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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 14:18:23 GMT -5
Press conference at 5pm. No Joke!
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Dec 8, 2010 14:19:10 GMT -5
later gator. take rodriguez....please.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 14:19:59 GMT -5
He will coach the Gators in the Outback Bowl. Urban sites the 24/7 job taking too much time away from his family and he wants to dedicate his time to his family. He was apparently unwilling to try to balance his duties anymore.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 14:29:21 GMT -5
Rumors already flying around. A friend who works at the radio station said that they are already talking to Jon Gruden. Obviously that doesn't mean anything yet ...
Names circulating around include former UF coordinators, Dan Mullen and Charley Strong. Kerwin Bell, who is the coach at Jacksonville University and Booby Stoops names have also been thrown around.
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Post by hoya9797 on Dec 8, 2010 14:31:12 GMT -5
I'm sure the impending Cam Newton investigation has nothing to do with this.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 14:45:47 GMT -5
I would be kind of surprised if Newton has anything to do with this. One strong rumor is that AD Jeremy Foley told Meyer that the staff needed a shakeup and Meyer said no. Nothing is confirmed, but that has been Foley's MO in the past -- swimming coach, tennis coach and baseball coach, among others.
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Post by EasyEd on Dec 8, 2010 14:56:31 GMT -5
He just wanted to spend more time with his family.
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Post by FormerHoya on Dec 8, 2010 14:59:10 GMT -5
Haven't we been down this road before? almost exactly one year ago? Apparently the Brett Favre of college coaches realized that Tebow wasn't coming back next year either, so he'd better get while the getting was good. Again.
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Post by guru on Dec 8, 2010 15:06:42 GMT -5
Haven't we been down this road before? almost exactly one year ago? Apparently the Brett Favre of college coaches realized that Tebow wasn't coming back next year either, so he'd better get while the getting was good. Again. Wait did Urban Meyer send you pictures of his dong?
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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 15:18:15 GMT -5
Link: www.gatorsports.com/article/20101208/ARTICLES/101209557?p=1&tc=pgFormer wrote: Haven't we been down this road before? almost exactly one year ago? Apparently the Brett Favre of college coaches realized that Tebow wasn't coming back next year either, so he'd better get while the getting was good. Again.
Only time will tell, but I don't think there's much of a similarity there are at all. Meyer isn't a media hound at all either. Whether or not he really retires or finds his way to a different sideline remains to be seen.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 8, 2010 15:24:32 GMT -5
Does Meyer have Jerry Jones' phone number on speed dial?
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Post by hifigator on Dec 8, 2010 15:49:39 GMT -5
For what it's worth, the afternoon sportshow host, who has been around the program for about 3 decades thinks that UF will go after either Dan Mullen or Bobby Petrino. He thinks they were close to going for Petrino 6 years ago.
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Post by Boz on Dec 8, 2010 16:01:42 GMT -5
This needs its own thread why?
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Post by nashvillehoyas on Dec 8, 2010 16:49:39 GMT -5
Charlie Strong....No need to apply! Same old bias story! You recruited the athletes, but you can't coach them.
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Post by TBird41 on Dec 8, 2010 21:32:52 GMT -5
Charlie Strong....No need to apply! Same old bias story! You recruited the athletes, but you can't coach them. Ha! We all know that a school like Florida would never even consider giving someone like Strong the Head Coach job. Some things never change in the SEC.
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Post by hifigator on Dec 9, 2010 11:32:07 GMT -5
TBird, actually, Charley Strong has already been the Head Coach at Florida -- albeit for only one game. He coached in the Bowl game after Ron Zook was fired. In all honesty, there is no bias at all with regard to that. I don't think that Strong will get the job, but it isn't because of color. He just doesn't have the head coaching experience. Actually, that will probably keep Kerwin Bell from getting a serious look as well. But one scenario that I have heard mentioned has Strong coming in as Head Coach, and Bell as his OC and Randy Shannon as his DC. I could go for that.
