O$U de commits
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I hope you are joking. Nobody is going to decommit solely because of this if he is still the OSU coach.
I would say if Meyer is let go, they will lose some. It happens when any coach leaves. Using Penn State as an example, this will not stop OSU from hiring another coach and carrying on. The scandal at Penn State did nothing to the football team, they are still pulling in top recruits and stay in the top ten in rankings. For most of America, football is the higher priority.
My point is people on this board thought psu was done and recruits parents would not let them go there. Wrong. Now with the country rallying behind harassed and battered women do parents let their sons play for a coach who turned a blind eye. Wrong again, parents don't care as long as their kids go to a top football school and get exposure.
If they keep their position coaches in place they won't loose any. Really what did Meyer do. He wasn't personable. Kids weren't going to OSU because of his great personality, because he was magnetic.
I believe Meyer’s had large and deciding influence on Hooker boys from New Castle going. Mother was a huge fan of his.
This is 100% wrong. Meyer has been a fantastic recruiter. Of course he counts on a staff of fantastic recruiters, as well, but the guy is a great recruiter as a HC. Absolutely amazing to suggest otherwise.
LOL! That's what should happen but it won't!
Aren't these recruits the same guys who go to the NFL where the incidence of domestic violence is off the charts.
I doubt many of these guys or their families have enough interest or character to give a rats as-!
These are the same families who take money "pay for play" which is against the rules, etc.
And probably for alot of them domestic violence and lots of other bad things take place in their neighborhoods so this isn't unusual for them.
This isn't Harvard it's OSU!
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ZERO chance of any di-commits and ZERO chance of Urban Myer being let go even if he did know. He'll get a slap on the wrist by OSU President at worst.
You know, we, the general public, completely miss the point on this. We somehow think college football is this local Pee Wee program, about teaching kids how to be accountable and work, and bounce back after adversity while learning the game of football. That the "adults" (coaches) are guys who really want the best and want to develop these kids.
This is a multimillion dollar business. It is really not much different than the NFL. Coaches are fired based on W&L records or if they get caught cheating, not because they cheated, but because they go caught and schools have to offer up sacrificial lambs to the NCAA gods to lessen or mitigate punishment.
Football players, and their star crossed parents don't care about a lot of this stuff. It is just "can he get my kid to the NFL?", "what are they offering us as perks to go there?", "how much of a god will my son be and how many fans will idolize him?". Not all, but 90 out of a 100.
So we think things like this matters. Like Penn State, really outside the fear of sanctions, the unknown of those sanctions, that whole sordid affair at Penn State was a mere speed bump. Look at it another way, Pitt's SI article damaged the program under Wanny, than the Sandusky scandal did to PSU. And one wonders, if Wanny didn't say beat WVU and UC that year and finished 11-1, and the next year beat UConn and went to back to back BCS bowls if he would have been pushed out? The SI lack of discipline hack job was a convenient excuse.
But no kid spurned Pitt because of that article, they spurned Pitt because of coaching changes, because of mediocre records and an endless procession to the BBVA Compass bowl and yellow seats. Urban Meyer didn't do anything to affect the footballing part of Ohio State. If there are no widespread protests, likely he will be suspended, then tOSU will forge some sort of "proactive program on spousal abuse", in fact, they will have some candlelight vigil or moment of silence "for the victims" of spousal abuse. It will be a grand display and great pageantry and no doubt a local columnist will write a column along the lines of "the Healing Has Begun!"
And the program will move, 2-3 Top 100 recruits will commit, no worries of any improprieties that at least doesn't affect the football program. And so it goes.......
This is a multimillion dollar business. It is really not much different than the NFL. Coaches are fired based on W&L records or if they get caught cheating, not because they cheated, but because they go caught and schools have to offer up sacrificial lambs to the NCAA gods to lessen or mitigate punishment.
Football players, and their star crossed parents don't care about a lot of this stuff. It is just "can he get my kid to the NFL?", "what are they offering us as perks to go there?", "how much of a god will my son be and how many fans will idolize him?". Not all, but 90 out of a 100.
So we think things like this matters. Like Penn State, really outside the fear of sanctions, the unknown of those sanctions, that whole sordid affair at Penn State was a mere speed bump. Look at it another way, Pitt's SI article damaged the program under Wanny, than the Sandusky scandal did to PSU. And one wonders, if Wanny didn't say beat WVU and UC that year and finished 11-1, and the next year beat UConn and went to back to back BCS bowls if he would have been pushed out? The SI lack of discipline hack job was a convenient excuse.
But no kid spurned Pitt because of that article, they spurned Pitt because of coaching changes, because of mediocre records and an endless procession to the BBVA Compass bowl and yellow seats. Urban Meyer didn't do anything to affect the footballing part of Ohio State. If there are no widespread protests, likely he will be suspended, then tOSU will forge some sort of "proactive program on spousal abuse", in fact, they will have some candlelight vigil or moment of silence "for the victims" of spousal abuse. It will be a grand display and great pageantry and no doubt a local columnist will write a column along the lines of "the Healing Has Begun!"
And the program will move, 2-3 Top 100 recruits will commit, no worries of any improprieties that at least doesn't affect the football program. And so it goes.......
I dont think he meant he isnt a bad recruiter, just that he is a total prick and not relatable like some other head coaches.
100/100 kids and parents should care if the school can get them to the NFL or prepare them for a good job if they get injured.
I know I chose a school based on my getting a job in the career I wanted as well.
Except he does and recruits well because of it. Not every salesman has the same pitch, but Meyer's is very, very good.
I would say he's the best natural recruiter, but tbh I think Kirby has leaped ahead of him with what he's doing the past 2 years at GA.
True and you made a good choice!
Not many of these kids or parents use your logic!
I would bet anything that only a small percentage of kids going to Top 25 P5 football or basketball schools care about academics or lets get prepared for a career that doesn't involve football or basketball.
IMO this is the problem with Top Level college sports!
This is also why I support minor league football and basketball just like the NHL and MLB has in place. Those who just want to Go Pro go the the minor leagues and those who want a chance to Go Pro, get a good education and prepare for a life w/o their sport go to college.
That's whats nice about participating in a college sport with no pro future like wrestling which I did. All I thought about was getting an education, graduating, becoming successful in my career, and the wrestling was just a side-show which sometimes was the case especially a match the day after an all night frat party?
"it's five o'clock somewhere"
Signed: Mr Buffett
Go PITT & CSU Rams!
