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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 Begin forwarded message: > From: Art Wroble <[email protected]> > Date: November 24, 2011 12:35:39 PM CST > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] Updated: Report says M totake OSU job amid denials from > Meyer himself > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Updated: Report says Meyer to take OSU job amid denials from Meyer himself > > Posted by John Taylor on November 23, 2011, 12:11 PM EST > AP > Another day, another Urban Meyer denial. And, honestly, we’d expect nothing > less. > For the umpteenth time in the past week or so, a media outlet has reported > that the former Florida coach has agreed to become Ohio State’s next head > coach. This time it’s Orlando television station WKMG doing the honors, > reporting that Meyer has agreed to a seven-year, $40 million contract — > previous reports had the number pegged at $35 million over the same number of > years, so Meyer has apparently earned a raise before ever coaching a game in > Columbus — and will be introduced as Jim Tressel‘s permanent replacement in > the coming days. > The report goes on to state that Meyer “will bring several current UF > assistant coaches with him to Columbus, including D.J. Durkin, the Gators’ > linebackers coach, who will be the OSU defensive coordinator”. Previous > reports had suggested that interim head coach Luke Fickell would stay on as > Meyer’s coordinator; the TV station says that Fickell will stay on Meyer’s > staff as an assistant. Additionally, UF strength coach Mickey Marotti is > expected to become OSU’s Director of Football Operations, the station > reported. > One source with knowledge of the situation told CFT earlier this week that > while it’s not a signed, sealed and delivered deal — still — it will be in > short order and that an official announcement will come next week. Meyer, as > he’s done on at least a couple of occasions over the past couple of weeks, > has denied reports that he has landed the job, but did so in an open-ended > statement that’s very much open to interpretation. > “I have not been offered any job nor is there a deal in place. I plan on > spending Thanksgiving with my family and will not comment on this any > further,” Meyer said in his latest statement. > (Translation: let my family and I enjoy the holiday before I jump headfirst > back into the coaching game. Thanks in advance. Urbz) > Meyer can deny the reports and speculation all he wants, but one thing has > become crystal clear: barring an unexpected development, the Ohio-born coach > will become the next head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes at some point in > the not-too-distant future, likely, as we’ve noted previously, before the > calendar flips from November to December. > > UPDATED 12:05 p.m. ET: The conflicting reports keep rolling in. The Columbus > Dispatch is reporting via “two well-placed sources at Ohio State” that Meyer > will be announced as the new head coach at tOSU sometime next week. The > details of Meyer’s supposed contract haven’t been decided upon yet. > > --- > IMPORTANT: If you forward this e-mail, please highlight and delete the > forwarding history, which includes my e-mail address. It is a courtesy to me > and others who do not wish to have their e-mail addresses sent all over the > world. Deleting the history helps prevent Spammers and hackers from > "harvesting" addresses, viruses from being spread, and the proliferation of > spam. Also, please use “Bcc” instead of “To” and “Cc” when initiating both > individual and group e-mails.Thanks. > > > -- > 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
