Urban Meyer to OSU?

capnsandwich · #1 11-24-2011, 08:50 AM

begin rant...

As an MSU Spartan fan that lives and works in the Columbus, Ohio area, I'm really loving hearing all the buckeye fans getting all riled up and telling me that OSU will, once again, own the Big 10 and have a national title in 2-4 years. There's nothing like hearing ignorant, bad English-speaking factory working sports fans tell me and other Big Ten team fans how they're all the sudden awesome again......BEFORE URBAN MEYER CONFIRMS THAT HE"S AGREED TO A DEAL!!!

This whole thing reminds me 3 years ago....

/rant

basstotheface · #2 11-24-2011, 11:13 AM

Zook left Urban Meyer more talent than the entire Big 10 has.

reasonbass · #3 11-24-2011, 11:42 AM

I thought he retired because it was too much for him and his health. Now I see he is just like Brett Farve. Once his talent pool goes down he just "retires" only to sign on with another team.

Pilgrim · #4 11-24-2011, 11:46 AM

Meyer can do it - questions are, will he go to OSU, and will he be able to stick around for a while? If he goes there, he'll have a top-5 recruiting class based on the school and his name.

And I have no problem with anyone retiring and coming back if they want to. It's the market at work.

reasonbass · #5 11-24-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Meyer can do it - questions are, will he go to OSU, and will he be able to stick around for a while? If he goes there, he'll have a top-5 recruiting class based on the school and his name.

And I have no problem with anyone retiring and coming back if they want to. It's the market at work.

I have no problem either. It is his choice and I think he is a good coach. Just in my opinion he always leaves when things are not so peachy. But then again, things are are not so peachy at OSU. So we shall see.

pharmakon · #6 11-28-2011, 06:48 AM

Deal is done. Jerk. Left to spend more time with the family? I guess a year with them drove him back to football.

I saw this coming when Tressel left last year.

Marial · #7 11-28-2011, 06:58 AM

Well, if he can get the program back on top, I'm all for it. Tressel was a giant disappointment in the end. I kinda of wish Fickle was given at least another season. I think he did pretty amazing things with the mess he was handed this year. Heck, if Miller hadn't screwed up a couple of easy TD passes we would have beaten Michigan again this year.

MJ5150 · #8 11-28-2011, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pharmakon

Deal is done. Jerk. Left to spend more time with the family? I guess a year with them drove him back to football.

I saw this coming when Tressel left last year.

I'm feeling kind of this way too. I don't think him staying would have prevented this terrible season, but I sure wish guys would just be honest about why they leave or accept positions.

-Mike

COOL AND DEADLY · #9 11-28-2011, 08:16 AM

I don't think this hire guarantees any level of success, but I think he should do well. He's an Ohio guy with lots of Florida recruiting ties. If he is able to lure SEC type speed and talent to Columbus the rest of the Big Ten is in trouble

Dr. Cheese · #10 11-28-2011, 09:15 AM

I don't know where I read it, but someone said that he won national championships with Ron Zook's recruits, and started to fade with his own. He certainly let go a great player (Cam Newton) who came back to bite him badly. He has had three nice D1 jobs before fifty, he should be able to afford whatever health care he needs to be effective.

aborgman · #11 11-28-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by COOL AND DEADLY

I don't think this hire guarantees any level of success, but I think he should do well. He's an Ohio guy with lots of Florida recruiting ties. If he is able to lure SEC type speed and talent to Columbus the rest of the Big Ten is in trouble

Michigan and Ohio State already get lots of SEC type speed and talent - have you looked at NFL combine numbers over the last 20 years?

I think the biggest problem Meyer will have at OSU is that the recruiting standards (especially with respect to "greyshirting" and oversigning) of the Big10 are MUCH more restrictive than the SEC.

jp58 · #12 11-28-2011, 12:40 PM

I think it's a terrible move by OSU. Urban has never built a team (especially on that didn't collapse on itself), and really doesn't offer stability. Poor recruiting practices and and player conduct standards marred his time at UF, what's to say they won't pop up again? Furthermore, who's to say he won't quit when things get tough or won't have "health issues" again?

Too many questions involved with Meyer.

GregC · #13 11-28-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jp58

I think it's a terrible move by OSU. Urban has never built a team

The 2008 title team had exactly one Zook recruit on the entire roster.

I really don't like that he's taking another job already. But the tearing down of Meyer's ability has gotten silly, IMO.

capnsandwich · #14 11-29-2011, 12:39 AM

I like how he uses the spread offense and how he's going to bring that to OSU. My Spartans are probably the best in the Big 10 at defending against the spread offense.