Yes, I think Meyer definitely had a medical reason for quitting at UF. Nor do I blame him for taking the OSU job, if he's really taking it. I'm with you and Rob, and wonder how effective as a coach will he be now that he's managing from the background. He sure did a great job at Florida! That's how I will remember him. The question, Steve, is whether all those girls have forgiven you?
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:14 PM, Steve McKibben <[email protected]> wrote: > I feel more the way Rob does. > > But I've also (finally!) reached the stage of my life where I've forgiven all > of the girls/women that I have known over the years that dumped me/ignored > me/didn't know that I existed... > > Steve > > From: Scott Lucas <[email protected]> > > Or just maybe the whole timing and reasons he gave for leaving? Lets be > honest... if Tressel knew about the issues at OSU, others did too. Its not > too hard of a stretch to think some big time boosters at OSU knew it too and > probably planted a bug in Meyer's ear. We are talking 3-4 year old knowledge > of the ongoing improprieties-- that goes back before even Meyer's last year > at UF. Armed with the knowledge that Tressel's days were numbered, could > Meyer have looked for a way to get out? Would he look worse getting out > before a 6-5 season he must have known was coming and health reasons, and > being able to take a year off, and then taking the OSU job or would he look > worse leaving Florida for OSU outright? How much more upset and angry would > Gator Nation be? Could he have been protecting his image and reputation as a > winner and avoiding what he knew would be an off year? > > There is a LOT more to this behind the scenes than we will ever know, and it > surely is NOT just about his health issues. Was there some truth to what he > told all of us when he left? Sure there was... but there was a lot of lying > by omission and a lot of other reason we will never know nor would he admit. > > Scott > > From: Rob Alexander <[email protected]> > > > It's funny how we accept complicated and conflicting feelings from people we > know, but then reduce people we don't know to one-dimensional charicatures. I > guess none of us has ever changed our minds, or said 'I'll never do that > again', but then done so. If we did, were we lying, or just expressing our > honest feelings at the time? Did it become a lie later even if we meant it > when we said it? (My wife says yes! :-) ) > > I don't find it at all hard to believe that Meyer meant what he said when he > resigned even if he takes the OSU job. The man had a serious health scare. He > came back and tried being more balanced, but it didn't turn out well. He may > well have concluded that he really couldn't be a successful coach and live a > balanced life. (After watching last season, I know I concluded that about > him.) > > So what was the lie? That he had health problems? That's well documented. > That the balancing act didn't seem to be working? It didn't. That he wanted > to spend more time with his family? Well, he did exactly that. He went to > dozens of his daughters' games and coached his son's team, so I don't think > that was a lie. Did he ever say he would never coach again? No. > > There are no lies here. There's just a guy who misses his chosen profession, > who spent a year watching from the outside while wishing he was on the > inside, and who may have been offered the top coaching job at his childhood > favorite team. Is it really that hard to understand that he might give it > another try? Personally, I'd rather have him at OSU than at Florida. I wish > him the best -- he gave us two MNCs, after all -- but I think he's broken and > will never be able to sustain, over the long run, the intensity that made him > great. He'll have a good couple of years there, and then the stress will get > to him again and they'll go through what we did. Or maybe not... I'll be > pleased if it works out for him, but I've moved on and am more interested in > how our coaches are going to do next year. (Ever the optimist!) > > Rob > > -- > 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 -- 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
