Florida coach Urban Meyer steps down
Hey everyone. This isn't Auburn-related, but you need to know about it.
Florida coach Urban Meyer announced this afternoon that his team's Jan. 1 game against Cincinnati will be his final as head coach.
This ESPN report says the decision is health-related.
I'll post more as it becomes available.
Florida coach Urban Meyer announced this afternoon that his team's Jan. 1 game against Cincinnati will be his final as head coach.
This ESPN report says the decision is health-related.
I'll post more as it becomes available.
posted by Jay G. Tate at
5:59 PM
154 Comments:
Jon Gruden to the white courtesy phone.
not #1, i'm signing in
and I can't get my pw right
that only took 4 tries
Paging Jon Gruden!
I guess this answers the question about Thigpen to Florida.
What the what???
maybe Thig was interviewing for HC.
yes, I was joking.
Jet's list:
Gruden
Shanahan
Stoops
I know, Satan goes to UF! Then Bowden will finally get to coach at UAT
Jay...
Let's say Gruden were to end up at UF....How many Vol fans do you think would jump off the bridge crossing the Tennessee river in Knoxville?
My prediction....A bunch.
I think Jet is spot on with his list.
i'd make Gruden tell me no and then go from there.
Faker ... it's all been done now. Lane Kiffin, all his antics. Nothing is shocking anymore.
Boy, did Dan Mullin pick the wrong year to go to MSU.
The UGA fans we're about to have over for dinner are gonna love this.
Did anyone notice that Urban got sick just as his huge senoir class and several key juniors are leaving the team? ...just saying.
I wonder if Charlie Strong wishes he had stayed in Gainesville, and I wonder if he would have been considered for the job.
Meyer said he's staying in the area, will be associated with UF.
Does he have some protege somewhere? Maybe the guy at Utah? If Meyer dressed it up just so, I bet the Jeremy Foley would go for it.
Hadn't thought about that angle Jay..
Protege' situations work out so well usually.
Florida is crazy if they don't go get the best coach they can.
Courtney reminded me that Meyer was hospitalized right after the SEC CG.
I forgot about that. Interesting.
We know that he has what has been described as a "cyst" in his brain, identified in 1988.
Maybe that turned malignant?
Yeah..and he's also had issues with his brain before. A cyst or something or so I heard....
Had terrible migranes from it. It's all speculation but it does indeed seem to be health related.
That's what I was wondering too Jay.
Jay,
Did UF hire Willy Martinez today?
Dr. Tate, the HABOTN's medical director and a retired radiologist, says these cysts are not malignant by definition.
However, they can grow and cause more trouble in there -- simply by crowding what is a very tight space. Without knowing where Meyer's lesion is located, though, it's impossible to know exactly what he's facing.
If I woke up in the morning with my head to sewn the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am now, Urban.
PF: I don't think so.
If Urban hired Willy Martinez, then he's much more ill than we could ever guess.
To coach safeties and help pick up the locker room? Surely Martinez could handle that.
Jay,
A doctor that posts on Tiderinsider said essentially the same thing. He said those types of cysts are usually treated conservatively and sometimes a shunt (did I spell that correctly) is used to relieve pressure. He did say that the pain can be terrible with one of those.
okay, thanks. some dude that is a family friend or something posted such on the magical world of Facebook, and I couldn't see anything about it anywhere.
College football is never boring.
But I think it is very strange that Meyer is interviewing new coaches and then announces he is leaving. Am I missing something?
Something tells me that UF has known for a while (at least since his hospital stay) and has been making contacts behind the scenes...Just a guess.
I bet they already have their man.
And if what I am guessing is correct, then the Utah coach makes sense...
I'd still go after Gruden first.
Well, Pitt wins. Sorry THT, I was pulling for your Tarhills.
Pitt 19 NC 17 final
Shanahan is considered a lock for Zorn's job.
Anyone else brave the shopping today? There were some great deals for those who did.
Well that was awful. I meant Tar Heels, sorry.
Sounded like the country hick that I am
MEyer and family probably knew this was serious back when he was hospitlized after the SECCG. I would think the pain he is having has more to do with this than anything else
Color me shocked!
I wonder if he works a deal with UF to stay on retainer... so that when/if his health issues are resolved he could return?
Patterson of TCU may get a look
A source in Tampa (blog rules) indicate Chizik did not know about Thigpen interviewing with Florida.
