Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-04 Thread Arthur Polhill 
What?!!!

And give up our three patsy games?11  Heresy!
 A. Leon Polhill, Gator
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain 





From: Kenneth Beitler 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, June 3, 2010 9:48:57 PM
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare


I don’t know.  Couldn’t you have two 8-team divisions and one playoff game?  
Play all seven teams in your division and maybe one (or two) from the other 
division.
 
Go Gators
 
Ken B. (NYC Gator)
 
 



From:gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Jerry Belloit
Sent: 06/02/2010 10:06 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare
 
The only way I can see a 16 team league working is for the league to have 4 
divisions with a two-game championship.  Since the NCAA is unlikely to allow a 
two-game playoff, I can’t see how it could work.
 
From:gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Scott Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare
 
Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be 
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all disappear 
as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference matchups 
will disappear...
 

 
 



From:Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare
I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do look 
at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4 teams who 
are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a determining factor 
as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are from the same 
conference.
 


 
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.  We 
don’t.
 
Oliver Barry CRS,GRI
Real Estate Broker
Bob Parks Realty
1517 Hunt Club Blvd
Phone: 615-826-4040
Fax: 615-822-2027
Mobile: 615-972-4239
 
 
GallatinTN 37066



From:gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare
 
Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong out 
of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to sometimes 
rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their conference is down 
(IE: OSU, scUM, etc)
 


 
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:
Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran away 
as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the 
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the 
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional character. 
The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college football). The other 
conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted or 
watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost opportunity 
to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They made 
their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs has the 
history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed



From: Woody  
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
To: 
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer 
opens up about health scare
 
Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas , Miami , FSU and one or two 
others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
 


 
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  
 
On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who will 
join?   Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami ?
Clemson?  
 
Oliver Barry CRS,GRI
Real Estate Broker
Bob Parks Realty
1517 Hunt Club Blvd
GallatinTN 37066
Phone: 615-826-4040
Fax: 615-822-2027
Mobile: 615-972-4239
 
 



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Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, Ju

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-03 Thread Kenneth Beitler 
I don't know.  Couldn't you have two 8-team divisions and one playoff game?
Play all seven teams in your division and maybe one (or two) from the other
division.

 

Go Gators

 

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

 

 

  _  

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jerry Belloit
Sent: 06/02/2010 10:06 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

The only way I can see a 16 team league working is for the league to have 4
divisions with a two-game championship.  Since the NCAA is unlikely to allow
a two-game playoff, I can't see how it could work.

 

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Scott Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all
disappear as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference
matchups will disappear...

 


 

 

  _  

From: Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

Image removed by sender.
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-03 Thread Oliver Barry 
All of this hinges on the big 10.  The SEC will have no choice but to expand
to 16 teams if they do.  I'd rather it not be the semis or Miami.  There
seem to be lots of other worthy candidates than them.

 

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 Cecilia
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 12:25 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

I agree.  I am general opposed to change that doesn't improve the status
quo.  Adding schools like f$u or scUM to the SEC can do nothing but sully
the conference, IMO.  Ick.  If they don't want to stay in their current
conferences, they can form their own conference... call it Jailbirds or
something equally appropriate.

 

Cee

- Original Message - 

From: ken...@earthlink.net 

To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:02 PM

Subject: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens
up about health scare

 

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed


  _  


From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

  <http://cache-01.cleanprint.net/media/2625/1259693777395_1024.gif> 
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse during the
2009 season that he almost gave up his job - first announcing Dec. 26 that
he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.

Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
the issue is his esophagus.

"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were
and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some
medications. I've just got to be smarter in the future, and I'm going to be.
I'm not going to let that happen again. 

 

 

"But the biggest thing was all that was related to what the heck were those
pains going through my chest. Once you find out what it is, life gets a
little better quickly."

