After the Bill Hess years, Ohio Football went to the Toilet for 26 years with a record of 95 wins 199 losses and 6 ties over those 26 years. Ohio Football averaged a 4 and 8 record for 26 years, think about that for a moment. I was sitting in Peden Stadium watching this, was you ? It wasn't a lot of fun. Then enters Frank Solich, who changed the culture of Ohio Football. So you all now measure a coach on how many Championships he wins ? Frank has won Division Titles, Bowl Games and has winning seasons, today is a different era than when Peden and Hess coached, Most of you forget where Ohio Football was for 26 years before Frank, well I haven't, that's why I respect Frank Solich a little more than others I guess, Ohio Bobcat Fans just don't realize that for a quarter of a century Ohio Football was a laughing stock, then Frank Solich shows up changes the culture and turns Ohio Football in to a Winner and he will more than likely be Ohio's No. 2 all-time Winningest Coach when all said and done.
And that my friends is why "Frank Solich Field"
Agree 100%.
I posted before that my wife and I met one of Frank's relatives,an uncle I believe, at a football game during his first or second season.
The guy told us that Frank came to O.U. "build a program".
He said that, give it a few years, and you won't recognize O.U. football.
Looks like he was right.
I remember the bad old days days quite well,including when O.U. had the longest losing streak in what was D1.
Back then,the words O.U. and Bowl Game weren't used in the same sentence.
No Frank,no IPF.
No Frank,no new Academic Center.
Frank Solich Field sounds good to me.
Last Edited: 5/21/2018 2:55:12 PM by rpbobcat