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Topic: Coach Solich

Topic: Coach Solich

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TheBikeman
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Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 11:39:52 AM

Syd Thrift, the one time General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, upon creating the late 80's and early nineties Pirates team told a press club audience; "it's not easy raising the dead".

Well Frank Solich could say the same thing., but he never has. He has made the Bobcats a power in the MAC. The team is winning on a consistent basis and has made its fans very proud. Yes, it's true they haven't won a conference championship, but they are right on the precipice of doing so. But that's not what is important here, it's the winning attitude that has prevailed over the team and how much fun it is to watch them play.

I love college football, this coming from a guy who lives in Pittsburgh and has the Steelers to root for. The passion of the kids that play for OU is contagious and I love the fact that they are on ESPN a lot lately. I wish Coach Solich continued success in the coming years ( I hope he stays on a while) and hope the OU community understands and appreciates what a fine job he has done.

Maybe now some of the students will stop wearing scarlet and gray on Saturdays.

As I mentioned above, I live in Pittsburgh. I am not an alumnus but I have a son and daughter who are.

Oldcat
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 2:01:46 PM

Nice!

OHIO1985
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 3:33:36 PM

I know I've been saying this quite a bit, but, let's just enjoy the ride with Solich. Unlike Nebraska, we'll keep coaches around that go 9-3 during the regular season. Especially when they win bowl games while televised to a national audience. Winning bowl games is a totally new experience Solich has brought to OHIO fans

Monroe Slavin
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 4:37:25 PM

ESPN grabbed the O-H-I-O coat tails and hung on for six games at the end of the year. Smart on them.

ShOUld happen again next year. 'cause we will be back better.

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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 4:38:24 PM

Ohio was 5-1 on National TV this year.

�We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.� ― Epictetus

66Huskie
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 5:11:51 PM

Former NIU coach Joe Novak was high on Solich..said that the MAC was fortunate to have a coach like Frank..

Pataskala
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/19/2011 7:51:33 PM

Interesting article from the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/12/16/1918449/solich-k...

I'm glad he seems to be enjoying himself here, and it looks like he has some more goals for this program. I hope he's in Athens for a long, long time. Thanks, Coach.

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txshack
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 12:00:24 AM

Lots of talk in Boise about why Solich would stay at OU with little to no fan interest. The first couple days heard alot about how our fans were setting a record for fewest tickets ever sold to a bowl game etc. Solich was quoted often explaning how much fun he was having. Sure hope everyone voices their appreciation.

Casper71
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 12:09:14 AM

I've sent my fourth congratulatory email to Coach Solich and staff for another great year and I recommend everyone on this board do the same thing. The guy has gotten us to the promised land and I am more confident than ever that I will live to see, not only our first Bowl win ever, but the first MAC Championship since the one I saw as a student back in 1968...during my lifetime!

OhioCatFan
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 12:13:08 AM

It should be pointed out that our athletic department may have set a record for the least amount of marketing of a bowl game in history. My wife, who has her master's from Marshall, was receiving emails on a daily basis about the Herd's bowl game and how to buy various ticket packages. We also received mailings. From Ohio we received exactly zero solicitations to go to the game. I guess we knew we had our guaranteed money in the bag, so we just decided to take our money and run. Now, Boise would have been a hard sell, and we might not have done much better with an all-out campaign to sell tickets, but I guess we'll never know that for sure.

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PutnamField
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 11:59:33 AM

The fact that Marshall is in any bowl game this year tells you most of what you need to know about how important bowl games are nowadays.

People floating on warm fuzzies to the extent that they think Ohio has reached the promised land after a one-point win in a bowl game that didn't exist before 1997 to reach 1-6 in the postseason under Frank says a lot, too.

crackerbaby00
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 12:06:01 PM

You gotta get win number 1 before you can get win number 2,3,4.....and so on

Bobcat Grad 86
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 12:25:50 PM

Oh Heck, I am going to beat the dead horse some more: Did Marshall mention in their emails if they were providing shuttle service?

OhioCatFan
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 1:24:35 PM

Bobcat Grad 86 wrote:

Oh Heck, I am going to beat the dead horse some more: Did Marshall mention in their emails if they were providing shuttle service?

Does a well-run AD office have to state the obvious?

brucecuth
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RE: Coach Solich

Posted: 12/20/2011 1:30:07 PM

my thanks to coach solich, too. probably more than anyone, i'm sure he recognizes the shortcomings in our athletic department. i KNOW it has virtually no money to work with. on the one hand, it makes me marvel at some things, such as the fact that the convo is still a GREAT basketball venue more than 40 years after it opened. On the other, i shutter at the way some things are done, or not done, such as fundraising for the new multi purpose center and marketing for the bowl game.

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