OT: Urban Officially Named HC for Jags
January 14th, 2021 at 6:46 PM ^
I hope he raids the Buckeyes staff cause you know....fuck them!
Haven't seen any details yet.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:52 PM ^
Better just hope he doesn’t come knocking on Ed Warriner’s door.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:55 PM ^
Hey man, why you gotta go and harsh my mellow broheim?
Also, you shut your whore mouth...did I do that right?
January 14th, 2021 at 7:36 PM ^
He fired Warriner. Don't see it happening.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:46 PM ^
He fired him as his OC.
January 15th, 2021 at 3:49 PM ^
I've read a few times that there were hard feelings between Ed. W and Urban after the firing. Don;t see us losing Ed W.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:56 PM ^
What will the soup army do when urban and day take NFL jobs and Campbell ends up in Columbus?
January 14th, 2021 at 7:02 PM ^
Cry a bit and then hope the Soup naysayers are right.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
Exactly...Im a big fan of his, would hate to see the above scenario happen
January 14th, 2021 at 7:42 PM ^
Great answer!! I mean, what else could there be?
January 14th, 2021 at 7:47 PM ^
Cry a bit, hope we were wrong about him, then tell everyone we told them so as he inevitably continues the dominant OSU machine for the next 25 years...
January 14th, 2021 at 8:40 PM ^
Even if you think Campbell is the bee’s knees, it’s still probably better for us if OSU has an outsider like him come in than to have Day stick around. Day means continuity from Meyer.
But the guy they’d hire would be Fickell.
January 14th, 2021 at 11:07 PM ^
In a few years Urban will be looking for a new college job, and Michigan may be looking for a coach.
January 15th, 2021 at 5:32 PM ^
Meyer said earlier today that he doesn't have any intention of coaching again in CF. He said that the NFL has just intrigued him over the last few years.
He also promised Day and AD Gene Smith that he would not raid the OSU staff with the possible exception of one. It looks like that "one" is director of player personnel Ryan Stamper who also played for Meyer and is a Jacksonville native.
January 15th, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
hope we don't go 2-4 again?
January 14th, 2021 at 6:46 PM ^
My guess is this will turn out fairly Sabanesque.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:47 PM ^
Whether it goes poorly or well, I don't see it going longer than three years
January 14th, 2021 at 7:04 PM ^
I see plenty of cold pizza in his future....
January 14th, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
But it will be the most expensive cold pizza he's ever had!
January 14th, 2021 at 9:33 PM ^
I’m just glad his heart condition and overall poor health has resolved itself.
/S
January 14th, 2021 at 8:26 PM ^
Maybe four (hotter cheerleaders!).
January 14th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
I don't know. Don't all NFL cheerleaders have to be at least 21 years old?
January 14th, 2021 at 7:07 PM ^
Urban may have put himself in a good position here--if Jacksonville drafts Lawrence and if Lawrence is as good as advertised. Saban never had a decent quarterback at Miami (unless you count Gus Frerotte, which I don't). Meyer will have a chance to put his system in place with an excellent quarterback prospect.
Having said that, Meyer may not be able to develop him properly or Lawrence may end up as a bust.
My hope is that he hangs on long enough to poach Ryan Day's better assistants.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:32 PM ^
Does his system actually work when he is playing equally talented teams? That is the question. Haskins was great at OSU because his receivers were wide open/better than everyone they faced. That isn’t how it works in the NFL.
January 14th, 2021 at 8:11 PM ^
He's not going in to install a system. He'll use some basic concepts and some plays, sure, but Urban is the kind of guy that will attack every angle to win. I would expect the offense he runs there to look like an advanced NFL offense with some familiar plays sprinkled in.
January 14th, 2021 at 11:10 PM ^
Urban fucked Warriner over. He won’t just roll over in that.
January 14th, 2021 at 8:14 PM ^
Urban has adjusted his scheme to fit his personnel, power spread, spread to pass etc. The offense with Haskins wasn’t the same offense used with Tim Tebow. Not saying he’s a lock to succeed in the NFL, since you’re correct he won’t have a talent advantage. but he will almost certainly find the best scheme for the talent he has.
