Ohio State Football: Urban Meyer leaves as a legend
Urban Meyer has decided to step down as head coach of the Ohio State football team after a legendary career that included three national titles and a 7-0 record against TTUN.
Urban Meyer stepping down as the Ohio State football coach is not surprising. When he was first hired, I wrote that the Buckeyes would be lucky to get him for 10 season and anything more than six would be a success.
His tenure at Ohio State has not been as chaotic as some of the national media and talking heads suggest. In fact, it has been the opposite as far as Buckeye fans are concerned.
If he wins the Rose Bowl, Urban will finish with 83-9 record to go along with three Big Ten titles, one national title and a perfect record against Michigan. He also owns wins against Alabama and USC, arguably Ohio State’s two most heated rivals outside the Big Ten.
Most important, coach Meyer’s greatest impact is what gets discussed the least, mentoring and developing young men to live prosperous lives once they leave Ohio State.
The naysayers and critics will focus on the Zach Smith saga and the issues at Florida. Beyond their envy, which is palpable, their goals of damaging his character and minimizing the impact Urban has had at Ohio State and college football are ridiculous.
Coach Meyer is not perfect. No coach is and we should not hold them to that standard.
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It is fitting that his last game will be the Rose Bowl, the “Granddaddy of Them All.”
Losing out of the College Football Playoff Invitational is unfortunate, but the Rose Bowl was the crown jewel for the Big Ten for decades. Settled beautifully at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountain, the Rose Bowl is to American sports history what the Coliseum was to the Romans.
Sunshine, palm trees, exuberant parades, lavish parties and nail-biting football games are just a few elements associated with America’s most treasured stadium. For 95 years, athletic greatness has been defined on this playing field in college and professional football, soccer and the Olympics.
Getting a Rose Bowl win will further cement his legacy as one of the greatest coaches of all time.
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I think I speak for Buckeye Nation by saying thank you Urban Meyer. And good luck.