Urban Meyer reminds us there are bigger things than games

Do you think the Gators will call Paul Johnson?

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Best wishes to Urban from a Vol fan. And yes, Mark, Mullen and Strong would leave MSU and Louisville in a heartbeat for one of the 3 best jobs in America.

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Daddy said he was going to quit his job to come watch me not play in the pros. I wub him so much.

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Great coach who did an amazing job and made the SEC better for it. He will be mentioned with names like Dooley, Spurrier and Bryant as SEC legends.

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I just paid Mr. Meyer a visit. Maybe he’ll think twice about all of those cheap shots and classless acts he and his team have displayed throughout his career.

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I HERE THAT ONE OF THE STOOP’S BROTHER MAY BE A EARLY FAVORITE?

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The SEC East just got alot closer next year. I would say UF is still the favorite, but followed closly by UT and UGA. I wish no ill will on Meyer, but it will but nice to see no Tebow, Meyer and Strong in Gator blue on Saturdays, as a UGA fan.

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I need a job.

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Hey, I’m available!

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I’ll pray for the man. I also look forward to Jacksonville next year. I really hate UF. And UT and GT. I really do. I do pray for Urban and his family. I hope he takes care of himself and gives UGA a chance to beat him one day. To be the best, you must beat the best……..

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Oops! I’m so old I forgot I posted two minutes earlier.

Did I mention I’m available?

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Coon Dawg that is just crass. You must be a Techie.

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Help Wanted: Big Fat Coach.

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I don’t either MB. GT is the only school in the BCS that has to resort to the Organ Grinder’s Monkey for 15 minutes of fame.

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We actually have been offered some Urban/Tebow pics.

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Well, year they are an SEC team facing a bunch of Yankees.

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Wal-Mart CEO farted in Ga.

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Yeah Mark, aint we all.

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Jack Del Rio is out in Jacksonville. I’ll let you figure out how that story ends. God Bless!

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Stunning announcement. As much of a rival UF and thorn Urban Meyer has been in Bulldog Nation, this is a time to pray for this man and his family. What a shocker.

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Sad day for the Gators. Urban and the Gators were/are a force to be reckoned with. I wish Urban and his family the best!

Tommy Tuberville?

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May sound crazy but I’d like to see what June Jones could do with big time talent like FLA.

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well if Stoops is a no go, i think Mullen would be a good choice/especially if Urban stays in the Athletic Dept, they have been together for 15 years

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As has been said by several folks, Foley will want tl hire an offensive coach. Stoops is the exception because he’s proven as a head coach.

My gut feeling is that Dan Mullen will be the next Florida head coach.

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What about Jerry Glanville?

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No, Mr. Charlie. He’s coming to coach me.

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Something does not make sense here. I have had a heart attack, and have six stints, all installed at different times. One does not go to the hospital multiple times with chest pains today. You go once. If nothing shows on the cardiogram, you go home and take antacid. If something looks funny, they do an angiogram immediately, find out whats wrong and go in and fix it. You are back to normal in a few days.

It will be interesting to see what develops.

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I’m certainly going to miss Urban. I suppose that now Tennessee will be the beast of the east.

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Frank, you are 100% correct, there is more to this story.

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Well, maybe not Dooly or Bryant, only because he was only there 5 years, but 2 National Championships does gets you to the hall.

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Wouldn’t Spurrier love to coach Gators’ qb John Reeves?

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I’m wondering if Jeremy called Stoops before the announcement. Surely, he’d be more inclined to go this time around. He’s at the top of a short list, with, I would think, Shanahan second again. Don’t forget Kyle Whittingham. And, just for kicks, what of an encore return by Spurrier?

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BnB, I would not be so sure about that, ever been go Gainesville? I don’t see Pete Carrol making the move.

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This is about a man, his family, and his life! Football is pales in comparison. Even as a Georgia fan I respect Urban Myer for his talent and accomplishments. With the possible exception of the “time-out”, I think he has conducted himself with dignity and honor. I, for one, will pray for the best for him and his family.

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Spurirer, now that would be interesting, but I don’t think he would be interested at this stage in his life.

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Knowing folks in the program, I’m told that this is the reason he didn’t take his avowed “dream job” at Notre Dame. He would have done great things in South Bend, I wish him well.

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Gruden is the next John Madden, he will not coach again. It is just too easy for him.

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Hey if you can’t beat them join them I would love to coach there..

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I think Jeremy Foley would consider Spurrier; especially if he brought the South Carolina defensive coordinator with him.

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Richt will dominate over the next 4 years, regardless of whether it’s Stoops, or anyone else. They’ll need a few years to build their program. It’s Richt’s time. It was Richt’s time anyways without Meyer stepping down, it’s just a re-affirmation of the window for Georgia we all sensed was opening wide anyways. Bottom line–doesn’t matter a hill of beans who Florida gets—it’s Richt’s time. Call it destiny, whatever, sometimes things just line up.

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You don’t even have to ask, Florida. The answer is yes. I’d be honored to be your next head coach.

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CMR will never voluntarily leave Athens.

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TROUBLE IN GATOR LAND…!!!Theres more to this folks,the Paul Harvey will come out…And i thought we had problems without a DC..GO DAWGS!!we may get to eat some GATOR meat next year..

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According to Florida’s spokesperson, Meyer did not quit due to health reasons, they said he had no life-threatening health situation, it was more about his lifestyle and ability to manage stress.

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except Richt. He is not good enough.

He has the 4th best winning percentage among active FBS coaches. I think he is plenty qualified to coach anywhere.

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MARK,
Any way this has an impact on a UGA DC? Maybe K. Smart goes to Gainesville?

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I’m an Athens, Ga Dog fan, and I have to say I hate to see him leave. Looking forward to what he could do without Tebow, who is the greatest college player of all time, including Herschel. The bigger concern, of course, is his health and we certainly wish him well.
I think the sound you hear is Petrino faxing his resume to Foley.

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Mark, I know its early, but keep us posted if or when this may have an impact on recruiting in Florida.

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Richt needed and need, respectively, to behave like they talk, so needless to say, I’m not that crazy about either one of them as people.

