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rock_knutne
Dec 27, 2009 2:41pm
This was just reported by CBS at half time of the Steelers/Ravens game. CBS source is Tony Barnhart.
Thoughts......................
Thoughts......................
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rock_knutne
Dec 27, 2009 2:43pm
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Dec 27, 2009 2:43pm
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.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Dec 27, 2009 2:48pm
I sure wish him well on his health situation. This is starting to smell a bit fishy though.
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mallymal614
Posts: 3,746
Dec 27, 2009 2:49pm
And the confusion continues!
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 27, 2009 2:52pm
It's probably because he didn't want to forfeit all that cash on his contract.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 27, 2009 2:59pm
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.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Dec 27, 2009 3:01pm
Maybe we can get a yearly will he/won't he thing just like Brett Favre.
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mallymal614
Posts: 3,746
Dec 27, 2009 3:09pm
lol Brett Favre.
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DaBrowns41
Posts: 1,304
Dec 27, 2009 3:32pm
A leave of absence until next fall when he's on the Cowboys sideline.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 27, 2009 3:33pm
My thoughts exactly.Fly4Fun wrote: Maybe we can get a yearly will he/won't he thing just like Brett Favre.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Dec 27, 2009 3:37pm
press conf at 4:30 , coverage on espnnews now. Mack Brown of Texas just had some very kind words for Meyer.
Leonardo
Posts: 4,986
Dec 27, 2009 3:52pm
It kind of sounds like he can take a leave of absence and have job security when he wants to return.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 27, 2009 3:55pm
Ok...
Wonder who will lead the team for a year now?
Wonder who will lead the team for a year now?
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Dec 27, 2009 4:03pm
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.Leonardo wrote: It kind of sounds like he can take a leave of absence and have job security when he wants to return.
Addazio named interim coach.
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Dec 27, 2009 4:11pm
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.
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.
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JU-ICE
Posts: 259
Dec 27, 2009 4:17pm
^^^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.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Dec 27, 2009 4:19pm
That about sums it up.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.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Dec 27, 2009 4:40pm
Yup. Addazio will be the interim HC and Meyer can come back whenever he wants. Bum rap for Addazio.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Dec 27, 2009 5:11pm
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.
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Dec 27, 2009 5:13pm
Ask Pete Gaudet how that goes.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.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Dec 27, 2009 5:23pm
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.RiverRat13 wrote:Ask Pete Gaudet how that goes.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.
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mallymal614
Posts: 3,746
Dec 27, 2009 5:37pm
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.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Dec 27, 2009 5:37pm
I feel better
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Dec 27, 2009 6:02pm
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.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.