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Urban Meyer held his first ever game week press conference as the head coach at The Ohio State University Monday. He opened with, "to say I'm very excited about Saturday would be a very shallow statement, because everyone knows that." From there, it was the same desires for an angry team you've grown accustomed to over the last several weeks and months.
Check out the rest of the highlights from Meyer's weekly presser below:
Urban Meyer: "Our guys are ready to go play."
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On last year's team vs. now "I can't comment on last year's team… [But] I think I've got a team that's chomping at the bit to go play."
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"Luke Fickell's job is not to stop Braxton Miller & the spread offense, it's to stop Miami (Ohio)."
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"How does Oregon's D get ready for USC? I know Chip very well, but what I know we do. We give a lot of effort to make sure they're ready."
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On Meyer's first game in the Horseshoe "It's going to be a very emotional time."
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"Corey Linsley is the guy that's made the biggest jump. He's gone from a nobody to the apex of our offense."
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"Carlos Hyde would be running a close second and then Philly Brown's a guy that's really come on."
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"On defense, Garrett Goebel, I didn't have any idea who he was, but he's a captain and he's playing really good football for us."
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Travis Howard also mentioned as making monumental progress moving forward. Attributes some to the push from Doran Grant & Coombs' tutelage.
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"We have a plus one week. It's like a bye week. Full pads today, full pads tomorrow. Shoulder pads Wednesday. Thursday, shoulder pads off."
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"No balls on the ground, no playbacks." Also talks about "Bloody Tuesday". Sounds positively delightful.
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"I have a lot guys on our staff I didn't know. But you never know until you know."
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"We've got 3 true freshman running on kickoff… The good news is, the 3 are really good players."
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"They're a spread that throws it. We want to be 50/50. [We're] a lining up and rocking off the ball offense." On Miami v OSU.
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Meyer also gives credit to Miami's QB and WR saying they can play anywhere in the country.
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"I know Ohio State's always been very good on special teams..Don't know how much change you'll see…We will go after a bunch of punts."
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Meyer mentions an obligation to be honest to the media. Heh.
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On helmet sticker criteria "Could you imagine if we decided not to continue the Buckeye leafs?"
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"There is a little different. We adapted it a little bit. Was approved by former players...Team and individual awards."
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"Braxton has come a million miles. I think he's fairly comfortable. Our goal is to make him a quarterback that's very athletic."
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"How much time will I spend with [Braxton]? A lot… At some point, not this very game, he'll write the script for us."
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On Nathan Williams "I would hope to have him for a limited basis in the first game, but today's a big day for him."
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"I'm biased because I love [Ryan Shazier]. Gives you everything he's got. So sincere. God given skill level is really high."
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Says Shazier is 15 pounds more than he was last year and they expect him to be an all-Big Ten type at some point in his career.
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"If Carlos Hyde is having a hell of a day and I see that ball coming away from his body. He's out."
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Compares Braxton Miller to Chris Leak.yfrog.com/ocsz0caj
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On Quick Cals: "Everybody has a dream. My dream is the entire stadium before a big game, 23 minutes left, rocking."
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"There's not a day go by that we're not at least addressing [compliance issues]. The amount of stuff that's out there, is incredible."
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"What are you getting at Tim?" After the Dispatch's Tim May asks a loaded question about Earle Bruce's firing & OSU job stability.
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"I don't care. I'm going to really work on getting this team ready for Miami (Ohio). I'm not worried about legacy."
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"I want to make the great state of Ohio proud and win this game."
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