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Written by Duane Long   
Sunday, 27 December 2009 13:04

There is a good bit of chatter out there about Urban Meyer and a posible future at Ohio State. I have argued that Ohio State is the one job that he would leave Florida for. Home state, first coaching job was in this state, first college job was at Ohio State. I think it is possible. I now would say it was possible.

I think he could be done. With what is not coming out about his heart condition I think he is odds on to never coach again. It is now coming out that he has had more visits to the hospital with chest pains since the first one that we are aware of. Before you ask, yes, the first visit was chest pains. You have to believe that cutting it back was considered. As much as this guy loves coaching you have to think options were explored that would allow him to keep coaching. Cutting back would have had to be one of those options. I think his resignation is about him not being able to do that. If he goes back to work he is going to go right back to the same behavior that resulted in health issues that forced him out. I keep hearing about this not being a health risk factor. I don't know. Regularly having heart attack-like symptions is not a big deal? I have a hard time wrapping my mind around that. There is one thing there is no question about. This is a quality of life issue. I think the quote from a family friend speaks volumes. He said the kids said to him, "We finally have our Dad back." Sounds to me like a matter of him not being home alot and when he was, he was not himself. Probably exhausted. Maybe distracted.

A man like this is going to have to find a way to change how he does things or wait until science and the medical profession can come up with something, a medication, a therapy, whatever, to help him. Until one of those things happens he is not going to be back.


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written by JarheadBuck, December 27, 2009
I believe I was the 1st to suggest (on Sat.) that we take a run at getting Meyer. http://bucknuts.com/forums/sho...tcount=100

Since then I took a raft of crap from Bucknutters, whose primary arguement is to call me dumb/stupid/a poor decision-maker.

Nobody (maybe including Meyer) knows what the hell the future holds for Meyer. What we do know is this:

- Meyer is among the top 2-3 coaches and is only 45;

- He has said OSU HC is one of his 2 dream jobs;

- He is a son of Ohio, gre up loving OSU football and still has family in NE Ohio;

- 45yos with passion won't want to stay out forever unless he really has unsermountable life-threatening health issues.

That said, and in light of Meyer already backtracking to just taking an indefinite leave, I still suggest we offer him $1mil retainer to take 15-18mo to heal, change lifestyles, get treatment or whatever. Then we bring him back in some sort of easing-in role, with Tress buffering a lot of the pressure/stress (as done with Daniels) and if Meyer's up to it, give him the HC job once Tress retires/moves to AD.

It gets us some help on offense we definitely need (albeit after another full season's wait). It gets us the best damn HC candidate we could ever hope to get. It helps out a prodigal son and assures his family he's going to recover/ease in over the next 3 years or so (as opposed to worrying he'll be right back to his stressful habits before opening day next season at UF). And it gives Meyer a way to ease back in, but then get his dream job (save face).

I say its a win-win-win deal and a low-cost option on the best future OSU football can hope to have. If OSU hires a headhunter to replace Tress in 3-5 years they'll easily spend more than that.

What do you think now that Meyer has back-tracked?
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written by rwkosu72, December 27, 2009
TV stations out of Pennsacola reported this morning that Meyer's health problems started when a brain cyst was discovered in 1999 while he was at Notre Dame. They also have quotes ferom the President of UF that Meyer is going to be assigned to a position working with the Athletic Director. There have also been statements from Meyer that he is staying in Gainesville and wants to maintain an asoociation with UF
What nonsense
written by SFbuck, December 27, 2009
1) First - Meyer does not have a life threatening illness. I do think he has a lot of stress.
2) Meyer will never, ever, and I mean ever replace JT unless JT has back-to back >5 loss seasons. Period. End of story.


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written by SFbuck, December 27, 2009
And even if JT does have a few bad seasons, i doubt Urban replaces him. I would say the odds that Urban coaches OSU in the next 5-8 years are less than .5%.
Much more likely to end up at UM....
Nonsense? You haven't been listening to Tressel.
written by Kasino Royale, December 27, 2009
SFBuck, you think Tress is going to coach forever? It's not about Tress getting fired, its about him possibly stepping down to pursue other interest he has in life. He himself said he didn't want to be one of those coaches who just stayed around. Tress loves teaching young men not coaching. I doubt Tress stays in Columbus for 8 more years; Not because he has bad seasons but because he'll find something else he's passionate about. I either see him being the Athletic Dir. or just being a professor somewhere.

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