Mark Richt adopted two kids from the Ukraine ( one with sever facial deformities) and cared for them as if they were his own

What have you done to make the world a better place?

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I can’t believe Mr College Football can’t write something. This is his subject. Expected I guess from a uga homer.

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NY Times reporting Meyer did NOT leave for health reason, he left for:
1) family
2) lifestyle
3) poor ability to manage stress

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/sports/ncaafootball/27florida.html

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Get well soon Urban. Family and health come first.

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Mark
You make a great point about what is going on in Starkville.
Thanks for the chuckle about Gailey Cuz…he did go to school
there right?
Even though I did not care for some aspects of Meyer’s persona
I am saddened at the circumstances of his resignation.
Mark, I suppose this is a topic for another day, but I believe
this puts a bit more pressure on CMR . He now has opportunity
reminincent of a few years back when the Dawgs were playing for
the SEC championship. CMR failed to seize on an opportunity to
take full control of the east back then. I think therein is the
pressure because I don’t think he can afford to miss a second chance.
This pick for DC is in my mind looms especially important.

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nice guys, nice…

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Is the “poor ability to manage stress” worth all the success?

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As a dawg fan, first i wish urban all the best and hope he is ok healthwise,and he is nothing but a class act but secondly as a dawg fan, i think this opens the door for UGA’s return to the top of the SEC EAST and quite possibly the SEC all together! WOOOO!

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Early reports indicate Meyer in fact stepped upon knowledge of the emergence of photos from a Mid-September “Canola Party” on Tiger Wood’s private yacht….

Couldn’t resist. Sorry bout that one. In all seriousness, health and family are always priority. I guarantee Richt would do the same thing in a similar situation. Best wishes to a speedy recovery. He will go down as a legend whatever ensues from this.

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Mark – I’m 54 and have had chest pains on more than one occasion.
It will get your attention and make you rethink the priorities in your life, no doubt about it.

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My prayer is that Coach Meyer returns to full health and college football. In the meantime I think Florida ought to hire Tampa Gator, He’s seems to know so much about college coaching. After all, he just pointed out that the coach with the 4th or 5th (Like Coach Bowden I forget the details these days) highest winning percentage in college football with at least 5 years on the job is not “good enough.” BTW, that percentage has been accomplished while coaching in the toughest conference in college football with a schedule that annually is ranked as one of the most difficult in the nation. I hope Mr. Foley is that dumb – doubtful though.

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A Classic:

If you rate Tebow above Herschel, I got news for you.

You ain’t a Georgia fan.

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A better blog Mark for the future. “Where were you when Urban announced his retirement? Maybe a blog for the furture.” This news appear to be bigger than MTV, CNN, & Foxs News reporting Michael Jackson just died.”

I do hope Urban gets his heath together.

Ramblin Wreck!

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You guys REALLY take Richt for granted. He’s done things only 7 or 8 coaches in HISTORY have done, like 80 wins in 8 seasons, and Richt did it OVER THE LONG TERM in the SEC. You also MASSIVELY UNDERESTIMATE Richt’s coaching saavy–he’ll get his Natl Champs–doesn’t matter who the DC is as logn as Richt’s the Captian of the ship. He already won one in 2007 with Willie. Watch the next 4 years and be amazed–this man is possibly the BEST EVER.

In the NY Times article, Florida’s spokeperson said it was NOT about any life threatening health illness, more about Meyer’s lifestyle and family.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/sports/ncaafootball/27florida.html

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Urban, Best wishes and PLEASE take care of yourself. In the end you are more imporatant to your family> The Gator nation will be fine.

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I really wish the AJC would stop telling Georgia fans what we think about everything. I really wish the AJC would stop trying to connect almost ANYTHING that happens on college football to UGA football. It is contrived, lazy, and, worst of all, incredibly annoying.

Good luck to coach Meyer. Florida will hire a great coach and be fine.

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Petrino, Turbeville–these would be the 2 worst choices—-hopefully Mullen. And UF will be better without Tebow- now the other RB’s get they’re chance.

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No matter who replaces Myer, they wont have Tebow. That will be a big difference when UF has no one to get those 3rd and 4s. The UF fans are delusionally spoiled and will want to hang any coach that doesnt win a NC. Texas had V. Young. UF had Tebow. UGA had Hershel. Say what you want, but you need a superstar player to make the coach look good.

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Bill Cowher. He has the resume and has expressed an interest in college coaching.

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If he has stress with his success, I’d hate to see the stress for other coaches who have much less success.

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And how big is the stress when you have the best or top 3 best football players to ever play the game? Man I’m sure every other coach wish they had Tebow for 4 years. He’s a stress reducer, not inducer.

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So Tim Tearbow and Urban Crier are bith quitters?

No seriously IF he is in bad health I wish him well. GOOOO DAAAAWGS! SIC EM……. WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!!!

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just to clarify: i shall not seek, and i will not accept the head coaching position at the university of florida

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Kiffins helicopter just landed in Gainesville

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“Doesnt matter..” please tell what UGA won in 2007?

I think he is referring to the fact that UGA was the best team in the country that year. We just didnt win the beauty contest to get in the game. We were better than LSU that year.

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Keep drinking the Richt Kool aid DmwFg.Your are right about one thing….It REALLY Doesn’t matter who Florida gets… Regardless of who it is they will continue to beat out behinds (the dawgs) well into the next decade as long as Richt continues underachieving. Hopefully when Richt is gone we will bring in someone who can at least compete on a year to year basis with Florida……. although as notoriously cheap as the UGA athletic is I highly doubt they will spend the money required to bring in a top notch coach.

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Tim Tebow broke little Herschel’s record against his team. I think that speaks for itself.

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Mark – I personally fell very strongly that I have the best job in the country. I’m 63 years old and am feeling very little stress doing the same job I’ve been doing for 29 years. Now, as for the best coaching job in the nation, I’m not sure it is really possible to pick one or even three that are better than the rest. Apparently being the head coach at Florida is somewhat stressful. If that makes it the best job in college coaching, that seems a little strange to me. I mean you do it for 5 years and you resign because of the stress? Doesn’t sound like such a hot job to me, but that’s just me I guess. Could it be that being the head football coach at Utah might be a better job when all things, like quality of life, etc. are considered? My point is what factors go into determining what makes a job a good job or a bad job. If it kills you, it is not a good job.

