Eleven Warriors

I think he will be here for five years, going 1-1 in NCGs, which would not put him near Woody or even Tress.

Well, Woody won 5 in 28 years.  I'd base it on how many years Urban stays in comparison.  I think Urban would have to stay at least 10 years and win at least 2 titles to really put himself in that conversation.

When Tress initially donned the Scarlet and Grey, would anyone have predicted the result? It's far too early to guess the outcome, but, Meyer is off to a great start. Even better, he is no doubt one of the most talented leaders to pace the sideline in Columbus.

im just hoping we can get 10-15 yrs out of urban...if he stays 15-20 i think he possibly could win 5-7 championships... i know of all the coaches out there that tosu had a chance of getting he is my number one fav guy

To early to tell but he's gonna need more than 1 to be the "Greatest" coach in OSU history.

Woody will always be tops at OSU.  His mystique and lore grow every year.  Urban, well we'll have to wait and see.  I hate all of this discussion about his end date when he is just getting started.  Let's enjoy him now and let him write his own legacy.  Enjoy the ride folks, because no matter how long he is here it won't be long enough.

This is like dating Heidi Klum.  While you are dating her you worry the entire time how you are going to remember her when she is gone.  Instead of enjoying her while you got her.  Love her now and maybe she'll never leave.  :\

Urban would have to make this a looooong stop if he wants to be known as OSU's greatest.  I mean, I can't even consider Tressel anywhere near Woody's ballpark because he only made it through a decade; Woody coached the program for 28 seasons, almost three times longer than Tressel.  That doesn't take anything away from Tressel's accomplishments, but you can't just be successful, you've got to be successful for a long time.  Why is Paul Brown--one of the greatest football coaches of all time--considered a relative footnote in Ohio State's Pantheon of Coaches?  Because he only coached here for three seasons--even though he won a national title.  

Just look at the great coaching legends of College Football: Rockne, Yost, Royal, Neyland, Schembechler, Hayes, Paterno, Bryant, Switzer, Osborne, Bowden...what do they all have in common?  A long, storied tenure with the program they made their career coaching.  If Urban wants to make an indelible mark similar to the one of Wayne Woodrow Hayes, he's going to have to coach here a lot longer than his contract stipulates--oh, and he's going to need at least three titles to go along with that.

Granted, the modern coach has proven to be a little different.  We've seen a lot more job-hopping from marquee coaches--NFL jumps from elite coaches like Jimmie Johnson, Steve Spurrier, and Nick Saban all come to mind--and it seems like teams are much more quick to pull the trigger on a coach when the going gets tough, so I wonder how many coaches really can stay at the head of a major program for more than 15-20 years (Hell, Mack Brown's been at UT for 14 years, and his prospects are appearing ever-dimmer).  Maybe guys like Saban are going to become the norm; staying at schools for 5-10 years, eviscerating the competition and moving on.  If that's indeed the case, Meyer will need a Saban-like dynasty of dominance to be considered among Woody Hayes (but not surpassing him, do you think any old-timers in Tuscaloosa believe Saban to be greater than Bear?).

I've long been a proponent of the belief that Meyer will stay here for 12+ years.  He's going to be an empty-nester soon, his game (and style) doesn't translate to the NFL (plus, he has no ambitions for that), he loves coaching, and I don't see him leaving this place.  If he makes it to 15 years, flat-out dominates the B1G, and wins consistently on the national stage, the Woody comparisons can begin--until that happens, he's just not worthy.

Urban could really go down as one of the 5 greatest coaches in college football history.  He already had 2 national titles.  He has an undefeated season coaching a non BCS team who was probably good enough to play in the National Championship game.  He has an undefeated season with a school that was on probation and would likely have played for the national title.  So in 11 years as a head coach, he's won 2 titles, and has had 2 teams worthy of winning or playing for a title.  If he stays here 10 years, I don't think it's crazy to think he'll have 3 titles.  He may not get that many and he could possibly win more who knows.

So after a 20 year career I'm going to assume he'll have 5 titles, plus the Utah and Ohio State undefeated teams that were left out.  That puts him as one of the all time greatest coaches to ever coach college football.  He'll have exceeded greats like Osborn, Bowden, and yes Woody.  Yet, he'll always be number 2 at Ohio State.  Which, overall is understandable.  He would of made significant milestones of his career elsewhere, where Woody achieved his greatness in Columbus alone.