The Rise and Fall of Meyer's Gators

[bamaphil]

The program was seemingly invincible. Then it was in disarray. Meyer resigned for good after the 2010 season. The Gators stumbled to a 29-21 record in four subsequent seasons under Will Muschamp, and they were picked by the media to finish fifth in the SEC East this season under first-year coach Jim McElwain.

Meyer's Gators simultaneously courted glory and danger, until they combusted.

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[bamaphil]

Fascinating read about what was going on behind the scenes in 2008-2010.  It will be interesting to see if Meyer has learned from his mistakes and can maintain a championship program at OSU.

[Marshal Dillon]

Fascinating article.

The wheels began to come off in 2010, when Meyer had one foot out the door and a brash freshman class regularly clashed with upperclassmen. Muschamp, the former defensive coordinator at Texas, made strides in cleaning up the image of a program that endured more than 30 player arrests during Meyer's tenure, but Florida's reputation for high-octane offense fizzled on his watch.

Before becoming NFL standouts, twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey were highly rated offensive line recruits from Lakeland, Florida, who were leaning toward committing to Florida State. When they visited Tallahassee, however, Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden was in his late 70s and playing a CEO role by that point. "He really didn't know who we were," Mike remembered.

 

[XBAMA]

maybe we should bookmark this thread , ya' know for when OSU goes boom ? 

[N.AL-Tider]

Gator fans absolutely loved Meyer until he left and even then they still had strong feelings for him.  That all ended when he took the job at oSu after claiming he was going to spend more time with his family.  Now, most Gator fans, though they appreciate what he did for them as far as the NC's are concerned, they hate him for what he is doing now...

[Marshal Dillon]

maybe we should bookmark this thread , ya' know for when OSU goes boom ? 

Meyer's said he would never repeat the errors he made at UF.


 

[bama57]

ESPN published a report on the rise and fall of the Florida Gators under Urban Meyer. The story is familiar. Meyer won, then lost Tebow and multiple coaches. His health began failing. Things went awry. He left. Florida fell off a cliff.

The story affirms reporting by the Sporting News that Meyer had different standards for certain players. “Ballers” were treated with care.   
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[Marshal Dillon]

 

[bamalum67]

I say urban will not change his spots..osu is full of thugs as we speak.

[Catch Prothro]

I say urban will not change his spots..osu is full of thugs as we speak.

OSU was full of thugs before he got there. 

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