Bruce Feldman from ESPN: Urban Meyer could succeed Jim Tressel

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Jan 1, 2011 6:08 PM
Was just going to post this myself ... does anyone have access to this? Needless to say, this article sounds interesting
Jan 1, 2011 6:08pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:08 PM
I could see it happening
Jan 1, 2011 6:08pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:12 PM
i dont buy it.
Jan 1, 2011 6:12pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:16 PM
Lots of questions about rule changes in today's mailbag, but first a note a question on the future of Urban Meyer.

From @CoryMcKnight: Where will Urban Meyer's next coaching job be?

My hunch is he might be the guy whenever Jim Tressel decides to step down at Ohio State, given that he is an Ohio guy and it is a very big job. To me, OSU seems a little more viable than some other potential openings. I couldn't see him coming back in a year or two to take over at Georgia, even though the Bulldogs new AD came from UF. I wouldn't think taking a job at one of UF's archrivals would feel right to him.

I doubt Notre Dame would be an option, either, but part of my thought process on that is because I suspect Brian Kelly will be entrenched there for quite a while.

Would Meyer potentially trade off with Mack Brown after a year or two in the broadcast booth? I think it'd be tempting, given all that UT has to offer. But that job, as much as any, with the possible exception of Notre Dame, requires you to do more external work than probably any other. Given Meyer's final two seasons at UF, I'd doubt he'd want to undertake that.
Jan 1, 2011 6:16pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:18 PM
I was just telling my dad today that I'd love to see Tress bring him up there to be an assistant here in a year or two as the head coach in waiting
Jan 1, 2011 6:18pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:18 PM
There is NO SUBSTANCE to this story. That being said, it wouldn't surprise me at all. He is VERY close to Earl Bruce. Coached at BG. So he has an idea about Ohio State. If he does come to OSU...I honestly wouldn't want to see that offense he runs. I think defenses have caught up with it. Unless you have someone exceptional to run it(Tebow)...I think we saw this year what could happen offensively.
Jan 1, 2011 6:18pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:21 PM
Honestly, I dont know who else gets this job when Tressel decides to walk away.
Jan 1, 2011 6:21pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:26 PM
Don't the two teams playing in the National Championship run that offense? Defenses have not caught up to it.
Jan 1, 2011 6:26pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:29 PM
thedynasty1998;620523 wrote:Don't the two teams playing in the National Championship run that offense? Defenses have not caught up to it.

I know, LOL. I love when people try and belittle "gimmick" offenses. The spread option is here to stay in college football. It isn't 1997 anymore.
Jan 1, 2011 6:29pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:30 PM
Urban Meyer has slowly become a piece of shit in my book. I would not be a fan of this move.
Jan 1, 2011 6:30pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:38 PM
Tobias Fünke;620529 wrote:Urban Meyer has slowly become a piece of shit in my book. I would not be a fan of this move.

ehh he wins. I have never been much of a fan of his, but I'd certainly enjoy the success he has been having at Florida.
Jan 1, 2011 6:38pm
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Jan 1, 2011 6:46 PM
jordo212000;620527 wrote:I know, LOL. I love when people try and belittle "gimmick" offenses. The spread option is here to stay in college football. It isn't 1997 anymore.

No shit sherlock. But like anything else, there are different versions of it. What I saw with Florida this year, that in NO way lacked talent, was ugly. And even though they won today, it wasn't pretty.
The rotating QB's, and trying to fit a drop back QB in that offense was FAR from genius.

The guy is obviously a VERY good head coach. But still some reservations.
Jan 1, 2011 6:46pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:03 PM
Actually they did lack talent, chief. See: Brantley, John and the QB carousel. Hard to win, when you don't have a QB
Jan 1, 2011 7:03pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:42 PM
centralbucksfan;620505 wrote:There is NO SUBSTANCE to this story. That being said, it wouldn't surprise me at all. He is VERY close to Earl Bruce. Coached at BG. So he has an idea about Ohio State. If he does come to OSU...I honestly wouldn't want to see that offense he runs. I think defenses have caught up with it. Unless you have someone exceptional to run it(Tebow)...I think we saw this year what could happen offensively.

Meyer was an assistant coach for 2 years at Ohio State under Earl Bruce.
Jan 1, 2011 7:42pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:51 PM
Meyer has been uber successful width his offense everywhere he has went and now all of a sudden after one bad year.
Jan 1, 2011 7:51pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:54 PM
I see tressel staying another 5-10 more seasons...
Jan 1, 2011 7:54pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:58 PM
I do not see Tressel going anywhere for a while and I do not see Meyer taking that much time off
Jan 1, 2011 7:58pm
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Jan 1, 2011 7:58 PM
5 at the most. He had his contract redone this year. With an addition put in it that in 2014 an Assistant Athletic Director position had to be created for him with a salary of $150,000.
Jan 1, 2011 7:58pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:04 PM
5 years at the most. Tressel had his contract redone this year. The big change was that in 2014 Ohio State had to create an Assistant Athletic Director position for him, at a salary of $150,000/year.
Jan 1, 2011 8:04pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:24 PM
centralbucksfan;620505 wrote:There is NO SUBSTANCE to this story. That being said, it wouldn't surprise me at all. He is VERY close to Earl Bruce. Coached at BG. So he has an idea about Ohio State. If he does come to OSU...I honestly wouldn't want to see that offense he runs. I think defenses have caught up with it. Unless you have someone exceptional to run it(Tebow)...I think we saw this year what could happen offensively.


Chris Leak and his national title disagrees with you.
Jan 1, 2011 8:24pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:26 PM
The biggest reason Myer is not coaching anymore is his health from everything I have heard. So I don't see him coaching again for a long time or ever again.
Jan 1, 2011 8:26pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:27 PM
Big Gain;620745 wrote:5 years at the most. Tressel had his contract redone this year. The big change was that in 2014 Ohio State had to create an Assistant Athletic Director position for him, at a salary of $150,000/year.

Why not just call it quits and not make sure your still working at OSU?
Jan 1, 2011 8:27pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:30 PM
the timing of Meyer's resignation and how long Coach Tressel was going to remain at TOSU was discussed amongst my family at Christmas--this scenario seems to be setting up almost perfectly
Jan 1, 2011 8:30pm
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Jan 1, 2011 8:43 PM
I would struggle to offer this position to one who may decide after one year, that his health was an "issue" again.
Jan 1, 2011 8:43pm