot of the last 2 coaching searching we have had, what "three and out" has taught me there is truth to this smoke even if there is no offical confirmation.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 AM ^
... because college football contracts are always honored and never broken early?
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:16 AM ^
Yeah no doubt there is stuff going on. People can't keep their mouths shut in these situations.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:25 AM ^
This is recruiting season and we're poaching tsio's recruits. These rumor are about hope and stopping the bleeding.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM ^
I don't care if the get urban or not. I just want this to blow up in their face like the searches we were subjected to over the past 4 years.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:15 AM ^
And I hope whomever they get flames out just like our last coach. The numbers being thrown around are higher than Satan or Les money, so they'll get a raise too.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:25 AM ^
I don't care if they get Urban or not either, but I do want the NCAA to penalize them to the nth degree for all the violations they have committed.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:41 AM ^
I agree to some degree. See my comment below about that issue.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^
Janoris Jenkins, a former player, tweeted today "Congratulations to Coach Myers on the new job @ THE OHIO State University."
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^
Urban Meijers?
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:42 AM ^
I'm sure Meyer will end up at OSU. I'm wondering if there have been any NCAA violations since Adolphus Washington was convinced Meyer would be the coach next year.
When a coach gets hired as an analyst i'm positive there is an out if they are offered any coaching job they might want. I can't wait to start Urbans Osu- michigan record at 0-1 next year. Seriously thinking OSU might kill Urban Meyer if Florida made him sick
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:02 PM ^
Wounder if there is some clause in his ESPN contract that will make him ride out the year thru bowl season.I doubt it. Color commentators aren't that hard to find, and Meyer's just a #3 guy anyway.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:02 AM ^
So, this info came across the ticker during Mike and Mike this morning. THE VERY NEXT ITEM was "Breaking news: according to source (station in orlando), Urban Meyer has signed a 7 year contract to become the head coach at Ohio State."
Sorry for no link- I haven't found one yet.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
So Meyer doesnt care about sanctions. Hope they get bowl bans after this season.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:19 AM ^
This is actually a brilliant move by the OSU AD's office (can't believe I just typed that). Meyer is a golden child of college football - winner of numerous NCs, considered by the masses to be a "good guy" (hell, he cried about his Tim Tebow love during a presser), evena family man. He is as close to squeeky clean in image as a wildly successful SEC coach can be.
By bringing him in, OSU is not only landing a top notch recruiter and coach (which will keep its name bring high during any period of sanctions or rebuilding), but it is landing someone who the NCAA will be less likely to want to smack down.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:28 AM ^
and I believe a deal is contingent upon Ohio hearing back from the NCAA re penalties. That is the hold up.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:35 AM ^
I have said this over and over. I want the penalties to sting but not kill ohio. I want the penalties to come after this bowl season. 2 year bowl ban and loss of 15-20 scholarships over 3 years. I want them to bounce back and be strong so we can have historic battles between hoke and the next coach at ohio.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:39 AM ^
I disagree. He is not squeaky clean, I have a good OSU friend who is apalled at the idea of Urban Meyer being their next coach. While at Florida, his players had over 30 arrests, that is about 1 for every 2 games he won. This does not include "incidents" in which arrests were not made. I think he is a disaster waiting to happen. If they really wanted squeaky clean, they would hire Glenn Mason and have him on board for 5yrs until all the trouble is cleared up and then bring in their favored young coach.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:56 AM ^
I was just going to post this. His image isn't supported by reality. It's like people calling Dantonio a disciplinaran.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:59 AM ^
A coaches image that isn't supported by reality? Seems like a trend for OSU.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:15 AM ^
Agree. OSU's best course is easily biting the bullet and spending the next few years in line. This will lend to them having the speediest recovery. If they pull in shady coaches and recruits all over again, it will just perpetuate the trouble they're in now. Instead of sticking around the house, grounded for two weeks, they'll just keep sneaking out the window. Mom and Dad are bound to find out, and send them to private school...
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^
He was on of the coaches that never oversigned in the SEC if that counts for anything.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^
That's more because the president of florida and Georgia are the biggest critics of over signing . would be hilarious if the schools president was lobbying against oversinging while his head coach was practicing it.
November 23rd, 2011 at 12:06 PM ^
By bringing him in, OSU is not only landing a top notch recruiter and coach (which will keep its name bring high during any period of sanctions or rebuilding), but it is landing someone who the NCAA will be less likely to want to smack down.
