Whenever I’ve done a radio interview as an Ohio State observer in the past three years, the conversation has often inevitably turned to rival Michigan.
And the tone has rarely been positive for the Wolverines.
“What’s going wrong at That School Up North?” Ohio-based radio hosts have asked me, more times than I can remember.
My answer has always remained the same.
“When Ohio State had to replace Jim Tressel, it found the absolutely perfect replacement in Urban Meyer,” I would respond. “Michigan’s Urban Meyer is coaching in San Francisco.”
I’d say I should start looking for a new answer, but it’s more likely radio hosts are going to have to search for a new question.
Because in the reported hiring of Jim Harbaugh, Michigan has finally got its “Urban Meyer.” Heck, the Harbaugh hiring is as big as Nick Saban’s was at Alabama in 2007, a sleeping giant landing its perfect fit after more than half a decade of national irrelevance.
And although the Buckeyes’ road to Indianapolis—and beyond—just got tougher as their archrival got richer, the Harbaugh hiring in Ann Arbor shouldn’t be viewed as anything but a positive for Ohio State.
Because while the Buckeyes managed to make the first-ever College Football Playoff despite a Big Ten that’s been perceived as down for as long as Michigan has been, the debate about who should make the sport’s annual final four will only intensify as precedents are established.
And if the Big 12 opts to add a conference championship…
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