The most important thing right now is for Coach Meyer to get healthy. While I would like to see him get back into coaching college football again, if it’s not good for his heath, he clearly should not come back.

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its a beautiful day in the neighborhood
since urban said i no long could
coach the gators
so many haters
i said i just quit
not really in a snit
with my folks i’ll stay as i should

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longer could

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I bet CMR was jumping up and down (inside) that Meyer stepped down because he ws tired of FLA kicking off in his butt for the past few years.

I’m sorry to hear Meyer is having problems with his health……

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Whoever they hire will continue to kick UGA’s a$$ for years to come. Don’t matter who it is.
Happy Kwanzaa!

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Tim Tebow broke little Herschel’s record against his team. I think that speaks for itself.

In 4 years. Herschel only played 3. Herschel AVG TD per game played is much higher than Tebow’s

Tebow had a 12 game season and bowl stats counted plus championship game etc etc.

If Herschel wold have come back for his Senior year he would have set the mark so high it would never be broken.

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the fireworks are blasting
for life everlasting
we wont miss meyer
as he finds his desire
and a uga win is repasting

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Mark we attempt to tread lightly here, fully aware of the delicate sensibilities that might be upset when discussing the machinations of the inner sanctum. But how exactly, if we may ask, are you summoned to the task at hand when stories like this break? We know Furman would be at his trusty Royal-or is it Underwood?-and the printers would be primed for a late night run.

But how does it work for you?

Are you sitting at the television, partaking in the essence of Americana that is the Meineke Car Care Bowl, when the story breaks, and thus feel compelled to weigh in as the self proclaimed blogging fool of the AJC?

Or is there a special AJC Blog Signal, not unlike the Bat Signal that flashes across the sky when news breaks, that summons you?

Or are you on call like the proverbial fireman for 48 hour shifts, come what may?

Does Brad Childress text you the blog topic, after the whistle blows on the last blog topic?

And speaking of Childress, if something truly important comes up, like overtime in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, or a Junior Samples retrospective on the History Channel, are you allowed to call an audible and post later?

Rest assured Mark, there is nothing more sinister afoot than idle curiosity in the asking.

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Tampa Gator,
You are the reason that FL fans are so despised around the SEC (Richt is not good enough comment). FL fans are arrogant and totally classless. You think that football was not played before 1991. I wish coach Meyer well and hope he has a healthy life. As for you and your program, the pendulum will begin to swing back, get ready to take your medicine. I hope your program BURNS to the ground after this.

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“Poor ability to manage stress”

I know how he feels.

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i guarantee urban wont be calling late timeouts anymore

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i understand kyle wingfield has applied for urban’s job

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said urban its stress
now tebow’s a mess
he’s starting crying
there’s no denying
UFLA is in distress

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Matt – compare their first three years – not even close. You see, I think that speaks for itself. Keep trying. BTW – I’m a big fan of Tebow’s, but his freshman, sophomore and junior years are not as impressive as Herschel’s. However, there is more to it obviously. One played when the regular season was 11 games and no conference championship game. The other played 12 game regular seasons, etc. One was a great running back. The other was the greatest leader in the history of college football IMHO. I know I would have loved to have had both on the same team. Now that would have been something to behold! The ultimate question might be which one meant the most to his team. Now that’s a tough one to answer, but I was at all of the games during HW”s freshman season and think it is safe to say, that Georgia would have lost at least the UT, UF and Auburn games that year without HW. Would have probably lost the South Carolina game as well. Tebow may have been that influential for Florida as well. It’s a difficult call.

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this just in to the news desk: larry ochab is the new florida coach

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It you look at Meyer’s career, you sort of saw this one coming, he’s a sprinter, not a marathoner. He’s never been in one place more than 5 years as a coach in 24 years of coaching. He’s more of a short-term burst kind of coach.

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first?

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i’ve been offered the florida job
i hope the fans wont sob
its not a key
thats been given to me
its only just a fob

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You know what……if I were a Gator Fan (and thank the good Lord I am not) I would look at this as an exciting time. There is no way that UF is not going to hire a top notch HC, and that whole process, and watching what he does over the next few years will not be dull, to say the least.

And as odd as it sounds, Fl was in danger of going stale. Not bad, just, “what have you done for me lately?”. Obviously if Meyers was reaching this point, I don’t think it’s a given that the next couple of years were guaranteed sucess at the level of the past 2. New guy doesnt win a NC right out of the box (or maybe he can) but so what? I would think that part of fun is watching it get there, and now you get some new hotshot hell bent on it.

I do see this as a totally different situation than when Spurrier left. First of all, it seemed to me that SOS was going through the motions for his past 2 yrs and the program is left in much better health now. And that was a situation of following the legend. You dont want to be that guy, you want to be the next guy. Following Meyers is tough too, but the lids off now. They will lined up this time.

You’ll got to give Fl credit for one thing. Ol’ Ben taught them how pick the fruit at the peak of ripeness.

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The thought of running that offense without Tebow would make my chest hurt too. I vote for Danny Ford!!!!!!

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Some body wake Spurrier up cause his dream has come true

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Tebow rarely even played his freshman year. Take away his 5 td’s that year and he still beats it. Everyone knows Tebow is the best to play the game.

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Mark, you off the blog?

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A Florida real estate broker has just been named the Florida coach?

I know this Meyer thing is news but I’m surprised no one else is reporting on the other story out of Gainesville.

Turns out U.S. fighter jets were scrambled to intercept over two dozen Russian MiG fighters seen over Gainesville right after the announcement. Citizens were understandably worried, the freeways were becoming jammed in mass panic, until the governor issued the followed statement on the state’s Emergency Broadcast Network.

Please be assured, despite the abnormal activity you see in the skies, there is no need to panic. We have confirmed with AD Foley that Willie Martinez is not being considered to replace Urban Meyer. Repeat, Willie Martinez is NOT being considered.

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Take away his 5 td’s that year and he still beats it

And he still would have played in about 7 more games than Herschel.

Again per game AVG Herschel wins. Game Over.

