Urban Meyer has had trouble making friends in the Big Ten conference ever since being named the new head coach of the Ohio St. Buckeyes, but things boiled over a bit earlier this week following National Signing Day. In particular, Wisconsin Badgers coach Bret Bielema wasn't happy with Meyer's way of recruiting.
It wasn't that Meyer was doing anything technically illegal in the way he recruited his players, but it seems the majority of his Big Ten brethren had an unwritten rule that said "once a player commits to one school, the rest of the schools are forbidden to continue recruiting said player."
Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin's athletic director, has went on record to say that he has no qualms about the way Meyer recruited. In an interview with ESPN's Joe Schad, Alvarez he has not had any discussions about any potential NCAA violations by other schools and that what Meyer did was okay by him.
UW AD Barry Alvarez: "Recruiting is recruiting until they sign. If we had somebody who changed their mind and came to us, that's OK."
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) February 3, 2012
Alvarez: "Urban was very aggressive but there is no pact within the conference not to continue to recruit. Open season until they sign."
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) February 3, 2012
It'll be interesting to see if there's any further fallout regarding Meyer's recruiting tactics as he continues to embed himself in the Big Ten culture.
For more on the parties involved, visit Ohio State blog Along the Olentangy, Wisconsin blog Bucky's 5th Quarter and Big Ten blog Off Tackle Empire.
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with this scumbag coming to the Big 10
we can expect to have all the same problems the sec has. recruitment scandals, cheating, and a bunch of thugs for players. too bad ohio scum can’t just go join the rest of the cheaters in the sec.
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by detroit_fan on Feb 3, 2012 12:49 PM EST reply actions
Lest we forget Urbz is an original product of the B1G
His methods became “perfected” while in the SEC…
by ApothecaryMark on Feb 3, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
you already have them my friend
You’ve had them for the last decade. Chris Webber says longer. Its awfully convenient that people forget about basketball when getting high and mighty.
by Mark Mandingo on Feb 3, 2012 1:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
people forget because college basketball is dead & irrelevant
even duke can’t gets their students to the game.
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by detroit_fan on Feb 3, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
well let me remind you
The big ten cheats just like everybody else.
by Mark Mandingo on Feb 3, 2012 1:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan
All three bell cows have embarrassed the conference with scandal. Becoming like the SEC would be a step-up.
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by GwinnettGamecock on Feb 3, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'm disappointing in all of you.
B1G & SEC fans should be able to set differences aside and laugh at Bielema together, as college football brethren, in moments like this. For shame, I say.
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