He's Baaaaaaack

I am not sure what to make of Urban Meyer's return to the coaching ranks. I am not a big fan of the guy as a person, as I do believe the moniker Urban Liar is an appropriate one, but he is a good coach. Not a great coach, but very good. He will do well at OSU where he will get first crack at many talented local players while grabbing a few top-notch players from around the country. He will get full support from all involved and the probation and losses of scholarships is not too bad. Considering he is now in the same conference with Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, etc, he should be okay. Ohio State is a top 5, maybe top 3, program.
But there is more to it than that. At the heart of the recent OSU scandal was law breaking followed by a cover up by coach Jim Tressel. While we have no reason to believe Meyer would keep any NCAA rule violations to himself, he has a woeful record in recruiting the kind of kid who would break the laws in the first place. It took more than 20 arrests of Florida players before it became a school embarrassment (Meyer never seemed to notice)--how many in Columbus where there should be a zero policy for that type of behavior? And I believe the way he walked out on Florida was more cowardly than some legitimate move for his health and family. His coaching staff had been ripped to shreds by guys getting head coaching jobs, Tim Tebow graduated, his offense had been figured out and he was no longer the big guy in the conference with Nick Saban's success at Alabama. Suddenly he loved his family? The only way he could have proved me wrong was to stay away as how could a return be legitimate when you said you were leaving for health reasons and your family? He talks of working less, but that is impossible. Meyer won because he out-worked guys. Buckeye fans will expect nothing less than excellence even with probation.