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This feels very Billy Donavanish.
Meyer holds some sort of win-percentage mark for a career. Maybe he sees the issues a very talented USC team has had this year, knows the SEC is tougher than the Pac-10, and figures now is a good time to "need a rest" and take a break from the stress his position places upon these conditions? Maybe he doesn't want a down 7-5 year to count against his all-time career win-percentage record? Maybe he just doesn't want the hassle of developing the new QB?
So he steps away, lets a new QB develop, steps back in and, hey, he wins...
I mean, if the health concerns are are serious as reported (defective heart valves/brain cysts), and was enough to warrant a resignation just last night, why come back at all? If they aren't nearly serious enough to resign, why make the announcement?
It all seems a bit too calculated and convenient.
I agree with Mono on the Riley/Van Gundy comparison. "Oh, we're down... I'm sick. Gotta step away... OH! We're good! All Better... IIIIIIII'M BAAAAACCCCKKKK!"
This feels very Billy Donavanish.
It's bull , really.
1. If by that you mean Florida has lower academic standard...ok. many wouldnt see outside of that as a plus
2. Talent pool wise I agree, although usc or carroll, has a knack of getting the top recruit in other states
3. Competing against the dodgers/lakers? Really? I'm guessing you've never lived in LA...its a non issue. USC has every advantage in this area...every
I've followed the Pac-10 and the Divisions of Los Angeles sports teams long enough to know that LA is a front-runner town like few others. I've seen USC down, and the crowds at the game aren't nearly the same (in number or fervor) as they are when they are good.
Prehaps there's always an underlying support, and I suppose what I said above applies to almost any team anywhere, no matter, but I do think that it varies to certain levels, and LA fandom is fickle and its focus ever changing.
The Lakers are the more successful team right now and USC is coming off a down year and is losing some important players from this year's team (not to mention could be facing some penalties for their recent infractions). It's not far fetched to think USC fails to reclaim the Pac next year. Meanwhile, the Lakers will likely be coming off their third consecutive Finals appearance and possibly going for a third straight le.
I've seen enough to know the tide will turn.
LA is definitely fair-weather about every team except the Lakers. Dodgers, SC, and anything else you can name, will have low ticket sales in down years. Except the Lakers.
I understand more where you are coming from now. I guess I automatically looked past that, since I don't see USC fading away. But there are a bunch of fair weather fans in LA, just don't underestimate the # of loyal fans.
However, since there is no pro team, USC is everything football, which is what I was alluding towards. Further, I never noticed, even though LA is frontrunning, a compe ion between pro sports and USC. We will see what Neuheisel does to possibly alter that.
Look. I want USC to do well. It's better for the Pac-10 when USC is a juggernaut. It pushes other teams to excel. My analysis is no critique. It's just what I've seen as a fan of opposing squads since the late 1980s.
I'm in no way demeaning or slighting USC. It's a Top-5 coaching destination overall, a top-three location for recruits and arguably the best location with all the glitz LA offers.
All this is moot anyways... Meyer is taking a respite, not resigning, so no trickle-down is in effect. Carroll has a sweet gig at USC, and, as I was saying, really only Florida (maybe Miami) could offer similar. Florida, at the time, was thought to be open, and the current climate at USC made for his likeliest scenario for departure. That's all I was getting at.
Glad he's staying. Glad there's no trickle-down...
I don't disagree with any of that. BTW, I want cincy to crush Florida....I can hope.
IMO, there is always more to a story and the past few days have me wondering what Urban's true motives are. I'm sure his health issues are legit, but the timing of his announcement to resign (and then changing it to a "leave of absence") makes me wonder what's really going on.
It's almost as if he changed his status because he realized he potentially ruined the recruiting class of 2010, and he wants to leave a window of opportunity open to field professional coaching offers in case he doesn't want to return to Florida. It's like he's confused about (or fearful of) coaching a team that's in transition with coaching changes and the loss of Tebow. The question is...how long can Florida wait to decide whether they stick with Urban or move on? They'll have a month and a half after the Sugar Bowl before spring practice starts. That's definitely not enough time for Meyer to clear up his health issues and you don't go through spring practice without a head coach.
The Florida faithful have to pissed about how all of this has gone down, though. If Meyer would've timed this differently, the Gators could've hired a big name coach (if I'm Stoops or Davis I don't want Meyer looking over my shoulder), saved their recruits and not missed a beat. Now, the program is left with a bunch of question marks. If I'm a 2010 recruit and I want Urban Meyer to be my coach, I decide to commit elsewhere. Too much uncertainty IMO and I don't think he'll be back.
Has he already received a call from Jerry World?
It would've been a shame to see Meyer step down after being ultra successful with the Gators. I'm sure the majority of posters here have known someone who've dealt with heart issues and/or have dealt with them personally. I think he might have gotten a little caught up in the moment of a definite "life altering" scare and had some time to deal with it. He made the quick decision to retire and it is often those type of decisions that are easily reversed since they were made in the throes of any number of experiences. Florida will be loaded because the pool of players in which any Florida school pulls from is second to none. They are still king when it comes to recruiting down there, although Miami is regaining its swagger, so I don't expect anything to change. Though, the uncertainty can be unnerving, the Florida Gators are moving amongst the bluebloods of CF and that will remain with/or without Urban.
"heart issues"? in the last two days ive heard he has had a defective valve, cyst on his brain, headaches, anxiety, back pain, depession, fatigue, ive fallen and i cant get up, nasua, fainting
i know we all like to play doctor but come on its either serious enough to quit coaching or its not, what waste of time talking about his "problems"
I was concerned when Meyer was concerned enough to walk away. Now that he thinks little of them again, I don't care to follow these health issues. Obviously having a defective heart valve or brain cysts is serious, him being a baby and not handling anxiety well isn't.
I'm a little late to the party, but if he's been dealing with all these health issues for however long, why the did they let Charlie Strong go to Louisville?
This doesn't sound too fake to me.http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/U...t-pains-123109
According to a 911 recording, Meyer complained of chest pain and said his side was tingling before he was hospitalized Dec. 6.
Meyer's wife told an Alachua County dispatcher that her 45-year-old husband had a pulse but wasn't talking when she contacted emergency officials at 4:27 a.m., hours after the Gators returned Home from a 32-13 loss to Alabama.
"My husband's having chest pains," S ey Meyer said. "He's having chest pains, he just woke up in the middle of the night and said he's having chest pains."
S ey Meyer said her husband had taken a sleeping pill that night and had suffered chest pains before. She repeatedly tried to rouse Meyer, who was lying on his stomach on the floor.
"Urban, Urban, talk to me," she says.
The 911 recording first was obtained by ESPN.
Initial reports indicated the Florida coach checked into a Gainesville hospital, where he was treated for dehydration and released. S ey Meyer told dispatchers her husband was breathing and appeared to be grunting.
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