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

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OSUBasketballJunkie said:
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A year later, it was Day who became offensive coordinator. A year after that, Day replaced Meyer as the Buckeyes’ head coach. A meteoric rise? Yes. And seeing how Day has performed thus far in the role, it is easy to see why.

Speaking to Josh Pate of 247Sports as part of the Social Distance video interview series, Meyer said he could tell very early in 2017 Day was going to be the leader of a major program before long.

“It became very clear to me that Ryan had those skills,” Meyer said. “He was not going to be with us very long. And then I remember about that same time, Bob Stoops stepped away (at Oklahoma) and Lincoln Riley became the head coach. And that’s every coach’s dream. Especially when you’re successful.

“When you think it’s time, the worst thing that can happen is you leave and someone new comes in, and the new coach is allowed to do whatever they want. And I relate to this as much as anyone: Our success, the success I had, was possible because of the people I was surrounded with. You’re talking about recruiting, weight room, academics, the whole infrastructure. And to see those people lose their jobs who did really good jobs, that is hard to deal with.

“And at Florida, that happened. We had great success and then a really good coach (Will Muschamp) came in and he’s allowed to do whatever he wants to do. I saw him taking signs off the wall. All these things our staff believed in, I believed in, it just changed.

“And with Ryan Day, I remember — as you called them, ‘markers’ — first of all the way he handles his staff room. His genuine care, which I think is the most important thing for a coach is to have genuine care for the player. Not just football, but genuine deep care. His recruiting ability. Plus, Ohio State is a very unique place and his appreciation for what it is. Ohio State is a great job, but it’s also a very, very hard job. You lose one game — especially that one game up north — (you’re in trouble). You better appreciate what Ohio State stands for.”
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Just askin': How often does a school lose a quality head coach like Urban Meyer and end up with somebody just as good (maybe) even better? This lightening has struck twice at Ohio State in recent years; 1) Jim Tressel to Urban Meyer (if you over look interim head coach Luke Fickell in 2011) and 2) Urban Meyer to Ryan Day.
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Saban continues to excel. But if we’re just stacking recruiting titles, Saban is the clear leader, putting together a remarkable seven consecutive years of No. 1 classes and eight of nine No. 1s between 2011 and 2019.

Hey, I knew Saban was good; but I didn't think he was that good......
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Still Urban wasn't called "The Closer" nothing:

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