January 14th, 2021 at 9:34 PM ^
I think he'll do well for these reasons and the 80 million in cap space Jax is sitting on.
January 14th, 2021 at 10:06 PM ^
Agree with Stephenrjking and Cranky Dave. Urban is a spread guy, but he is a very flexible offensive coach who always adapts his offense to the players he has at any given time. He's not going to go the NFL and try to pull a Chip Kelly.
The bigger issue is that Urban has gone his entire career without developing a true NFL quarterback. I feel like that is a byproduct of his ability to simplify things for his quarterbacks, which gives them success on the college level, but doesn't adequately prepare them for the things they are asked to do in the NFL.
But the NFL is a quarterback driven league, and it is going to hard to compete if you don't develop a quaterback who can make all the throws, recognize all the looks, and make all the reads and adjustments that the top NFL QBs can make.
January 15th, 2021 at 9:30 AM ^
Well, he did have a hand in developing Alex Smith. But, his main strength, in my opinion, has been the ability to take the QB he has (whether he inherited him (Alex Smith, Braxton Miller) or recruited him (Tim Tebow, Dwayne Haskins) and make him into the best QB for his team, resulting in wins. That's what a coach is supposed to do. The NFL is a QB driven league, but the QB has to have the right coach behind the wheel. It pains me to say it, but I think Meyer is one of the best when it comes to that. Plus, he's always found great offensive coordinators, so he's been able to let the OC work with and develop a great relationship with the QB, while focusing on running the entire program. I think that's 100% transferable to the NFL.
January 14th, 2021 at 8:43 PM ^
Maybe they draft Fields instead. Seems like Lawrence is a bit too tall to be a Meyer QB. Could be Fields, with the whole Ohio State/Day connection.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:13 PM ^
Coaching the Jags will be the best three years of Urban’s life. Then off to Alabama to be Saban’s OC
January 14th, 2021 at 7:33 PM ^
OSU's next AD
January 14th, 2021 at 6:46 PM ^
Hopefully it won't be OT because he raids the fuck out of OSU's coaching staff
January 14th, 2021 at 6:48 PM ^
Agreed Milk but how did I do on my title? Did I do good, did I?
January 14th, 2021 at 7:05 PM ^
judges gave you a 10.
short, perfectly descriptive. use of common alphabetical terms that even a dullard like me can understand.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
Well not to nitpick, a link would have been nice...LOL.
JK, SD Mick!
January 14th, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^
Awwwww, thanks XM, that means a lot coming from a dullard like you!
January 14th, 2021 at 7:31 PM ^
if you can illuminate the low wattage bulbs like me, you've done a fine job.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:48 PM ^
Haha, yeah I'm not buying it my man, I get the feeling you're a pretty sharp tack!
January 15th, 2021 at 12:43 AM ^
The mgoblog circle jerk is complete.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:17 PM ^
https://amp.buckeyextra.com/amp/4158539001?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&__twitter_impression=true
Unfortunately I don't think that will be the case.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:23 PM ^
Gene Smith says no one that he's aware now, referring to who will be poached.
We'll see how long that lasts.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:33 PM ^
But Gene Smith got fired by Urban Meyer so what would he know?!
January 14th, 2021 at 7:36 PM ^
He won't poach OSU assistants.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:56 PM ^
I find this take astounding. Meyer has proven enough that he is all about Urban. Loyalty starts and stops there. He will try to lure anyone who makes things better for him. This is fact.
January 14th, 2021 at 7:57 PM ^
Urban’s desire to win is stronger than any allegiance to Ohio State.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:48 PM ^
But but but all my osu friends said that he wouldn’t come out of retirement because osu was his dream job. He wasn’t going to pull the Florida exit to them because he has morals now!
January 14th, 2021 at 6:50 PM ^
Managing professionals is a lot easier than managing college kids.
I’m curious to see how this works out. I wonder if this will go better for Urban than Chip since the pro game seems to have adopted the spread offense these days.
January 14th, 2021 at 6:55 PM ^
not so sure about the managing pros v. college being easier. college has more players but also substantially more control over them. with the pros the head-cases can poison a locker room much easier.