I don't know that Paul Finebaum panders. He was very aggressive in his criticism of Alabama back in the Mike Dubose days, and he has written some pieces on Tennessee over the years that make me wonder if he is welcome back on campus.
Go Gators!!!! Ken B. (NYC Gator) Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed _____ From: oli...@bobparks.com Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:54:45 +0000 To: <Gatortalk@googlegroups.com> Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Finebaum: Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? Now that you mention it, that's probably where Finebaum's comments came from. He's the one who interviewed Spurrier wasn't he? Of course, Spurrier is an expert on Urban Myer. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ken...@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:41 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Finebaum: Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? I hope you are right Oliver. It is just the unwelcome comments that Steve Spurrier made a few weeks ago on Meyer and Notre Dame, and now this, make me wonder if something is going on that we don't know about. And I wonder if Finebaum's column is at all related to Spurrier's comments. It is hard to believe that Meyer would leave, especially since Machen hired him at Utah and is obviously his champion. But sometimes coaches do strange things. Anyway, I guess I'll have to root for Charlie Weis and Notre Dame to win some games this year. Yuck. Go Gators!!!! Ken B. (NYC Gator) Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed _____ From: "Oliver Barry" Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:17:00 -0500 To: <Gatortalk@googlegroups.com> Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Finebaum: Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? Well, he's pandering in this article. He has no idea what Urban Myer is about. Notre Dame offered him at the same time UF did if you recall. He didn't go there then. There are so many things here that are just bull, as I'm sure you can see from reading it. You're correct, Finebaum has always been a pretty good journalist. That's why it's so surprising to read this crap. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ken...@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:33 PM To: Gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Finebaum: Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? No, worse. He's pandering to Alabama fans. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _____ From: gatorrr...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:18:12 +0000 To: Gatortalk<Gatortalk@googlegroups.com> Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Finebaum: Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? Notre Dame fan/alum I am betting... On Jul 9, 2009 12:30pm, Oliver Barry <oli...@bobparks.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry to post this on Gatortalk, but I've been somehow > > shut out of Gatornews. > > > > > This is the article everyone's in an uproar about > > lately. > > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More From Today's Press-Register > > > > > > > More columns from Paul Finebaum > > > > > > > E-mail Finebaum > > > > Is > > Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? > > > > > Tuesday, July 07, 2009 > > > > > Is > > it too early for President Obama to place FEMA on red alert for Gainesville? A big storm > > is brewing and could possibly leave many in Florida brokenhearted. > > > > > Urban > > Meyer is probably leaving Florida > > after the season to go to Notre Dame. Meyer says he's not going. He insists he > > loves it in Gainesville > > and has no intention of taking a position he once described as "my dream > > job." > > > > > So > > how do I know Meyer is not telling the truth? Easy. Meyer's lips moved when he > > denied the story. > > > > > > > > > > > Advertisement > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps there was a time when Meyer was about > > what's right in college football. They say he was just a normal guy out inUtah. Maybe he was even > > a decent cat for about 24 hours in Gainesville. > > Since then, Meyer has become obsessed with success and power (see the blatant > > strong-arming of quarterback turned talk show host Shane Matthews). The lure of > > being "the man" at South > > Bend might be too intoxicating for him to turn down. > > > > > Besides, > > Meyer knows better than anyone that Superman (Tim Tebow) is gone after the > > season and Florida's > > reign of terror in the SEC will be over. Don't think Meyer isn't just a tad > > concerned about Nick Saban stockpiling warehouses loaded with blue-chip talent > > in Tuscaloosa. > > Meyer knows he dodged a bullet in the fourth quarter of the SEC title game last > > year. However, that wasn't enough for the self-absorbed coach. Beating Saban > > once wasn't enough. He needed to beat him a second time. > > > > > Why > > else do you think that leading up to the Sugar Bowl Meyer was burning up the Salt Lake City telephone > > towers to his one-time assistant Kyle Whittingham, helping construct the game > > plan that beat the Tide 31-17 in the Sugar Bowl? > > > > > Instead > > of a Senate hearing this week on (Utah > > senator) Orrin Hatch's spurious attack on the BCS, wouldn't it be interesting > > to ask Whittingham and Meyer to show up with phone records intact? > > > > > Here's > > a guess that Meyer enjoyed the beating of his rival Saban as much as his own > > second national title. > > > > > SEC > > Commissioner Mike Slive just cracked down on league coaches accusing each other > > of cheating. Luckily for Meyer, he didn't mention league coaches aiding and > > abetting out-of-league opponents in showcase BCS games. > > > > > Had > > Meyer spent even a fraction of that time employing some sort of discipline > > program on his own campus, Florida > > wouldn't be teetering on being completely out of control right now. In case you > > don't own a police blotter - or have the DVD collection of the television > > series "COPS" - the Gators recently celebrated their 24th > > arrest since Meyer's arrival. > > > > Is Urban Meyer on way out at Florida? - Page 2 > > > > > Apparently, > > that doesn't seem to bother school President Bernie Machen, who just brazenly > > promoted the idea of Meyer getting a raise. Meyer has four years left on a > > contract that pays him well north of $3 million a year. He works at a school > > that recently cut $40 million from its general budget. > > > > > However, > > the megalomaniacal Machen knows all about the Notre Dame threat and wants to be > > on the record, just in case Florida wins its third national championship in > > four years, making Meyer a legend in all parts of the universe and perhaps > > opening the door for him to finally take his "dream job" that he > > supposedly doesn't want. > > > > > What's > > the old line from "Hamlet" about protesting too much? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
