Urban meyer to step down as gators head coach

[haveacigar]

Meyer is still going to work for the University.

To suggest he's making up a bunch of bologna about his health just to make a jump in a year, well, he'd be a pretty gigantic douchebag to do that. I don't know why the health problems are so hard to believe anyway, he got rushed to the hospital after the SEC title game this year.

Anyway, this ****ing blows. Another cherry on top of the worst sports season in memory. **** 09 man.

[dps]

31 years ago, when John Madden stepped down as head coach of the Oakland Raiders at a even younger age than Meyer, citing vague health concerns, most people thought that there was really something else going on, or at least the health problems were of a nature that he would take off a couple years or so, and then come back to coaching--but he never coached again. That might be the best historical parallel, assuming that Meyer isn't a lying scumbag and actually does have some health concerns. And I see no reason for him to lie about it. I mean, I understand why coaches feel compelled to say that they're staying where they are and have no plans of leaving right up to the moment that it's announced that they're taking a different job, but I can't see any reason for a coach to resign in order to pursue a different job and make up health concerns as a reason.

I do expect that Meyer will coach again, but not next season.

[ragecage]

Meyer is still going to work for the University.

To suggest he's making up a bunch of bologna about his health just to make a jump in a year, well, he'd be a pretty gigantic douchebag to do that. I don't know why the health problems are so hard to believe anyway, he got rushed to the hospital after the SEC title game this year.

Anyway, this ****ing blows. Another cherry on top of the worst sports season in memory. **** 09 man.

I thought the same thing, Lakers, Yankees, pfft.

[gRYFYN1]

Meyer is still going to work for the University.

To suggest he's making up a bunch of bologna about his health just to make a jump in a year, well, he'd be a pretty gigantic douchebag to do that. I don't know why the health problems are so hard to believe anyway, he got rushed to the hospital after the SEC title game this year.

I agree, but with so many college coaches being douches its always in the back of your mind, but from everything I've heard Meyer is a solid guy so its mostly likely just what he says.


( But how about after the Vikes Fold this year and Childress gets fired, they take tebow in the late 1st and then talk Meyer into coaching them?)

[reflections]

I agree, but with so many college coaches being douches its always in the back of your mind, but from everything I've heard Meyer is a solid guy so its mostly likely just what he says.


( But how about after the Vikes Fold this year and Childress gets fired, they take tebow in the late 1st and then talk Meyer into coaching them?)

You can give Meyer the benefit of the doubt (and he would be one of the very few college coaches who would be truthful if he doesn't go to the NFL next year), but looking at the situation in Cleveland (although he was born closer to Cincinnati)...it should be a interesting offseason.

Meyer wouldn't be the biggest douche...don't forget Petrino who left the Falcons during the season, or Saban who constantly said he wasn't leaving the Dolphins. Those guys were bigger douches...I think even Brian Kelly who took the Irish job was a big douche for leaving before probably Cincinnati's biggest game in a long long time.

[haveacigar]

Yeah but those guys just left. IF Meyer wanted to leave, he would just go take another job. Why "make up" all sorts of health issues? Especially when the actual health issues are well-documented.

[reflections]

Yeah but those guys just left. IF Meyer wanted to leave, he would just go take another job. Why "make up" all sorts of health issues? Especially when the actual health issues are well-documented.

Well seeing how he just signed a huge contract extension in August, maybe it how a clause for him to get out for health reasons. Who knows, but I wouldn't be surprised if Meyer is coaching next fall. If the past few years in sports have proven one thing....it's you can never trust what a athlete or coach says at face value. But maybe Meyer goes out like Madden did. That would definitely be a nice change of pace, and would put Meyer above a lot of coaches in my opinion, and it would be a huge shame to lose a coach like that, but it would be nice to see someone actually put there family/health first.

[yomamaimontv]

( But how about after the Vikes Fold this year and Childress gets fired, they take tebow in the late 1st and then talk Meyer into coaching them?)

That won't happen, at least not the Childress getting fired part. They just gave him a long term extension a few weeks ago....

[dps]

Well, now he's saying that he's not resigning, just taking a leave of absense.

[haveacigar]

Florida coaches must just have a thing for pretending to leave and then change their minds a day later.