Urban Meyer’s arrival as the head coach at Ohio State hit a speed bump when the NCAA announced that the Buckeyes were banned from the 2012 postseason.
That means that even in the unlikely even that Ohio State goes 12-0 in the regular season, they will not get to play for a national championship let alone a Big Ten championship.
However, that doesn’t mean that a shortened regular season won’t benefit Meyer.
What it takes away, obviously, is the 15 extra practices that come from playing in the bowl game and a chance for this year’s freshmen to experience the bowls.
But what it gives this team is a chance to prepare itself for a national championship opportunity the following season similar to what USC did last season.
Meyer also gets a chance to let his new message sink in further with a clean slate and a full year’s audition to get ready for the future.
The best thing that can happen for a program that has a postseason ban is for them to go through a coaching change like Ohio State is…
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