Urban Meyer's final game prompts mixed response on Twitter

Football fans either love Urban Meyer, or they hate him.

So as Meyer coached his final game with Ohio State on Tuesday, leading the Buckeyes to a 28-23 win over Washington in the Rose Bowl, many in the Twitterverse paid tribute to one of the most successful coaches in college football history.

Others posted tweets that, stripped of profanities, could be boiled down to, "Good riddance, Urban Meyer."

The 54-year-old Meyer announced Dec. 4 he was stepping down after seven seasons in Columbus. He finishes with an 83-9 record at Ohio State, which included a national championship but also was clouded by a three-game suspension to start this season over how he handled accusations of domestic violence against an assistant coach.

And many fans still blame Meyer for his six-year tenure at Florida, where he won two national championships but supervised a program beset by player arrests and other issues.

It's a complex legacy, to be sure, and not one that can be resolved in a few hours on Twitter. But here's some of what fans were saying during Meyer's final game.

Ryan Ginn

Ohio State has ultra-high expectations and standards but as an outsider I hope y'all appreciate the fact that one of the best to ever do it spent seven wildly successful years coaching in Columbus. Remember to enjoy these last two quarters bc what Urban Meyer did here is unreal.

Dan Bernstein

If this whole #RoseBowl broadcast is going to be some kind of ESPN paean to Urban Meyer, I'm gonna need a bigger barf bag.

Beth Huffman

@OhioStateFB giving its all one last time for coach Urban Meyer. Farewell. Thanks for the memories. Born a Buckeye. Always a Buckeye.

Peter Bukowski

I love Chris Fowler but “mishandling some situations” is a cop out talking about Urban Meyer’s suspension.

Adam Gorney

Urban Meyer is wrapping up his seventh and final season at #OhioState . The freaking guy won't lose 10 games in Columbus. Wins more than 90 percent. Unreal. #RoseBowl

Tanner

The love fest for Urban Meyer is a joke.

And then there were those who are convinced Meyer will be back somewhere, soon.

J.J.

Nice to see Urban Meyer win his final game as a head coach* *Until the next high profile job opens.

KB

Watching a long and melodramatic Urban Meyer “goodbye” just for him to coach again is going to be a great long-con.