MORE ON GATORS: Florida team notes
<http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/florida.htm> 

According to the Mayo Clinic
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Non-profits,+Activis
t+Groups/Mayo+Clinic> 's website, mayoclinic.com <http://mayoclinic.com/> ,
esophageal spasms often cause chest pain that can be confused with angina,
causing fear of a heart problem if und

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-03 Thread Cecilia 
I agree.  I am general opposed to change that doesn't improve the status quo.  
Adding schools like f$u or scUM to the SEC can do nothing but sully the 
conference, IMO.  Ick.  If they don't want to stay in their current 
conferences, they can form their own conference... call it Jailbirds or 
something equally appropriate.

Cee
  - Original Message - 
  From: ken...@earthlink.net 
  To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:02 PM
  Subject: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare


  Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran 
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

  On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the 
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the 
motivation. 
  IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional 
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college football). 
The other conferences represent their regions.

  Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted or 
watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost opportunity 
to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

  As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They 
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs 
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


  Go Gators

  Ken B. (NYC Gator)

  Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed


--

  From: Woody  
  Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
  To: 
  Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer 
opens up about health scare


  Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or two 
others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.



   
  On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  



On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who 
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  



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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about 
health scare




Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare



By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. — Florida football coach Urban Meyer became so concerned 
over chest pains he has suffered for the past three years that became even 
worse during the 2009 season that he almost gave up his job — first announcing 
Dec. 26 that he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar 
Bowl.

Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had 
several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of the 
Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and the issue 
is his esophagus.

"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were 
and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some 
medications. I've just got to be smarter in the future, and I'm going to be. 
I'm not going to let that happen again. 





"But the biggest thing was all that was related to what the heck were those 
pains going through my chest. Once you find out what it is, life gets a little 
better quickly."

MORE ON GATORS: Florida team notes

According to the Mayo Clinic's website, mayoclinic.com, esophageal spasms 
often cause chest pain that can be confused with angina, causing fear of a 
heart problem if undiagnosed. 

Symptoms can also include difficulty swallowing, the feeling your throat is 
obstructed and a burning sensation. Medication usually solves the issue, but 
surgery is sometimes needed in severe cases.

Meyer, who led Florida to Bowl Championship Series titles in 2006 and 2008, 
did not discuss the issue much further, saying he wanted to keep his health 
private. The Gators' coach, however, said he was feeling much better with the 
medication he has used.

Meyer first complained of chest pains after a loss to Alabama in the SEC 
title game and was treated at a hospital in Gainesville.

"It all relates to one pain, and that was waking up every morning with a 
toothache in your chest for the last three years and that's all relate

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-03 Thread oliver 
I think that's exactly what the big 10 is thinking. 

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-Original Message-
From: Jerry Belloit 
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:06:17 
To: 
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer   
    opens up about health scare

The only way I can see a 16 team league working is for the league to have 4
divisions with a two-game championship.  Since the NCAA is unlikely to allow
a two-game playoff, I can't see how it could work.

 

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Scott Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all
disappear as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference
matchups will disappear...

 


 

 

  _  

From: Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

Image removed by sender.
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse during the
2009 season that he almost gave up his job - first announcing Dec. 26 that
he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.

Me

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-03 Thread Charlie 
IMO the only expansion I see happening is the Big 10 adding one team. It's
been pretty amazing the wild stories that started  circulating, apparently
with little fact behind them. 

  _  

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jerry Belloit
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:06 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare



The only way I can see a 16 team league working is for the league to have 4
divisions with a two-game championship.  Since the NCAA is unlikely to allow
a two-game playoff, I can't see how it could work.

 

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Scott Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all
disappear as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference
matchups will disappear...

 


 

 

  _  

From: Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

Image removed by sender.
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even wor

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Jerry Belloit 
The only way I can see a 16 team league working is for the league to have 4
divisions with a two-game championship.  Since the NCAA is unlikely to allow
a two-game playoff, I can't see how it could work.

 

From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Scott Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all
disappear as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference
matchups will disappear...

 


 

 

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From: Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

Image removed by sender.
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse during the
2009 season that he almost gave up his job - first announcing Dec. 26 that
he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.

Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
the issue is his esophagus.

