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Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> > Date: August 13, 2012 12:52:52 PM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] Gator Legend Shane Matthews Blasts Urban Meyer’s > Coaching, Recruiting | College Football News, Opinion and Analysis | Chuck > Oliver.Net > Reply-To: [email protected] > > http://dev.chuckoliver.net/2012/08/gator-legend-shane-matthews-blasts-urban-meyers-coaching-recruiting/ > > Gator Legend Shane Matthews Blasts Urban Meyer’s Coaching, Recruiting > > August 6, 2012 | 6:03 AM > 0 Comments | 0 Views > By Chadd Scott > > Legendary Florida quarterback Shane Matthews recently joined Dan Hicken as a > guest on 1010XL radio in Jacksonville. Matthews is coaching at Nease High > School in the the Jacksonville area. As their conversation turned to the > Gators' upcoming season, Matthews pulled no punches in placing a majority of > the blame for the team's struggles last year - and expected struggles this > season - at the feet of Urban Meyer. > > Matthews has had well-publicized run-ins with the former Florida coach over > the years, most notably when Meyer publicly chastised Matthews, who at the > time was a talk show host in Gainesville, for making comments critical of the > Gators. > > With Meyer now in Columbus, OH it's unlikely he'll respond to these comments: > > "(Muschamp) was dealt a bad deck of cards, I don't think people realize how > bad that situation is and was," Matthews told Hicken. > > This comment strikes a familiar chord about the end of Meyer's tenure in > Gainesville. The Sporting News published a dramatic account of how a lack of > discipline and character corroded the team concept at Florida in Meyer's > final seasons contributing to the program's quick fall from college > football's pinnacle. Meyer's lack of discipline at Florida drew my own ire. > My "pathetic excuse for a man" column remains as fiery as I've ever been. > > Matthews believes poor talent evaluation and development are at the heart of > the Gators' problems. "We ain't put anybody in the league the last couple > years so that shows you how we were recruiting...they missed big time...we > had a track team... track teams don't play on Sunday...you can be able to run > like a track team, but you better be able to play football." > > Urban Meyer often said he wanted the fastest team in college football, > Matthews obviously thinks he took that emphasis too far. > > Matthews, who is a major supporter of new coach Will Muschamp, added, > ""They're (Florida's new staff) recruiting football players now." Matthews' > praise of Muschamp and his staff continued, "This coaching staff at Florida > is the best we've had at that school - hands down. It's gonna take time > because we just don't have the athletes that the other big boys in the > conference do." > > As Florida's slide from college football's mountaintop began almost two years > ago, my colleagues Chuck Oliver and Ingram Smith were among the first to > highlight the "brain drain" on Urban Meyer's staff. Losing top assistants > Dan Mullen and Charlie Strong left the Gators short on experienced > coordinators, discipline and leadership. > > As Matthews' continued to discuss the Gators' troubles, he made no attempt to > sugar-coat his dissatisfaction with the previous regime. "I think we'll be > much better in the next few years with Brent Pease calling plays. He's > creative. Nothing against Charlie Weis. Our QBs the last few years have not > been coached. There's no other way to put it they have not been coached." > Matthews continued, "When Brantley stepped in he had nobody (playmakers) > around him. There's not a whole lot of guys who you can say "'I can rely on > this guy to run a good route and get open.'" > > Gator fans hoping for a brighter tomorrow with Muschamp should take heart > from this final quote from Matthews which I'll leave you with. When > discussing Muschamp he said, "I love him. I played for Nick > Saban...(Muschamp) is a combination of a little bit of Spurrier and a lot of > Nick Saban." > > Not a bad combo. > > Read my new book Saving Innovation and learn how to sustainably develop the > big and small ideas which help businesses win. > > Copyright © 2012 Chuck Oliver.Net > > Additional coverage for the Florida Gators > > > 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