I don't think this matters at all. If all you had to do to get out of sanctions was to fire the cheating coach and hire a "clean" one, everyone may as well cheat.
Besides, if we got nailed with a postseason ban and scholarship losses when we had Tommy Amaker (as squeaky-clean as it gets) coaching our basketball program, why would OSU be any different?November 23rd, 2011 at 10:03 AM ^
November is the 11th Month.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM ^
Maybe he celebrates Thanksgiving on Christmas...?
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:01 AM ^
Festivus?
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:06 AM ^
This information is being distributed by ESPN, not Urban Meyer. This is not a press release from the coach in question.... it is from his current employer.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:14 AM ^
tell a guy he's fired.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:07 AM ^
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:09 AM ^
Yes
.
This report brought to you by THE_KNOWLEDGE
.
Yes
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:08 AM ^
seems to mainly be a TV station in Florida and hopeful Buckeye insiders.
I think the hope is from the perceived mutual interest. A deal could be coming, but they would never negotiate behind Fickell's back.
So, no deal in principal or otherwise, but they are likely to reach one later.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
I know this is big-boy football but Meyer comes off like a douche if he is seen as working behind the scenes when Fickell still has the job and no annoucement has been made.
Could be a nice rallying cry for Fickell to get the Bucks wound up for the game.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:23 AM ^
This has been my fear all week. All things being equal, I think we win this game. And yes, we will be fired up. But I have visions of Fickell giving the whole, "boys, who knows where we will all be next year. There's a good chance that this will be the last game that we will play as a team, the team that Jim Tressel built and that we are continuing. Next year, things will be different, there will be a new, shiny coach in town, and who knows what direction this team will go in. But right now, we are still a team, so let's go out there as a team and kick M's ass, and go out with a bang." Who knows, these types of things tend to happen more in movies, but I still get choked up when I hear Bo's "the team, the team, the team" speach. Here's hoping that Fickell doesn't have a speach like that in him.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
Well some of the rumors have him (Fickell) staying on staff as a "Coach In Waiting" or something
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 AM ^
I have seen a few of those. Just seems kind of odd for a guy to go from HC (even if interim) to "coach in waiting," even though Fickell is really young. Is there any example of this having happened before?
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM ^
Apparently Luke helped recruit Urban to OSU. Luke is on record, early this season as saying something along the lines of, "I hate dealing with the media part of the HC job, you do all the same work as a DC or Asst Coach, you just don't have the media obligations." Plus Luke isn't your ego maniac type that he has to keep the HC job to save face or whatever. It's plausible.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:39 AM ^
...then he is a weak man with no pride. No wonder OSU has been bad under him. If your coach doesn't respect himself, how can you respect him?
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:37 AM ^
last year.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:03 AM ^
most likely be like, "The tats, the tats, the tats...."
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM ^
I don't think they want to create distractions before the Michigan game, therefore it makes a perfect sense to not announce it right now while Fickle still coaching.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:14 AM ^
If OSU's strategy is to avoid distractions, it is not working.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:23 AM ^
I think OSU would leak this type of information because it is actual positive news WRT the football program.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:15 AM ^
Colin Cowherd is saying it's a done deal, so you know it's true! He's also claiming that Urban Meyer will dominate the B1G. This is not an RR bash, but Cowherd claimed that he would dominate the B1G at Michigan with his spread offense. I think Cowherd has multiple personality disorder and none of them knows anything about sports. Bring on Urban, Ohio police need to beef up their arrest numbers.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:25 AM ^
i put cowherd on the radio is when he gets Hoke or some other UM guy on there. He's just a total airbag.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:32 AM ^
in Ohio?
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:50 AM ^
He lives in a broadcasting Neverland where kissing an athlete's/coach's ass makes them your best buddy. I've never heard him ask a tough question in an interview. I usually have him on as background noise and try to tune out what he's saying.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:12 AM ^
Still I dont know how he could go there or any coach would go before knowing something about what the NCAA is going to do. 7 years and 40 mill is nice but a 2 or 3 year bowl ban and a double digit loss of scholies would keep people away.
Urban Meyer could have any open job in the country if he wanted. The difference here is that Meyer has a legacy to protect and alot more to lose if things dont work out. Someone who has not been as successful like saaaaaay . . . Dantonio would be ripe for jumping on it as he has really maxed out what MSU will probably be.
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:14 AM ^
Meyer wants to stay home I believe, so he doesn't want to coach elsewhere.