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Originally posted by Rob F View Post.......... I still have my doubts about the staying power of the urban legend.
Are there significant differences between No Titles Hoke and the flagship's captain urban meyer?
In short, yes, huge differences.
I've watched meyer since he first appeared on the national CFB radar at Utah. He's driven. I'd compare that drive to Lance Armstrong 's. Armstrong is consumed by winning. In the opinion of most observers he has sold his sole to do that.
I've tried to put this kind of desire to win in perspective. I can't say I have not admired Armstrong. At the height of his cycling career and as a sports figure, he was a big deal ...... admired is an understatement regarding what the world thought of him.
In retrospect, he is clearly flawed having let that inner desire compromise his ethics. He cheated and has admitted it. But, let me see. Does he think it might have been worth it? I think so. To him and others like him, winning and the accolades and adulation that go with it, are food for his soul. Like water is to life. This despite the enormous penalties he has suffered both financial and with regard to his reputation.
I think meyer has that Armstrong gene. I think osu has a tendency to seek out people like that to run their revenue sports. Because, after all, winning is everything to them and to a number of other college programs. We see it all the time. It's not just osu. They just happen to be our target in this particular forum. For better or for worse. If you went to a Bama forum, it would be Auburn. And Bama fans would be right about Auburn.
So yeah, I agree with you Rob, but perhaps for different reasons. Given my belief that meyer has the Armstrong gene, it's just a matter of time before suspicion mounts about his recruiting, his on field success, all of it. Success usually does breed suspicion and rightfully so. Armstrong was finally unmasked as a cheater.
......... And this gets us back to the question at hand. For me, I pretty sure there are huge differences between No Titles Hoke and ufm and I'm real glad there are.Last edited by Jeff Buchanan; May 12, 2013, 11:07 AM.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.
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it's a good point, and probably a fair one.
I think DSL is correct in his one line synopsis that Ohio is consumed with winning and M is consumed with making money. To the extent that winning helps make money, M will do what it takes.
Having your athletic programs on probation is not a positive for fundraising and MSC will not be tolerant of it. Winning enough to be in the national conversation, even if it means getting beaten more often than not by Ohio, probably will still keep the donors engaged, and is good enough for M.
There are some M fans (OP as a Prime example), however, who are not tolerant of this and have higher expectations --- unfortunately, they are not the loudest voices.
I think the cultural gap between M and Ohio is going to continue to grow. When you think about it, Ohio really is a misfit in the B1G, and really should be playing in the SEC.Last edited by Pasadena Blue; May 12, 2013, 12:01 PM.
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The difference between cycling and college football is that if you are caught cheating in cycling, people take the common sense approach of assuming that your victories are invalid. People have reasonably concluded that Armstrong was a fraud. This is in stark contrast to college football, where the NCAA and the schools that get caught cheating bend over backwards to minimize punishments. If cycling were like the NCAA, Lance Armstrong would have been forced to "vacate" one victory, and he would still be allowed to compete and eligible for the Hall of Fame. And anyone who chalked up his victories to cheating would be accused of "sour grapes".Last edited by Hannibal; May 12, 2013, 12:36 PM.
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I pretty sure there are huge differences between No Titles Hoke and ufm and I'm real glad there are.
The urban myth doesn't have the stranglehold on ohio that his predecessor did."in order to lead America you must love America"
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Do you guys really want me to respond to this nonsense in the recruiting thread? Seriously?
I think UFM has the Vince Lombardi gene. Perhaps the Abraham Lincoln gene. Brilliant, driven leaders who achieve massive success and earn admiration from contemporaries and historians alike.
What a nonsense discussion.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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UFM doesn't negatively recruit. In that limited regard, he's like Coach No-Titles.
In terms of recruiting and on-the-field success, not so much.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.
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Do you guys really want me to respond to this nonsense in the recruiting thread? Seriously?
What could possibly be wrong with totally ignoring it?
What a nonsense discussion.
And you're already comparing the Urban Myth with Vince Lombardi and Abraham Lincoln?
"in order to lead America you must love America"
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Originally posted by iam416 View PostDo you guys really want me to respond to this nonsense in the recruiting thread? Seriously?
Listening to comments from recruits, it seems like Urban sells himself. Both John Reschke and Drake Harris mentioned Meyer showing them his rings. Reschke said he thought Meyer came off as arrogant. Some kids like that. He has the name and his past success to sell. I believe Hoke sells Michigan, and comes off as a regular guy. I can see myself drinking beer and eating potato chips with him while watching a game on television. As Jabril Peppers said, "Real recognizes real." The next few years of the rivalry are going to be interesting. Thank heaven RichRod is gone.I'll let you ban hate speech when you let me define hate speech.
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