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Here’s hoping all works out well for Meyer and he can lead a healthy and happy life. Concerning his replacement, I think it’s a no-brainer…it will be Dan Mullen if he will leave MSU!

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He is quitting because he knows Florida’s glory is over for a while. He has had college footballs best player for most of his time there and now he is actually going to have to coach. In addition, it is clear that FSU beat him in recruiting this year…the tide is turning there and he knows it…The Alabama game also brought reality to Florida…they are definitely on the way down now.

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I love my Gators more than anything, but if they hire Petrino (after what he did to the Falcons), I won’t watch a game until he’s fired… or, well.. disappears like he did to Atlanta.

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Hershel Walker never lost an SEC game. Tebow lost more games as a starter in one year than Hershel lost in his entire college career. ENOUGH SAID ABOUT THAT

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A guy who just traded for Melky Carbrera might ought to hold off on talking about things overrated for the time being.

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Well, as a UGA fan I have mixed feelings. Part of me knows that meyer leaving gives uga an easier road no matter who they get, but on the other hand I want UGA to face the best that a team has. That’s what is so great about the SEC, they have richt, spurrier, meyer (until now), Saban, and miles, then there are young coaches with some good resumes like nutt, petrino, kiffin, and chizik. Personally if I was UF, I would swallow my pride and do anything I could to bring back spurrier. I know it ended badly, but he is a great coach (as much as I hate the guy) and with recruits what he could do would be dangerous. As for paul johnson getting a call, you have to be kidding me. I think just about everyone in the sec knows that there is no way that offense would work against a sec defense week in, week out. This was uga’s worse defense in a long time and they slowed the offense down, look at what lsu did last year. I think everyone in the country knows that tech won’t win a NC with that offense, and especially with the defense that he has at all the schools he’s been to. GT will upset some teams, and in the acc might compete, they will not be able to get over that hurdle. A good gameplan and lack of talent will only get you so far, eventually talent will prevail and the truth is tech won’t get the talent with that offense not being able to translate to the nfl. Truth is if that offense was that great, everyone would be running it.

All that really means nothing though, I hope the guy gets healthy and has a healthy life ahead of him whether that is coming back and coaching or whatever else.

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Mark, your piece is dead on. The coach is a very talented guy. this just shows that college football, for all its intensity, fun and tradition, is a voracious meat grinder that eventually chews all its participants into fodder.

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I sho do luv my chakalit.

Irrelevant since 1980!!! 30 years and counting for the rednecks. Have fun in Shreveport mutts.

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Irrelevant since 1980!!! 30 years and counting for the rednecks. Have fun in Shreveport mutts.

Hey it beats playing in the ACC. Talk about irrelevant.

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A guy who just traded for Melky Carbrera might ought to hold off on talking about things overrated for the time being.

We will see in the long run. I gave up a guy coming off a career year which are WAY above his normal totals for a 25 year old OF with a ton of upside.

Yankee fans feel like THEY were robbed.

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We will see in the long run. I gave up a guy coming off a career year which are WAY above his normal totals for a 25 year old OF with a ton of upside.

Oh and I got two fantastic prospects in the deal as well and only had to throw in journeyman Boone Logan.

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NEWS FLASH>>>> This just in the whole athletic dept. and what coaching staff is left at the UF,has been quarantined…! They have been diagnosed with TT syndrome,,{TIM TEBOW SYN.}symptoms are:not having tim tebow for four more yrs.,lost SEC CHAMP.,lost chance at NC,blurried visions of playin in the independence bowl next season,all there good players goin to the NFL:CURE QUIT WHILE YOUR AHEAD…CURE was found by DR. LOU…!!!lmao….Best wishes to coach MYERS if he is really sick..HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE…WWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!GO DAWGS

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I hope someone is keeping a good eye on Charlie Strong in hopes he doesn’t do anything rash. He could have probably had the UF top job, but instead he’s stuck in God awful Louisville.

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Hey Alt,
The 4 letter network says UF should go after a Stoops (Oklahoma Bob or Arizona Mike). Not a bad recommendation. But, if that doesn’t pan out, should those Gators get Dan Mullen back or go a different route? The UF job is one of the top 5 positions in all of sports. So, they’ll probably get anyone they want. But, Meyer will definitely be a hard act to follow.

Click on this link to hear what Meyer told Tebow:

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My bad. Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiR1XBGk0Xg

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Let Strong stay in Louisville till he croaks. Those folks up there deserve him. We don’t want him back down here.

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Mark, if you think no one saw this coming, you’re the one in denial. It’s no secret that UF and Urban were going to have a tough road to hoe without Tebow, Spikes, Doe, Cooper, James, Pierre-Louis, and a few Jr’s bolting for the NFL, and a new DC. And with all attention UT has been getting by the NCAA, I’m sure Kiffin, is trying to deflect some of the heat elsewhere by whispering to NCAA to look closely at UF.

This is the one thing that sticks out in my mind; the quote that CUM condition is “NOT LIFE THREATING”. If this is true why quit? Meyer was diagnosed with the brain Cyst 11 years ago; why is it a problem now? Sorry Mark something doesn’t add up here.

And if you think Foley didn’t know about his HC’s medial history; that he’s paying millions to, your nuts. My guess is Meyer had assured Foley this wouldn’t be an issue, and he could do the job. Foley was operating on the assumption that this was true; Meyer saw the writing on the wall that the next two or three seasons would be even more stressful and difficult to live up to past expectations and said I’d better get out now.

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If was still alive, I would be the first to come back!

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wonder if he will pull a billy donovan………

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R.I.P. Corch Irvin Mayas….

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As a UGA fan, best to Urban Meyer in his future endeavours. With two National Championships as a coach, he has nothing left to prove-he will be successful no matter what life’s road he enters next.

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“Sometimes I see stories break and I volunteer to were something, Meanwhile. Sometimes the desk folks call and ask. Tonight was the latter. I hadn’t heard about Urban Meyer until I got the call.”

Mark
I think you have stress from that last post. LOL. Maybe you need a break.

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it is only fair that meyer step away now that bowden has quit. tech is now beating uo on the noles, maybe doggs have a chance against g8rs now.

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The cheater is gone….

