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8/13/06
8/13/06
Solich ready to leave spotlight to his players
His system is in place for year two at Ohio U.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
<!--PHOTOS--><TABLE class=phototableright align=right border=0><!-- begin large ad code --><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=credit width=200>KYLE ROBERTSON DISPATCH </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cutline width=200>Ohio coach Frank Solich said it’s easier to coach now that his staff doesn’t have to teach things such as snap count and stance. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
ATHENS, Ohio — Frank Solich was in his element yesterday, discussing things that would only make a football coach grow flush with excitement. Things such as completion percentage, building depth on special teams and 11 players hitting the snap count in unison.
It was far different from Ohio University media day in 2005, when Bobcat Nation absorbed every word from its new coach as if he were a prophet with a whistle around his neck.
Back then, Solich’s name was on almost everyone’s lips and even on billboards. Solich T-shirts became fashion statements among students as much as cargo pants and flip-flops.
A first-year record of 4-7, which included beatings from Toledo, Akron and rival Miami University, tempered Solich Mania.
"That was not the fun part of taking over Ohio University football — all the attention that was focused on me," Solich said. "I got much more attention than I needed or wanted. We wanted to focus on the program in general."
Solich certainly didn’t want the kind of attention brought by a Nov. 26 arrest for driving under the influence. Police found him slumped over the steering wheel of his car, which was running and pointed in the wrong direction on a one-way street.
Solich will attempt to withdraw the no-contest plea Tuesday in Athens County Municipal Court by claiming the date rape drug GHB was put into one of his drinks at a restaurant-bar.
Linebacker Matt Muncy said Solich, 61, never was the icon Ohio backers painted him out to be.
"Coach has brought attention to the team, and he has done that in many ways," Muncy said. "He’s always meeting with private donors. He renovated our locker rooms and the training room. It has never been about him. He has never been very vocal, either. He’s a doer."
Quarterback Austen Everson thinks Solich accepted the attention for one reason only.
"Coach helped take us out of the spotlight so we could just play football," Everson said. "Now, it’s time for us to get that attention. Coach always has focused on getting this program built. He has got us relaxed. We know he’s talking the truth."
The heavy lifting will never be over for Solich. The huffing and puffing, though, has diminished now that the system is in place.
"We’re not coaching things like snap count like last season, (and) we’re not coaching technique as much," he said. "Last year, the coaches were banging their heads into the wall (in frustration). We’re not coaching things like stance. That’s all behind us now. I don’t hear coaches coaching things that should be taken for granted. It’s easier to coach right now."
Solich had his own learning curve. He has come to realize such things as how much Ohio fans despise anyone wearing Miami red, that Northern Illinois is in DeKalb and that there are pro-type players in the Mid-American Conference.
If the Bobcats become winners, it won’t be through tricks, shortcuts or magical powers from Solich.
"My work ethic always remains the same," he said. "You can never get to the point where you back off. The long hours will continue. I played golf once this summer, and I regretted it. It took too long and I took way too many swings."
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Judge refuses to let Ohio coach withdraw no contest pleaAugust 23, 2006
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- A judge refused to let Ohio coach Frank Solich withdraw his no contest plea Wednesday to a drunken driving charge, finding that there was ample evidence to support the offense. Solich had asked to drop the plea based on his claim that he was not drunk but was slipped the "date rape" drug GHB.
Judge William Grim of Athens County Municipal Court found that even if he had ingested the drug, Solich was under the influence of alcohol after drinking more than three margaritas in less than three hours on an empty stomach.
"While defendant now regrets that decision, such regret, by itself, does not entitle him to a replay," Grim said. "Fourth and goal decisions are difficult and sometimes regretted, but usually final nonetheless."
Solich's attorney, Sam Shamansky, said no appeal is planned.
"Frank Solich appreciates the opportunity to have his day in court," Shamansky said.
Solich was arrested last November by police who found him slumped over the steering wheel of his sport utility vehicle. He entered the plea Nov. 28 and asked to withdraw it soon after.
Solich lost his license for six months and was fined $350. The university required him to participate in alcohol-education programs on campus to keep his job.
