I’m not terribly worried if Ewers and Co commit to tOSU. Herman is gone, Urban is on deck. And Urban will pull some of his staff from tOSU, those guys have loyalty to him. That gives us a chance to get them all back by signing day 2022. And you’re crazy if you don’t think an Urban hire changes the recruiting landscape drastically and immediately, even in the 21 class. Hell, Bowman is still out there uncommitted, playing the long game of wait and see.
If we lose a close one in Stillwater, Herman is done on Sunday. If we get shellacked, he’s gone Saturday night. CDC is a smart man, make no mistake about that. He could not afford to be reactionary up until this point, because it’s sets a bad precedent for the future. But now he wouldn’t be reactionary...recruits and their families are sending a clear message, not just fans. When the team is officially eliminated from title game contention, this shitastic Herman era is over.
Regarding staff...Urbs keeps Yurcich and Drayton on offense, Ash, Vilai and Hutzler on defense. He pulls the rest from tOSU, and hopefully leaves a spot to cherry-pick someone from the SMU staff since honestly they are locking down DFW right now. Urban can’t be announced right away, but Yurcich and Ash can sure as shit get on the phone Sunday afternoon and start locking recruits in with the future of the program under an Urban Meyer regime.