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Post by TBird41 on Dec 9, 2010 11:53:41 GMT -5
TBird, actually, Charley Strong has already been the Head Coach at Florida -- albeit for only one game. He coached in the Bowl game after Ron Zook was fired. In all honesty, there is no bias at all with regard to that. I don't think that Strong will get the job, but it isn't because of color. He just doesn't have the head coaching experience. Actually, that will probably keep Kerwin Bell from getting a serious look as well. But one scenario that I have heard mentioned has Strong coming in as Head Coach, and Bell as his OC and Randy Shannon as his DC. I could go for that. Well isn't that convenient. "We can't hire him because he doesn't have head coaching experience". And why doesn't he have any head coaching experience? Well, I'm sure it's because of his coaching skills...
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Post by hifigator on Dec 9, 2010 12:04:43 GMT -5
TBird, that's not what I said. What I said was that he didn't have enough head coaching experience. Aside from that interim game at the end of '04, this was his first season as a head coach. That same problem will plague Kerwin Bell. The point is that Florida isn't the position for "on the job training." I'm not saying that Strong couldn't do the job or wouldn't be a success. I'm in his corner, although I would prefer an offensive mind leading rather than a defensive mind. After this past season, I'm ready for an offense that is actually offensive in the right way rather than the wrong way. But again, I have nothing against Strong at all. I think he is an excellent coach.
Also, I totally agree with your underlying premise. So often the lack of experience is sited as the reasoning for not giving someone a chance to gain experience. Similar to credit in a way: if you have good credit, then you will be extended credit. But if you don't have a credit history, then it's often hard to get credit -- of sort of modern day catch 22.
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Post by TBird41 on Dec 9, 2010 12:11:30 GMT -5
TBird, that's not what I said. What I said was that he didn't have enough head coaching experience. Aside from that interim game at the end of '04, this was his first season as a head coach. That same problem will plague Kerwin Bell. The point is that Florida isn't the position for "on the job training." I'm not saying that Strong couldn't do the job or wouldn't be a success. I'm in his corner, although I would prefer an offensive mind leading rather than a defensive mind. After this past season, I'm ready for an offense that is actually offensive in the right way rather than the wrong way. But again, I have nothing against Strong at all. I think he is an excellent coach. Also, I totally agree with your underlying premise. So often the lack of experience is sited as the reasoning for not giving someone a chance to gain experience. Similar to credit in a way: if you have good credit, then you will be extended credit. But if you don't have a credit history, then it's often hard to get credit -- of sort of modern day catch 22. Yup. It's just too bad that Charlie Strong wasn't able to get any head coaching experience prior to getting hired by Louisville last year. I mean, it's just so weird that so many schools interviewed him but chose not to hire him despite his years of success with Florida's defense. Well, I'm sure that he and his white wife will be happy staying in Louisville and building the Cardinals program. I mean, Louisville is a better program for "learning on the job" than Florida. It makes sense that UF, which is a much more southern school, would take such things more seriously. I'm sure the various supporters of the Florida program want a head coach with more "experience."
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Post by hifigator on Dec 9, 2010 12:19:07 GMT -5
Nah ... I'm not even going to go there. Like I said, Kerwin Bell is going to be in the same situation. In case you don't know, Kerwin is a Gator folk hero. He went from 3rd string walk on to quarterback of a team that went 9-1-1 in back to back seasons, and was NYTimes National Champion in '84. He then went on to have a cup of coffee in the NFL and to lead his CFL team to the the Title. Then he went into coaching and almost immediately turned a team that was 2-9 into state champs. After a few years there, he landed the job at Jacksonville University. This past year he was 11-1 with them. The point is he is an up-and-comer who has been a success everywhere he has been. PLUS he has tremendous Gator ties. The point in this is that neither he nor Strong are likely to get a serious look because they both lack D1 head coaching experience. I'm not saying that's a good thing, but I am pointing out that it has nothing to do with race.
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