Urban Meyer to OSU?

[Hurricane Season]

Don't have any links, but I've read several rumors across the internet saying that Meyer to OSU is pretty much a done deal.

Something like a 7 year deal worth 5 mil a year.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:sbnation

Urban Meyer To Ohio State Rumors Flare Up, Die Down And Return In One Night


One day after plane-tracking Urban Meyer took over Ohio State Twitter, a cluster of tweets had the former Florida coach's statue about ready to be raised in Columbus. They did end with an actual report being made, though. Here's what you may have missed.

Mike Freeman of CBS Sports accidentally broke the world by passing along a report he'd spotted in his travels. You can see why the following would get retweeted like a hot cake (I don't know what a hot cake is), even though Freeman includes an "if true" caveat:

mike freeman@realfreemancbs Scout.com is reporting Urban Meyer has agreed to coach OSU for 7 years, $35 million. If true, whoa.

Pay sites being pay sites, not everyone was immediately clear on who's reporting what, but after some huddling it was widely agreed that Scout was not actually reporting Urban Meyer to Ohio State.

Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples shot down the report, whoever it was that was doing the reporting. Freeman spent much of the next hour clarifying he wasn't the one who made the report in the first place -- you'll note he works for CBS, not Scout. It's in his Twitter handle.

But then!

Eleven Warriors@elevenwarriors We are 99.7% sure Urban Meyer has agreed to a deal to become the next coach of Ohio State. Solid sources. Plural.

Eleven Warriors@elevenwarriors Just to clarify: We were being serious. No timetable for announcement yet, obviously.

That's ElevenWarriors.com, a reputable Ohio State fan outfit, staking a large portion of its name on Meyer becoming Ohio State's next coach.

If our nation's amateur air traffic controllers are sufficiently on their grind, it's not hard to imagine Meyer could've met with Ohio State and worked out an agreement that could eventually result in a contract. But it's just as easy to envision Meyer's tour of the country making a few more stops before it settles.

 

[Hurricane Season]

I meant to put a question mark in the title.

Didn't intend for it to be misleading.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

I meant to put a question mark in the title.

Didn't intend for it to be misleading.

I fixed it for ya.

 

[DJT]

Yea, I don't see it happening.

 

[elcheato]

Even though it's probably going to happen? He's from Ohio, and it's his dream job.

 

[DJT]

It would be cool to see him coach again...who knows.

 

[elcheato]

He already talked to Arizona and declined a job offer, he's ready to come back to coaching. OSU is the most high profile job available, and he's from Ohio.. It makes too much sense to not happen, unless OSU gets hit with some ridiculous sanctions.

 

[elcheato]

More people are reporting he's agreed to be the coach, and sadly enough he's putting Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Speilman on his staff lol. But we're also getting LSU's offensive coordinator.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

OSU looking up, if true!

 

[Elite]

Urban Meyer texted Pat Dooley saying the rumors aren't true.

Really hope they are though, no more Kirk Herbstreit on ESPN would be awesome.

 

[elcheato]

Why would he admit that he's the coach before he's actually allowed to sign on? Even though it still might not happen, of course he'll deny it. But it looks likely, and it seems like a perfect fit/match.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Why would he admit that he's the coach before he's actually allowed to sign on? Even though it still might not happen, of course he'll deny it. But it looks likely, and it seems like a perfect fit/match.

Hope it does happen, I like Urban.

 

[DJT]

Meyer just said there is "no truth" to the rumors.

Case closed.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Nah dude, I read this shit on the internet.

It's definitely true.

 

[elcheato]

lol at expecting him to say there is truth to it when technically he's not allowed to sign on as the coach until December.

2 weeks ago during a broadcast he said he had no intentions of coaching next year, and then a week later he talked to Arizona about their opening.

 

[RipCity32]

IDK, he had quite a serious tone when he said it.

 

[elcheato]

Did you really expect him to break the news that he's the new OSU coach in the middle of a Nebraska-Michigan game? OSU still has 2 games left with their current coach..

 

[RipCity32]

Nah, but he didn't even flinch about it lol.
Usually you can tell when someone is fibbing about those things.


But yeah, you are more than likely right.

 

[DJT]

He would have admitted it if it was there....there is nothing there...