What's in a number? Saul is the 18th Ohio HC. U.S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. Grant was the man who took the Union Army "to the next level" and victory in the War of the Rebellion. Perhaps, Saul will be the guy to truly take OHIO to the next level. Might be stretching for something here, but come on guys and gals you'd all be upset if I couldn't figure out at least one Civil War parallel here.
Using this same logic, however, Jim Christian was our Andrew Johnson (did he leave before we could impeach him?). John Groce would be our Lincoln, and I do think many dealt with his departure like a death, which of course came on the heels of such triumph. The question is, is Tim O'Shea our James Buchanan? He wasn't universally loved, kind of felt like he hated the job. The difference being Buchanan was a lifelong bachelor whereas O'Shea seemed to be controlled by the desires of his wife.