Even if you’re a Gator hater, there is no joy in Meyer’s departure

Could Meyer return to coach Georgia State in a couple of years? Think about it. Curry retires, so he gets to replace a legend. And he’s close to his daughter at Tech. I think maybe.

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with that said, it is easy to sling mud at the guy, i just question the timing

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St. Tebow called and said “Pops, I need you out here in Denver.”

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GTPhenom, are you retarded?

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He may be a great X’s and O’s guy, but he has NO class. I don’t even know the man personally, but allowing that punk Rainey to return to the team sealed the deal for me in terms of my opinion of Meyer.

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How does Texas and Florida go down a notch when they get top ten recruiting classes every year. There is no way Texas should be down any year with the talent they get.

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Urban Myers is an opportuntist, He will retire again get his pubist to throw his name around later at big time schools as in Notre Dame, Texas, Alabama when Saban goes on the hunt again.
Big time successful college coaches are a commodity who spreads their wings for greater financial gains.. EX. Pete Carroll, Urban Myers, Nick Saban, Lane Tiffan, Steve Spurrier and Petrinoa(ARK).
Their are no more Beart Bryants, Shug Jordan, Bobby Dodd, Vince Dooley etc.

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Petrino? Fla can do much better.

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uh, second travy is not the first

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It’s OK to have a fresh air. Can you imagine being a UGA fans with UM at UF until he retires?

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Miami had the 80’s, FSU the 90’s, and Miami & Florida split the past decade. The writing is on the wall (and scoreboard) that FSU has the early in-state lead for this decade, while UF and UM are searching for new coaches. Meyer is no fool.

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………. JOY TO THE WORLD
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there is only one travy

that is what I’m talking about

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War Eagle,

My pubist is trying to get me on with the Chippendales.

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Urban Crier needs to reconnect the umbilical cord with Tim Crybow! Good to have another classless coach gone who plays known thugs who try to maim or consider killing others, what a scum bag! Is Chizik next when NCAA is done with Scam Newton??

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We defend Urban Meyer when he sold his soul and played Chris Rainey and we kick him in the backside when he leaves through the door. We are Gator Fans, hear us roar! Now we clammer to bring back Dan Mullen, the same Dan Mullen he booed two years ago because of his inept offense. Why must we be bipolar to root for the Fightin’ Gators?

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Beast from the East
December 9th, 2010
8:31 am

“It’s 2 years old. Grow up and move on, will ya?”

Same could be said for your national championships, right? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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It is not only easy to sling mud at him (because the media and fans have gone through the Brett Favre sagas and now view world through cynical eyes), but it is reasonable to question Meyer. It is fair to say if he does stays retired for a year or more then people should be happy for him and should believe the family reasoning. But if he does something else (comes back to Florida/ joins another program/ NFL in next few months) then he loses credibility.

Should media and fans even question a “family reason”? No, but this is the world we live in and Meyer didn’t help his cause last year when he used the same reasoning only to come back 24 hours later.

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It’s a shame Urban Meyer will be remembered as the man who coached Tim Tebow instead of the coach who won two BCS Championships. Guess that’s what happens when you only stay in a school long enough for one recruiting class to graduate.

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http://thegeorgiasportsreport.blogspot.com/

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…………. I just want to CELEBRATE !
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Meyer showed his class when he was calling time outs at the end of a Georgia blowout. See ya Urban!

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Are you sure it’s MEYER?

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Even though the Dawgs have been down the last two seasons, I am thankful we have Coach Mark Richt. Unlike a Saban or a Meyer, CMR is reliable, dependable, and loyal to the University of Georgia. I will take him over Saban or Meyer any day of the week. CMR will turn things around at Georgia and the Dawgs will return to the SEC championship game sooner than you realize.

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Grow up! Two years ago was ancient history. I’m such a contradiction I confuse myself sometimes. Go Gators!

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Way to stay classy Tony. Spend most of your column defending your past criticisms of Meyer. What a self-absorbed blowhard you’ve become!

Now that he’s gone, you have one less figure on which to focus your hate and sense of insecurity.

Unfortunately for UGA, UF will end up better for this in the long run.

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SOGADOG,

With me out of the way, Richt might get to the Georgia Dome, but he will then proceed to get a whuppin put on him by Les Miles, Nick Saban or Gene Chizik.

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I bee sawry to sees corch myuhs leev da flawda programm. he wuz a goot corch an him wuz a goot rowl moduhl fo me.

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The Urbane Crier will surface again, somewhere……maybe in a couple of years, but if he waits too long, he may as well stay gone, because he will be old news.

If what he says is true, good for him. Unless he’s a NBA player, he should have more than enough money to live very well for the rest of his life.

Mullen may just stay at Mississippi State and make his own mark in the SEC. Charlie Strong….too much of a gamble – he’s only been the head coach at Louisville for one year.

Randy Shannon is available.

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this gator is rejoicing!!! take Addazzio with you scumbag…give me Mullins or Stoops or Strong..time to get back to where the Gators belong

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Perhaps,maybe just perhaps,he talked with his daughter and she asked “If he had sent that message to me would you have let him back on the team ever ?”The concept of a moral compass is not unknown in Catholic theology and Urban ( named for a Pope by the way) may have realized that he had lost his way with the Rainey decision.

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I used to “hate” Steve Spurrier — then Urban Meyer came along. It was only then that I realized that I actually loved Steve Spurrier. Spurrier has SEC caliber class AND wins football games. Urban Meyer is a disgrace to the league and to college football. His departure is the next best thing to happen to the SEC since Lane Kiffin crawled out of town. Good riddance and Go Dawgs !!!!

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Tony…you mean for 4 years his star shined as brightly as any you have ever seen. The year before Tebow he got throttled by Mike Shula in Tuscaloosa….the year after Tebow he got throttled by Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. Meyer is a good coach….but he had no Plan B for when Tebow left. Yeah, I like Meyer…I think he and Richt are the worst disciplinarian coaches in the country…but that’s another issue….but the guy was good with Tebow…he was average (at best) without him.

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What cracks me up most is the reaction of Gator fans:

They rabidly defended the coach at almost all costs as long as he was still their coach – and now they unseemly cast him aside or toss him in the trash bin as he decides he no longer will be at UF.

As some have said here, there is a huge difference between UF and UGA – loyalty! Coaches are loyal and fans are loyal – perhaps sometimes to a fault. But gosh, we aren’t schizophrenic in our relationships!

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gene,

My “Catholic Moral Compass”?

Really?

That right there’s funny — I don’t care who you are!

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Calhoundawg,

The Ol’ Ball Coach was far from class at UF.

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Remember The Past Mullets, Before You point the finger in our direction….

Cheating is as much a part of the football lore as the houndstooth hat worn by Bear Bryant and that purty dress worn by Mike DuBose’s secretary.

Alabama has seen it all over the last 20 years. Shady loans. Athletes illicitly accepting cash payments from agents and boosters. Multiple probations. Postseason bans. Scholarship reductions. Lack of institutional control. You name it, the Crimson Tide has done it.

Welcome to Alabama, where the NCAA probations are nearly as prevalent as national championships. Actually, in the last decade, Alabama has recorded more NCAA probations (three) than it has national titles (one).

It should also be noted that the iconic Bear Bryant may not have ever been caught cheating himself, but he tutored some of college football’s biggest outlaws..

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I think we all pretty much agree the guy from uf has no class. But, still scared to death next year in JAX!

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The unranked 7-5 Gators need help.

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Bama “Dude” Is Clueless,

If the best I could do is copy and paste a rant from some other jealous doofus, I’d just quit.

Wait… I did!

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I think Meyer is a good coach, but not a great one. He hit a perfect storm with Tebow and mix in some speed from all that great State of Florida Talent….. My Dawgs couldn’t beat him regularly……But Dan Mullen in Florida Scares me with Diaz………That scares me.

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Remember Albert Means & Logan Young???
Alabama Booster Convicted
Guilty Verdict Sets Precedent in Wake of $150K in Improper Payments

By Mark Schlabach
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 3, 2005; Page D01

MEMPHIS, Feb. 2 — Mere hours after high school seniors across the country made formal commitments to the colleges where they will play football in the fall, Logan Young became the first booster to be convicted of a crime for providing improper inducements to a recruit.

In a case that drew the attention of the NCAA and colleges across the country, Young was found guilty of conspiracy to commit racketeering (by breaking state bribery laws), crossing state lines to commit racketeering and arranging bank withdrawals to cover up a crime after he paid a Memphis high school coach $150,000 to ensure that the coach’s star player would attend the University of Alabama in 2000.