"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what th

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Woody 
Yup.. and politics.  :)



On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

>  That was intended mostly as a “tongue-in-cheek” comment, but even if we
> didn’t have the semis on our schedule, we’d be ok.  Look at Robbie Andreu’s
> article in today’s Sun.  Boise State has the chump schedule of the century
> (as usual) and there’s a chance they’ll play all the way through into the NC
> game because of their high pre-season ranking.
>
>
>
> 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 *Woody
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:10 PM
>
> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
>
>
> I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
> look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
> teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
> determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
> from the same conference.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>
> Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
>  We don’t.
>
>
>
> 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 *Woody
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
>
>
> Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
> out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
> sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
> conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:
>
> Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
> away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.
>
> On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
> conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
> motivation.
> IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
> character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
> football). The other conferences represent their regions.
>
> Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
> or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
> opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.
>
> As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
> made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
> has the history and prestige of an SEC school.
>
>
> Go Gators
>
> Ken B. (NYC Gator)
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>  --
>
> *From: *Woody 
>
> *Date: *Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
>
> *To: *
>
> *Subject: *Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
>
>
> Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
> two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>
> Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.
>
>
>
> On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
> will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>
> Clemson?
>
>
>
> 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:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Badrish
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
> *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up abo

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Woody 
You are correct.

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Scott Lucas  wrote:

>  Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be
> playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all
> disappear as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference
> matchups will disappear...
>
>
>
>
>  --
> *From:* Woody 
> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
> I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
> look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
> teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
> determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
> from the same conference.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>
>>  Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference
>> schedule.  We don’t.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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 *Woody
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
>> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban
>> Meyer opens up about health scare
>>
>>
>>
>> Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
>> out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
>> sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
>> conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:
>>
>> Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
>> away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.
>>
>> On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
>> conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
>> motivation.
>> IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
>> character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
>> football). The other conferences represent their regions.
>>
>> Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
>> or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
>> opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.
>>
>> As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
>> made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
>> has the history and prestige of an SEC school.
>>
>>
>> Go Gators
>>
>> Ken B. (NYC Gator)
>>
>> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>>  --
>>
>> *From: *Woody 
>>
>> *Date: *Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
>>
>> *To: *
>>
>> *Subject: *Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
>> Meyer opens up about health scare
>>
>>
>>
>> Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
>> two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.
>>
>>
>>
>> On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
>> will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>>
>> Clemson?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *Badrish
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
>> *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com
>> *Subjec

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Woody 
Ummm last year?  Going into the SECCG... Bama... FL... Boise State and Texas
were all 12-0 correct?

Yes.. the championship game took care of of UF from the mix...  and Boise St
obviously doesnt have the strength of schedule (regardless of how they try
to spin it).

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Steve McKibben  wrote:

>   --- On *Wed, 6/2/10, Woody * wrote:
>
>  and lets say you have 4 teams who are 12-0
>
>  And just when was the last time that happened?
>
> --
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>

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Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Oliver Barry 
That was intended mostly as a "tongue-in-cheek" comment, but even if we
didn't have the semis on our schedule, we'd be ok.  Look at Robbie Andreu's
article in today's Sun.  Boise State has the chump schedule of the century
(as usual) and there's a chance they'll play all the way through into the NC
game because of their high pre-season ranking.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:10 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

  <http://cache-01.cleanprint.net/media/2625/1259693777395_1024.gif> 
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse during the
2009 season that he almost gave up his job - first announcing Dec. 26 that
he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.

Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
the issue is his esophagus.

"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were
and I did," Meye

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Steve McKibben 
--- On Wed, 6/2/10, Woody  wrote:
But there are pollsters out there who do look at who you play out of conference 
as well.. .and lets say you have 4 teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference 
schedule would probably be a determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 
especially if some of them are from the same conference.

How could you have more than one undefeated team in the same conference? They 
would have to play everyone in their division, so no more than one per 
division, and those two would meet in the conference championship game.

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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

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Scott Lucas 
Yes, but with the advent of the 16 team mega conferences, NO ONE will be 
playing out of conference games anymore.  The nice matchups will all disappear 
as they all have a full in conference schedule.  Out of conference matchups 
will disappear...


 




From: Woody 
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 4:10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens 
up about health scare


I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do look 
at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4 teams who 
are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a determining factor 
as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are from the same 
conference.



