Urban Meyer recently agreed to become the new head coach at The Ohio State University. The deal is for a reported 7 years and $40 million. Meyer left Florida after the 2010 season citing health concerns and wanting to be around his family more. He has been successful everywhere he has coached including Bowling Green, Utah and Florida and will surely be successful with the Buckeyes. As a Florida State fan, I was happy to see him leave Florida because FSU just couldn't beat them. As a Michigan State fan I fear the same type of results. I can't help but think of all the Florida fans sitting around scratching their heads. Did he really leave due to health problems and wanting to see his family more? Did he love Tim Tebow so much that he didn't want to rebuild the Gator "family" after he left?
It appears that he has stepped into the perfect situation at OSU. He will take over a program with a ton of talented athletes. They have a freshman quarterback who is a dual threat option (ala Tebow and Chris Leak). He grew up in Northern Ohio so he should be able to recruit the state and with his ties to the Southeast, he may be able to lure some of the talented players bound for SEC schools like Alabama and LSU to Columbus. The real questions are, who will be his assistants, will his offensive system work in the Big Ten, and can he beat Michigan. As a Buckeye coach, if you lose to UM, you will be considered unsuccessful. No matter how many games you win (ask John Cooper).
If Urban Meyer can get the skilled position players like he had at Florida, the Big Ten is in BIG Trouble for the foreseeable future.
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