Testimony in the trial from college coaches and former Trezevant High School coach Lynn Lang shed new light on what cynics suspect is business as usual in football recruiting. Lang testified that representatives of at least three other schools offered him cash, law school tuition for his wife or coaching jobs in exchange for helping them get the recruit, all-American defensive lineman Albert Means.

“There are no heroes in this case,” U.S. assistant district attorney Fred Godwin said. “Even the victims are flawed.”

Federal prosecutors said Young gave Lang $150,000 in cash payments during a 15-month period in 1999 and 2000. In return, Lang steered Means toward the Crimson Tide. The case has already resulted in Alabama’s football team being placed on five years’ probation by the NCAA, and Lang and one of his assistant coaches pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy.

“Some things are self-evident, and one of those things is that a high school teacher can’t sell one of his children, and somebody like Logan Young can’t buy him for the sole purpose of football,” Godwin told the jury during his closing argument Tuesday. “It’s signing day, ladies and gentlemen, and you know who paid Lynn Lang.”

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Bama “Dude” Is Clueless,

How “clueless” would someone have to be to figure out that you’re just another Auburn fan with Premature Asterisks Paranoia? Have you guys EVER had an undefeated season that didn’t come with an asterisk?

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He’s young, I expect him to be back somewhere. And look for Dan Mullen to replace him. I think I’d rather go up against Meyer-without-Mullen-or-Strong than against a Dan Mullen coached team.

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The Gators didn’t have a program before the Ole Ball Coach much like FSU didn’t have a program before Bobby yet you would think both programs invented football…just saying…

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1910 6–1 team Loren Maxwell
1913 undefeated 8–0 team Billingsley, James Howell, 1st-N-Goal
1914 undefeated 8–0–1 team James Howell
1957 undefeated 10–0 team Associated Press, Billingsley, Fleming, Football Research, Helms, James Howell, Massey Ratings, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Poling, Sagarin, Sorensen, Williamson, David Wilson
1958 undefeated 9–0–1 team Montgomery Full Season Championship
1983 11–1 team ARGH, Billingsley, DKC, Eck, FACT, Fleming, Football Research, James Howell, Massey Ratings, New York Times, Nutshell Sports, Sorensen, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson, 1st-N-Goal
1993 undefeated 11–0 team Harry Frye, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson
2004 undefeated 13–0 team

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Roll Tide?

Alabama’s rallying cry should be, “We Lied!”

And maybe, too, Alabama should get rid of its elephant mascot and replace it with a pig.

What better animal to symbolize the dirtiest, stinkiest program in recent NCAA history.

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Watch out Yellow Buzzers, before you know it Florida will come courting your genius football coach (according to the AJC) to take their program to the next level………………the cellar!

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Straight off Wikipedia Clown Do your homework before you open that yap

Eight Auburn teams have been awarded some form of “National Champions” title, though Auburn officially claims only the one awarded in 1957 by the Associated Press. The NCAA’s website states that “the NCAA does not conduct a national championship in Division I-A football and is not involved in the selection process”, but goes on to state that “a number of polling organizations provide a final ranking of Division I-A football teams at the end of each season”. The NCAA website lists four Auburn squads that have been named National Champions by at least one organization.[14] The following is the complete list of Auburn teams ranked No. 1 and some of the organizations that recognized them as National Champion:[15]
Another possible national championship team for the Auburn Tigers is the 1932 football team that finished 9-0-1

The AP Poll did not begin selecting a champion until 1936 nor the AFCA Coaches Poll until 1950, so many national champion titles previous to those date were awarded retroactively. However during the 1910s, it is difficult to dispute the legitimacy of the Auburn titles. The undefeated 1913 and 1914 teams coached by Mike Donahue were some of the best defenses in Auburn history. In fact, the 1914 squad allowed zero points all season, outscoring opponents 193-0. The 1983 team featuring Bo Jackson went 11–1 and finished the season by beating Michigan in the Sugar Bowl. Despite the team entering the game ranked third in the AP and both teams ranked ahead losing their bowl games, Auburn was jumped by fifth ranked Miami for the AP National Title. The 1993 team was ineligible to play in a postseason bowl game due to NCAA-imposed sanctions.[16] The undefeated 2004 squad (13–0) finished second in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls, but the team was awarded the 2004 Fanspoll.com People’s National Champion title.[17] After USC was stripped of the FWAA title, the organization discussed awarding the Grantland Rice Award to Auburn but ultimately voted not to award a trophy for 2004.[18] Auburn University officially only claims the Associated Press (AP) National Championship of 1957[19] (although the school does acknowledge the 1913, 1983, 1993 and 2004 titles in their media guide).[20]

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Bond “is distressed about the reaction, particularly the attacks on Newton’s character.”

Bond is quoted as saying, “(Meyer) is behind the whole thing.”

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As a matter of fact Mullet head, we are the most successful SEC West team since re-alignment

While Auburn football has a long and storied history, the Tigers have been quite successful in recent years. Since the expansion of the SEC and the split into divisions, Auburn has been the winningest SEC West team in league play since the conference realignment in 1992.[21] As of the end of the 2009 season, Auburn teams have won 33 of their last 50 conference matchups including 16 of the last 24 SEC away games. The Tigers seem to perform best when facing their greatest challenge as, in addition to the success on the road in the SEC, Auburn teams have won 9 of their last 16 matchups versus top-10 opponents. The Tigers also have done well protecting Jordan-Hare Stadium, particularly at night where the home team has won 18 of the 22 night games since 2000. Over the five seasons prior to 2009, Auburn won 47 games

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Voice your support for me as the new Head Coach at UF

http://www.HireSteveAddazio.com

National Championship, here we come!

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War Eagle, fly through da hood
Ain’t got no classes, grades still be good
War Eagle, pays more than State
Sign up and don’t be late
Go! Go! Go!
Probation, comin’ again
Hit ‘em late, Hit ‘em late,
Clam up and spin, Hey!
War Eagle, cheat for Auburn,
Stepchild of Dixie Land!

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Gay lovers perhaps…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2hCAQUOiI

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Two points about Urban. Last years Sudden “Retirement” was more about getting caught with pants down with a certain 22 year old Tri Delta Delta co-ed then it was being physically burned out.
He was allowed to keep his job only due to the fact there were worries their top recruiting class would fall apart at the seams. After this incident he was “skating on thin ice”, and could not afford any further incidents. Well, the next incident and nail in the coffin was leaking private and federally protected confidential academic records involving a certain soon to be Heisman Trophy winner.
His relationship with New York Times writer Pete Thaymel has been proven by be true and verified by phone records by George Lawson and the rest of his legal team. Even at the risk of losing top rated recruiting classes pale in comparison to dragging UF thru the penalties with breaking Federal Law. Good Riddance. Next time keep it in your pants, and keep that rat trap of a mouth shut.
We will be better off in the long run, as we find a coach who isn’t so married to the spread.

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gotta think people are having a hard time getting Jimbo Fisher to quit laughing.

Talk about a perfect storm (in a good way). Fisher is now the senior HC among the big three in Florida. The recruiting game has just been reset to square-one.

I’ll bet that Foley gets no sleep until he officially presents the replacement for Meyer.

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Meyer did a good job at UF on the field. Off the field there were some issues as we all know. The man just needs a break. He’ll resurface in a couple of years.

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I now hate even more that the Dawgs could not beat FL this season!

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Well, I reported all of the troll’s comments. Hopefully they’ll find some of his garbage offensive enough to ban him.

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WE ARE THE CHEATERS?? HMMM…..

The governing body said it considered giving the Crimson Tide the most severe punishment — the death penalty — under the repeat violator rules for a recruiting scandal in which boosters were accused of paying money for high school players.

“They were absolutely staring down the barrel of a gun,” said Thomas Yeager, chairman of the infractions committee

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@ Joey

Spurrier did throw out some zingers. I’m sure the guy has chapped more fan bases than anyone in history.

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BAMA dude,

Is red-headed step-child syndrome a bannable offnese?

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Joey my favorite Spurrier was when he beat UGA between the hedges while at Florida and answered the question about running up the score with his “never seen a half a hundred put up in Sanford Stadium”. All time instant classic.

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So the truth is “offensive” now? I know the TRUTH HURTS…..

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So what about all those recruits and their parents that he lied to saying I’ll be here for the next 4 years to take care of your son. Guys like Matt Elam, who enrolled early. Their vaunted recruited classes that haven’t amounted to much because of an extreme lack of discipline and consistency in dealing with star players.

