Ohio Bobcats (official thread)

[ntd]

I agree...he did a good job at Nebraska, his biggest fault was that he wasn't Tom Osborne.

 

[Piney]

I agree...he did a good job at Nebraska, his biggest fault was that he wasn't Tom Osborne.

I think that is why he took the job. I heard an interview that said he wanted to be the guy that built a program, not the guy that keeps a program going. I think the weight of following Osborne did that. At Ohio University he can be the coach for 10 years and retire a legend (in Athens) if he brings them to the level that Bowling Green & Toledo are right now. (I can't mention that other school)

 

[Dryden]

From Solich's bio (http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/bio.asp?PLAYER_ID=2541):

Imagine coming on board to run the show with a program featuring the likes of Bob Devaney and Dr. Tom Osborne as the act to follow. Solich chose not to follow, but rather to lead and in his first five seasons as Husker head coach, he won 49 games, more than both his storied predecessors in their first five years at Nebraska.

A Big-12 Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2001, Solich produced nine-win seasons in five of his six years as head coach of the Huskers and generated six consecutive bowl appearances including a 2001 run at the national championship against Miami in the Rose Bowl. Under Solich's leadership, Nebraska spent 54 consecutive weeks in the Associated Press Top 10.

Solich is equally proud of his academic record with almost ninety percent of his student-athletes earning a degree. Seven times Huskers earned first-team Verizon Academic All-American honors and on four other occasions, second-team honors were bestowed.

 

[lvbuckeye]

i think Solich got a raw deal at NU, and i think he can actually make some noise in the MAC in a few years...

i've talked to a lot of Husker fans who don't like Callahan one bit, and hate the way that Solich was run out of town...

i hope he does well... after all, i never really took any classes at tOSU, but i DID attend classes at OU... never graduated though...

 

[Jake]

Apparently, it IS possible to win with just field goals. Clinched a spot in the MACCG to boot.

 

[colobuck79]

SECSECSEC! Wait.......

 

[ScriptOhio]

Ohio had San Diego State's defense on skates in Frisco Bowl shutout victory

Ohio beat San Diego State 27-0 in the Frisco Bowl

Ohio football has won nine games for the second straight season and the sixth time in 14 years with Frank Solich at the helm after shutting out San Diego State 27-0 in the Frisco Bowl on Wednesday night.

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...nse-on-skates-in-frisco-bowl-shutout-victory/

Re: The victory gives Solich back-to-back nine-win seasons for the first time in his coaching career since leading Nebraska to three-straight top-10 finishes between 1999-2001.

 

[JCOSU86]

Good for Beavis. I like seeing an Ohio school win a Bowl game.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

 

[cincibuck]

Faculty senate voted 44 to 11 to fire President and his CFO. 120 profs to be let go due to lost revenue. Since something like 50% of the Athletic Department funding comes from the general budget we could be looking at one of first MAC schools to make major cuts in sports.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Faculty senate voted 44 to 11 to fire President and his CFO. 120 profs to be let go due to lost revenue. Since something like 50% of the Athletic Department funding comes from the general budget we could be looking at one of first MAC schools to make major cuts in sports.

I'm not sure this is all this guy's fault. Like at Akron, he inherited a mess from his grifting, smooth talking predecessor and has been trying to pick up the pieces since day one.

 

[Buckerooni]

I'm not sure this is all this guy's fault. Like at Akron, he inherited a mess from his grifting, smooth talking predecessor and has been trying to pick up the pieces since day one.

Was in Athens, today. Protesters on the Rt 682 roundabout, protesting the layoffs. This area won't survive without the University. It's worrisome and people are very angry.

Former President did leave a mess. I got my grad degree at OU, and ended up working there for years - but left when the incompetence of the then-new president became obvious and very painful to watch. (Still live in Athens County, though. I love it, here.)

People don't understand how the University works very well. They think all the funding is interchangeable. But it's not.

Solich's salary is a big topic of discussion. He's taking a voluntary 10% cut. I believe his salary is around $500,000 these days, which makes him a billionaire around these parts.

I'm no longer in-the-know, but I believe you are right: The current Pres is doing his best with the mess.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Was in Athens, today. Protesters on the Rt 682 roundabout, protesting the layoffs. This area won't survive without the University. It's worrisome and people are very angry.

Former President did leave a mess. I got my grad degree at OU, and ended up working there for years - but left when the incompetence of the then-new president became obvious and very painful to watch. (Still live in Athens County, though. I love it, here.)

People don't understand how the University works very well. They think all the funding is interchangeable. But it's not.

Solich's salary is a big topic of discussion. He's taking a voluntary 10% cut. I believe his salary is around $500,000 these days, which makes him a billionaire around these parts.

I'm no longer in-the-know, but I believe you are right: The current Pres is doing his best with the mess.

McDavis was a moron. He would literally start badmouthing Ohio State at commencement addresses talking about how OU was just around the corner from reasserting their historical right as the state flagship. At the same time, the juggalos were passing him by in every metric, including student selectivity.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[Abenaki]

The Dean of Scripps College of Communication is Dean Titsworth. I wonder if there's a relation. I'm sure it's a family of perky personalities.