Colorless, odorless GHB -- gamma-hydroxybutyrate -- has been linked to dozens of deaths. Mixed into a drink, it can render a victim unconscious within 20 minutes, and it is difficult to trace. The Food and Drug Administration banned its sale in 1990.
A January test performed on a sample of the coach's hair revealed an extremely high content of GHB, his lawyers said. Two expert witnesses in forensic toxicology disputed that in testifying for the prosecution last week. Solich, 58-19 in six years at Nebraska, went 4-7 at Ohio last season, his first at the school.
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- A judge refused to let Ohio coach Frank Solich withdraw his no contest plea Wednesday to a drunken driving charge, finding that there was ample evidence to support the offense. Solich had asked to drop the plea based on his claim that he was not drunk but was slipped the "date rape" drug GHB.
Judge William Grim of Athens County Municipal Court found that even if he had ingested the drug, Solich was under the influence of alcohol after drinking more than three margaritas in less than three hours on an empty stomach.
"While defendant now regrets that decision, such regret, by itself, does not entitle him to a replay," Grim said. "Fourth and goal decisions are difficult and sometimes regretted, but usually final nonetheless."
Solich's attorney, Sam Shamansky, said no appeal is planned.
"Frank Solich appreciates the opportunity to have his day in court," Shamansky said.
Solich was arrested last November by police who found him slumped over the steering wheel of his sport utility vehicle. He entered the plea Nov. 28 and asked to withdraw it soon after.
Solich lost his license for six months and was fined $350. The university required him to participate in alcohol-education programs on campus to keep his job.
Colorless, odorless GHB -- gamma-hydroxybutyrate -- has been linked to dozens of deaths. Mixed into a drink, it can render a victim unconscious within 20 minutes, and it is difficult to trace. The Food and Drug Administration banned its sale in 1990.
A January test performed on a sample of the coach's hair revealed an extremely high content of GHB, his lawyers said. Two expert witnesses in forensic toxicology disputed that in testifying for the prosecution last week. Solich, 58-19 in six years at Nebraska, went 4-7 at Ohio last season, his first at the school.
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Solich relishing OU success
Former Nebraska coach has Bobcats in line for possible MAC division title
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
LEW STAMP AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Ohio University?s Jameson Hartke hits Kent State quarterback Julian Edelman during Saturday?s MAC East Division showdown.
Not many college football coaches can match the track record of Frank Solich in having won national championships and coached Heisman Trophy winners.
Yet Solich said he?s getting as much satisfaction leading Ohio University out of the wilderness as winning big at Nebraska under Tom Osborne and coaching the Cornhuskers himself.
The Bobcats (6-3, 4-1) are tied for first place with Kent State in the Mid-American Conference East Division. They haven?t won a championship of any kind since 1968.
The team?s finest hour might have come in a 17-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday in 30-mile-per-hour winds, sleet, snow and rain.
"This means a great deal to me," Solich said. "These six wins have been special, and I?m getting as much enjoyment out of this season as any season because of the way the players have responded. They are getting it done."
What Solich has done is change the climate from can?t to can-do. He said he?s not trying to show Nebraska that it made a mistake in firing him in November 2003.
"I take a lot of pride in building a program," he said. "I know I can coach. I know I can recruit. I know I can pick staff members who can coach. I know I can motivate players."
Ohio is guaranteed its first non-losing season since Jim Grobe?s last year as coach in 2000. It hasn?t contended for a division championship this late in the season since 1997.
Solich has made sure to keep his players on a string. As well as they played against the Golden Flashes, he?ll tell them that Eastern Michigan will be dangerous on Saturday despite its 1-7 record.
"They understand that it could go down the drain very quickly," he said. "We find ways to put ourselves in position to win. Once we do that, our guys have done a great job of making it work. I like our talent level. We?re playing really hard."
The Bobcats, Solich said, have played through mistakes, shortcomings and nuisances such as travel glitches. At Kent, the potential roadblock was a 40-minute delay for lightning in the third quarter.
"There are going to be situations that arise when you?re going to have to overcome adversity," Solich said. "Once you get your players to believe it can get done, (overcoming adversity) will happen. Then you?ll be able to take a gigantic step. We talk about obstacles all the time."
