Ohio State has been blessed with a long run of tremendously successful ADs. The director before Gene Smith, Andy Geiger, hired Jim Tressel and Thad Matta and was responsible for $194 million in renovations to Ohio Stadium, plus building the current baseball stadiums and track, soccer, and lacrosse field. Gene Smith may be on his way to one-upping him, however.
At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if next off-season, he toured the United Nations and started talking to the Security Council. And then made headway between two countries angry at each other!
It's not exactly Bama-Oregon, but Petrino's Cardinals will be a fun match-up for Nick Saban's defense.