Okay, so, let’s talk about this whole Urban Meyer versus Michigan thing. I’ve been digging into this for a while now, and it’s pretty wild. As a die-hard Ohio State fan, this stuff is like gold to me.
First off, I started by looking at Meyer’s overall record against Michigan. I mean, the guy was a beast! I searched around and saw that he went up against them seven times, and guess what? He won every single time! Can you believe that? Seven to zero! That’s just insane.
To get a better grip on it, I made a list of the years he coached against Michigan and the results:
- 2012: Beat ’em.
- 2013: Beat ’em.
- 2014: Beat ’em.
- 2015: Beat ’em.
- 2016: Beat ’em.
- 2017: Beat ’em.
- 2018: Yep, beat ’em again!
Then, I tried to find out how he did it. Because, let’s face it, winning against your biggest rival every time doesn’t just happen by accident. I read some interviews and articles where Meyer talked about it. He was super serious about “The Game,” like, it was his number one priority. He said, and I remember reading this, “I was raised you could lose all games, but never lose that game.” That really tells you something about his mindset, right?
I also watched a couple of videos. I remember watching this one, he was discussing strategy or something with another coach. He was all about the details, which I think really made the difference. It just made me think about how much effort he put into preparing for those games.
After that, I looked up some history of other Ohio State coaches against Michigan. Turns out, Meyer is the only one who never lost to them. Some other coach named Wilce, he had the worst record, I found out he lost six games in a row against Michigan years ago, but finally won in 1928. Good for him I guess.
But seriously, going 7-0 is a huge deal. I even read somewhere that Meyer himself considers it his biggest accomplishment, even bigger than winning the national championship in 2014. I just think it’s really impressive. I mean that level of consistency? Amazing.
So, yeah, that’s my little deep dive into the Urban Meyer versus Michigan rivalry. It’s been pretty cool to learn all this stuff. I mean, it is an incredible thing he did, right?
