2019 Ohio State Season Thread

[Roaddawg]

USC will almost certainly be on the market for a head coach in 2020, and Meyer would be a grand slam hire.

AC doesn't think that he will be offered the job, and I don't think he'd be inclined to accept it if he was. So we aren't exactly at opposing ends of the spectrum, I suppose.

Accepting the USC job would have nothing to do with political feelings, it would it center around FOOTBALL and nothing more.  When the job opens in 2020, Urban will be asked, rather public or not, he will be asked.  I would not be surprised to see him go West, especially to USC.  The tradition, history and recruiting platform he would have would be as strong as if not stronger than any place he has coached.  USC is a private school, the only politics he would be doing are the same old same he has done every place he has coached.  IF USC has any sort of skeleton assembled that looks like an Urban Offense, it would not surprise me at all to see him go West.  I don't think he will take a program, regardless the Helmet Name, that needs a total rebuild.  Think about it-he walked into Ohio State with a solid blue print of the "Urban Meyer Offense" from Tressel, and a  Defensive program mindset as an added bonus.  It made his choice easy.  I think Notre Dame is the only other school that would lure him back.  While UGA, LSU, Alabama etc. are all solid Helmets, he has already made his mark in the SEC.  The PAC 12 would give another football milestone to claim success.  Saban has won, but only in the SEC, Urban has won everywhere he has went-MAC, MWC, SEC, B10 and now the PAC12 would be added.  I have no doubts he would win a title within three years, and retire again within five years-for good.  
Hope not, but not surprised if it happens.

[MrNubbz]

Kind of said the same thing one page back.Depends how serious his "headaches" are.Still not sure if he left under his own volition.If not I can definitely see him reaching for the stars.Cali would be his for the taking with a talent pool of 38 million from which to pick.If it was me a job in the booth would suffice nicely rather than get back to the Mayhem.But some of these guys thrive on it. He's got enough socked away that his great grand kids will live comfortably - so money's not a problem obviously.Hell even his wife has had a cushy position on a hospital staff or sum such

[Mdot21]

tell you what I could totally see him going to 'SC. Living in sunny southern California beats the hell out of living in Ohio. If you're rich that is. And Urban is filthy rich. And USC would be paying him at least $8-10 million per year if they were to hire him.

And the lifestyle in LA is just so different than in Columbus. USC football is like 198,478th down the list for most people in LA. Ohio State football is basically #1 in Columbus. That's priority #1 for damn near everybody in the entire city and state. It's like a fricken religion there. The pressure and expectations that go with that job are ridiculous. WAY different dynamic at USC. Expectations are to win at USC, obviously- but it's not quite the pressure cooker that Ohio State is. Not even close. He'd have more leeway. Fans would love him if he's winning 10-11 games a year. Compare that to Ohio State where if he's not winning 12-14 games and competing for the CFP the fans hate him.

Los Angeles is so big and there are so many famous people that live there that are infinitely more famous/important than him- that Urban could go out to dinner with his family and not be bothered once. Hell, most in LA might not even know who he is. Compare that to Columbus where he probably couldn't even take a dump in a public restroom without a bunch of nutjobs standing outside the bathroom waiting to talk to him or get a pic with him.

Plus the recruiting is just so much easier. Yes, Ohio has a lot of in-state talent, but California has way more. He wouldn't even have to leave his backyard to sign 5-6 "FIVE STARZ" per class.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Getting back to the 2019 campaign.... Can Day extend Urban's perfect streak of beating Ttun and winning at least a share of the division?

[ELA]

So Zach Smith is launching his own tell all podcast?  Why is this still a thing?

[Mdot21]

So Zach Smith is launching his own tell all podcast?  Why is this still a thing?

It's not. He's just a drunk idiot.

[Mdot21]

Getting back to the 2019 campaign.... Can Day extend Urban's perfect streak of beating Ttun and winning at least a share of the division?

Yes. He's a good coach and OSU is very talented and Don Brown's defense is suspect vs offenses with as much or more talent than his defenses and coaches who spread that offensive talent out.

[Anonymous Coward]

So Zach Smith is launching his own tell all podcast?  Why is this still a thing?

I don't know which is nuttier: that he expects to have listeners or the off chance he actually will.

[847badgerfan]

People will listen. People watch freak shows too.

[Anonymous Coward]

Listening ironically, I hadn't counted on. Still it's worth saying that people like *some* freak shows, not all freak shows. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

[TyphonInc]

Spring Game is Saturday. I'll be there. Who else is going?

[FearlessF]

I'm going to the game in Lincoln NE this Saturday!!

Bucks get the 11am slot this season, Huskers had 11am last season

[Cincydawg]

I'm interested in how Fields looks, and whether he starts, which is not necessarily an anything.  I think fans will be pleased with his performance in general, though he might make some mistakes at times.  He has I think a tendency to pull it down and run, but they probably worked on that a lot.