He’s a joke and should be treated as such.

Take a look at his coaching tree and it is impressive. When he loses coaches, he doesn’t replace them with competent ones and that is what got them killed in 2010. Steve Addazio was an OL coach, he should not have been calling the plays and Florida fans were right for calling him to be moved.

Urban’s offensive genius was not his own: He had Mike Sanford at Utah and Dan Mullen at Florida. What happend when those guys went away? Urban doesn’t call the plays, he never has. He doesn’t even develop the Offensive Game Plan!

This is why a competent HC in Jimbo Fisher destroyed him at Doak.

He’s a great recruiter and great evaluator of coaching talent. If those makes you a great coach, so be it.

He’s a fraud and would have been beaten into oblivion in 2011 by better head coaches (Spurrier, Fisher, Saban, Miles). I have a feeling no one is begging him to stick around Florida after this season in a “consultant” role.

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Got cash?? Just look in the grocery bag….

A recruit, identified in news reports as Kenny Smith, and his parents were given $20,000 in cash, lodging and entertainment by two Crimson Tide boosters beginning in 1995. The first payment of $10,000 was made in $100 bills delivered in a grocery bag. Smith signed with Alabama but couldn’t meet academic requirements.

An Alabama booster previously identified as Logan Young of Memphis, Tenn., gave cash to a high school coach who was seeking $100,000 cash and two sport-utility vehicles in exchange for directing star recruit Albert Means to Alabama.

An assistant coach, former recruiting coordinator Ronnie Cottrell, received two loans totaling $56,600 from Young in violation of NCAA rules. The loan was not repaid until the case became known.

Two boosters involved in repeated rules violations were known to the Alabama staff, coaches and fans and often were seen at the team hotel during road games.

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I got a scenrio…. Dan Mullen going to Florida to coach… Miss St job is open …Auburn offense Cordinator Gus Malzahn to Miss St because Cam Newton Saying Bye Bye to Auburn and Head to The NFL and Auburn next year will be 7-5 cause no Cam Newton and No Nick Fairly threre taking there talents to The NFL for money!!!!

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I Dunno?

December 9th, 2010
9:28 am
BAMA dude,

Is red-headed step-child syndrome a bannable offnese?

“Offnese”? No, but being illiterate and cheering for Bama go hand in hand……

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This retirement is not about family. It’s about losing. Meyer doesn’t want to take more of the beatings associated with rebuilding.

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Meyer 2 NC’s …what you got over at UGA or Auburn…nutin honey
STFU until you do something other than talk a good game.

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Meyer’s departure should be no surprise if you had closely watched him and his coaching this year. But somewhere you reporters have to ask this question. Is the NCAA going to take a look at Florida due to its links to Cam Newton? There could be other players? Sometimes a coach likes to leave and distance himself from it.

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@ COugar

You think Malzan would go to Miss St– even after Miss St tried to sabotage Auburn’s season?

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Shane

December 9th, 2010
9:37 am
The Elementary Schools must have already let out for Christmas break.

Nah, it’s probably the same handle changing knucklehead that used to troll around here. His MO is to fill the board with as much of his nonsense as possible as fast as possible. Hasn’t been around for awhile- I had hoped he was banned.

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TB,

I have to agree. The guy is a classless, arrogant jerk that ran a “win at any cost” program, but I do not wish him any ill will in his personal life. I truly hope he gets whatever help he needs to right his mind, health and soul.

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After seeing pics of Meyer’s daughter, I would also like to retire in order to spend more time with his family.

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MS. Bully,

Hate to break it to you, but fyi, UF is 100x’s the job that Miss St. is. State will forever be a stepping stone for coaches. And the fact he did what he did this past season just makes it all the more difficult for State to keep him.

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Simple, who gives a shzt. Meyers is not the coach Mark Richt is and never will be. This is the differents in class and no-class Mark will tern Georgia around, he didn’t run from his problems.

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@ack,

It’s his DAUGHTER. Why even make a crack like that.

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Mark Richt will never lead UGA to a national championship and very likely will not lead us to another SEC title. He’s 2-8 vs our biggest rival and 4-9 vs ranked team in the last THREE YEARS!! Wake up and stop accepting and even celebrating underacheivement!!

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MS. Bully

December 9th, 2010
9:40 am
Dan Mullen is a Mississippi State Bulldog and he will remain one. In case you missed it, State was 8-4 and easily could have been 10-2. Auburn escaped Starkville with a 3 point win. State went to Florida and beat the Gators and now state is playing Michigan in the GATOR Bowl. The only remedy is more COWBELL!!

Eh, I dunno. I see Millen wearing orange and blue next year for about twice the money he’s making now.

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This sux for GA because I was hoping we could hire Mullen after next season. Now he’ll be at FL and they’ll kill GA worse than they have been doing. Mullen beat GA at MS St, so just imagine what he’ll do at FL. It is obvious who has been running things for Meyer everywhere he’s been.

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BAMA dude

Disagree on Mullen. I think Foley will go west again….Boise or Utah.

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If we cant get Mullen, Miami now better go after Leach

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BAMA dude

December 9th, 2010
9:40 am

Nah, it’s probably the same handle changing knucklehead that used to troll around here. His MO is to fill the board with as much of his nonsense as possible as fast as possible. Hasn’t been around for awhile- I had hoped he was banned.

Explain to me how the truth is “nonsense”. Were any of the articles I posted “inaccurate”? Alabama been on probation 3 times in the past decade, have they not? Were they not threatened with the Death Penalty? Are they still not in that window? Wake up Gomer!!

The governing body said it considered giving the Crimson Tide the most severe punishment — the death penalty — under the repeat violator rules for a recruiting scandal in which boosters were accused of paying money for high school players.

“They were absolutely staring down the barrel of a gun,” said Thomas Yeager, chairman of the infractions committee

“These violations are some of the worst, most serious that have ever occurred.”

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Asheville Dawg- you can call Meyer classless for the timeouts when you also call Richt classless for encouraging his team to rush the field for a TD. Personally, I believe it was the perfect payback- not trying for another late TD, but just a little message that “we remember.” He never did call that third timeout- too bad.

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Mullen was at the top of the list last year. What has changed since then that would affect Florida’s opinion?

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Do you people really think this is bothering the Gator fans?If he did not want to be there then get the HE!! out of here! Everyone I have talked to is not upset about him leaving at all.NOT one bit!!!!!

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BAMA dude

My logic is this: bringing in an entirely new staff from out west would generate a lot of the interest, speculation, etc…that the Meyer hire did.

Mullen is a great coach, but so are Petersen and Whittingham. I think Foley does well with any of those picks.

Just a hunch.

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There goes Tony…telling everyone what to think again….not saying what HE thinks, mind you…but telling everyone else what THEY should think….
Meyer is a jerk….pure and simple……good riddance.

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Tony: Who proofreads your stuff? He should resign.

I’ve had my own issues with Meyer.

Frankly, I’m going to be surprised if it’s not Dan Mullen.

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Rumor on the message boards is that Urban is angling for the GT job to be closer to his daughter.

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ALDawg

December 9th, 2010
9:57 am
Tony: Who proofreads your stuff? He should resign.

They only proofread what lands in the paper. This is an internet blog.

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Oh well, Meyer looked like he was out of it half of the time this year. Just had nothing on the sidelines to give. This really mucks things up for some of the recruits. But it may not even matter depending on who they hire. I wonder if Tim cried when he saw the news.

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Really surprised at UF fans reactions.

I worked in south Florida for several years, and still correspond with several of my former co-workers….mainly about CFB.

I haven’t heard from one that isn’t glad that Meyer resigned. Same on this board.

What gives? Although I didn’t care too much for some of his antics, I thought Meyer was an outstanding football coach.

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I’m glad he is gone…i agree with TB’s issues on his players behavior. Meyer let everything slide…at least Richt suspends people…even if it’s for a motorcycle helmet or a hit & run. Aside from Rainey, who should’ve never been let back on the team…all his players got slaps on the wrist.

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I think this says it all….

” 30 football players arrested during Meyer’s six-year tenure, including 10 that resulted in felony charges “

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3rdN8

I haven’t heard from one that isn’t glad that Meyer resigned.

Can’t speak for them but I think it was the despondent attitude combined with the bad season. He didn’t seem to have his heart in it (no pun intended). Don’t want someone around who isn’t, dare we say it, “All in.”

