Writerbuckeye;932326 wrote:If there is contact being made, it's not being done through any official channels. Obviously, Gene Smith cannot be seen contacting Meyer while he's still got a coach in place.

My guess (and it's only a guess): is if there is contact going on, and I hope there is, it's being done by certain Board of Trustee members who are also big football fans. Perhaps they have used intermediaries and let Meyer know he's welcome to the job if he wants back in coaching; details can be worked out later.

Beyond that, there isn't a lot they can do right now without risking even more public speculation than is already happening. In the Internet age, it's easy to get word out if something happens to be seen or heard; granted, credibility is an issue, but that doesn't stop tongues from wagging.

I would hope that as soon as the UM game ends, Ohio State makes the announcement that they have entered into contract talks with Meyer for the position, and that they are able to firm things up quickly. That would give him a chance to still get a few key recruits into the fold before signing day. I would hope that if it isn't Meyer, they would follow this same formula, for the same reason.

thedynasty1998;932797 wrote:I didn't think Fickell had the interim label. Regardless, everyone knows he's done the day after Michigan.

krambman;933071 wrote:How did you not know that he was the interim? His contract was modifies to pay him more as the acting head coach, but he never interviewed or anything like that. He is still under contract as the co-Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach, and is serving as the interim head coach. You don't just make a guy the head coach after a coach resigns unless you performed interviews or he had already been named the head-coach-in-waiting.

Oh, and Ohio State actually dropped the "interim" tag from Fickell's title a couple weeks ago. He's just the head coach, period. So: Does that mean he's the full-time guy, like, full-time?
Despite the semantics, the official answer is still "no." An Ohio State spokesman told a Buckeye website, the-Ozone, that "Luke is our head coach this year,"

LJ;933126 wrote:He's the head coach with a 1 year contract

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Ohio-State-dropped-the-8216-interim-8217-tag?urn=ncaaf-wp3104

HitsRus;931997 wrote:I would think buying a house/property would be a matter of public record, and easy enough for investigative reporters to check.

dwccrew;933284 wrote:There is ways to buy property and make it very diffcult to find out who purchased it, i.e. LLC, trust, LLC with a trust named as the agent. It could be done, but very difficult and sometimes would take a court order.

Writerbuckeye;933256 wrote:They removed the "interim" tag a while back. Yet another genius move by Mr. Smith.

LJ;933288 wrote:I think it was a great move to try to add some stability to an ailing program.

Writerbuckeye;933299 wrote:It was a meaningless move and hasn't made a lick of difference. Anyone who follows football knew OSU would be looking for a new coach at the end of the season, regardless of Fickell's title.

Even if Fickell had turned out to be a savant and the Buckeyes were undefeated and rolling, odds are no recruits would be doing much differently than they are. Everyone is waiting on the NCAA report to see what happens, and it's not like any verbal commitments made are binding. Signing day isn't until February.

Midstate01;931707 wrote:Via finebaum on twitter:
Herbstreit,'I think Urban's comments were sincere. Deep down he's a coach. If the OSU job is open in Dec & in my opinion he would take it.'

Speedofsand;933350 wrote:Meyer, whose name has been linked to potential openings at Ohio State and Penn State, attended his daughter Gigi’s volleyball match at FGCU on Wednesday.“I’m trying not to look forward,” Meyer said. “I spent my whole life moving forward. I’m enjoying this game tonight. It would have to be a perfect situation. I wouldn’t do it just to do it.”
http://www.news-press.com/article/20111013/FGCU/111012058/Father-daughter-enjoy-time?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports

Crimson streak;933489 wrote:The penn state thing is interesting. Would penn st actually offer him the job?

karen lotz;933520 wrote:If it was open, yeah I'd think they would. Doesn't mean he'd accept it but I could see them offering. Before any of that happens, Joe Pa is going to have to step down. I don't see Penn State telling him to go, and he was quoted recently as saying he could see himself coaching for another 10 years.

LJ;933286 wrote:It's actually not hard at all. All of my properties are under a trust. It's hard when you have actual liens on the property.

Dr Winston O'Boogie;933514 wrote:I agree with the posters who say that Fickell having the "interim" tag or not is irrelevant. I've never understood why that title gets so much attention in the coaching ranks. When you're in, you're the coach. If the school doesn't want you, they can fire you.

I'm not big on Urban Meyer. I don't think he's a bad coach, but I'm not sold on his genius either.

dwccrew;933688 wrote:Are you saying it's not hard to find out or not hard to hide it?

HitsRus;933635 wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if PSU stays in house and within the family. Jay Paterno is a pretty smart guy and he's been on staff for over 15 years.