I agree that the author is stupid. Some reporters have made it a habit to write controversial things about Gators to gain fame! See: Larry the Pest. Freeman, Goodman etc.,
- Badrish On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:39 PM, <ke...@baldwinnc.com> wrote: > This story is so stupid - it had to be written just to anger people like me > off at how stupid it is. > > Urban Meyer does not owe anything to anyone. If you don't like it - stop > being a Gator fan (as if she was one). > > Just as we all do - Urban Meyer has the right to quit his job at any time > he wants to - for any reason. If the UFAA doesn't want to hire him back - > then so be it. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatornews] [OrlSentinel] AA: Urban Meyer owes us all an > explanation > From: Badrish <dbadr...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, March 22, 2010 1:00 am > To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com > > Urban Meyer owes us all an explanationAndrea Adelson > [image: Andrea > Adelson]<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-adelson-column,0,3356623.columnist> > E-mail <aadel...@orlandosentinel.com> | Recent > columns<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-adelson-column,0,3356623.columnist> > Andrea Adelson From the Press Box > > 10:20 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2010 > > Gators<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/florida-gators-ORSPT000172.topic>coach > Urban > Meyer<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/urban-meyer-PESPT008535.topic>spoke > for six minutes following the first practice of the spring in > Gainesville, pursing his lips every time someone asked how he felt. > > In fact, Meyer stared down anybody who even attempted to pose the "How are > you feeling?" question. > > Sorry coach Meyer, but you owe us all an explanation. > > He wants to keep this a private matter. That would be understandable in any > other circumstance. > > But Meyer lost that privilege when he abruptly quit, citing health > concerns, only to change his mind and take a leave of absence instead. Since > those wild two days in December, he has declined to go into details about > his health, refused to explain what exactly his leave of absence entailed > and then trotted back onto the field Wednesday as if nothing ever happened. > > It cannot work that way. > > He cannot scare his players and UF fans into thinking he was on the verge > of a serious breakdown and then ignore the giant elephant he dragged into > the Swamp. Not after telling *The New York > Times<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/economy-business-finance/new-york-times-ORCRP010822.topic> > * he had chest pains and lost consciousness following the loss to Alabama, > and had worries about his heart. > > Maybe he instantly regretted the decision the moment UF sent out a > statement announcing the resignation — a statement that read in part, "I > believe it is in my best interest to step aside and focus on my health and > family." > > Maybe he was scared. Maybe time with his family seemed even more precious. > We get that. But the people who fill the stands and send their kids to UF > for four years are now forced to fill in the blank. > > It is clear Meyer has no intention of giving out any answers. After a > reporter asked for the third time how he felt on Wednesday, Meyer > sarcastically said, "I'm fine. Thanks for your concern. I'm good." > > When a reporter ended with a final question about whether he felt any > different this spring than last season, Meyer declined to answer. > > Maybe that is because the coach is just fine. Meyer worked the Sugar Bowl, > then had his hands in recruiting and hired four new assistant coaches. While > he may not have traveled as much, he most certainly was nowhere near the > definition of gone. Then he revealed he had actually returned to his job > "two or three weeks ago." > > So if you do the math, Meyer took about three weeks "off." Sounds more like > a vacation than a leave of absence. When asked how long he had been back > full-time, Meyer said, "Oh, 25 years or something like that." Offensive > coordinator Steve Addazio, who was supposedly in charge while Meyer rested, > said, "I've always been the ex-head coach." > > So if this was not a leave of absence, why dress it up and pretend that it > was? > > Meyer is one of the best coaches in college football, and one of the most > high-profile figures at a state public institution. While the private > University Athletic Administration pays his salary, Meyer still works at a > public school, is the most recognizable figure at that public school and > should be held accountable for his actions. > > Because the last few months only add more speculation, more innuendo, more > rumor. We are further away from the truth today than we were in December. > The Gators were still able to sign the No. 1 recruiting class in the country > despite all the uncertainty. > > So why duck and dodge? Why make us wonder what's really going on? If he's > fine, that's great news. If he's at risk, the community is already prepared > to ride it out with him. But Meyer has chosen to give the only wrong answer > — no answer at all. > > We don't need to read your CT scans and EKGs, coach Meyer. We just want to > know the truth. > > Read Andrea Adelson's blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/collegegridiron365 and > e-mail her at aadel...@orlandosentinel.com. 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