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Tony, way too stay classy. I bet your one of the nutlickers that’s glad he’s gone so y’all might be able to win in J’ville.

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To the guy posting all this Garbage about Bama cheating. This list is for you.

http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?113778-List-of-NCAA-Schools-with-Infractions

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Dawgtards who are jumping up and down with joy need to get real. Florida was slaughtering UGA long before Meyer went there. Nothing will change with Meyer gone.

And your own third-rate punk coach and sleazebag Richt will continue to go downhill.

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The dawgs will continue to suck.

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I’ve never understood how anyone – even an alumnus – could support and take pride in UGA’s football team. When you look at their history for the past forty years, how can anyone ignore Jan Kemp and the “remedial studies” scam, the Jim Harrick fiasco, the DUIs in the athletic office, the DUIs and other arrests of players, the #1 party school tag (i.e., the most drunk students), the suspensions and outright dismissals, the Fulmer Cup, and on and on?

As disgraceful and humiliating as it is, I don’t see many alums and fans demanding an end to this sordid activity. It sets UGA apart as the kind of school most people abhor, and it’s become an embarrassment to the whole state of Georgia.

Will it never end? Apparently not while Mark Richt is at UGA. Richt is perhaps the biggest hypocrite in the United States. But even with all the cheating and lawlessness that he ignores, he still can’t win the SEC.

So you’re paying him to be BCS champions, but he can’t even win his SEC division. So why do you pay him millions of dollars a year?

Just asking.

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Florida would be foolish not to make it Mullen. Pieces are in place offensively. The guy can win in the SEC with subpar talent. There is a four-foot ceiling at Miss. State. If that happens, who will UGA hire after next season?

@ BAMA dude:

Just sayin’. Also, do they proofread the stuff that makes it in the paper?

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The fact that he didn’t go ahead and leave last year doesn’t set well with me. He played this thing like a middle school kid does when breaking up with a sweetheart — on again off again on again off again. I agree with the term drama queen. Florida would be crazy to let him stay now after all this, even if he DID change his mind like he did last year. Go on back to wherever it is you came from Urban and good luck to you, and good riddance as well. The SEC doesn’t need you!

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Actually, the funny thing is that those who want Richt gone should be least excited about this. Let’s say UF does lose a lot of recruits this year. A new coach in transition will probably be vulnerable for a year or two, meaning Richt could be looking at needing only a win in Atlanta over the Chickens for a SECCG berth. A trip to the ATL would get him another three years easily.

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Meyer allowing Rainey to play was about like, oh,…Richt allowing O’Dell Thurmond to play, maybe? Careful what you say, sports fans.

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As a life long Gator hater I have taken my shots at Urban..however I wish him and his family the best in the future..flaws he has, who doesn’t but I think he was good for UF,the SEC and college football in general.I just wonder if he takes a couple of years off waits for Tressel to retire and return to Ohio State where I think he was once an assistant coach ?

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Hate Meyer but respect him leaving if it is for his family. I think CMR is in the same boat. I love CMR but maybe he needs to follow Meyer’s lead if he can’t balance his family and team.

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Just sayin’. Also, do they proofread the stuff that makes it in the paper?… ALDawg

Don’t know. Haven’t lived in the ATL for some years now so I use this site for my Braves and Falcons news. I just happen to like Mr. Barnhart’s blog.

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Colin Cowherd just said he knows who it’s going to be and it’s a huge name but no one that anyone is seriously talking about. The only hint he gave was “stab??”

Anybody have any clues?

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ARDawg, I strongly disagree with that. It’s not just the HC that gets turned over, all of the coaches who have been recruiting these kids will likely be gone as well. If the personal relationship with the recruiter didn’t matter they wouldn’t spend the time and effort to build it in the living rooms.

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Atlanta Gator

Tis a shining example of class in your last post. Something few of you Gators are known for. A gentleman of the highest order

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10:34 ARdawg At the end of the day who really cares if Meyer goes outside of the FL players on the team now?

Exactly! None of us at UF are talking about him any longer,Why should we?The man is history now at our School.Just tell us who is next,That
is all we are concerned with now.

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He was the perfect coach for Florida- arrogance personified!

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” ‘“He was flat wrong when he allowed Chris Rainey to return to the team and I said so. There are certain lines in life that you do not cross and threats against women is one of those lines. The rationalizations about who Rainey was and his background, etc., may have all been true. But all that pales in comparison to a text message that said “Time to die, ——-.’ ”

“Tony, you never said something or wrote something you didn’t really mean and regretted the minute you said it?

“Of course, before you say anything, you want a $1500 honorarium!”

HEY, you “Atlanta Gator” @ 10:09 am, knock it off! There is only one Atlanta Gator on this blog, and you ain’t it, son. Get another handle or get the heck off the blog.

Cretin.

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I think Richt made this same move (spending more time with the family) about 3 years ago, only he keeps drawing a paycheck . . .

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Who Cares ?

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well Cowherd is certainly a schmuck. I had lunch with his mother last week, and that’s what she called him…..actually it was the nicest thing she called him.

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maybe the guys family is at risk and that is more important to him-he will be back once his kids are in college

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Now Florida is forced to go out and hire the coach we should be looking for by choice. Watch they will get Mullin, Gruden, or Harbaugh.

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the mighty gators have struck out

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If a kid grows up a Georgia fan and he gets heavily recruited by Georgia, it really isn’t going to matter who the HC is unless he is someone the kid despises.

Look at Florida’s list of recruits and tell me how many of them are likely to have grown up as UF fans. They recruit all over the south and even the country.

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John Gruden to Florida. They are finalizing the deal now and it may be official by tomorrow.

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I am about to spill the beans a huge “insiders” rumor. Urban Myer will return to coaching either in 2012 or in 2013. My early prediction………… The University of Georgia! McGarity is absolutely in-love with Urban Myer and his family and if CMR has another down year. McGarity, along with the UGA hierarchy will get the deal done to bring Myer in. You heard it here first…Urban Myer at some point will be the next coach at UGA.

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“Tis a shining example of class in your last post. Something few of you Gators are known for. A gentleman of the highest order”

ARDawg—-

Thank you for the compliment, but I am far from unique among my clutch of fellow Gators. I would bet dollars to doughnuts that the chump who posted above has never set foot on the Florida campus, and is not even a real Gator fan, let alone an alumnus. As you well know, there are plenty of juveniles who assume the stereotypical persona of the opposition fan to stir the pot and get a reaction. This blog has been full of poseurs and imposters for the last four to five years that I have participated, and it will continue to attract that smarmy anonymous element until the AJC finally creates a free email-address-based registration system. As bad as the AJC sports blogs can get, the political blogs are even worse. The AJC should be embarrassed by these posts, but their attitude seems to be “the more website hits, the better.”

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BAMA dude—-

Petrino? Seriously? I can’t imagine that. If he couldn’t take the pressure as the Atlanta falcon’s coach, he wouldn’t survive a full season in Gainesville.

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One thing for sure…..its gonna cost MSU if they want to keep Mullins than Cecil Newton was going to charge them for Cam. By the way if Cecil asked MSU for money and Cam had already been on the team at Florida………………………..

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Atlanta Gator

Agreed! (for the most part)

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hmmm… now you know OJ can’t coach the gators, he is spending 24/7 looking for the real killer, and avoiding mirrors..

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Cammie can rot like the piece of garbage the is !

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Here is a Petrino article from Meyer’s last resignation.

Key quote: Petrino, who is paid $2.85 million annually by the Razorbacks, is not permitted to leave Arkansas for another Southeastern Conference Western Division school according to the terms of his contract. But the Gators are in the SEC East. Petrino’s contract includes a $6.75 milion buyout if he were to leave the Razorbacks before Dec. 31. The buyout drops to $4.75 million after Dec. 31.

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Has there been any talk about Gary Patterson to UF? His name seems to be missing from a lot of coaching searches, and this seems to be a bit odd.

I’d think he is a much more proven commodity in the CFB world than a John Gruden.

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“He was the perfect coach for Florida- arrogance personified!”

Lots of snarky comments today, aren’t there?

Yes, in many ways, Urban Meyer was the perfect coach for Florida. He was a family man who treated his players like they were an extended family, some times to his own detriment. His players went to class, or they rode the pine. There was no pay-for-play hanky-panky. His teams were disciplined on the field, and when a player got in trouble off the field, Meyer imposed appropriately measured punishment (Tony’s comments notwithstanding). His players graduated at the second highest rate in the SEC, following only Vanderbilt. And his teams won a lot of football games, too.

