The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Ex-Florida Gator head coach Urban Meyer made it official yesterday that he will be the new coach at Ohio State. Living near Columbus, I've been hearing/reading about this almost non-stop since it was announced. In my opinion, it's a great hire. While Meyer's health may be reason to worry some, for the time being, this hire should bring a great deal of excitement to an area that loves their football and is going through a very disappointing, scandal-filled, 6-6 season. Some naysayers have claimed that Meyer can't be successful as a college coach without Tim Tebow. This is ludicrous. Tim Tebow was a great college football player, but was not the reason for Urban Meyer's success. Let's look over Meyer's resume. He got started at Bowling Green in 2001 and led the Falcons to an 8-3 record, which placed them 2nd in the MAC. He finished after his second season there, when he led the team to a 9-3 record and a 3rd place finish in the conference. In two years at ...

Having been born, raised, and resided there for 26 years, I tend to pay close attention to Nebraska football. There aren't any pro teams in the cornfield state. There may be an arena football team, college basketball, etc., but if you ask 100 random people in the state what one sport/team they pay closest attention to, I imagine 99 will say the Nebraska Cornhuskers' football team. Going into last night's primetime game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, the Huskers were 4-0 and ranked 8th in the country. The Badgers greeted the Huskers into Big Ten play with a 48-17 thrashing of the Cornhuskers. After getting out to a 14-7 lead, Nebraska was outscored 41-3 the rest of the way through. Now, I don't think Nebraska could have won this game. However, I don't understand their strategy and play-calling. They abandoned their strength, the ground game, WAY too early. That is what vaulted them to a 14-7 lead. But, after Wisconsin scored a touchdown and had an ext...