One of, if not the hottest name in college coaching, has stepped down due to health concerns. In the latter part of this college football season speculation swirled over the possibility of Meyer coaching at Notre Dame, but Urban proved what we’ve known and Brian Kelly will find out, it’s better not to coach at all, than coach at Notre Dame.
Urban Meyer rose to the spotlight after leading Utah to a perfect 12-0 season and Fiesta Bowl win. In his second season at Florida he lead the Gators to a 13-1 record winning a BCS Championship along the way. Two seasons later he was hoisting his second crystal ball for the Gators in another 13-1 season. Fast forward one year and Urban makes the announcement of his retirement just weeks prior to the Gators showdown with unbeaten Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl, a game he will be coaching in.
An excerpt from an ESPN article quoting Meyer on his decision to step away:
“I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program,” Meyer said in a statement released by the school. “I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to reevaluate my priorities of faith and family.”
O.K., now we don’t wanna’ be those guys, but in the wake of the Tiger scandal we can’t help but begin the speculation… Did his wife cruise through his Blackberry and find a list of mistresses? Does he think the Gators aren’t going to be able to compete without Tebow in the coming seasons? Is he bailing ship to jump on board with another big time program down the road? Was he pissed the Gators didn’t make it on our Bowl Game Gift List?
As fun as it is to speculate and spread rumors, the unfortunate, and most likely story, is that Urban has serious health problems related to stress and thankfully has decided to dedicate his time to what’s most important, family. Either that or he’s fucking the maid and she’s an FSU fan.
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Tags: Florida Gators, Urban Meyer
hahaha!! well i bet jim kellys pissed he took the notre dame job……
Urban as a Gator man I’ll always love you! Unless you end up coaching 3 years from now for another school… Then we’ve got beef son
meyer turned every team he touched to a contender, lol and apparently almost killed himself doing so
dont they have medicine and shit for chest pain…? lol i mean fair enough but seems goofy
boo hoo
i hope he takes a season off then comes to Columbus!!! I know he could bring some championships back to the horseshoe
lol @ roll tide. urban seems to be a good guy, wish him the best!
ok… conspiracy theory people…. URBAN MEYER WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH TIM TEBOW
LOL @ Sherlock! that has got to be it!!! hahaha i’ve thought this for a while now. this last game is gonna be one big shmooozzz fest
You have to think that Urban Meyer’s health condition is worse than reported. That guy loves coaching and he probably got the “if you keep coaching like this you could die” speech from his doctor. Sort of like the “if you don’t stop masturbating your carpel tunnel won’t get any better” speech I got from my doctor.