Uh huh. Wait till he starts losing up there too. Especially if its to Mich.
Woody (via iPhone) > On Jul 26, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shelley Meyer: Hatred by some UF fans toward Urban is mind-boggling > > > Shelley Meyer, shown in this 2012 file photo, criticized SEC and UF fans in a > recent interview for Bucknuts.com. (Photo by The Associated Press) > > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 2:38 p.m. > Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 2:38 p.m. > Shelley Meyer wants to make one thing clear — she loves the Gators. > > Facts > What Shelley Meyer told OSU fans > Read the article quoting coach Urban Meyer's wife onBucknuts.com. > “People come up to me and say, ‘I’m a Gator,’ and I always high-five them,” > she said. “I root and root for the Gators. I still love the Gators.” > > The wife of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer stirred the pot this week > when the Ohio State fan website Bucknuts published an interview with her in > which she was critical of some Florida fans. > > Shelley Meyer told The Sun on Friday that she certainly was not trying to > paint the fan base with a broad brush. > > “All of my comments are about message board people,” she said. “I still go to > Gainesville four times a year. Nobody ever says anything mean to me. What I > care about are the people down there who love us and know us. The people who > hate us I don’t even know. > > “I just wish people would get over it. I wish we could have been there 12 > years. I’m the most bummed that we weren’t there 12 years.” > > Asked why she bothers reading message boards, Shelley Meyer said: “Because I > still care about the Gators and want to see how they’re doing.” > > In the interview, the wife of the former coach said she was bothered by the > hatred spewed toward her husband, especially because Meyer won two national > championships at Florida. > > “Well, what I learned was that Florida fans, there’s a lot of them and people > want to brag on their team,” she told the website. “They want to be able to > brag on their team. Now, when we first went down there and we were winning > and we were winning those national championships, Urban was the best thing > ever. > > “But when it’s not going good or something doesn’t go the way they want, they > will turn in a second. Now, to be fair, there’s a lot of fans across the > country that are like that — and I’m sure there’s some Ohio State people that > could do that, too. > > “But here is my perception (about Florida fans): I think they feel like they > were kind of left at the altar. They feel a betrayal, even though they were > so mad at him about how our last season (2010) went. You can’t please them. > You can’t please all fans anywhere; you can’t. And I’ve just accepted that, > and I love when our fans are behind us and support us and I love that they > love their team, but we can’t take it personally. > > “Because, not one person that is close to us (from their time in Florida) has > ever come up and said anything bad. ‘Why did you leave? You faked it. You > weren’t sick. You had this Ohio State thing lined up the entire time.’ I > would hear that all the time, and I was like ‘Uh, no.’ Because I was not > coming here. So, trust me, that was not planned. So, the people who are > critical of us, it’s not the people who know us. It’s the people who aren’t > even around the program. They just want their team to win, and whoever can > get their team to win, that’s who they’re for. And if you can’t do it or if > you left them, then they’ll hate you.” > > On Friday, she told The Sun that the hatred toward her husband is > mind-boggling. > > “I never want to put anything between me and Florida,” she said. “But people > hurt us so bad.” > > She also commented on the difference between the fan bases in the SEC and the > Big Ten. The passion shown by SEC fans is credited as one of the reasons the > conference is considered the best in college football. > > But as the trees at Toomer’s Corner found out, it can be over-the-top passion. > > “It’s less hostile here than at Florida,” she told Bucknuts. “I mean, the SEC > as a whole is a more-hostile feeling to me. I thought that ever since we went > down there. It’s just meaner. > > “Now, I know ‘The Team Up North’ versus Ohio State game is pretty mean; > everybody is pretty mean when that game rolls around. It’s extremely > competitive, but it’s just not as mean (as the SEC). Not as dirty and mean. I > hate to say that, but that’s just how it is in the South. College football is > everything down there.” > > On Friday, she said that she was simply trying to point out the differences > between the two conferences. > > “The Big Ten isn’t like that,” she said. “That’s just my opinion. There is > not that feel here. The intensity in the competition (in the SEC) is > incredible.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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