Urban Meyer hired by OSU

[Soda]

What is Delaney going to do? Remind him about a "gentleman's agreement"?

Urban can say :fu:, it is legal. Plus, Delaney won't touch OSU.

 

[Scrote Squad]

What are the "tactics" Bielema is talking about?

He's just a butt-hurt pussy. Apparently, they've had a "gentleman's agreement" in the B10 when it comes to recruiting. Urban comes from a different conference where recruiting is cut throat. He called every recruit he could to gauge interest. It's not his fault that Dodson wasn't completely loyal to Wisconsin. Even Kalis said that Urban called and asked if he was interested. When Kalis said no, Urban moved on.

I think it's honestly a case that Urban doesn't pussy foot when recruiting. And Bielema's pussy is sore because of it.

 

[AZ_]

If Urban swayed Dodson away from anybody it was USC, everyone in the building knew his commitment wasn't solid for months.

What do you expect these kids to do, it was Beilema himself who was in these kids ear about sanctions and the holy hammer of Thor coming down on the program. Sorry you were spewing bullshit in an effort to force these kids away from where they ultimately wanted to be, but don't blame Urban Meyer when he takes back kids who were VERY interested in the program from the outset and were waiting to see what happened.

 

[cdt]

This 'gentlemens agreement' sounds like one of the reasons why the Big10 has gone down the shitter...

Tressel might have been in on it, but Meyer as stated comes from a conference where nothing matters but the pen to paper. Not to mention Meyer didn't have multiple years to recruit this class like the others have. So does he not have a fair shot at them? Sounds like sour grapes to me, maybe they should have stayed on their recruits and kept them from straying away.

Bielema like the guy pissed at 5 guys for railing his wife when he should really be upset with his whore of a wife.


Urban Fuckin Meyer :fu: :fu: :fu:

 

[Tlyons]

If urban isn't paying them or illegally contacting them then BB can cry me a river. Sounds like a guy upset because he knows his program is going to take a step back this year. Gentlemen's agreement? Urbs doesn't wear a sweater vest bitch.

 

[bushwick_bill]

http://twitter.com/#!/BretBielema

 

[glockcoma]

If I twitter I would let him know what a butt-hurt pussy he is. A "gentleman's agreement when it comes to recruiting" is absolutely retarded.

 

[Wulfgar1224]

http://twitter.com/#!/BretBielema

You know, it isn't even worth bothering IMO. OSU has a far better tradition and will leap past Wisconsin in the next few years. Wisconsin just won't be able to compete recruiting or on the field with OSU as long as Meyer is here. As much as I hate to say it, Hoke is the real threat to Urban. He may come off as annoying but he's an outstanding coach and solid recruiter. The team up North is in far better hand with him than RR or Lloyd. I think we are going to see a return to the big 2 and little 10 days of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

 

[Chris]

You know, it isn't even worth bothering IMO. OSU has a far better tradition and will leap past Wisconsin in the next few years. Wisconsin just won't be able to compete recruiting or on the field with OSU as long as Meyer is here. As much as I hate to say it, Hoke is the real threat to Urban. He may come off as annoying but he's an outstanding coach and solid recruiter. The team up North is in far better hand with him than RR or Lloyd. I think we are going to see a return to the big 2 and little 10 days of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

I kind of wish we were, but I'm not impressed by Michigan at all. Hoke is above average but their talent level and performance on the field this year left a lot to be desired despite their bowl win (which was in and of itself less than impressive). Gonna have to show me more than that. I would take Meyer and the direction we are heading in over Michigan and the direction they are heading in, but hey, I'm biased.

 

[Wulfgar1224]

I kind of wish we were, but I'm not impressed by Michigan at all. Hoke is above average but their talent level and performance on the field this year left a lot to be desired despite their bowl win (which was in and of itself less than impressive). Gonna have to show me more than that. I would take Meyer and the direction we are heading in over Michigan and the direction they are heading in, but hey, I'm biased.

I'm biased too and love where the Buckeyes are headed. You're also right in that the Wolves don't have the talent base yet. I thought that they benefited from a soft schedule by avoiding Wisconsin and having a ton of home games. But, I've seen the work the Hoke has done with both Ball State and SDSU. I know they aren't on a par with the Big 10, but he knows how to build a program. With their tradition, he'll get the talent they'll need to compete. Having said that, though, the coach that they could've hired that scared me was Jim Harbaugh. I'm so glad that they didn't get him. He is a straight up winner and would've been the perfect hire for them.

 

[Soda]

http://twitter.com/#!/BretBielema

Why bother? OSU has already won.

