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The Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry never takes a break, not even during the offseason. If anyone should know that, it's former OSU head coach Urban Meyer, who just so happened to go undefeated against his arch-rivals, notching a 7-0 record against the maize and blue during his time in Columbus.
The Michigan of the last few years, though, isn't recognizable from what Meyer knew historically. While appearing on 'The Script' podcast, Meyer dove into his good friend, former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, taking over the Michigan program after Sherrone Moore was fired last season because of an alleged scandalous affair.
And that was just the most recent scandal and news of transgressions Michigan has been involved in since the latter half of former head coach Jim Harbaugh's career in Ann Arbor. Meyer admits that some of what he's seen from That Team Up North over the last few years has changed his opinion of the program a bit.
"I've said this many times, and I know Cardale (Jones) knows this because I've said it to our players. Name another person who respects that school more than I do," Meyer said recently on the Cardale Jones and Beanie Wells' podcast. "I'm including some people that have gone there. That's how much I respect that school. That's why we work so hard to beat them. I know their history, I was friends with Bo Schembechler. I was friends with Lloyd Carr and Gary Moeller, I know those great players. When someone says they have great players, I snap all over people and say, what are you talking about?"
The respect was clearly there, but then Meyer dove into how he feels now after seeing the Michigan program bob and weave so much negative news.
"And so the respect I have for that school academically, the school as a football program. I'll tell you, it's taken a little bit of a hit, though," Meyer said. "What's gone on the last four or five years, I lost a little respect, Cardale. I know this is going to make some headlines, but the nonsense that has gone on up there, that's not the Wolverine team or program that I know. When I started hearing about all the violations and then the most recent stuff … they hired the right guy to get them back."
Michigan fans may shrug this off as another Ohio State guy sounding off with a biased take and impression of their program, but the reality is that Meyer has been known to praise the Michigan program for what it means historically to the OSU rivalry and college football as a whole. What he says gets attention, and he's not the only one who feels this way.
Hopefully, for the sake of the rivalry, Kyle Whittingham can bring back a little respect and fresh culture to the Michigan program. And that's about as far as we're going to go with wishing the Wolverines well wishes.
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This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer critical of Michigan program
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The Michigan of the last few years, though, isn't recognizable from what Meyer knew historically. While appearing on 'The Script' podcast, Meyer dove into his good friend, former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, taking over the Michigan program after Sherrone Moore was fired last season because of an alleged scandalous affair.
And that was just the most recent scandal and news of transgressions Michigan has been involved in since the latter half of former head coach Jim Harbaugh's career in Ann Arbor. Meyer admits that some of what he's seen from That Team Up North over the last few years has changed his opinion of the program a bit.
"I've said this many times, and I know Cardale (Jones) knows this because I've said it to our players. Name another person who respects that school more than I do," Meyer said recently on the Cardale Jones and Beanie Wells' podcast. "I'm including some people that have gone there. That's how much I respect that school. That's why we work so hard to beat them. I know their history, I was friends with Bo Schembechler. I was friends with Lloyd Carr and Gary Moeller, I know those great players. When someone says they have great players, I snap all over people and say, what are you talking about?"
The respect was clearly there, but then Meyer dove into how he feels now after seeing the Michigan program bob and weave so much negative news.
"And so the respect I have for that school academically, the school as a football program. I'll tell you, it's taken a little bit of a hit, though," Meyer said. "What's gone on the last four or five years, I lost a little respect, Cardale. I know this is going to make some headlines, but the nonsense that has gone on up there, that's not the Wolverine team or program that I know. When I started hearing about all the violations and then the most recent stuff … they hired the right guy to get them back."
Michigan fans may shrug this off as another Ohio State guy sounding off with a biased take and impression of their program, but the reality is that Meyer has been known to praise the Michigan program for what it means historically to the OSU rivalry and college football as a whole. What he says gets attention, and he's not the only one who feels this way.
Hopefully, for the sake of the rivalry, Kyle Whittingham can bring back a little respect and fresh culture to the Michigan program. And that's about as far as we're going to go with wishing the Wolverines well wishes.
Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer critical of Michigan program
Continue reading...