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From a Dawg fan I wish him many years of better health. Sometimes we all have to remember its just a game and there are more important things in life. I am sure he shares that same sentiment and his family is the #1 team he needs to worry about. Prayers for good health to Coach Meyer.

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” to were something”?

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Charlie Strong leaving (an excellent recruiter), Tebow leaving (good selling point), lost the SEC Championship to what most UF fans thought was an inferior team, below expectation-type year and below average recruiting class

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to be serious, and i dont like to be, college football will be the less until meyer takes on another program.

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Hello? Mark Bradley? Yo… what up MB Dog? Corch Meyers just quit. What does that mean for UGA? Will Mack Brown flip the script and become a Bulldog?

Yes, you heard me right. Corch Meyers just quit. Post something, dadgummit!
P.S. Utah Rocks!

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Dam Dave, interesting…

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I can’t help to wonder how long it will be before Meyer coaches again. I believe Meyer thought this year he was going to lead Florida to their 1st undefeated season ever and another NC, since they were returning 21 of 22 starters from the ‘08 NC team, and when those plans fell apart in the SEC Championship game he was stuck with the reality that, although talented, he would be starting off from scratch next year. Face it: Meyer had nowhere to go but down at Florida as for acoplishments. And we all know he has too much ego to sit 2nd tier to anyone –or any other program. It may be years, if ever, before he won another NC. So with millions in the bank he can rest until he feels ready to go again, with the right opprotunity, of coase. There’s no doubt he has some health concerns, but upon his own admitance, this has been something he’s known about since ‘00-’01 –well before he ever took on the Florida job. And I’m not saying that being a CFB coach in the top conference in the land doesn’t cause stress, because it does, and can & will take it’s toll. What I am saying is that this may well be his ‘resting’ period — before he returns in 3-4 years. Once a coach, always a coach.

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Mark another great job!
I had heart surgery at 53 after coaching in HS 33 years. Didn’t know I had a problem till play-offs in 1996.

If you care about your beautiful family and yourself go get checked every year. God Bless.

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Excuse me while I whip this out.

My resignation papers

Sincerely,
Urban Meyer

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Bottom line. His O coordinator left, Tebow’s graduating, and his D coordinator is gone. He’s getting out on top.

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Believe it or not, there’s some things in this world more important than college football. Good luck to Urban.

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queue. such a nice british word.

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Um… thanks Mark

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Sounds good. I’ve got the week off too.

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i dont think we have to go to Mass since we went on Christmas Eve so I’m sleeping late.

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This coaching hire has ONE major implication. It will give the perma-tanned coach in Athens the chance to have a career losing record against FOUR Gator coaches! This isn’t an opportunity he can pass up!

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I would LOVE to come back. My texting fingers are ready!

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I know it wasn’t your doing Mark, so no offense taken at you for reporting it, but to be reduced to spam?

How humbling.

Maybe it was the reference to Meineke Car Care Bowl; and that the spam queue simply has no algorithm that can equate the Meineke Car Care Bowl to legitimate sports discourse.

I’m just speculating of course, so my apologies to the fine folks at Meineke and the city of Charlotte.

I notice Mullen has already been on ESPN to say he’s perfectly happy in Starksville. Didn’t sound totally convincing, but he did manage to mumble the right words, as far as the Miss. State faithful are concerned.

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Yes Mutley, that’s why I should be back. I was a proven winner!

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Willie, don’t go anywhere. I want you for my DC at UF.

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Now Boxing day will be known as Urban day.

As a Dawg I am sad to see him go. Why you may ask? And you may ask. It is the age old story. If you want to be the best, you have to play and beat the best. I always felt as long as Urban was at UF, if we beat them, then we were “the best”. I am not an Urban fan, but he was a heck of a head coach. Godspeed Urban.

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coach zook, thanks for that, but i understand your record aint so good.

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Best college football players ever:

Bo
Herschel
Tim

In that order

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Is Spam City outside Ludowici?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/sports/ncaafootball/27florida.html?_r=1

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I’m disappointed in you all.

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clevon, do you remember singing “thow out the lifeline” with me and the baldwin sisters?

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Mark, I can rest easy now. Best, willie

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Just found out the Spam Museum is about an hour and a half from Rochester MN in Austin Mower, MN. I plan to vistit next year.

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Agree 100% with Paul. Credit Meyers for announcing this now. Sooner the better. This is prime resume time for college coaches. And signing day for recruiting is a month or so away. I think he handled it as well as anyone could.

I don’t know if I really buy into this praise for Meyers coming to this decision in the first place though. I know he loved the job and I have no doubt it was difficult to deal with, to accept and admit, but figuring out if you don’t want to DIE doesn’t really seem that magnanomous. He was about to pop a vein from stress, self imposed it sounds like. I’m sure his family appreciates the idea of him spending more time with them, but it sounds like he tried every way possible to NOT do this.

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Is Spam City right beside the Blue Star nursery?

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Mark,
If this is your last day of the year, does that mean Jeff has to make up for spending Christmas in CA by blogging live from Shreveport on Monday?

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Did Urban Meyer resign because his cardiologist showed him an electrocardiogram that showed him where he’s at, or did he resign because he showed him BULLDAWG BILL’S electrocardiogram that showed where he was heading?

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I think Ray Goff would make a wonderful replacement.

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Plus, with my “granny” look I’ll make all the snowbirds fans.

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I’m ready, UF! Bring it on!

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This is the same guy who…during his annual beat down of the DAWGS..called time out during the final seconds of the games? Karma…!

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We run this blog.

Arf

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1 Gator game last year, it was shown on TV looked like Urban threw up on the side lines or was sick. Urban looked like he has lost alot of weight the last couple months too.

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God bless Urban Meyer for having the foresight (and the courage) to take a timeout…

Spurrier will return to Gainesville… you can bet that those discussions are already taking place. He will negotiate a graceful exit from Columbia (both sides know, at this point, that recruiting at USC is just too tall a hurdle for anyone…) and make a triumphant return to UF, where he will win one more SEC Championship (no national championship this time… the hunger for that level of success is gone from Spurrier…). After that, he will retire from football and go out the way he always dreamed of going out… with the Redskins and Gamecocks long forgotten, and his beloved Gators champions once again…

Buckle up, Bulldog Nation… the “Ole Ball Coach” is comin’ back…

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Meyer stepping down is literally asking God for a time out up by 40. I hope he lives…but I still despise Florida and moreso every one of their fans.