 

[KB]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...n-meyer.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp

Meyer responds to critics, defends Ohio State recruiting practices
Posted: Friday February 3, 2012 4:25PM ; Updated: Friday February 3, 2012 11:05PM


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday.

New Ohio State coach Urban Meyer faced off with at least a couple of coaches who have been reported saying they question his poaching of recruits who had already committed to other programs.

Meyer's first recruiting class on Wednesday included eight players who initially had said they were attending another school, including four who originally said they were going to Penn State and one each who had declared they would go to Michigan State and Wisconsin. Two others had verbally committed to Notre Dame.

"We had an opportunity to discuss a number of issues with each other and conference staff, including those that have arisen this week," Meyer said in a statement issued after the meeting on Friday. "It should be noted that my coaching staff is in full compliance with our recruiting efforts, and no one on this staff did anything illegal or unethical."

He said his staff would continue to be "relentless."

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has been quoted expressing his displeasure with Ohio State raiding other team's recruits. Michigan State's Mark Dantonio also reportedly questioned Meyer's recruiting tactics, but he said Friday his comments were taken out of context and were not directed at Meyer.

Bielema was upset over losing out on offensive lineman Kyle Dodson, who had said he was coming to Wisconsin, but then ended up signing with the Buckeyes.

"There's a few things that happened early on I made people be aware of that I didn't want to see in this league that I had seen take place at other leagues," Bielema said on Wednesday's first day for the signing of national letters of intent in football. "Other recruiting tactics, other recruiting practices that are illegal. I was very up front and was very poignant to the fact. I actually reached out to coach Meyer and shared my thoughts and concerns with him and the situation got rectified."

Bielema did not go into further detail.

On Friday, Michigan State issued a statement from Dantonio in which he said he wanted to "correct some inaccurate news accounts that have appeared over the last two days."

"The timing of my comments was a reflection of an occurring matter on signing day and had nothing to do with Urban Meyer and Ohio State," the statement said. "My comments regarding 'unethical' behavior were general in nature, according to my current coaching philosophy, and not directed toward any particular institution."

The Buckeyes signed defensive end Se'Von Pittman from Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday. He had verbally committed to Michigan State.

Spartans defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, also a former Tressel assistant, said at a speaking engagement in Canton, Ohio, that there used to be an unwritten rule between coaches in the conference.

"I'm not accusing anyone specifically," Narduzzi said. "All I'm saying was that there was time when there was an understanding between coaches that if two of you were going after somebody and they committed, you backed off."

Verbal commitments are just that, unofficial statements of a recruit's intention. Until they actually sign their letters of intent, however, their commitment is not legally binding.

Still, most coaches in the conference have acknowledged an unwritten gentleman's agreement to not swoop in and grab players who have pledged to another Big Ten school. Former Purdue coach Joe Tiller blasted former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez for doing just that four years ago.

Asked Wednesday if he had "flipped" a lot of recruits this year who had committed elsewhere, Meyer said, "Sometimes they say, 'How can you go recruit a young guy committed to another school?' You ask a question, 'Are you interested?' If they say no, you move on.

"If they say, 'Yes, very interested,' then you throw that hook out there. If they're interested, absolutely, especially from your home state."

Ohio State is banned from going to a bowl game after the 2012 season as part of NCAA sanctions accrued under Tressel. The Buckeyes are also facing recruiting limitations (three fewer scholarships each of the next three years) among other penalties, including vacating the 2010 season and serving three years of NCAA probation.

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith also jumped to the defense of Meyer on Friday.

"I am disappointed that negative references have been made about our football coaches, and particularly head coach Urban Meyer regarding recruiting," Smith said in a statement.

Smith said that Bielema and Dantonio should have voiced their concerns about Meyer to their athletic directors, who would then have discussed the matter. He also said that Meyer and his staff have had a "compliance conscience" in their brief time on the job.

Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

[Juice is Loose]

Why bother? OSU has already won.

Yeah, have you seen the joke of a schedule you guys play next year?

 

[Soda]

Yeah, have you seen the joke of a schedule you guys play next year?

:chuckles: Yes, the schedule is easy. It doesn't matter, though, because they won't be able to play in a bowl game anyways. We may not even do "great", but the point is moot. Bret Bielema looks like a douche for making shit up because he was butt-hurt. No need to rub it in.

 

[Juice is Loose]

:chuckles: Yes, the schedule is easy. It doesn't matter, though, because they won't be able to play in a bowl game anyways. We may not even do "great", but the point is moot. Bret Bielema looks like a douche for making shit up because he was butt-hurt. No need to rub it in.

Listen I hate OSU out of any program in the NCAA. But I gotta say I'm against Bielema in this. Kids always commit and decommit, but until they sign their LOI it's not a done deal. If Bielema is pissed just beat them on the field.