That having been said, no man is irreplaceable and there are things in life that are more important in life than college football. Urban Meyer knows that, and if he didn’t, he seems to have absorbed that along the way. His coaching career burned brightly in Gainesville, but it was already apparent at Bowling Green and Utah that Meyer was going to be a rock-star coach. Now, it’s done; six years, an 81% winning average, three SEC championship games, two SEC championships, six New Year’s bowls, and two BCS championships. Not bad, coach. Not bad.

Yup. Meyer was a the perfect coach for Florida. And if we could find some one just like Urban Meyer ver. 2005, we would take him in a heartbeat.

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Atlanta Gator The comment was aimed more at so many classless Gator fans than at Meyer. It was also aimed at a classlessness that has existed since and including Spurrier’s success. For 20 years the Gators have seldom been accused of having classy fans.

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BAMA dude

Many of these kids have grown up without any influence or loyalty to any school. Others have that life long connection to a certain university. To be recruited by that university is the ultimate goal and dream come true for many kids. For these, Qusimoto could be the HC and these kids still go to that school.

Many of these kids do go to the school that recruits them the hardest. I don’t disagree with that. Who does the recruiting? The coaching staff of course. The recruiting process is very subjective. Many time the coaching staff can not over come the other factors. Or, are you saying they can in all instances?

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Every in the SEC East can be thankful that Meyer didn’t stay retired last year because they would have gotten Chip Kelly. Thankfully, Phil Knight now has Chip Kelly firmly in his grip and it’s doubtful he’s going anywhere.

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Maybe kicking the bulldogs tail year in year out just got old and boring to Urban…

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BAMA dude

Haven’t heard that one about Patterson….all I know is, we should have hired him instead of his boss.

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Who’s Chip Kelly?

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Please CMR follow Meyer’s lead and resign with some dignity. You’ve had 10 years to prove yourself. Your program has reached the bottom of the SEC. You’ve had superior talent over the course of the last 10 years with no NC and just 2 SEC championships. 10 years is enough, especially with the decline over the past 3. Horrible coaching in every aspect of the game, lack of descipline, unwillingness to to make changes. The list goes on and on. You’ve had your run, its been decent. Now go pursue your religous studies, spend time with your family, maybe coach your son, but PLEASE let some new fresh young coach in to wake up this mediocre program.

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Breaking News: Philip Fulmer to be new Florida coach.

ESPN.com

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Right wxwax…

Winning ain’t everything.

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wxwax as far as dominating jawja goes, even Ron Zook had a winning record against the humpers.

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Winning is not everything, but losing flat out sucks..You can take the sportsmanship stuff to a nauseating level..it happened to me in HS, our coach actually sat some of the better batters against lessor competition..sucked.

Serious? Phil Fulmer? Maybe UGA has a chance in Jax now…

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@BAMA dude

It sounds to me as if you are both arguing for extreme positions, while the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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Georgia Peach, I guess so. I never said they would lose all of the recruits but I would fully expect them to lose a few. A few is all it takes for a class to go from top 5 to barely top 25.

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@bama dude, let duke miss the NCAA tournament 2 years straight and see if “coach K” does not become “coach Krap” among the fan base..

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Coach Krap sounds like a perfect fit for Dook.

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From what I’m hearing, Arky fans would like to trade Petrino for Malzahn.

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Everytime I think arkansas, I just picture the west memphis 3 and how that entire town looked inbred..not an accurate description of the whole state I know..but If we get called Barners, all is fair…

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I’d say five to ten is a good number, ARDawg. Even five would be 20% of a class thad you’d have to replace.

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Trish,

I can understand you Aubies’ jealousy of The University of Alabama, but I never guessed you guys would stoop to Arkansas envy!

Oh well… Chicken coops are way cooler than cow barns, I guess.

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@BAMA dude

I think I heard about her landing a job in Gainesville.

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Ha…then she would show up at a UF press conference with a hog cap on.

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Georgia Peach, looks like you heard right.

She doesn’t expect wearing the cap will be a problem at her new job at UF-owned WRUF 850 AM.

“Technically, my paycheck will come from the University of Florida, so I don’t think that will be an issue,” she said.

Funny stuff.

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Butler Community College Defensive Tackle Cornelius “Tank” Carradine visiting with UGA coaches as we speak. Got to get this kid. With a name TANK he has to be able to clog the middle!

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GOOD RIDDANCE! UM IS A CLASSLESS, WIN AT ALL COSTS, EGOMANIAC. HE SHOULD GO BACK UP NORTH WHERE HE CAME FROM AND HOPE HE CAN FIND AT LEAST ONE FRIEND HE HAS LEFT.

UFL WILL BE FINE BETTER WITHOUT HIM. EVEN I COULD COACH THE TALENT RON ZOOK LEFT THIS IDOT. HE IS LEAVING BECAUSE HE DOESN’T WANT TO GET HIS BUT BEAT WITH THE LACK OF TALENT AND COACHING THAT’S CURRENTLY AT UFL.

UFL WILL HAVE TO REBUILD AND THE GATOR FANS SHOULD EXPECT SOME UPS AND DOWNS NO MATTER WHO THE NEW COACH TURNS OUT TO BE. THERE IS ENOUGH HIGH SCHOOL TALENT IN FLORIDA FOR ALL THE STATE COLLEGES TO SHARE AND HAVE ENOUGH TO COMPETE WITH ANYONE.

I DON’T WANT TO BE ACCUSED OF KICKING UM WHILE HE IS DOWN. I KICKED THE SOB WHEN HE WAS UP. I DO NOT LIKE THIS MAN AND HIS ACTIONS AND DECISIONS AS A UF COACH.

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Hey Tony:

That giant sucking sound is the Gaytor Freshman FB players transferring out. CHOMP CHOMP.

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@ARdawg

Huh???

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Georgia Peach

IMO that reporter deserved the dressing down by Meyer. She was there as a reporter, not a fan. There was no reason on her part to be inflaming by wearing a Hog hat to a UF press conference. Yet, any coach with a modicum of class would not have made an issue of it

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BAMA dude

How do you figure? Bassackwards?

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The eye thing again with Spikes, in fact everything Tony mentions has a personal connection. I think about 75% of the public delight in someone putting down a smart ass reporter who is asking jerk questions just because he can. Chris Rainey was back from probation just in time to play Georgia and had a strong hand in beating them. If they bring Mullens in Georgia won’t beat Florida for another 5 years and it will be the beginning of the end for Richt. If I were Georgia I would fire Richt now, hire Mullens if it is not too late, taking him away from the Gators and having a great coach that is use to working with the new athletic director at Georgia. If Mullens can beat you at Mississippi State, he will own ya at Florida.

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GT,

Just like we own you at UGA? 1-9 IN LAST 10

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GT,

Mullens will be at UF as the next head coach and will bring Diaz the D-Coord with him.Diaz is the man!

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So Vandy and Florida are already on the list. MSU and Arky are possibilities. Will Rich Rod leave Michigan? Does LSU care?

Will UGA ever allow Mark Richt to leave Athens?

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BAMA dude, Ga Peach

Ah, I understand. The same principle applies. Petrino’s lack of class in this case. I stand corrected

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And what about Ole Miss?

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@Go Dawgs!

I agree. Coaches avoid the media because the media is crap anymore.

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“UFL WILL BE FINE BETTER WITHOUT HIM. EVEN I COULD COACH THE TALENT RON ZOOK LEFT THIS IDOT”

Yeah, you just might be able to coach all of the talent Ron Zook left in Gainesville, but apparently Ron Zook couldn’t coach those same players to anything better than an 8-5 season. If my memory still serves, Urban Meyer did substantially better.

By the way, what, exactly is an “IDOT?”

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Murph, everything I have read suggests that Missy State would be on Malzahn like stink on a cowpie if Mullen were to leave.

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Looks like an opportune time for Diaz to make his own move if he is so inclined. Mullen is a pretty sure bet to Florida in my mind

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I wonder who Foley would prefer between Petrino and Mullen, assuming they both would jump at the job if offered?

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MURPH

Meyer came to UF with the cupboards brimming at the rim. I think even Zook could have coached that team to a NC. Of course it’s all academic now

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BAMA dude,

He would perfer Mullen over Petrino I would guess.I know I would.

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Hey, has anyone got some pics of this Hottie?

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AR dawg,

I dont think Zook could have got them to a National Championship but he would have won a SEC Championship.He doesnt appear to me as being a coach that can get you to the top.He is a Richt type in my opinion.