Oh , Canada !
Kent State would have the inside track to the International Bowl in Toronto if it wins the East Division, conference championship or winds up with the best record among teams not in the championship game. The MAC representative would play the fifth place team from the Big East.
Why the Rogers Centre in December? Why not?
The Golden Flashes are popular in Toronto. Kent State Hall of Fame defensive lineman and former coach Jim Corrigall, former tight end O.J. Santiago and current athletic director Laing Kennedy are Canadians. Corrigall was a star in the Canadian Football League.
Speaking of bowls, MAC commissioner Rick Chryst said the conference is assured of having teams in the International, Motor City and GMAC bowls provided those teams have seven wins.
End of the line
Miami offensive left tackle Charlie Norden, a redshirt junior from Dublin Scioto, will miss the rest of the season after having foot surgery.
Norden was injured in training camp and never fully recovered. He played in parts of three games.
Solich relishing OU success
Former Nebraska coach has Bobcats in line for possible MAC division title
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Mark Znidar
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Not many college football coaches can match the track record of Frank Solich in having won national championships and coached Heisman Trophy winners.
Yet Solich said he?s getting as much satisfaction leading Ohio University out of the wilderness as winning big at Nebraska under Tom Osborne and coaching the Cornhuskers himself.
The Bobcats (6-3, 4-1) are tied for first place with Kent State in the Mid-American Conference East Division. They haven?t won a championship of any kind since 1968.
The team?s finest hour might have come in a 17-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday in 30-mile-per-hour winds, sleet, snow and rain.
"This means a great deal to me," Solich said. "These six wins have been special, and I?m getting as much enjoyment out of this season as any season because of the way the players have responded. They are getting it done."
What Solich has done is change the climate from can?t to can-do. He said he?s not trying to show Nebraska that it made a mistake in firing him in November 2003.
"I take a lot of pride in building a program," he said. "I know I can coach. I know I can recruit. I know I can pick staff members who can coach. I know I can motivate players."
Ohio is guaranteed its first non-losing season since Jim Grobe?s last year as coach in 2000. It hasn?t contended for a division championship this late in the season since 1997.
Solich has made sure to keep his players on a string. As well as they played against the Golden Flashes, he?ll tell them that Eastern Michigan will be dangerous on Saturday despite its 1-7 record.
"They understand that it could go down the drain very quickly," he said. "We find ways to put ourselves in position to win. Once we do that, our guys have done a great job of making it work. I like our talent level. We?re playing really hard."
The Bobcats, Solich said, have played through mistakes, shortcomings and nuisances such as travel glitches. At Kent, the potential roadblock was a 40-minute delay for lightning in the third quarter.
"There are going to be situations that arise when you?re going to have to overcome adversity," Solich said. "Once you get your players to believe it can get done, (overcoming adversity) will happen. Then you?ll be able to take a gigantic step. We talk about obstacles all the time."
Oh , Canada !
Kent State would have the inside track to the International Bowl in Toronto if it wins the East Division, conference championship or winds up with the best record among teams not in the championship game. The MAC representative would play the fifth place team from the Big East.
Why the Rogers Centre in December? Why not?
The Golden Flashes are popular in Toronto. Kent State Hall of Fame defensive lineman and former coach Jim Corrigall, former tight end O.J. Santiago and current athletic director Laing Kennedy are Canadians. Corrigall was a star in the Canadian Football League.
Speaking of bowls, MAC commissioner Rick Chryst said the conference is assured of having teams in the International, Motor City and GMAC bowls provided those teams have seven wins.
End of the line
Miami offensive left tackle Charlie Norden, a redshirt junior from Dublin Scioto, will miss the rest of the season after having foot surgery.
Norden was injured in training camp and never fully recovered. He played in parts of three games.
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CleveBucks
Serenity now
Solich is old. Minny needs a young up-and-comer like Hoeppner to inject some life back into the program and build it back to respectability. How about Craig Bohl of NDSU?
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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
CleveBucks;705278; said:
I'm not sure he's welcome in Minneapolis
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