 
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.  We 
don’t.
> 
>Oliver Barry CRS,GRI
>Real Estate Broker
>Bob Parks Realty
>1517 Hunt Club Blvd
>GallatinTN 37066
>Phone: 615-826-4040
>Fax: 615-822-2027
>Mobile: 615-972-4239
> 
> 
>


>From:gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>Of Woody
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
>To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer 
>opens up about health scare
> 
>Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong out 
>of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to sometimes 
>rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their conference is down 
>(IE: OSU, scUM, etc)
> 
>
>
> 
>On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:
>Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran 
>away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.
>
>On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the 
>conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the 
>motivation. 
>IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional character. 
>The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college football). The other 
>conferences represent their regions.
>
>Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted or 
>watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost opportunity 
>to play Auburn or Ole Miss.
>
>As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They 
>made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs 
>has the history and prestige of an SEC school.
>
>
>Go Gators
>
>Ken B. (NYC Gator)
>Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>


>From: Woody  
>Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
>To: 
>Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer 
>opens up about health scare
> 
>Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or two 
>others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
> 
>
>
> 
>On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  
> 
>On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who will 
>join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>Clemson?  
> 
>Oliver Barry CRS,GRI
>Real Estate Broker
>Bob Parks Realty
>1517 Hunt Club Blvd
>GallatinTN 37066
>Phone: 615-826-4040
>Fax: 615-822-2027
>Mobile: 615-972-4239
> 
> 
>


>From:gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>Of Badrish
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
>To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
>Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about 
>health scare
> 
>
>Floridacoach Urban 
>Meyer opens up 
>about health scare
>By David Jones, Florida Today
>SANDESTIN, Fla. — Florida football coach Urban Meyer became so concerned over 
>chest pains he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse 
>during the 2009 season that he almost gave up his job — first announcing Dec. 
>26 that he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar 
>Bowl.
>Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had 
>several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of 
>the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and the 
>issue is his esophagus.
>"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were 
>and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some 
>medications. I

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Steve McKibben 
--- On Wed, 6/2/10, Woody  wrote:
and lets say you have 4 teams who are 12-0
And just when was the last time that happened?

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Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Woody 
I would mostly agree with that.  But there are pollsters out there who do
look at who you play out of conference as well.. .and lets say you have 4
teams who are 12-0 Out Of conference schedule would probably be a
determining factor as to who is 1,2 3 and 4 especially if some of them are
from the same conference.




On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

>  Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference
> schedule.  We don’t.
>
>
>
> 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 *Woody
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
>
>
> Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
> out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
> sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
> conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:
>
> Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
> away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.
>
> On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
> conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
> motivation.
> IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
> character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
> football). The other conferences represent their regions.
>
> Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
> or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
> opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.
>
> As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
> made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
> has the history and prestige of an SEC school.
>
>
> Go Gators
>
> Ken B. (NYC Gator)
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>  --
>
> *From: *Woody 
>
> *Date: *Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
>
> *To: *
>
> *Subject: *Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
>
>
> Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
> two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>
> Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.
>
>
>
> On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
> will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>
> Clemson?
>
>
>
> 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:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Badrish
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
> *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
> health scare
>
>
>
>
> *Florida** coach Urban
> Meyer opens up
> about health scare*
>
> By David Jones, Florida Today
>
> SANDESTIN, Fla. — Florida football coach Urban 
> Meyer<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>became
>  so concerned over chest pains he has suffered for the past three
> years that became even worse during the 2009 season that he almost gave up
> his job — first announcing Dec. 26 that he was leaving the program then
> changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.
>
> Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
> several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
> the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
> the issue is his esophagus.
>
> "The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were
> and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some
> medications. I've just got to be smarter in

RE: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Oliver Barry 
Other conferences have to worry about a strong out of conference schedule.
We don't.

 

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 Woody
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:17 PM
To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer
opens up about health scare

 

Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
motivation. 
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
football). The other conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed

  _  

From: Woody  

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400

To: 

Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
Meyer opens up about health scare

 

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.

 



 

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.  

 

On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?

Clemson?  

