Saturday, November 19, 2011

Urban Meyer to Ohio State?

This has not been announced,just rumored,but the rumors are coming from sources that generally get these things correct,so although it has a chance of not being true,I think the claim is pretty likely.
Urban Meyer to Ohio State.
Meyer seems like the type of person that is not going to be happy sitting in the announcers booth and Ohio State has always been a job that he coveted.
In Meyer's contract at Florida,he had a clause that stated that he could leave for Ohio State or Notre Dame without any financial penalty,so that tells me that Columbus was a destination that he wanted to at least consider if the opportunity arose.

Urban Meyer is the type of name that Ohio State fans wanted.
An established coach with a proven offensive background and Ohio roots to solidify in-state recruiting.
Everything a Buckeye fan could want,right?
Well,not everything.
Meyer's players at Florida had plenty of off the field issues that he will need to tighten up with the NCAA adding watching Columbus like a hawk to their list of must dos and his health problems are an issue as well.
All his issues went away in one year?
Maybe,but looking at the Gators,perhaps the health issue was sick of the team he recruited and saw things were going to get worse in Gainesville before they got better.

Meyer also might want to consider keeping Luke Fickell around,if Fickell wants to stay and run the defense.
Fickell has done an admirable job under difficult circumstances and deserves the chance to stay if he likes.
Plus keeping Fickell will likely mean keeping Mike Vrabel,who would be a huge help in recruiting defensive linemen and linebackers..

All and all,I am on board,assuming this is the end game,although there are questions that need answered,Urban Meyer is clearly both the peoples choice and the best choice for the Ohio State football program....

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