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I wish Meyer and his family all the best. He has done himself, UF, and the SEC proud. I hope that UGA fans will give him his due respect, although I fully expect some from other schools to slam him. Mostly ones from insignicant schools like UT.

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God bless Urban Meyer for having the foresight (and courage) to call a timeout…

My bet: Spurrier will return to Gainesville and lead the Gators to another SEC Championship (I don’t think that he has the drive necessary to win another National Championship, but I wouldn’t rule that out either…) and, after that, he will retire from football. To make this happen, he will negotiate a graceful exit from Columbia (both sides know by now that he cannot recruit the kids he needs to make his system work at USC), then return triumphantly to The Swamp and go out the way he always dreamed: The Redskins and Gamecocks long forgotten… the Gators as champions once again… and Steve Spurrier riding out of that stadium one last time on the shoulders of the players who (in his mind) will carry on his legacy at the University of Florida…

I don’t know how it will happen, but it will happen… it’s a storyline filled with drama that is simply too incredible to ignore…

Buckle up, Bulldog Nation… the ‘Ole Ball Coach’ is comin’ back…

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hahahaha, just getting in and I already was aware of Meyer’s resignation but wanted to check and see how many comments posted before CPJ’s name mentioned and low and behold it was 2nd one right off the bat. You know Bradley, you tried as hard as you could to get CPJ in South Bend why not campaign for him this time around? BTW, you already have the GT juniors in he NFL, I’m betting that not going your way either.

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It’s wise of Urban Meyer to put his health before his career. It’s sad his didn’t put Tebow’s health before his career. Good thing Tebow didn’t take a shot to the head when Meyer let him return from that concussion a week too early.

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Spurrier.

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Hall !!

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It will happen…

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Urban Meyer showed great foresight and courage… no question about it…

Spurrier negotiates a graceful exit from Columbia and returns triumphantly to the Swamp, where he goes out a champion once again (with the Redskins and Gamecocks long forgotten).

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As a lifelong Dawg fan i am hoping for the best in this situation for UM. I hope that at some point in his life he is able to return to the sideline full time. He is not my favorite coach but he seems like a nice guy.

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Just as I believe I should respect the office of the President of the United States, even if I don’t care for the man who holds the position; as a UGA fan, I hate the Coach of the University of Florida, but have no ill will toward the man who holds the position. I hope Urban Meyer is able to restore his health and return to coaching in a nice position outside the SEC.

With that said, I wonder how much the prospects of playing next season without Tebow and his fellow Senior classmates, as well as most of the best Juniors on the team, played into Meyer’s decision. If he was going to be tough to match the level of success he’s had up to this point. I’m sure his health was a factor, but I wonder if Meyer looked at next year’s team and said to himself, “We’re going to be lucky to win 8 games in 2010 and some of the fans will be calling for my resignation before it’s over. Walking out on top might be the best career move I can make.”

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Meyer is a very intense individual…not much, if any, fun about him…combined with the loss of this year’s seniors, no DC, an OC with one year of experience, the amount of time he expended worrying and recruiting when everything was “running smoothly”, you can only imagine how the new stress impacted the perfectionist that Meyer is….the price of chasing perfection in a high stakes profession is too high for most people….Meyer proved it….

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Mark this is a great analysis of a stunning development. And the post by Dawg DMD is a very admirable summary of what many of us are feeling. I wish I could say that Christmas produced some good will from me toward Urban and the Gators. Sadly it did not. But this does. There are certainly bigger things than football.We all know that but we don’t FEEL it to be so often enough.Coach Meyer’s resignation and his resignation for this reason helps us to act like grown-ups.

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Cuz cuz 4 real listen to this uga is going to get any d-2 cord they want!! They gotz the pickz of the liter!!

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Shiaatzz shreveporty is 2 legit to quit!! Man the wafflle house off exit 26 is da bomb!! Boykin will sign autos at that location postgame

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Breaking News: Urban Meyer stepping down, caught his wife with Tiger Woods, details at 11 on Sportscenter!

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One more Reggie…will the new President bring the needed change in your awful Grammar?

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UPDATE:

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A source close to the program said late Saturday that Tim Tebow called Florida coach Urban Meyer’s cell phone at approximately 11:48 p.m. asking him to follow the quarterback to his NFL destination in a personal consultant role. Earlier in the day, the Gator headman stepped down citing health concerns related to his admittance into the hospital following the SEC Championship game. The source, who claims to have overheard the conversation because Meyer had Tebow on speakerphone, reportedly heard the former Heisman Trophy winner “singing Robin Thicke’s Sex Therapy off key”. The source said Meyer began humming along at which time he vacated the area. There is no word as of early Sunday whether Meyer will accept Tebow’s offer.

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Let me first say that I am a huge UGA fan. With that said I think the Meyer is a great coach and I hate to see him go. I hope that he is ok and that he eventually returns to coaching or doing something in some capacity. He must really be in a bad situation to walk away from his contract and the chance to create even more of a legacy. Get well Coach Meyer and Go Dawgs!

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Talk about stress, whoever the next coach is, had better be prepared for the Bullgators and their egos, and the control, they have on the UF program.

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BEING A BULLDOG & TRAVELING TO JAX FOR 21 OF THE LAST 25 COCKTAIL PARTIES, I ALWAYS HATED SPURRIER AND THOUGHT HE WAS THE GREATEST COLLEGE COACH EVER.

MEYER DOMINATED GEORGIA EQUALLY, BUT I COULD NEVER SEEM TO HATE THE GUY.
HE SUPERCEDED SPURRIER AS NOT ONLY THE GATOR’S COACH ~ BUT AS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE COACH IN THE BUSINESS

A TIP OF THE OLD BULLDOG HAT TO URBAN MEYER; AND TO A LONG LIFE.

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It’s so funny that now that Meyer has stepped down, UGA fans think they actually have a chance to win the SEC??? UGA will still be 4th in the east behind UF, UT and KY.

