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Posted: 4/24/2018 9:05 PM

http://ohiobobcats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/2018...
This season will mark the 50th anniversary since that win. It's the longest drought in conference history and Solich isn't shying away from it.

"We've been good, but I don't think we're satisfied," he said. "It's a matter of having some goals and being able to talk about them.

"Being in the top 25 is a goal. Winning the MAC Championship, and doing it with some regularity, is a goal. That's what this program needs to strive for now."

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Posted: 4/25/2018 12:16 PM

Was brought up a while back in a previous thread ...

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Would like to see a photo from inside the stadium.

There is a look here in an article by Arkley -
http://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/soli...

Some on here are not going to like this quote from the article:

"If anyone thinks Solich, now 73, is thinking about retirement, then they haven’t talked to him lately."

I also found this quote interesting:

"And maybe none of the enhancements — those already in place and those to come — would be tangible without Solich’s involvement. He headed fund-raising efforts, he tapped old friends, and even offered up his own finances to get things done in the Ohio program."

I had gotten some hint of this over the local grapevine, but this is the first time I've seen it in print. I'm not surprised at all that Solich has this level of commitment to the program. What he's done for the program is more than just wins and losses on the field, though that has been a major upgrade in and of itself. Go OHIO!

Some on here are probably don't want to see these quotes either:

“We’ve been good, but I don’t think we’re satisfied,”

“Being in the top 25 is a goal. Winning the MAC Championship, and doing it with some regularity, is a goal. That’s what this program needs to strive for now."

“We don’t have to have a goal of necessarily winning six or seven or eight games. We need to have the goal of getting to the places where it’ll take care of itself. We’ve been to bowls with regularity, we expect that to keep going. We’re looking beyond that. What can we do to raise the level of this program to get there.”

Last Edited: 4/25/2018 12:16:43 PM by bshot44