That could mean two things: Either Thig didn't talk with Florida ... or Florida made a mistake. If I was a betting man, I'd take the former explanation.
WIllingham, Mike Stoops, Dan Mullen will make the short list.
I thinkthat is a combo of names form ESPN crew also.
Simply an amazing turn of events. I'm far more surprised by this than I was when Spurrier quit.
Speaking of that, I think Foley first calls the same two guys he called this time 8 years ago: Shannahan and Stoops, not necessarily in that order.
I think Stoops is probably not going anywhere, he genuinely seems happy at OU. Shannahan may get the nod.
Cincy - I was actually pulling for Pitt, at least when they had the ball. I was pulling for UNC when they had the ball. I spent a year at Pitt. I've never taken a class at UNC.
somebody send me an email when "How the Tide Rolls" is no longer a banner ad at the top of the HABOTN. I'll come back then.
The A is for AUBURN!!!!
bye for now.
THT ...
I'm 'bout tired of seeing that, too. Of course, I peruse the Advertiser web site and subscribe to the print edition, so it's all up in my bidness.
I love the banner...
:-P
I hate the Bammer.
I'm not seeing that banner just the one on the bowl package.
WEG,
That's what I see also
Headed to Tampa on Wed and staying at McDill. Busch Gardens on Thurs...game on Friday.
I know someone who has 4 tickets to give away since they decided not to go.
SIAP... urban has a heart muscle defect per the ESPN scroll.
Right now....71 degree forecast,I'll take that!
But a good chance of rain also, yuck. But I will be there rain or shine.
Wow, that's not what I expected to see when I came here today.
Best wishes to Corch Ervin Meyers.
Yeah, the rain is supposed to be Thursday but 76 degrees. I can still ride rides in that kind of weather.
I loved that fact they mentioned that he is the only coach with 2 "full" national championships (as in BCS era)
I thought the heart was a muscle....maybe it's an organ or maybe it's both!!!!
I'll defer to the medical experts.
If he's got a cyst on the brain and a defective heart muscle, then it's definitely time to step aside.
For the likes of Meyer, coaching is a 18 hours on the job, 2 hours at home with the fam (sometimes), four hours of fretful sleep type of life.
Guess no one wants the tickets?
Any news on the recruiting front? I know Newton is supposed to announce on New Year's Day, any other info on him?
WEG ...
As much I'd love to go, I can't. Represent the Gump for us. I know you will.
UF is going to be hurting next year. Lost most of the staff, head coach, Tebow, not to mention all the other srs and could be as much as 12 jrs. It's a long fall from the top.
WTC...any ideas on how this could affect recruiting?
Will do Jet! I'm just excited because I haven't been to Tampa in 30 years and I get to see my Auburn Tigers at the same time!
I think we will be at the Gardens thur. also. Supposed to see Avatar in imax while down there.
Emerald Bowl just became interesting.
BOB STOOPS DUH
Anyone on here knowledgeable about ebay? Trying to figure something out.
Mrs. Jet has been in rehab for Ebay addiction.
Yeah, hubby is about to send me to rehab. He says I am "abscessed" with ebay.
Here's how I'd like to see the coaching carousel turn - $atan to UF, Boom to UAT. Now I'd find that most interesting.
Did anyone see this about the amount of food consumed at the Outback Bowl welcome dinner tonight?
"Auburn and Northwestern players met for the Outback Bowl's welcoming dinner Saturday night and didn't get up until 750 pounds of rib-eyes, 750 pounds of chicken, 900 pounds of ribs, 700 pounds of salad, 200 pounds of green beans, 950 pounds of Bloomin' Onions and 1,200 pounds of cheesecake were served."
I think we might have to go to Outback tomorrow. Or maybe I will make that Tuesday night, since I have to go have my yearly physical on Tuesday and WEIGH and have blood drawn. How stupid was I to schedule that?!
What a way to start the second half
WEGirl ... We are gonna be at Macdill also, We'll be in the RV park (FAMCAMP) if you come that way stop by ... just look for the AU Flags flyin'
Hate to bring this factoid up, but I just realized it.
The SEC Championship Game has been played 18 times now. A grand total of 9 different HCs have led their schools to victory.
Only 6 of those have never coached at Alabama at any time in their careers:
Steve Spurrier
Phillip Fulmer
Mark Richt
Tommy Tuberville
Les Miles
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban has beaten all six in the last 15 months.
This league is starting to get a mid-to-late 1970s feel to it, and I don't like it one bit.