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The next head coach at Gainesville will be Dan Mullen or Kyle Whittingham because of their ties to Urban Meyer . You can bank on it .

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Thanks for a great season,
………………………………….ACC CHAMPS !

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First up….I wish Urban Meyer well and hope he is able to work his issues out.
My bet is Dan Mullen will replace him.
I was thinking we (UGA) would now be in the drivers seat but then we can’t forget Kippen and down the road, Saban.

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Obviously stress has a different meaning in the world of sports. It’s entertainment people. If you want to see stress, go to Iraq or Afghanistan, talk to these 18 & 19 year old troops who are returning. And no, they don’t have the million dollar contracts so that they can just decide to walk away.
Get a grip on what’s happening around you.

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The pieces are falling into place for UT’s future domination of the SEC East. UGA, prepare for your beatdown by UT in 2010!!!!

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Wittingham is a bad azz. I honestly don’t think Florida would miss a beat with him.

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P.S. VolNation is a Techie hiding like a little mamma’s boy behind the big orange. I outed this coward a couple of days ago.

Carry on…

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“dawgfan” – its pretty scary how seriously you take these blogs. Fact is, I was born at East Tennesse Baptist on the banks of the Tennessee River (a stone’s throw from Neyland Stadium). Oh, and I did graduate from Tennessee.

Did you make it out of high school?

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Good luck “Corch” Meyer. You are one fine coach.

I hope you live until you are 100. I hope you have many wonderful moments with your family.

But I must admit I am glad you won’t be on the sideline in Jax anymore.

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Good by MSU and hello FLA.

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To VolNation: most of the comments from the “dog fans” that never made it to high school. Just a bunch of uneducated idiots. I was there 2 years and they gave me a deploma,

Better here than in Shreveport!

bow wow!

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And even though the season did me in, at least we righted the ship enough to smash the nerdy bugs!! UGA VIII should see 7 or 8 more in a row against the hapless Techies!!!

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Hey Dawgs, Don’t kid yourselves. Florida can beat you like a drum without any coach at all. WE OWN YOU, Dooley, Goof, Donan, Richt and the 15 or so guys that turn down your DC position. Talk about “decades of domination”. Hahahaha. You are a JOKE and are NOT even the best team in your state. That would go to a school 1/8th your size (Tech).

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Meyer saw what was comming for the gators. I have been saying that he would leave. Meyer ran the score on everybody he was headed to an average season and this is where the pressure was comming from. Payback isa bitch.

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Don’t Matter…. you are so dumb, and angry that you didn’t make good enough grades to get in UGA. I can see it in your attitude.

I’M GOING TO JAWGA…BABY!

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Hey Georgia posters,

Do the following names mean anything to you?
Meyer
Spurrier
Saban
Kiffen
Miles
Johnson
Brooks

EVERYONE but Auburn and Tennessee Tech thoroughly enjoys bitch slapping the Chihuahuas from Northeast Georgia. Especially when you come to Northeast FLORIDA.

STFU until you hire a reputable DC.

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Hey Jawga boy,

Do the following names mean anything to you?
Meyer
Spurrier
Saban
Kiffen
Miles
Johnson
Brooks

EVERYONE but Auburn and Tennessee Tech thoroughly enjoys bitch slapping the Chihuahuas from Northeast Georgia. Especially when you come to Northeast FLORIDA.

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Hey, I’ve got a couple of graduate assistants you may want to consider.

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Hey Dawgma and Jawga boy,

Two words: Shreve Port

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UF would provide the ultimate opportunity to finally showcase my offense on the national scene.

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dawgfan,

I would say the same thing if I was OWNED by

Meyer
Spurrier
Saban
Kiffen
Miles
Johnson
Brooks

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jawga boy,

You do that boy. Your a good fit! Follow the crowd for the rest of your life like all the rest of them.

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Yup, Don’t Matter has definitely outed himself as a gnat, given that he’s arguing that Johnson “owns” UGA.

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Meyer
Spurrier
Saban
Kiffen
Miles
Johnson
Brooks
Hahaha

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OK Doan matter…. pull yorn out and lets measure:

I B Magna Cum laude 76′ Finance, BooDawg , 360K pr year , 2.5 Mill in my 201-k, houz at the beech. Cum back you wee wee?

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Am I not allowed to like more than one team?

FLORIDA
Meyer
Spurrier

ALABAMA
Saban

TENNESSEE
Kiffen

LSU
Miles

GA TECH
Johnson

KENTUCKY
Brooks

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I also tried out for waterboy job with my Jackets. Didn’t get it when coaches caught me peeking at the boys in the shower.

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jawga boy,

LOL.
U B number one in crack sales for the Crips (East side). Who U B kiddin luzer?

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Maybe the dawgs can quit whineing now that teebo and Meyer are gone. bunch of pathedit cry babbys.Just remember who’s your daddy?

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Picking up the soap for boys usually works for me….

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Coach Mark Richt has taken alot of heat, but when you see that he is the fourth winningest coach in the last five years that says something. Alot of people have taken shots at him for having his wife a water girl, his faith, and his family. And alot of people are now saying that this is a great break for him with Florida. You have to admire him for being able to balance everything. Something that Coach Meyer couldn’t do. There is so much pressure to win. Our society is so spoiled that it seems that is all that counts. All coaches are under so much pressure. Some can handle it and some can’t.

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WHOMEVER we hire will continue the tradition of TOTAL DOMINANCE over georgia (17 of 20)(3 different coaches)!

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Richt is celebrating big time since hearing the news, doing cartwheels all over his house, thinking now he can finally beat florida if they hire a bad coach!!!!!! It’s celebration time at the richt household! champagne toasts, party all night long.

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We broke Hershel’s record this year. If there are any more that we don’t know about, let us know so we can break them next year with our new coaches.

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I hope Spikes is happy with his eye gouging and I hope DUI Dunlap is happy. They helped contribute to this. Hell Spikes should have been suspended for at least two or three games for sure and Dunlap should be gone for the year. Man these coaches have to deal with so much.

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Family is more important

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41-17

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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i’m wondering if it is okay for me to be happy that
meyer is no longer coach and feel bad for him at
the same time?

one may outweigh the other though.

