If I’m a betting man, I’m betting Urban Meyer is done at Florida. Sure, he’ll coach the Sugar Bowl, but beyond that, it’s a wrap. According to one member of the Gator staff, Meyer was hospitalized at least twice in the last month, with nausea, chest pains and sickness. Most recently Meyer awoke in the middle of the night with severe chest pains…and lost consciousness. This is no little thing…
Beyond the health, which is a serious and genuine concern, his family life is equally concerning. His 16 year old daughter hasn’t had a real conversation with him in 2 years? He emails recruits during church service? This is a man who is holding on too tight.
So, Meyer has the epiphany and decides to step down…problem is, National Signing Day hasn’t happened yet. Color me a conspiracy theorist, but I get the feeling that the Gator hierarchy, caught off-guard by Meyer’s decision, asked Meyer to change his tune…at least through signing day. I know, it would be a sheisty thing to do, but we already know that the guy emails recruits from church, and texts recruits while they are on other team’s campuses (thank you Lane Kiffin).
If I’m wrong, then so be it, but I get the feeling Meyer is done at Florida…and I think it’s the right decision for him and his family. I only hope he considers the kids that have committed to sign their letters of intent on February 3rd, because if he hasn’t, and he is indeed gone…then shame on you Urban Meyer.
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I actually think he thought about what he’d done, realized he cares far more about his coaching career than his family and health and did an about-face. Most of these coaches are addicted to their career. And if his heart defect isn’t uncommon as has been reported I think he’s justifying to himself to keep going. I do agree with you that it’s probably a self-destructive path, but he wouldn’t know what to do with himself sitting at home – watching other driven coaches succeed from his couch. That’d drive him insane.
I could be wrong UC, but don’t you think he thought about that before he resigned? The moment he resigned every message board in the SEC lit up with the topic “Recruiting Implications of Meyer’s resignation”….
We’ll see…I’m a skeptic.
Yeah, but I think when it comes down to a big decision there’s a difference between how you feel when you envision it ending to actually coming up to that point and realizing that’s it’s over (and in this case, he can easily just come back with no IMMEDIATE health consequences).
Plus, I’m not sure Florida would sign on for that. I think if they know he’s going to be gone for sure, they’re going to want to get a new top guy in ASAP, not be stuck with Steve Addazio, and all the good coaching candidates probably not looking to jump ship after signing day and before next season starts. Plus it’d look shady as hell if he goes “NM, I’m going to resign after all” after signing day. They very well might not care, but it opens themselves up to easy negative recruiting (which would probably be their main motivation not to).
Obviously, this is all just blind speculation. We shall see how it plays out.