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BAMA dude,

Yeah,alot of arguments you can make against Petrino but you cant deny is collge success rate.

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how2fish,

If he went to Florida that would be what? The 3rd or 4th time he has left a team hanging? (Arkansas)

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MURPH

We’ll never know now but Gator fans were too spoiled to give him half a chance. The fireZook websites were immediate after his first loss. Thats the attitude that left a bad taste in Spurrier’s mouth

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I agree, I have had issues with Urban- most noteably, the Brandon thing….but rivals aside- he is a class guy under it all. More class in his pinky than in the entire Auburn nation……

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BAMA dude

I don’t think Florida would even consider him. I’m not so sure he’d even consider leaving to go to FL. He’s doing pretty good where he is. I don’t care for the guy but, I still say his rep is undeserved

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If Meyer goes to the Denver Broncos, it’s only to lick Tebow’s sack.

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Not going there again ARDawg. We’ll definitely agree to disagree regarding Petrino’s status as a dirtbag. I do think you’re in the minority on that one though.

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I find it remarkable that this reporter has such a huge ego that he takes to task a coach for saying what he thinks of a reporter in front of cameras? Who do you think you are? Crying a lack of professionalism is just that, crying. Grow a pair why don’t you? As far as Spikes and Rainey are concerned I seriously doubt any of us has the entire story so I’d refrain from criticizing if I were you. Urban was a good coach for Florida and I, as a fan, wish him well.

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He should see if Petrino needs a quarterbacks coach…lol

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And were do you come up with he’s a class guy…..REALLY…Classless yes….

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Spurrier on line one……..lmao

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Atlanta Gator

December 9th, 2010
10:55 am
God, I hate conspiracy freaks. Yeah, Meyer made Cam Newton steal and/or accept a stolen laptop? Meyer leaked Newton’s academic record? Wait, was that Meyer on the Grassy Knoll in Dallas?

The story was reported on a sports blog on November 5, 2010. That was over a month ago. What have we heard since? Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Thanks for playing.

Give it a rest.

Why is he now resigning then? The timing of this is just coincedental? That “conspiracy theory” may have hit close to home huh?

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Flag—-

The first sign of a conspiracy nut is that no matter what the evidence is, no matter how contradictory it is to any evidence previously presented, it somehow always reinforces the nut’s imagined conspiracy.

Keep your flag. I’ll call for an instant replay from the other bloggers.

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Yes, in many ways, Urban Meyer was the perfect coach for Florida. He was a family man who treated his players like they were an extended family, some times to his own detriment. His players went to class, or they rode the pine. There was no pay-for-play hanky-panky. His teams were disciplined on the field, and when a player got in trouble off the field, Meyer imposed appropriately measured punishment (Tony’s comments notwithstanding).

What planet are you living on man? “Appropriated measured punishment”? Aggravated stalking & armed robbery I believe here’s the link of all players arrested during UM’s tenure. Quite a rap sheet.

Starting in 2009, the Orlando Sentinel compiled a list of Florida football players arrested or charged with a crime since coach Urban Meyer took over six years ago

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-17/sports/os-florida-gators-arrests-list-20100915_1_frankie-hammond-second-degree-misdemeanor-charge-misdemeanor-possession

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Who in the hell said that I wanted that narcissistic SOB to spend more time with his family? We were perfectly happy when he was not at home. Now, we are going to have to put up with the same crap that the college football world has had to put up with but we have to actually share our home with him. Things were so much better when he was sleeping with the home-schooled mama’s boy.

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BAMA dude

LOL…fair enough

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I have disliked Meyer since his days at Utah. He’s a j e r k and I’m glad he’s gone.

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Atlanta Gator

December 9th, 2010
1:20 pm
Flag—-

The first sign of a conspiracy nut is that no matter what the evidence is, no matter how contradictory it is to any evidence previously presented, it somehow always reinforces the nut’s imagined conspiracy.

Since you know so much where did the leak of Newton’s records come from then? It was either Meyer or someone on his staff that would have had to have known about Cam’s academic record at UF. Are you asserting the conversation between Mullen & Meyer never took place? It’s funny how you left this part of the post out LoL

In the story, Marshall talks of a three-way phone conversation between Meyer, Miss State coach Dan Mullen and former Bulldog quarterback John Bond, who made news yesterday in a story for ESPN.com.

According to Marshall, Bond is quoted as saying that he and Mullen agreed that the Newton matter was closed after submitting all of their documentation to SEC Headquarters.

Meyer disagreed and told the two that he thought it needed to be reported to The New York Times and he was going to make the call. Pete Thamel, who wrote the Times piece is close friends with Meyer.

The story goes on to say that Bond agreed to be interviewed by ESPN.com only after it became apparent the story was going to break. Marshall writes that Bond “is distressed about the reaction, particularly the attacks on Newton’s character.”

Bond is quoted as saying, “(Meyer) is behind the whole thing.”

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Mike Smith—-

Time flies, but Urban Meyer was the Gators head coach for six full seasons. Only four coaches have stayed in Gainesville longer—-Spurrier (12), Ray Graves (10), Bob Woodruff (10) and Doug Dickey (9). As a six-year coach, it’s tough to understand how you can say that he didn’t have to manage his own recruits. Tim Tebow? Percy Harvin? Both recruited by Meyer. He’s also had top-5 recruiting classes four out of six years (twice, No. 1), and had top-10 or top-15 classes the other two years. Tough to see how he didn’t hold up his end of the bargain.

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Urban Meyer seems like a confused and weird man. I think he will be back in football in the next 12 to 18 months. Meyer knows that Tebow was a player that comes around every 20 or 30 years. Meyer quit because he knew he could never get UF back to the Tebow days.

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Urban had a thing for Tebow. It was just weird.

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Timeout, Timeout, Game over… No class coach, he will not be missed.

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@Mike Smith

You go ahead and keep your eye on Nick Saban. You’ll probably still be watching him at Alabama when he becomes the senior coach in the entire SEC.

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UF might be down for a year but I doubt it will be longer than that.

Tony- if the Broncos hire Meyer it will be an even bigger mistake than letting McDaniels trade 3 picks for Tebow. I’d love to see Meyer and Tebow bring the spread to the NFL. He wouldn’t last a season.

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Atlanta Gator, LMAO! “Tin Foil Hat” brigade? The “Aluminum Collander” bridgade is a little more reasonable.

Maybe Urban has secured a job at NIKE.

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Then again… He could be on the list and just hasn’t announced it yet?

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gdawg~zoo—-

Like “Give’m Hell, Harry” Truman said: “I tell the truth, and they just think it’s Hell.”

BTW, I’m impressed an Old Dawg like you knows what a “collander” is. How did that happen—-did Mrs. Zoo decide to let you do some of the cooking?

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You, however, have just accused Urban Meyer, albeit anonymously, of committing a federal felony under the student records privacy laws. Got anything to back that up? Otherwise, let me introduce you to two other legal concepts . . . libel and slander. In fact, if the rumors about Newton’s academics are untrue, you may have just libeled and/or slandered both Newton and Meyer. Hmmm.

Remember the snarky female blogger in New York who accused an acquaintance of sleeping around? She was sued, and settled, after she was identified by her IP address. I’m not saying either of these gentlemen would feel the need to sue you, but . . . .

And I’m a conpiracy theorist…judge for yourself folks. I’m sure Urban is reading every one of these posts trying to track down another “anonymous” source. I’m archiving your post so I can show it to all my friends now that is truly a CLASSIC!!! LMAO
Even though BTW ATL Gator can’t disprove anything I suggested LoL

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Little reading for you ATL Gator. Since you know so much: If Urban wasn’t the source who was??

Source for FoxSports.com story on Cam Newton likely violated federal law
Auburn, Florida Gators, Football, Urban Meyer — posted by Rachel George on November, 9 2010 6:58 PM
In the past week, Auburn QB Cam Newton has faced accusations of recruiting violations and academic cheating. (US Presswire photo)
Florida coach Urban Meyer has denied being the source for a FoxSports.com story alleging academic cheating by Auburn QB Cam Newton during his time at Florida.

Whoever leaked the info, however, could face legal repercussions.

According to The Buckley Amendment, a university or institution cannot release confidential information without the consent of the student.

From the UF website:

“Student directory information that can be released to the public is limited to name, class, college and major; dates of attendance; degree(s) earned; honors and awards received; local, permanent and e-mail addresses; telephone number; most recent previous educational institution attended; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; and the weight and height of members of athletic teams.”

