Meyer changed the way the SEC plays offense and the way the Big 10 recruits.

We were still thumbing our noses at spread offenses and calling them soft and gimmicky until he got to Florida and started playing power football with it.

Similarly, Big 10 teams had all kinds of unspoken recruiting rules that Meyer just trashed as soon as he got to Ohio State. He forced a lot of Big 10 programs to modernize their recruiting.

He is an a-hole and an awful person, but his influence on college football is undeniable.

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Posted by WG_Dawg

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:57 am to VADawg

I don't necessarily disagree with much of what you're saying, but the OP gave a specific time frame so I think it's a bit unfair to throw that to the wind. We're stricktly going by 2008-2022 according to OP. For Meyer that includes:

-An elite national title season at UF in 08
-A pathetic 5 loss team in his final year at UF
-A healthy tenure at OSU including 1 national title. 4-2 record in bowl games. 2 loss teams in 2 of his last 3 seasons.
-A top 3 finish in 2 of his 6 non-probation seasons

That's a solid resume that's highlighted by 2 natioanlt titles. But there is nothing about it that woudl put him in a tier of his own above kirby or dabo

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