Uh, Norm. I don't not want Boom at UAT.
Buying or selling Cincy?
Love that false start call on "The Entire Line." Don't think I've heard that one before.
Jet - was that a misprint or an intentional double-negative? In my scenario, as long as Boom leaving UT creates a vacancy, how about filling said vacancy with a well known duck hunter?
j-z,
Buying. My home address is confirmed, but I am buying stuff for the condo I want delivered there. Many sellers won't ship to another address. Trying to figure out how to add condo as a confirmed address. Sent email to paypal, but haven't heard from them.
You might try setting up another account with the condo address.
Norm... misprint.
Want Boom to say in Texas. Saban can go to Gainesville. UAT can rehire Curry.
Thanks, j-z.
Jet,
It was too hard to hate bama with Curry there
CincyT ...
Try harder.
Tyrone Willingham to UAT, jet.
Boom will be a head coach in the SEC before he ever gets more of a sniff of the UT head coaching gig than he already has.
So says Norm.
A most excellent idea, PF.
I want a coach I don't like to go to bama. It intensifies the hate.
Norm ... I agree. LSU or Georgia.
...or Charlie Weis.
...or Lou Holtz
I think Boom to Georgia if Richt doesn't have a great season next year.
Cincy - Jet's right. I've NEVER found it hard to direct my hatred there. In my short stay in Alabama this week, I spent time in two separate towns with a large UAT fan base. It really ticked me off seeing every vehicle, home or individual that was sporting UAT gear.
I understand all about hate. I hate them plenty, but I can hate them even more if I don't like their coach.
Norm,
Being in Auburn over Christmas and seeing how many bama decorated vehicles were in God's country really made my blood boil.
A few days in Birmingham among the infidels is more than enough to keep the hate alive.
My time was in Troy and Prattville. Way too many UAT fans in each and on the roads in between the two.
My brother could be their coach and I'd hate 'em just the same.
My mother could coach them and I'd still... well... good lord... I'm getting soft in my old age.
J-Z could be the UAT coach and I would still hate them.
Jet's brother, j-z's mother, Epstein's mother, Norm's hot wife, whoever, it doesn't matter who the coach at UAT may be. I hated them yesterday, I hated them today, I hate them tonight, and I'll hate them tomorrow.
Norm's hot wife? Hmmm, I don't know about that.
I would be disappointed if you didn't IV.
J-Z,
Did all of the little J-Zs have a good Christmas?
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They did.
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Norm,
How did the future 4* like his santa stuff? Those were such fun days! Christmas with adult children is very fun, but way too calm.
The old man is stuttering.
J-Z,
Gaines has taken a unit commissioner's job in the Greater Hotlanta Council. Wanted an adult leader's uni for Christmas. Made the old man proud.
Cincy - he got a lot of stuff and loved most of it. He and I spent some time outside this afternoon playing with a riding toy and we were the only people outside in the neighborhood. When I was a kid, Christmas day and the day after I couldn't wait to get outside and play with my stuff and show it off to my friends and vice versa. I guess these days the kids don't want to go outside because their video games don't work as well that way. Seems kind of sad to me.
Were you outside coaching him up to a 5* Norm?
G'night folks.
'Night Norm.
I know, we used to get bikes and skateboards and stuff, and of course my sisters and I wanted to show off our new clothes. I rarely see kids outside in my neighborhood at anytime. The kids across the street have a trampoline and a soccer goal in their yard, but I've never seen them use them.
We used to play outside until well after dark during the summer. Those were the days. Boy, do I feel old saying that.
IV,
Very neat about your son.
Cincy,
When I was a kid, way back in the 40s, in the summertime, we didn't go home until the neighbors got tired of feeding us.
Had a vacant lot next to my house growing up. It was the football-whiffle ball-kick ball-Smear the Queer venue.
Cincy'
You know about unit commissioners?
We used to play kick the can for hours. And also that game where everyone keeps hiding together until all the players except one are in one spot. Can't remember the name.
Jet,
We just played in the street back in my day. Of course there wasn't as many horse and buggies as there are now. Wait a minute, something is wrong about that statement.
Isn't that sort of an advisor with the Boy Scouts?
Cincy,
You, like Bo, know Unit Commissioners.
My father-in-law, husband and son are all Eagle Scouts, so we try to stay at least a little involved with Boy Scouts. Hubby worked with son's troop until he left for college. Now we just give money. Hoping Tyler will be involved when he gets out of school.