 

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: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Badrish
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
health scare

 

  <http://cache-01.cleanprint.net/media/2625/1259693777395_1024.gif> 
Florida coach Urban 
Meyer opens up 
about health scare

By David Jones, Florida Today

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Florida football coach Urban Meyer
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Sports+Coaches,+Team+Owners
,+Execs,+Officials/NCAA/Urban+Meyer>  became so concerned over chest pains
he has suffered for the past three years that became even worse during the
2009 season that he almost gave up his job - first announcing Dec. 26 that
he was leaving the program then changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.

Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
the issue is his esophagus.

"The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were
and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some
medications. I've just got to be smarter in the future, and I'm going to be.
I'm not going to let that happen again. 

 

 

"But the biggest thing was all that was related to what the heck were those
pains going through my chest. Once you find out what it is, life gets a
little better quickly."

MORE ON GATORS: Florida team notes
<http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/florida.htm> 

According to the Mayo Clinic
<http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Non-profits,+Activis
t+Groups/Mayo+Clinic> 's website, mayoclinic.com <http://mayoclinic.com/> ,
esophageal spasms often cause chest pain that can be confused with angina,
causing fear of a heart problem if undiagnosed. 

Symptoms can also include difficulty swallowing, the feeling your throat is
obstructed and a burning sensation. Medication usually solves the issue, but
surgery is sometimes needed in severe cases.

Meyer, who led Florida to Bowl Championship Series titles in 2006 and 2008,
did not discuss the issue much further, saying he wanted to keep his health
private. The Gators' coach, h

Re: [gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread Woody 
Well in my opinion... it also diminishes the chances of creating a strong
out of conference schedule too... which many teams/conferences have to
sometimes rely on (ie Big televen) to help out their SOS when their
conference is down (IE: OSU, scUM, etc)




On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM,  wrote:

> Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran
> away as fast as they could back in the early nineties.
>
> On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it. If the
> conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the
> motivation.
> IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional
> character. The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college
> football). The other conferences represent their regions.
>
> Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted
> or watered down. Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost
> opportunity to play Auburn or Ole Miss.
>
> As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference. They
> made their choice; let them live with it. Besides, neither of those programs
> has the history and prestige of an SEC school.
>
>
> Go Gators
>
> Ken B. (NYC Gator)
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
> --
> *From: *Woody 
> *Date: *Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 -0400
> *To: *
> *Subject: *Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban
> Meyer opens up about health scare
>
> Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
> two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:
>
>>  Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.
>>
>>
>>
>> On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
>> will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>>
>> Clemson?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *Badrish
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
>> *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up
>> about health scare
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Florida** coach Urban
>> Meyer opens up
>> about health scare*
>>
>>  By David Jones, Florida Today
>>
>> SANDESTIN, Fla. — Florida football coach Urban 
>> Meyerbecame
>>  so concerned over chest pains he has suffered for the past three
>> years that became even worse during the 2009 season that he almost gave up
>> his job — first announcing Dec. 26 that he was leaving the program then
>> changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.
>>
>> Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
>> several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
>> the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
>> the issue is his esophagus.
>>
>> "The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains
>> were and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on
>> some medications. I've just got to be smarter in the future, and I'm going
>> to be. I'm not going to let that happen again.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "But the biggest thing was all that was related to what the heck were
>> those pains going through my chest. Once you find out what it is, life gets
>> a little better quickly."
>>
>> *MORE ON GATORS: *Florida team 
>> notes
>>
>> According to the Mayo 
>> Clinic's
>> website, mayoclinic.com, esophageal spasms often cause chest pain that
>> can be confused with angina, causing fear of a heart problem if undiagnosed.
>>
>>
>> Symptoms can also include difficulty swallowing, the feeling your throat
>> is obstructed and a burning sensation. Medication usually solves the issue,
>> but surgery is sometimes needed in severe cases.
>>
>> Meyer, who led Florida to Bowl Championship Series titles in 2006 and
>> 2008, did not discuss the issue much further, saying he wanted to keep his
>> health private. The Gators' coach, however, said he was feeling much better
>> with the medication he has used.
>>
>> Meyer first complained of chest pains after a loss to Alabama in the SEC
>> title game and was treated at a hospital in Gainesville.
>>
>> "It all relates to one pain, and that was waking up every morning with a
>> toothache in your chest for the last three years and that's all related to
>> one thing," Meyer said. "And s

[gatortalk] League Expansion; was: Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about health scare

2010-06-02 Thread kenb23 
Amazing that scUM and F$U would now consider joining the SEC when they ran away 
as fast as they could back in the early nineties.

