Urban Meyer resigns as Florida football coach
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To be honest...went to dinner and had a bottle of wine, and since being home have hit the Jack pretty good since finding this out....I'll have to consider all of that in the morning.
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Let's see, Meyer is from my hometown and arch rival high school Ashtabula St. John who graduated 4 years ahead of me. Jeremy Foley is my aunt and uncle's neighbor in Gainesville, yet this is still a shock. I know the guy is a pretty devout Catholic and family man, so he may be using his actual brain as a guy getting out before he fries himself.
Most of these guys don't have the sense to do that, but given the perceived issues with his health it sounds like a pretty smart thing to me. What's wild is he looks about as healthy as I've ever seen a coach for 45 years old.
Let's see, Meyer is from my hometown and arch rival high school Ashtabula St. John who graduated 4 years ahead of me. Jeremy Foley is my aunt and uncle's neighbor in Gainesville, yet this is still a shock. I know the guy is a pretty devout Catholic and family man, so he may be using his actual brain as a guy getting out before he fries himself.
From what's now coming out on Sportscenter, that's what seems to be the case. Sounds kind of like a Dick Vermeil situation, and I think you're right--best to get out before you go crazy or develop serious health problems. My guess is that he'll take a couple of years off and come back somewhere, but you never know; maybe he'll think that he can't change his style enough to coach and enjoy life, or maybe he'll get an analyst's gig and be happy with that. Given his obvious intelligence and energy, I'm sure he'll be successful whatever he decides to do.
Dennis
Odds that Lane Kiffin makes some comment about Meyer at the Chicken Bowl: 75%. Odds that Tennessee's AD has to release a statement afterward that says that while UT fully supports its coach, his comments in no way reflect the sentiments of UT, the state of Tennessee, or other members of the Kiffin family: 73%.
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Let's see, Meyer is from my hometown and arch rival high school Ashtabula St. John who graduated 4 years ahead of me. Jeremy Foley is my aunt and uncle's neighbor in Gainesville, yet this is still a shock. I know the guy is a pretty devout Catholic and family man, so he may be using his actual brain as a guy getting out before he fries himself.
Most of these guys don't have the sense to do that, but given the perceived issues with his health it sounds like a pretty smart thing to me. What's wild is he looks about as healthy as I've ever seen a coach for 45 years old.
Let's see, Meyer is from my hometown and arch rival high school Ashtabula St. John who graduated 4 years ahead of me. Jeremy Foley is my aunt and uncle's neighbor in Gainesville, yet this is still a shock. I know the guy is a pretty devout Catholic and family man, so he may be using his actual brain as a guy getting out before he fries himself.
Most of these guys don't have the sense to do that, but given the perceived issues with his health it sounds like a pretty smart thing to me. What's wild is he looks about as healthy as I've ever seen a coach for 45 years old.
IMO: Notre Dame is where the money is. I am sure there are some clauses in that contract that will give him a clean escape from florida, and on the plus side he will have to rebuild after this season and who is to say that he will ever beat Nick Saban.
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Let's see, Meyer is from my hometown and arch rival high school Ashtabula St. John who graduated 4 years ahead of me. Jeremy Foley is my aunt and uncle's neighbor in Gainesville, yet this is still a shock. I know the guy is a pretty devout Catholic and family man, so he may be using his actual brain as a guy getting out before he fries himself.
Most of these guys don't have the sense to do that, but given the perceived issues with his health it sounds like a pretty smart thing to me. What's wild is he looks about as healthy as I've ever seen a coach for 45 years old.
IMO: Notre Dame is where the money is. I am sure there are some clauses in that contract that will give him a clean escape from florida, and on the plus side he will have to rebuild after this season and who is to say that he will ever beat Nick Saban.
IMO: Notre Dame is where the money is. I am sure there are some clauses in that contract that will give him a clean escape from florida, and on the plus side he will have to rebuild after this season and who is to say that he will ever beat Nick Saban.
he has already beaten Nick Saban.
I doubt he is quitting because he is fearful he won't be able to win again. While we will be a different team, the cupboard is hardly bare.
I take it at face value. The guy was experiencing chest pains, fatigue, and as some said about Vermile, probably just burning out.
I doubt he takes another job any time soon after leaving a top job claiming health issues.
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It's reported that his heart tests have been fine. Nobody terminates a career for anxiety related chest pain. My guess is that he's going to the NFL in the near future.
It's reported that his heart tests have been fine. Nobody terminates a career for anxiety related chest pain. My guess is that he's going to the NFL in the near future.
To me that doesn't make sense. Why say you have health issues when you don't??
If you are going to lie, just say you are tired of the grind. It's easier to come back and say you had a change of heart over saying you are concerned for your health, then show up on a sideline somewhere.
As a Gator fan, i am still in a state of shock...almost unbelievable.
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It's reported that his heart tests have been fine. Nobody terminates a career for anxiety related chest pain. My guess is that he's going to the NFL in the near future.
To me that doesn't make sense. Why say you have health issues when you don't??
If you are going to lie, just say you are tired of the grind. It's easier to come back and say you had a change of heart over saying you are concerned for your health, then show up on a sideline somewhere.
As a Gator fan, i am still in a state of shock...almost unbelievable.
To me that doesn't make sense. Why say you have health issues when you don't??
If you are going to lie, just say you are tired of the grind. It's easier to come back and say you had a change of heart over saying you are concerned for your health, then show up on a sideline somewhere.
As a Gator fan, i am still in a state of shock...almost unbelievable.
I can imagine Ballpeen. I was in shock at the news.
We as fans don't always realize the demands that being a Head Coach on a prominent program has on the HUMAN side of things. For 1, there's a father that WANTS to see his kids grow up and have their dad their dad available to see their sporting events. For 2, somebody's genetic pre-wiring of health doesn't schedule it's timeliness of blood pressure and angina symptoms. When your ticker starts acting up - you're not thinking about Florida's winning tradition as much as you are thinking about your own health and how much time left you have to spend with your family.
I think this guy is a CLASS act that won at Bowling Green, went undefeated at FREAKIN Utah (and put that school on the map) and went to a school worried it would never find their next Steve Spurrier but gave them an upgrade if that's possible to fathom.
You can SEE this guys is as competitive as it gets. He's been the program to beat in arguably the best college football conference in this half of this decade. I'd be shocked if he traded all this away to go to the NFL. If you think he's got stress now - wait til he has some uncoachable Diva holding a salary cap hostage. The NFL is a compeltely different animal as Bobby Petrino found out when a pompous punk like DeAngelo Hall called him out for game plans and personnel movements in front of teamates almost weekly. Tell me that doesn't REMIND a Head Coach why he ENJOYED college football so much more. Kirk Ferentz, Pete Carroll, Bobby Petrino, Steve Spurrier, Dave Wannstedt, Nick Saban and even Butch Davis are all examples of being where their leadership is never questioned by a player making 5 times the annual cake. I think even the great Joe Gibbs learned the 2nd time around how much things have changed for Head Coaches today.
- Tom F.
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Just read on CNN/SI about some sort of brain cyst he was diagnosed with years ago????
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writ....html?eref=sihp
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There was a long story in Sporst Illustrated about him having headaches back at Utah and maybe even at BG that put him in the hospital a few times. After reading that story, I don't see this as a publicity stunt or a prologue to a move to the NFL...I think he's going to take a job with Florida and not coach anymore to avoid the stress.
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CBS reports he's changed his mind,just taking some time off
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