Urban F. Meyer (Former OSU, CFB and NFL coach)

[NJ-Buckeye]

I think he would be a world class AD for tOSU

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

His B1G regular season record is 54-4 (.931). That's essentially losing one conference game every two years. Stupefying...

So basically he lost as many conference games as TTUN Lost bowl games in that period. TTUN probably would have lost more, but they weren’t eligible for bowls one year. Lol.

 

[dragurd]

I fully expect Meyer to coach again, at a place where his connection to the place is less intense and fan expectations are lower. And I'll be okay with that.

Glad he's getting a chance to relax and get well.

I expect him to try to coach again at some point unless Shelley puts her foot down and tells him no. However I don't think he will ever be less intense. It is who he is and what makes him such a great coach. I don't think he can just turn that off even if we were to coach middle school football.

 

[dragurd]

Lol that totally makes me think Arrogant Urban Meyer is shelley or one of his kids.

 

[BayBuck]

Lol that totally makes me think Arrogant Urban Meyer is shelley or one of his kids.

Shelley actually posted that herself a couple years ago:

 

[dragurd]

Shelley actually posted that herself a couple years ago:

Ahh so just someone good with google. Darn it would have been way more fun if it turned out to be one of the daughters.

 

[Hstead]

We watched the Golden Era of Ohio State Football. I am not sure it will ever be matched unfortunately. I am hoping for the best, but I have no expectations of ever being on the same level Urban had OSU for 7 years.

 

[Steve19]

My own opinion? The golden era is not yet over.

 

[Thump]

I don't think Urban can stay away from the game for too long. He will either get his fix by staying close to the program or he will end up doing some broadcasting or involved with a company tied to college or pro football. But unless he finds a non coaching gig he loves that pays decent money I expect him coaching somewhere in the 2022 season.

He's made a ton of money but when you don't have an income coming in like you're used too after a few years it can make it pretty tempting when someone puts a big pile of cash in front of you to turn it down. That's why I think the only way he stays out of coaching is he gets a nice salary doing some flexible job he enjoys.

Let him coach baseball.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

We watched the Golden Era of Ohio State Football. I am not sure it will ever be matched unfortunately. I am hoping for the best, but I have no expectations of ever being on the same level Urban had OSU for 7 years.

The Golden Era started on Jan 18, 2001.

 

[Jagdaddy]

My own opinion? The golden era is not yet over.

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it may be the end of the beginning.

 

[BB73]

All of Urban's bowls were NY6 or playoff games.

Urban Meyer in NY6/Playoffs: 5-2
Rest of B1G in NY6/Playoffs: 5-6

Here's how Ohio State compared to the rest of the Big Ten during Urban Meyer's tenure:

Team	Overall Record	Overall Win%	Big Ten Record	Big Ten Win%	All Bowl Record	NY6 Bowl Record
Ohio State Buckeyes	86-9	.905	58-5	.921	5-2	5-2
Wisconsin Badgers	70-25	.737	45-18	.714	5-2	2-1
Michigan State Spartans	63-29	.685	40-21	.656	4-2	2-1
Penn State Nittany Lions	60-30	.667	38-22	.633	2-3	1-1
Michigan Wolverines	58-32	.644	38-21	.644	1-5	0-2

So, 7-0 in The Game and an average of 3 more wins each year moved tOSU 28 wins 'closer' on the all-time wins list. Is that why Urban is nicknamed the 'closer'? Tha actual count of the wins should be discussed in another thread, due to varying numbers and other factors.

 

[Steve19]

The current Golden Era started on Jan 18, 2001.

Woody respect...

 

[pianobuck46]

The Golden Era started on Jan 18, 2001.

I'd only make one change to your post....."RE-started". Let's give Woody his due.

 

[Dryden]