Explanation of the Buckley Amendment on the school’s website also says:

“Non-directory information, such as grades and/or disciplinary records, will not be released to a third party without express written consent of the student.”

According to the FoxSports.com story, Newton allegedly had three different instances of academic cheating during his two years at Florida. The story said Newton faced expulsion at UF before leaving the school after the fall 2008 semester (although, this story says it’s unlikely Newton would have been expelled).

“We can’t comment on federally protected student records,” UF spokesman Steve McClain said.

It’s unclear who the source for the story was, but UF seems the likely place to start looking

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Atl Gator, Let me cook? Hell, how about makes me cook and clean. Never ending “honey better do” list. Urban will next anounce his retirement from the family life. He will find that coaching is a much easier job.

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gdawg~zoo—-

Mrs. Dawg Zoo can bark and bit, eh? Or at least make you sleep in the Dawg house, so to speak.

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See, damnit, I told you he was no good for Florida!! Quiter!

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Atl Gators,

Techies can be very irritating on this blog at times. Especially when they use many different blogging names to hide behind.

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Georgia Peach—-

There it was again. I would swear that it sounded just like one of those stupid little ankle-biter dogs.

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You are like the buzzing of flies to Vigo!

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Atlanta Gator that sound was the entire blogosphere laughing at your scumbag weasel of a coach who is so jealous of Newton’s success at AU that he attempts to bring him down by using his connections. Are you to blind to see that?

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I know the doctor who treated Urban after his breakdown last year and I know for a fact that the hospital staff helped keep Misses Meyer from meeting his mistress who was present at the hospital in a different waiting room. Urban Meyer is classless and he was being blackmailed with the information of his affair. His marriage is on the verge of ending and he knew he couldn’t provide UF with adequate coaching while going through a nasty divorce. Urban Meyer is a scumbag and a bunch of his skeletons are getting ready to surface.

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Man…Barnhart…You’ve had just got it all figured out don’t you. How people are supposed to act in every situation. I had no idea you had it so together. Lately you have been coming off as so Holier than thou… and self righteous that I am about to throw up. Sometimes people spout off to the media… sometimes they make judgments concerning how to punish players that you might not think is the best. But when did you become the judge of all that is appropriate and proper. Let me remind you that you are just… pause…. a freakin sports writer! You act like you are the new leader of the morality police… with this latest drivel and your preaching about the Cam Newton situation.

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gdawginkala,

Thats not a drive by poodle,its a swarm of bee’s!

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gdawg~zoo—-

You really are “best in show.”

Gotta scoot, y’all. Client appointment at 3, and I need to make some money so we Gators can go buy us some fooball playas.

Fun chattin’ with you.

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heh heh heh…

Florida’s HC retires and Aubies are convinced that it is all part of a grand conspiracy to expose cheating in Lee County… Again!

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BAMA dude—-

Spoken like a bachelor. LOL

Gotta go.

AG, over and out.

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gdawg,

Lose in baseball they will need to be committed.

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BAMA dude, I think Adam was the first man to use that line. Two things happened shortly after Adam came up with that line, Eve invented the word NO and clothes.

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Good one, gdawg. That’s funny.

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Hey Georgia Peach,

It’s been almost 4 weeks since the beatdown of Thuga in Auburn and you are still whining. Get over it and don’t freeze in Memphis watching that mighty 6 and 6 team. At least they beat that powerhouse Idaho State.

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WTH do I care what happens to the Dawgs? I just live here, I’m not a Georgia fan.

Most of the whining going on on this blog is in regard to the upcoming asterisks for Aubarn’s “magical season”.

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Little light reading for those interested in finding out who the REAL cheaters are (Hint, Hint)

Former coach says he took payoff in Alabama recruiting scandal
By Woody Baird, The Associated Press
MEMPHIS — A former high school coach testified Tuesday that he took a $150,000 payoff to send his top football player to the University of Alabama.
Lynn Lang said he received the money from Logan Young, a Memphis millionaire who is on trial on federal bribery and money laundering charges.

Lang is awaiting sentencing on a guilty plea to racketeering conspiracy. He said he took the money to convince defensive lineman Albert Means to sign with Alabama in 2000.

Young’s lawyers contend Lang is lying to save himself from a long prison sentence.

Means, who has not been accused of wrongdoing, testified earlier in the day that he let Lang choose his college.

Lang said he began shopping Means around to various colleges when he realized in 1999 how many schools wanted him. He said he was referred to Young, a longtime Alabama booster, by former Crimson Tide assistant coach Ivy Williams.

Lang said he began the bidding for Means at $50,000, and Young “took to it like water.”

Lang said he kept upping the price until it topped out at $150,000, which he received in a series of payments each smaller than $10,000, the threshold at which bank transactions must be reported.

Young told him that since the payments were in cash, “If anything happened, it was his word against mine,” Lang testified.

Beginning his cross examination, defensive lawyer James Neal questioned Lang about denials of taking a payoff he made to federal investigators, the NCAA and officials with the Memphis school system.

Neal was to continue his questioning Wednesday.

In his testimony, Means said he depended on Lang to deal with college recruiters.

“He took care of everything else,” Means said. “That’s why I trusted him.”

Means also said someone else, who was not identified in court, took his college entrance exam for him, and he acknowledged lying about that to a grand jury.

“I was afraid,” he said.

While entering his guilty plea in 2002, Lang said he arranged for a stand-in to take Means’ entrance exam.

Means, who said he had never met Young, stayed at Alabama for one football season. He transferred to the University of Memphis after reports of a payoff to Lang became public.

Alabama’s recruitment of Means became part of an NCAA investigation that led to sanctions against the Crimson Tide in 2002 that deprived the team of scholarships and bowl eligibility.

Means wrapped up his eligibility to play college football last season and expects to graduate in May. He said he hopes to have a professional football career.

Lisa Mallory, a former girlfriend of Young’s, told the jury he is a heavy drinker who likes to brag about Alabama football.

She said Young talked about Means, saying, “He’s mine.”

Under defense questioning, she said Young also made similar comments about other high school players who did not sign with Alabama but went to other colleges.

Mallory said Young often carried large amounts of cash, spent heavily at bars and restaurants and gambled with sports bookies and at casinos.

One of the charges against Young accuses him of setting up bank withdrawals to hide a crime. The defense contends he often makes bank withdrawals under $10,000.

“He spends a lot of money doesn’t he?” defense lawyer Robert Hutton asked Mallory.

“A lot,” she replied.

With the jury out of the courtroom, prosecutors sought permission to call a witness who would say Young boasted about sending other athletes to Alabama.

U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Breen said the prosecution failed to lay a legal foundation to directly link such testimony to the charges against Young. Breen denied the request but said he might reconsider it.

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Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

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Most of the whining going on on this blog is in regard to the upcoming asterisks for Aubarn’s “magical season”

Or is it whining from those who are desperate to PLACE an asterisk by this year, because they know they lost ON THE FIELD!! Sour grapes form the ThUGA masses…..

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Actually this is our 7th undefeated season, but who’s counting? I understand you get jealous cuz you know thUGA only has undefeated seasons every half-century…..or thereabouts.

1913 undefeated 8–0 team Billingsley, James Howell, 1st-N-Goal
1914 undefeated 8–0–1 team James Howell
1957 undefeated 10–0 team Associated Press, Billingsley, Fleming, Football Research, Helms, James Howell, Massey Ratings, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Poling, Sagarin, Sorensen, Williamson, David Wilson
1958 undefeated 9–0–1 team Montgomery Full Season Championship
1983 11–1 team ARGH, Billingsley, DKC, Eck, FACT, Fleming, Football Research, James Howell, Massey Ratings, New York Times, Nutshell Sports, Sorensen, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson, 1st-N-Goal
1993 undefeated 11–0 team Harry Frye, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson
2004 undefeated 13–0 team

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Only seasons in which you win every game qualify as “undefeated seasons”.

If you want to count the seasons from the early 1900’s, then you’re also going to have to admit that The University of Alabama has 19 National Championships, aren’t you?

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Only seasons in which you win every game qualify as “undefeated seasons

A tie= a loss now?

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Bama “Dude” Is A Gomer,

It’s quite convenient that you copy-and-paste certain articles pertaining to the Albert Means case. Try this one on for size. I have others, if you’re interested..

Kirk also says Lang required a payment up front before even agreeing to send his star player on recruiting trips — with representatives of Kentucky having paid $6,000, and Alabama and Georgia $4,000 each.