On the subject of expansion, I really dread the thought of it.  If the 
conference thinks it is necessary to stay competitive, then I understand the 
motivation.  
IMO, one of the great things about college football is its regional character.  
The SEC is Southern football (i.e., the best in college football).  The other 
conferences represent their regions.

Related to that are the traditional rivalries, which I hate to see diluted or 
watered down.  Every time we play Texas or Clemson, it means a lost opportunity 
to play Auburn or Ole Miss.

As for scUM and F$U, let them wallow in their second-rate conference.  They 
made their choice; let them live with it.  Besides, neither of those programs 
has the history and prestige of an SEC school.


Go Gators

Ken B. (NYC Gator)

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

-Original Message-
From: Woody 
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:11:20 
To: 
Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer 
opens up about health scare

Yup.. based on the rumors ive seen/heard are Texas, Miami, FSU and one or
two others that escape me right now.  I think it was Clemson.




On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Oliver Barry  wrote:

>  Well, esophageal spasms sure sound better than heart problems.
>
>
>
> On another subject from the Destin meetings.  If the SEC does expand, who
> will join?  Texas and A&M?  Or the semis and Miami?
>
> Clemson?
>
>
>
> 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:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Badrish
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:57 AM
> *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* [gatornews] [USAToday] Florida coach Urban Meyer opens up about
> health scare
>
>
>
>
> *Florida** coach Urban
> Meyer opens up
> about health scare*
>
>  By David Jones, Florida Today
>
> SANDESTIN, Fla. — Florida football coach Urban 
> Meyerbecame
>  so concerned over chest pains he has suffered for the past three
> years that became even worse during the 2009 season that he almost gave up
> his job — first announcing Dec. 26 that he was leaving the program then
> changing his mind before the Sugar Bowl.
>
> Meyer, who turns 46 on July 10, took a break from coaching instead and had
> several tests. He revealed for the first time Tuesday at the opening day of
> the Southeastern Conference spring meetings that his heart is healthy and
> the issue is his esophagus.
>
> "The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were
> and I did," Meyer said. "It's esophageal spasms, and they've got me on some
> medications. I've just got to be smarter in the future, and I'm going to be.
> I'm not going to let that happen again.
>
>
>
>
>
> "But the biggest thing was all that was related to what the heck were those
> pains going through my chest. Once you find out what it is, life gets a
> little better quickly."
>
> *MORE ON GATORS: *Florida team 
> notes
>
> According to the Mayo 
> Clinic's
> website, mayoclinic.com, esophageal spasms often cause chest pain that can
> be confused with angina, causing fear of a heart problem if undiagnosed.
>
> Symptoms can also include difficulty swallowing, the feeling your throat is
> obstructed and a burning sensation. Medication usually solves the issue, but
> surgery is sometimes needed in severe cases.
>
> Meyer, who led Florida to Bowl Championship Series titles in 2006 and 2008,
> did not discuss the issue much further, saying he wanted to keep his health
> private. The Gators' coach, however, said he was feeling much better with
> the medication he has used.
>
> Meyer first complained of chest pains after a loss to Alabama in the SEC
> title game and was treated at a hospital in Gainesville.
>
> "It all relates to one pain, and that was waking up every morning with a
> toothache in your chest for the last three years and that's all related to
> one thing," Meyer said. "And so, since late January is the last time I had
> any issues at all with that.
>
> "Part of the reason for taking time off before spring practice and again
> after was to better learn how to deal with stress. He made offensive
> coordinator Steve Addazio acting head coach during that time and relied more
> on assistants to handle part of the workload.
>
> "I feel fantastic," Meyer said Tuesday. "I think I've got a better
> appreciation for the guys ar