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Go ahead Don’t Matter – If we would go back to the old School ( Bear Bryant, Erk Russell philosophy) no coach would put up with this. But know all we want to do is win at whatever cost. By the way I have never seen a player at Georgia do something so sneaking and chicken crap as to what Spikes did and man did Dunlap let his teammates down. Oh yea that’s right if they do it at another school it is okay we can do it and it is justified. Name a player that has done what Spikes did, you know so much. Oh yea you DON’T MATTER!

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Dawgs2009,

That’s the only way you could get rid of Urban. You certainly are not man enough to do it on the football field! Hahahahaha. Steve S or Zook either. We absoluetly OWN your university. With a capital O!

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SEVENTEEN OUT OF 20!

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((((( 17 OUT OF 20 )))))

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Don’t matter,

Go ahead and laugh it up now. There is NO way UF can sustain their success now after the changes that are coming. This levels the playing field for the entire SEC East. You a-holes better watch out for Tennessee and Georgia. We are coming and it is going to get NASTY.

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Dawgs2009, you have been saing that since your dad, Dawgs1989

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One thing is for certain, you won’t be doing anymore team celebrations in OUR end zone. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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Hahahaha. Where did all the dawgs go?

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Dawg2009,

“This levels the playing field for the entire SEC East”.

Ditto

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Without tebow and all those stars, meyer knew the losses were going to start coming next year and wanted nothing to do with beatdowns by UGA and Tennessee. He’s got millions in the bank and quit when the gettin’ was good!

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Hey, Who let the dogs out? Where did they go?

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Mark…why don’t you suggest that they hire your buddy and floriduh alum, chan gomer gailey????.

Even if they never finished in the Top 25 again, you could still say gomer kept the status quo !!

Mark…look in the mirror and you will see an idiot looking back at you.

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Dawg2009,

Enjoy a Gator’s life and really live!

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Dawgs2009,

Go play with your kids. That way you might win one!

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Dawg2009,

Celebrate and Run up the score on your kids LOZER!

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Don’t matta…… now wait a minute. You obviously have a bad case of MYOPIA to go along with your pea brain. Check the whole record , not just the last 20. I been around a lot longer dan you. Now get yo’ ass back under the powch. UGA still owns FLA.

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This just in

Dawg2009 (41)
His kids (17)

What a pathetic Lozer! Hahahahahahahaha

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I hope things work out well for him.

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Gators wear jean shorts!

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who who. who shut the dawgs up. who, who, who.

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who who who. 49-3 then 41-17. who who shut the dogs up. who who who

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Isn’t Meyer in some ways responsible for creating the kind of pressure on coaches that is causing him to step down? With the astronomical salaries, egos, and micro-management of all aspects of a year round, 24-7 enterprise?

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I wonder what the score is in Dawg2009 vs his kids game right about now. I bet they got an early lead and he also took on the roll of ref too. Lol. You know he did.

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I think one of the best names may have been June Jones, he runs a high power offense and he can turn a program around ( look at SMU and Hawaii), He is a good quarterback coach and they will get a good DC to go with the offense.

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I am just temporary but I do own a win over Tech. Shreveport has one of the best dog food plants in America and I am touring it before the game. In fact, a whole bus load of Georgia fans will be touring with me since there is almost nothing to do here. I was thinking that whoever becomes DC for Georgia is going to know he was at best third, fourth, fifth choice for the job. I wasn’t first choice for mascot, either. I’m a temp like the coaches in the bowl game. This program is in a sad fix, isn’t it? At least we can get some good buys at the dog food outlet.

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NEWS FLASH>>>> This just in the whole athletic dept. and what coaching staff is left at the UF,has been quarantined…! They have been diagnosed with TT syndrome,,{TIM TEBOW SYN.}symptoms are:not having tim tebow for four more yrs.,lost SEC CHAMP.,lost chance at NC,blurried visions of playin in the independence bowl next season,all there good players goin to the NFL:CURE QUIT WHILE YOUR AHEAD…CURE was found by DR. LOU…!!!lmao….Best wishes to coach MYERS if he is really sick..HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE…WWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Reality is as reality does. All this bitterness from the UGA fans reminds me of when I was a pup and we were pre-season number one. Now, here we are in Shreveport without any coaches and stories in the paper reporting who has already turned us down. Urban Meyer is leaving Florida and any coach worth his salt is going to see if he can coach there instead of in Athens where the head coach doesn’t get to pick his own staff. Heck, even I’m a temp. This is going to get worse before it gets better. Woof!

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NEWS FLASH::half the football team just quit!!!SO SO SAD they lost there URBY!!!

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Dawg2009,

What’s the score out there?

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Ugga

Listen, according to Meyer’s previous record…a heart attack would produce a half games’s absense. With a possible 26 halfgames…no way he could survive a whoe season. I wouldn’t be suprised if he cited the celebration penalty as one of the causes of his resignation…after all “it will be forever in the mind of the Florida Gators and forever in the mind of Urban Meyer.” Maybe now that the Refs have gotten over their payback and Meyer is gone…hopefully UGA will start off on a level playing field against the Gators!

Syntax not important smart really folks huh? Keep posts the good up huh?

UUUGHH- Exactly what I am talking about.-= Please look at your spelling~ and oh you never addressed the statement that the gators will own you no matter who is coaching. Also by the way since you wanted to bring in south Georgia politics the current president will bring us out of the hole we have been driven in the previous 8 years.

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Something like this should be a wake up call to ALL coaches no matter what sport. You don’t mess with your health, but I have a gut feeling 99.9% of the other coaches in the USA will say this won’t happen to me and ignore warning signs.

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UGA — new sheriff in the SEC East! Meyer’s gone, tebow’s gone, strong’s gone, most of their recruits will bail—it’s a great time for the Dawgs to take over the conference. Look for a big win by the Dawgs this year in Jax on the way to the SEC East title!!!

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Mr. Dawg, I believe the title gwine be bigger than the EAST. We’ve got a whole bunch a comin back, and new top 10ers coming in. OOOOBoy dat dawg, he lickin’ his chops. And I believe CMR done finally figured out he’s going to have to come off the sideline and do some coachin’ too.

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THE TRUE RUMOR IS MEYER WILL MARRY TEBOW.

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