Urban Meyer at Ohio State

[Rambo McClain]

The Big Ten needs to fix how they select Division Champs

Urban Meyer in Regular Season Big Ten games
2012 8-0 nothing
2013 8-0 nothing - at least he got to play for one
2014 8-0 Big Ten Champs
2015 7-1 nothing
2016 8-1 nothing

He is 39-2 in Big Ten Regular season games the last 5 years, yet only has 1 Big Ten Championship and has only gotten in the Title Game twice. Something is wrong with this, 5 years 1 Big Ten Championship for Urban Meyer


Home and Away is huge
Ohio State - 7-0 at home 4-1 on the road
Michigan - 8-0 at home 2-2 on the road
Penn State - 7-0 at home 3-2 on the road

Ohio State road games
W (9-2) Oklahoma
W (10-2) Wisconsin
L (10-2) Penn State
W (6-6) Maryland
W (3-9) Michigan State
Ohio State 2-1 on the road vs above .500 teams

Michigan road games
W (2-10) Rutgers
W (3-9) Michigan State
L (8-4) Iowa
L (11-) Ohio State
Michigan 0-2 on the road vs above .500 teams

Penn State
L (8-4) Pittsburgh
L (10-2) Michigan
W (3-9) Purdue
W (6-6) Indiana
W (2-10) Rutgers
Penn State 0-2 on the road vs above .500 teams

Maybe the tiebreaker should be like the NFL tiebreaker, Opponents W/L record. Penn State is getting credit for receiving a HOME game vs OSU. Penn State can't win vs good teams on the Road.

[Willard Fillmore]

I would MUCH rather be in Ohio State's shoes, in regards to making the Four Team Playoff. They're in. IF they played another game and lost(the Big Ten Title game), they'd be out. This way they are IN the Four Team Playoff, a MUCH bigger thing than a Big Ten Title. AND have an extra week to heal injuries and an extra week to prepare for the next game, that the other three teams won't have. Ohio State hasn't had a week off since September. Urban is 42-2 when he's had at least 2 weeks to prepare for a game. 

[DrTorch]

I don't care about a worthless Championship that is based on random gerrymandering and unbalanced schedules. Just get to the Final Four.

[Willard Fillmore]

TRUTH! As far as recruiting goes, other than having 12 players go in the top 4 rounds of the NFL draft. Playing for a National Championship, as opposed a Conference Title, means MUCH MUCH more. 

[sportsjock]

Folks, we need to acknowledge an unmistakable reality.
The Big Ten Conference two best teams played a double O.T. game before 110,465 fans and before a nationwide audience of an estimated 15 million viewers.
Nobody's kidding anyone, essentially, the Big Ten Championship has already been played.

The most important fact is......Ohio State is a lock for the playoffs....A Lock

An ESPN panel was having a discussion on 'who's in and who's not' You can guess Mark May's stance.

The Playoff committee has Ohio State their solid #2 and just defeated their #3 team....no brainer, OSU will remain the #2 spot and if by chance Alabama gets upset in the SEC Championship game, expect Alabama and OSU to swap positions.

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If taking the top 4 teams, OSU is in. If taking the top 4 conference champions, Barry with need a win to sweet talk his Badgers in.

[Willard Fillmore]

If Wisconsin beats Penn State, that means Ohio State is a one loss team that has beaten 2 of the 5 Power Conference Champions.

[Deleted]

Currently the Badgers are favored.

[sportsjock]

5 years as head coach at Ohio State, Urban Meyer has little more to prove and has put the Big Ten in the national limelight since his arrival, but "Coach of the Year' awards continue to elude the B1G's premiere coach.

[Rambo McClain]

Urban Meyer in Bowl Games
2015 - W 44-28 Notre Dame - Fiesta Bowl
2014 - W 42-20 Oregon - National Championship Game
------ W 42-35 Alabama - Sugar Bowl
2013 - L 40-35 Clemson - Orange Bowl
2010 - W 37-24 Penn State - Outback Bowl
2009 - W 51-24 Cincinnati - Sugar Bowl
2008 - W 24-14 Oklahoma - BCS Championship Game
2007 - L 41-35 Michigan - Capital One Bowl
2006 - W 41-14 Ohio State - BCS Championship Game
2005 - W 31-24 Iowa - Outback Bowl
2004 - W 35-7 Pittsburgh - Fiesta Bowl
2003 - W 17-0 Southern Miss - Liberty Bowl

10-2 in Bowl Games
Urban's teams have scored 30+ in 10 of 12 Bowl Games

[sportsjock]

Wonder how that compares to Saban's bowl games?