Was Saturday another nail in the coffin that holds the “Urban Meyer is a great in-game coach” narrative? His team won, but the eye test says yes.
Meyer enjoyed a historic rise with brief and incredibly successful stops in Bowling Green and Utah before going to Florida. He won 10 games his first season helming the Utes and went undefeated in 2004, including a BCS victory.
As a Gator he won multiple national titles, including the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, a game I got to attend. In a stadium that was three-quarters scarlet and gray, OSU’s Ted Ginn returned the opening kick and the expected rout was on.