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Michigan State football: 3 pros and 3 cons for Urban Meyer as head coach

By Scott Tolonen

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer with the Rose Bowl trophy celebrates winning the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer with the Rose Bowl trophy celebrates winning the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Dec 12, 2021; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer against the Tennessee Titans during first half at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2021; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer against the Tennessee Titans during first half at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports /

Con: Not a long-term solution

As mentioned above, controversy follows Urban Meyer, meaning he doesn’t stay at one stop for long. It’s tough to continuously recruit when high school players and their parents don’t know if some “health issue” will come up during the season and Meyer has to resign. He was only at Florida for six seasons and Ohio State for seven despite all the winning that took place.

You would think that a university would want to keep a coach that could win a national championship in any given season and lock him up long term.

My personal preference? Give me five years of 10-11, even 12-13 wins and I’ll have those memories last me through the rough 5-10 years after he leaves.

Florida has been a mess since he left and while Ohio State, while winning plenty of games, hasn’t won the conference in two years, albeit lost to a team who will have their Big Ten titles vacated in due time.

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