Kirk says Georgia booster Bill Harper was hit up to cover the cost of a van and other expenses for a planned unofficial visit that Means and Lang never took to the Athens, Ga., campus. “[Harper] asked for his money back, [but] Coach Lang wouldn’t budge on that one,” Kirk says.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/mike_fish/news/2002/11/29/fish_means/

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RUNNING BACK U BABY!!!!!

There have been 245 Auburn players drafted into the National Football League, with 15 earning 30 All-Pro honors, 27 making Pro Bowl appearances, and 23 playing in the Super Bowl.

The Dow Jones College-Football Success Index ranked Auburn as the eighth best program in the nation, with the second highest Draft Value which indicate “that a school’s players perform better than NFL scouts seem to expect”.[31] Auburn is tied (with Miami) for second most Top 5 NFL Draft picks this decade, and The Plains have produced 25 first round draft picks overall.

Running back U

Cadillac Williams evades a tackler.Auburn has several former running backs currently playing that position in the NFL (see below). They carry on a long legacy of top NFL backs from Auburn such as Tucker Frederickson, William Andrews, Joe Cribbs, James Brooks, Rudi Johnson, Stephen Davis, James Bostic, Brandon Jacobs, Lionel James, Brent Fullwood, Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown, Heath Evans, Kenny Irons, Ben Tate, Tommie Agee and Bo Jackson. Over the years 1987-2008, there have been 15 Tiger running backs drafted into the NFL, with several more successfully signing as undrafted free-agents.

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Q: How do you know when Auburn is cheating?
A: They aren’t losing.

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WAR DAMN EAGLE!! I know one coach who isn’t leaving…Gene Chizik!!

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In fact, spending so much time extolling the virtues of his favorite team enhances the notion of an inferiority complex. He’s working to prove all my points without even realizing it. The Barn is desperate for others’ approval. So sad.

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How do you know when UGA is losing? They are in Jacksonville..( or this year, colorado too)

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TrishaDishaWarEagle

December 9th, 2010
3:24 pm
WAR DAMN EAGLE!! I know one coach who isn’t leaving…Gene Chizik!!

I sure hope not. I’d like him to stay at the Barn as long as possible.

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TrishaDishaWarEagle keep talking you get to come to Athens this year without Cam or Fairly and darling girl we are looking forward to it.

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@howtofish.. I am looking forward to it also..with Nick (lombardi award winner) Fairley in the NFL next year, you won’t get to complain that your QB was dropped (repeatedly) like a dirty sock, for the next 365 days after AU rolls out of town with a big W and some hedge sprigs.

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Attention, everyone, especially dawgtards. We will now observe a moment of silence in memory of Saint Jan Kemp, who exposed the shameful practices at UGA that were initiated and carried out by slimeball Vince Dooley. Dooley’s image as a coach and a nice guy were forever shattered during the trial, not to mention the one million dollars that dawgtards had to pay Saint Jan. These practices of recruiting morons and coddling them for four years, them tossing them out like garbage, are still going on, but at least the world knows what’s happening in Athens now.

And now, the moment of silence…
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Thank you, you may resume your normal activities now.

And God bless Urban Meyer, a fine person compared to the sleazebag Mark Richt.

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have not seen Saint Simons ’round these parts lately. i hope he’s not feelin’ poorly…hehehe

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Wow Tony, an unbiased article. You really let your Red and Black hang out on this one….

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Auburn leads 54–52–8

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The 10 most Demanding Collegiate Head Coaching Jobs are in the SEC. We can exclude Vanderbilt and Kentucky( and Kentucky is beginning to take that leap to the pressure cooker job) as they have other priorities such academics and basketball.

We can say the pressure at Nebraska, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Michigan, Florida St, and a select few others are right up there with the prime SEC schools who spend more money on football and make more money from college football than many conferences as a whole earn from the sport. Money Puts the pressure on the Head Coaches to produce and to win each year.

People in other parts of the country to do not get the fact that College Football rules the sports sections in the south. We live, breath, get married, get divorces, set funerals, delay church services, schedule business trips, schedule vacations, and every major decision around our football schedule. Many many coaches have moved to the south to take the controls of one of our great historic football programs only to be gobbled up in the job. Did Urban Meyer see the writing on the wall as his do everything quarterback(Tebow) and a host of current NFL to be players left Florida to graduation or early exits?

If a coach is not willing to live, breathe, eat college football 365/24/7 he is not going to last in the South. Whether it is pee wee, middle school, high school, Junior College, Div. I, II, III or NAIA it matters to the people who are invested in those kids, programs, and schools.

Urban Meyer should be applauded for knowing he could not give the UF fans what they deserved and for knowing when the time was right for his resignation. Most UF fans will say after this past season he should have kept his resignation last December in place, but remember all those 5 star recruits he signed in February? Thanks to Urban Meyer some of the most talented players on that roster will be there for 3 and 4 more years.

The real question being asked now by UGA fans is: Does Mark Richt have that fire in his belly to rebuild the UGA program to the level needed to satisfy the 30 year absence from a National Title?
And that is not a retooling job, it is a rebuilding job.

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The Auburn football team’s performance in the N.C.A.A.’s new rankings of student athletes’ academic progress surprised many educators on and off campus. The team had the highest ranking of any Division I-A public university among college football’s six major conferences. Over all among Division I-A football programs, Auburn trailed only Stanford, Navy and Boston College, and finished just ahead of Duke

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Another one that illustrates the lack of core educational priorites at Auburn University.

The funny thing is someone called Auburn Running Back U. Yes they have produced many many great running backs over the past 30 plus years. The problem is beside producing great football players university is to provide a quality education to those same athletes who run onto the football field. How many players listed on the list provided by the blogger actually graduated from Auburn?
How many of those players are now productive citizens? After their NFL careers how many went on to give something back to the communities in which they were pampered and babied through the system?

Here you go.

James Downtown a respected Black Author who understands the role of the university.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_23_16/ai_59019429/

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So Coach… remember the dream….you and me and the national championship…wake up coach !

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Quarterback Cam Newton said Thursday he “did no wrong” in choosing to attend Auburn. He said he decided to play for the Tigers because “Auburn possessed what’s best for Cam Newton.”

See,He is clean! He said so..So there you have it

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I was convinced from the moment that Cam said that he and his Dad could “look each other in the eye”.

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What does the scripture say? THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

Does Cecil and Cameron Newton just bypass that one for their own benefit?

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Nobody can touch us on nothing..Just a bunch of junk you haters have for my Auburn team.We are going to be Nationel Champions and yes we will enjoy it.

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No Longer…

Nice….thanks for the link.LMAO

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“They are railing at a meaningless system that has eight teams playing in four major bowls that mean absolutely nothing, and other programs consigned to one endless Piggly Wiggly Bowl.”

George Vecsey

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/sports/ncaafootball/10vecsey.html?ref=sports

Say it. Death to the BCS. Pass it on.

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*groceries

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BAMA dude -Well, that’s New Yorkers for ya.

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In my humble opinion Fairley should be in jail next to Chris Rainey.

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You’re right. He’s one hellava coach. One day, however, when the likes of Meyer, Spurrier and Chizik are old and no one remembers or cares about them except their immediate families, they may want to check in with Mark Richt and discover who the real winners are in this life. We all write our funerals every day, and I do believe, in the end, that character is important than how many football games and championships you may have won 20 or 30 years ago. Perhaps Urban realized he was right about his priorities last year, and decided it was time to get it right this time.

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Ten million over 5 years, a house in South Beach, a new BMW for me and the wife, and a Shetland Pony. That should just about do it.

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I got to get right with the Lord.

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Just tell me how this kid got into College? Mercy!

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Thank God for Jim Tressel. Class, through and through, win or lose. I’d rather have The Vest than any of the SEC Prima Donnas – and “Quit in the middle of the season” Pertrino is at the bottom of that list. At least Urban is seeing it through the Bowl Game.

Speaking of Bowl Games, the Liberty is creating a lost of buzz ( no pun) this year! NOT.

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Wannstedt’s got work somewhere. Nice mustache for TV.

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agree.Kinda got that 80’s cop look. Coins ahead for him 4 sure

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Hard to respect a guy who quits on his team for the 8th time.

I question WHY he quit this time.

I think he knew he wouldn’t win without his lucky charms Strong, Mullen, Tebow & Harvin.

Was he a great coach? We will never know.

Again, if he did this once, show the love.

But quitting on 8 different teams?

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As a wise man once said, “Wherever you go, there you are.”

Urban Brady

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