I realize we're not supposed to care -- with Athens being so far away from Cincinnati and Ohio University not the traditional athletic powerhouse that Ohio State, Kentucky and Indiana are -- but the Bobcats are getting ready to name Frank Solich as their new head football coach (news that's all over the fronts of SI.com and ESPN.com, etc. ... but not in this morning's sports section) at a press conference this afternoon. This is obviously exciting news for Bobcat football fans, and I can see why Solich would want this job, aside from the fact that he's a Cleveland native returning to the Buckeye State.

1) I'm pretty sure Ohio won't fire him for going 9-3 like Nebraska did.

2) The Bobcats have successfully run the triple option (until Brian Knorr strayed from it) in years past, which is very familiar to Solich from his long stint with the Cornhuskers.

3) He can right the ship at Ohio and use it as a stepping stone back to a program that gets more national recognition -- if that interests him. Jim Grobe, Urban Meyer, Gary Pinkel and Randy Walker are just a few who were coaching in the MAC not too long ago, and now they're all in BCS conferences.

Anyway, I'm a little surprised OU can afford Solich, but apparently they've found a way. Look out for the Bobcats under Solich. They did alright last time they had a great head coach: In the 10 seasons before Jim Grobe came to OU, the Bobcats won 17 games; in six years under Grobe, they won 33.