Im surprised he would wanna go there knowing there is a very good chance the NCAA hammer could still come down on OSU.
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Scott Lucas <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:52 AM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Wkng reports meyer to bucknuts > > 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 > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 23, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > WHATEVER! No surprise! I think we all knew deep down this was a slam > dunk. > > It's obvious he didn't want to be at Florida any more. He checked out > after the 2009 season and never returned. I'm with Foley, if you don't > want to be at the best University in the country, then go some where else > and become Gator Bait! > > Even if Meyer had been at the helm this year, this season wouldn't have > been any different and may have been worse. We would still be running the > option and Brantely would have transferred. > > I just wished that he hadn't of lied to every one in Gator Nation. It's > obious now that his whole retirement speeches were all a lie. > > For an Ohio boy that grew up idolizing THE OSU and Coach Hayes, this has > to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Personally, I wish him the best until > we meet them in a bowl game and then I hope the Gators CRUSH them!!!!! > Chomp! Chomp! > > GO GATORS!!!! > > Shane > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Woody Bass <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, November 23, 2011 8:07:14 AM > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Wkng reports meyer to bucknuts > > Per espn > 7yrs $40mil > Meyer denies > Blah blah > > > Woody (via iPhone) > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
