Urban Meyer will not resign but take a leave of abscence

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rock_knutne

Dec 27, 2009 2:41 PM
This was just reported by CBS at half time of the Steelers/Ravens game. CBS source is Tony Barnhart.

Thoughts......................
Dec 27, 2009 2:41pm
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dave

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Dec 27, 2009 2:43 PM
guess he will be gone for 1 year? florida must have talked him into it so he doesn't end up somewhere else in 2 yrs.
Dec 27, 2009 2:43pm
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Dec 27, 2009 2:48 PM
I sure wish him well on his health situation. This is starting to smell a bit fishy though.
Dec 27, 2009 2:48pm
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mallymal614

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Dec 27, 2009 2:49 PM
And the confusion continues!
Dec 27, 2009 2:49pm
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sleeper

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Dec 27, 2009 2:52 PM
It's probably because he didn't want to forfeit all that cash on his contract.
Dec 27, 2009 2:52pm
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Dec 27, 2009 2:59 PM
Good end result for Florida if this turns out to be true. Recruits that want to play for Meyer won't shy away from committing. Holidays and time around family would tend to prduce a "hasty" decision without discussing options with the university I would imagine. Florida giving him the option to take the time off to get right health wise speaks highly of their regard for him and his family. Good move on their part.
Dec 27, 2009 2:59pm
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Dec 27, 2009 3:01 PM
Maybe we can get a yearly will he/won't he thing just like Brett Favre.
Dec 27, 2009 3:01pm
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mallymal614

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Dec 27, 2009 3:09 PM
lol Brett Favre.
Dec 27, 2009 3:09pm
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DaBrowns41

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Dec 27, 2009 3:32 PM
A leave of absence until next fall when he's on the Cowboys sideline.
Dec 27, 2009 3:32pm
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Dec 27, 2009 3:33 PM
Fly4Fun wrote: Maybe we can get a yearly will he/won't he thing just like Brett Favre.
My thoughts exactly.
Dec 27, 2009 3:33pm
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Dec 27, 2009 3:37 PM
press conf at 4:30 , coverage on espnnews now. Mack Brown of Texas just had some very kind words for Meyer.
Dec 27, 2009 3:37pm
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Dec 27, 2009 3:52 PM
It kind of sounds like he can take a leave of absence and have job security when he wants to return.
Dec 27, 2009 3:52pm
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Dec 27, 2009 3:55 PM
Ok...

Wonder who will lead the team for a year now?
Dec 27, 2009 3:55pm
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Dec 27, 2009 4:03 PM
Leonardo wrote: It kind of sounds like he can take a leave of absence and have job security when he wants to return.
correct. LOA was offered by Foley before yesterday, but Shelley wants him to quit. He was already offered a position in the ath. dept. , to be defined later. After sleeping on it, Urban is taking LOA, might even have some surgery soon.

Addazio named interim coach.
Dec 27, 2009 4:03pm
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RiverRat13

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Dec 27, 2009 4:11 PM
Sounds like Meyer is pulling a Coach K and let the interim coach take all of the lumps during a rebuilding year.

Florida loses at least three games next year if not more. The whole interim coach deal NEVER works. The players know that Addazio isn't really in charge and won't fully respect him. Then ol' Urban rides in and gets to be the hero in '11.
Dec 27, 2009 4:11pm
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Dec 27, 2009 4:17 PM
^^^Just what I was thinking, I think he will eventually leave all together. Calling it a LOA keeps this years recruiting class in tact, but IMO he will be gone for good soon.
Dec 27, 2009 4:17pm
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Dec 27, 2009 4:19 PM
RiverRat13 wrote: Sounds like Meyer is pulling a Coach K and let the interim coach take all of the lumps during a rebuilding year.

Florida loses at least three games next year if not more. The whole interim coach deal NEVER works. The players know that Addazio isn't really in charge and won't fully respect him. Than ol' Urban rides in and gets to be the hero in '11.
That about sums it up.
Dec 27, 2009 4:19pm
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Dec 27, 2009 4:40 PM
Yup. Addazio will be the interim HC and Meyer can come back whenever he wants. Bum rap for Addazio.
Dec 27, 2009 4:40pm
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Dec 27, 2009 5:11 PM
I don't know how this is a bad thing for Addazio. It isn't as though he'd have been hired as a head coach at Florida if none of this happened. He gets one year to see how it goes and if his stock is up, he'll be looked at for opportunities he probably wouldn't have had otherwise. If he doesn't do well, he's likely to stay on when Meyer returns and he's better off not getting in over his head somewhere else.
Dec 27, 2009 5:11pm
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Dec 27, 2009 5:13 PM
enigmaax wrote: I don't know how this is a bad thing for Addazio. It isn't as though he'd have been hired as a head coach at Florida if none of this happened. He gets one year to see how it goes and if his stock is up, he'll be looked at for opportunities he probably wouldn't have had otherwise. If he doesn't do well, he's likely to stay on when Meyer returns and he's better off not getting in over his head somewhere else.
Ask Pete Gaudet how that goes.
Dec 27, 2009 5:13pm
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enigmaax

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Dec 27, 2009 5:23 PM
RiverRat13 wrote:
enigmaax wrote: I don't know how this is a bad thing for Addazio. It isn't as though he'd have been hired as a head coach at Florida if none of this happened. He gets one year to see how it goes and if his stock is up, he'll be looked at for opportunities he probably wouldn't have had otherwise. If he doesn't do well, he's likely to stay on when Meyer returns and he's better off not getting in over his head somewhere else.
Ask Pete Gaudet how that goes.
Two completely different situations, but obviously Gaudet wasn't up to the task. Would he have ever known that otherwise? That situation showed that he was pretty much going to be a career assistant at that level.
Dec 27, 2009 5:23pm
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Dec 27, 2009 5:37 PM
I'm starting to think this whole thing is fishy. I wouldn't be shocked if he is taking a leave of absence to wait until the NFL season is over and see if the Jacksonville Jags or Cleveland Browns job become open. That way if he doesn't get neither one, he can remain at Florida. Too bad I don't get paid to speculate lol.
Dec 27, 2009 5:37pm
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Dec 27, 2009 5:37 PM
I feel better
Dec 27, 2009 5:37pm
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RiverRat13

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Dec 27, 2009 6:02 PM
enigmaax wrote:
Two completely different situations, but obviously Gaudet wasn't up to the task. Would he have ever known that otherwise? That situation showed that he was pretty much going to be a career assistant at that level.
The problem is that an "interim" coach doesn't have the final say and the players know it. It is tough to totally respect the man as the head coach when the real head coach is eventually going to come back. It also gives the players and fans a convenient excuse when things get tough (i.e. "this wouldn't happen when Coach Meyer gets back"). It is an extremely tough position to be put in.
Dec 27, 2009 6:02pm