Our Prayers Go Out To Coach Urban Meyer

by Nestor on Dec 26, 2009 5:37 PM PST in Football

"I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program," Meyer said in a statement. "I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to reevaluate my priorities of faith and family.

"After consulting with my family, Dr. Machen, Jeremy Foley and my doctors, I believe it is in my best interest to step aside and focus on my health and family."

For the latest updates keep checking SBN and of course SBN's Alligator Army.

I can't help but think of one note re. Coach Meyer that dates back to Toledo's last two seasons in Westwood. It was Odysseus (who went to Notre Dame for law school) who first told me back in 2002-03 season that we ought to be paying very close attention to the head coach from Bowling Green.

Few months later a poster named "Kawaii" (who has now become somewhat of a legend on BRO since he stopped posting after getting disgusted with Dorrell era) who made the case how UCLA should have been investing in a coach like Meyer than someone like Dorrell. At the time Meyer ended up going to Utah for a contract around 600,000, and we ended up with Karl Dorrell. Kawaii had written that the Dorrell hiring would set UCLA back for at least 10 years, while Meyer would go on to become a legend in college football.

Wherever Kawaii is now, I'd bet he is bummed out to hear the news about Meyer. He along with Odysseus had some of us visioning Meyer in UCLA blue and gold, while he was tearing it up for Bowling Greene. Well it's too bad the the "search" committee led by Bob Field had something else in mind. Oh well.

I am sure there will be all kinds of analysis and speculation on what led to this bombshell decision. I imagine there will also be (kind of crass) recruiting speculation as number of UCLA targets either have already committed or are thinking of Florida.

We should put all of that aside and at least in this thread wish Coach Meyer and his family well. Hope whatever it is I hope Meyer feels better soon. College football will not be the same without him.

GO BRUINS.

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Best of luck to Urban Meyer

I hope he resolves whatever health issues he may have. Hopefully this decision will allow him to bring him closer to his family too.

by bruinfan94 on Dec 26, 2009 5:53 PM PST reply actions

Unfortunately...

I fear it may be serious, like cancer. I really hope I am wrong.

by Chicago Bruin on Dec 26, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions

Re Kawaii

Wasn’t he a Bruinzone poster, versus a BRO poster?

Seems to me to lit up Lavin pretty well early on in addition. A very wise poster indeed.

by Free the 16 on Dec 26, 2009 6:30 PM PST reply actions

He started off at Bruinzone like many BROs did

then eventually shifted over to BRO (as Bruinzone at the time became the base for Steve Lavin’s supporters at UCLA – yes, Lavin had some supporters till his last days in Westwood and they were mostly on BZ). Water under the bridge at this point I guess.

by Nestor on Dec 26, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions

This just opens the door

Tim Tebow is now in the running for the head coaching spot at Florida

Formerly ucla13_usc9

by Josh Schlichter on Dec 26, 2009 9:06 PM PST reply actions

My best to Urban Meyer and his family

Nester, thanks for the HT. Hope you have a good flight back to DC and enjoy the game. I’ve heard on WWL that Urban’s problem may be a heart muscle condition. I hope it’s treatable and he can return to coaching; with the exception of south central tech. Coaching any major college sport is a lot of really hard work and you’re in the spotlight 24/7; so maybe he just may need a break and his health issues will resolve themselves.

Though not a religious as I used to be, my prayers are also with him.

Geezer in training.

by 10amla on Dec 26, 2009 10:12 PM PST reply actions

Thoughts and prayers to Meyer and his family.

I may have a certain dislike for Florida’s BB team since the 2006 and 2007 Final 4s, but I bear no ill will toward the football team or any of the Gators, especially when it comes to stuff like this. Hope he gets the time, rest, and treatment he needs, and whether he returns to the sidelines or not, here;s also hoping he gets meaningful, quality time with his lvoed ones off the field.

Two unimportant, but still resulting thoughts:

(1) With Cincy possibly in disarray with ND"s hire of Kelly, does anyone else think Tebow and the other seniors on the team will simply rally the Gators into “winning one for the Gipper/ Meyer” and unleash a storm of hammers on the Bearcats? I mean, we’re potentially talking about a national humiliation along the lines of the Sooner face-plant against the Trojans in the BCS game a while back, even WITH the Ashlee Simpson halftime abomination here, people.

(2) And along that note, how much do you want to bet Florida’s first call will be to Pope Pious Petey the First as a replacement?

SERIOUSLY, I would NOT be surprised if Poodle Petey gets a call from the Florida AD.

"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008

by Meriones on Dec 26, 2009 10:45 PM PST reply actions

I highly doubt they will seek him, for some reason

by bluebland on Dec 26, 2009 10:52 PM PST up reply actions

True

But Pope Pious XII is being considered for sainthood. Anything can happen.

Geezer in training.

by 10amla on Dec 26, 2009 10:58 PM PST up reply actions

If my rumor is unfounded i apologize

but didn’t Meyer just sign an extension a couple months ago. This seems fishy to me that his health wouldn’t be evaluated when he signed the extension and would resign then.

by AMM19 on Dec 26, 2009 11:36 PM PST reply actions