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Buckeyes Approach Urban Meyer

  • dwccrew
    LJ;982687 wrote:Lol ABC6 just reported that OSU and Meyer are in negotiations, but the sticking point right now ia OSU's admission standards being too high lol
    Not surprising since Ohio State is THE premier academic and athletic institution on the country.....probably the world too.
  • vball10set
    dwccrew;982980 wrote:Not surprising since Ohio State is THE premier academic and athletic institution on the country.....probably the world too.
    I KNEW IT...you and sleeper ARE one and the same!!! :o
  • LJ
    Fly4Fun;982825 wrote:I believe it... but it won't be a deal breaker. ALL schools make concessions on admission of athletes
    The Big Ten has standards that the schools must abide by. How close OSU already is to the bottom of those requirements, I don't know. But they can only go so low.
  • sherm03
    said_aouita;982414 wrote:When does tOSU make it official and announce Urban as the new coach? Before or after tsun/bowl game?
    On a Wednesday. At least, that's what the radio stations in Pittsburgh are reporting.
  • OneBuckeye
    This is off the rumor board on BP from someone who got taken seriously.
    This is info from a very VERY trusted source with some good contacts in the AD's office. Take it FWIW, but this guy has been spot on before and told me that I could run with this.


    Quote:
    Info confirmed yesterday.

    - Netjets flew Meyer up on Thursday.

    - Deal done. 7 years - 40 million

    - Luke fickell retained as Asst. Head Coach - in fact he was involved in recruiting Meyer
    - Greg Studwara - Offensive Coordinator - BGSU connection, currently OLine coach LSU
    - DJ Durkin - Defensive Coordinator - FL LB Coach
    - Zach Smith - WR Coach - G.A. FL - WR Coach Temple (Earle Bruce grandson)
    - Mickey Marotti - Dir Football Ops - Strength coach FL
    - Stan Drayton - retained by OSU - moves from WRs back to RB coach - RB coach FL

    Job opening will be posted Monday/Tuesday as per State/Federal regulations - announcement Week from Tuesday @ OSU v. Duke

    Less certain, but likely that Gene Smith will be re-assigned as SID.
    Once again, take it FWIW.
  • Wooball
    OneBuckeye;983567 wrote:This is off the rumor board on BP from someone who got taken seriously.
    I keep hearing they are going to bring Urb out at the OSU v Duke game. Has the job been posted as open? As stated, according to state regulations it would need to be posted for a week before they can fill the position. Also, the Duke v OSU bball game is a pretty huge deal. Would the Athletic department really want to overshadow their #3 ranked basketball program that has been clean under Matta by announcing a new head coach of their football team that still has sanctions and penalties looming?
  • Automatik
    OneBuckeye;983567 wrote:This is off the rumor board on BP from someone who got taken seriously.
    Gettin' paidddddddd. I hope this is true and I'm really glad that Fick is staying on.
  • OneBuckeye
    Wooball;983599 wrote:I keep hearing they are going to bring Urb out at the OSU v Duke game. Has the job been posted as open? As stated, according to state regulations it would need to be posted for a week before they can fill the position. Also, the Duke v OSU bball game is a pretty huge deal. Would the Athletic department really want to overshadow their #3 ranked basketball program that has been clean under Matta by announcing a new head coach of their football team that still has sanctions and penalties looming?
    Do they need to post it a week before? From what I understood the posting would come next monday or tuesday. If it is a week before then it would have to go up today.
  • Automatik
    Dumb question....but

    SID...what is that exactly?

    I'm hoping for Gene Smith to be looking for employment outside of Columbus in the near future.
  • Wooball
    Automatik;983610 wrote:Dumb question....but

    SID...what is that exactly?

    I'm hoping for Gene Smith to be looking for employment outside of Columbus in the near future.
    Sports Information Director

    They basically make information available to the media, responsible for media guides, etc.
  • dat dude
    Sports Information Director

    That staff looks excellent to me.
  • Wooball
    OneBuckeye;983606 wrote:Do they need to post it a week before? From what I understood the posting would come next monday or tuesday. If it is a week before then it would have to go up today.
    I'm pretty sure I read multiple places that the job has to be posted for a week per state regulations before the position is filled. Now, that doesn't mean that is fact, just what I have read.
  • LJ
    Wooball;983617 wrote:I'm pretty sure I read multiple places that the job has to be posted for a week per state regulations before the position is filled. Now, that doesn't mean that is fact, just what I have read.
    From what my BIL told me (he is a director level manager at OSU) is that it has to be posted for 5 business days, but does not have to be publicly searchable. You can view it if you know the req #, but you can't just find it through a search.
  • OneBuckeye
    So someone needs to write a script to try every possible req number. Where is ender when you need him.
  • se-alum
    LJ;983622 wrote:From what my BIL told me (he is a director level manager at OSU) is that it has to be posted for 5 business days, but does not have to be publicly searchable. You can view it if you know the req #, but you can't just find it through a search.
    What is the point of having to post it if nobody can see it?
  • LJ
    se-alum;983647 wrote:What is the point of having to post it if nobody can see it?
    Anyone can see it, it's just not searchable. Like, when you search all open jobs at OSU, it doesn't pop up. Can you imagine how many freaking idiots would apply for the HC job if it came up in the public search (including this idiot)?
  • FatHobbit
    LJ;983655 wrote:Can you imagine how many freaking idiots would apply for the HC job if it came up in the public search (including this idiot)?
    Lol, everyone here should as they seem to know more than everybody else. :D
  • OneBuckeye
    Adolphus Washington thinks Urban will be a good coach lol. There are also already recruiting rumors regarding Urban. One of which involves Gunner Kiel.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    OneBuckeye;983724 wrote:Adolphus Washington thinks Urban will be a good coach lol. There are also already recruiting rumors regarding Urban. One of which involves Gunner Kiel.
    Link?
  • OneBuckeye
    no link. just rumor. Sorry.
  • darbypitcher22
    Scarlet_Buckeye;983747 wrote:Link?
    We have Braxton. Saw Kiel on ESPN and he was great and all, but with Braxton coming along and trying to find his way into his own, why would we need him?
  • Big Gain
    ESPN to keep Urban Meyer out of the broadcast booth for the Ohio State/Michigan game. Meyer's broadcasting partners Chris Spielman and Dave Pash will do the game alone.

    Now why would that be???
  • se-alum
    darbypitcher22;983759 wrote:We have Braxton. Saw Kiel on ESPN and he was great and all, but with Braxton coming along and trying to find his way into his own, why would we need him?
    There would be 2, maybe 3 years between them, so why not? Also, Braxton has been relatively injury free, but you can't really rely on him to be healthy all the time the way he plays.


    Also, I heard every committed recruit in the country has decommitted, and the good Lord has told Urban he wants them all in Columbus. Still looking for the link.
  • Automatik
    Gibby?
  • bases_loaded
    Big Gain;983776 wrote:ESPN to keep Urban Meyer out of the broadcast booth for the Ohio State/Michigan game. Meyer's broadcasting partners Chris Spielman and Dave Pash will do the game alone.

    Now why would that be???

    They probably heard him gushing over the Buckeyes the last time he did their game.