Does anyone beside me get tired of hearing that maddening USC fight tune throughout their games? I mean I bet the band gets tired of playing that thing over and over and over.
yes, but I get tired of most school's fight songs, except the beloved Tigers' of course!
IV ...
I plead guilty to liking it.
Giving money is good Cincy, always well received. I just did one of my good turns for scouting that I try to do each year by helping sort out and distribute popcorn and associated goodies that the units had pre sold. I worked at a shipping warehouse about 6 hours one day. I have been retired for over 13 years and when I got through, I was about dead. I hadn't worked that hard in quite sometime. The old man had really had it and Mama didn't have to rock me to sleep that night.
I was popcorn chairman for Tyler's Troop a few times - that is hard work!
Jet,
It is so monotonous, gets on my nerves.
Cincy,
This was for the entire Council, several hundred units. I got so tired of hauling pallets of popcorn, etc. around , counting, sorting and compiling it, I mean physically tired.
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It would be bedtime for me. G'night.
'Night Jet.
Okay, I think that the old man has had it as well. I gotta start getting ready to make the big trip to Tampa and yelling for my beloved AUBURN. WAR EAGLE and goodnight everybody.
I've been told only Lexus and Duracell ads, so I'll give it a try.
Cincy - confirmed address = a credit card billing address. According to a post on ebay forum...
A confirmed address is one that matches your credit card billing address exactly (and is in the US).
Some sellers have old statements on their listings about shipping only to confirmed addresses. That requirement went out over a year ago.
Jet - you should try harder, too. You missed a BEASLEY opportunity.
Cincy - if you add the condo address to your paypal account, you shouldn't have any problem having stuff shipped there as long as you make sure you choose it when making your payment via paypal.
nowebsite.com is reporting former AU Coach Tommy Tuberville is the leading candidate to replace Urban Meyer at UF. It was postulated that Tuberville said, "It's warm there."
I think Tuberville would be verrrry dangerous at UF. in the meantime FSU will pillage all of their recruits
By Jim Kleinpeter, The Times Picayune
December 25, 2009, 6:03AM
Re: AU recruit Trovon Reed, the top player in Louisiana...
"They spent about an hour and a half with Trovon, " Thibodaux Coach Dennis Lorio said. "Frank told me, 'I'm going to fight hard for him because he's worth fighting for.' Frank had a real good relationship with Trovon when he was recruiting him for Tennessee.
"I think [Trovon is] seriously considering LSU. I think it's open."
good night, Hotties.
corndogs? traffic was terrible in Red Stick today, by the way.
"LeXXXus with three exxxes."
Good morning HOTTIES. I shouldn't be up this early, but I am. Getting excited about the trip to the OB Bowl. Gonna go eat some chow and will be back later. Have a great day.
THT-I think Reed is solid to AU. The new hire at LSU has a relationship withhim, but Reed didn't go with that coach while at Tenn so I do not see him going with him at LSU.
CH=B-I do not see Meyer leaving helping AU in recruting. The class is almost full now and the ones still on the Au board are not showing seriuos interet in UF. If this were ealier in the recriting process, it could havemade a difference.
FSU has only 19 verbals so they have room to make a run at a few recruits.
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Morning Hotties. Happy Birthday Jet. We're off to a new church this morning all the way down in Buckhead. Inconvenient but we're betting we won't be annoyed by the service.
Good morning, Hotties.
JayGT - I don't know why I didn't figure this out earlier, but there is also AdBlock for Safari (I have used it on Firefox for over a year). Thank your bosses for me. If they hadn't put vulgar ads at the top of HABOTN, I wouldn't have looked for Safari version of AdBlock. Bammer ads gone bye-bye!
wtc - I hope you're right. I have a hard time being that confident when LSU is in his backyard and can pressure him 24/7.
Cincy - I just finished my breakfast when MrsTHT gets up and tells me I'm going to have breakfast again. She made your special French toast casserole.
Good Morning Hotties!
Spent my Saturday shopping and playing games until the wee hours of Sunday morning. My granddaughter decided to get up at 6:00 a.m., so I have me a fresh cup of coffee, reading up on the latest.
Thanks JGT for the tweets. I was shocked when I read the news about Urban. Coaching is a very stressful job, especially when you are losing your star QB and so many other players. Think he's heading to the NFL? I hear the Dallas job will be open soon.
Kathy,
Cowboys fans sure hope there's an opening there soon.
New thread UPZ.
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