Urban Meyer stepping down at Florida

[The_Red_Patriot]

Many ESPN Reporters are blowing up their Twitter accounts.

Get ready for the Bob Stoops to Florida rumors.

Here are some links

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/08/reports-urban-meyer-stepping-down-again/

http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=19389

http://www.businessinsider.com/urban-meyer-resigning-from-florida-again-2010-12

[The]

Is this from last year?

[RoaminSooner]

Wow!

[proudsoonergal]

Nope. They're talking about it right now on ESPN radio.

[cjames317]

That sure throws a kink into horns' pursuit of Malzahn, Holgorson, Harsin, etc.

[Bourbon St Sooner]

Tomorrow it will be a leave of absence and Friday he'll be back for good.

Repeat next December.

[Mad Dog Madsen]

Whatever...

[The]

Urban is an insanely idiotic name.

[Lawton4Life]

On Sports Center right now, Forde just said that Meyer is at the top of his profession at the top of the short list with Saban and Mack Brown.

WTF

[bigfatjerk]

I posted this a couple days ago when it was just a rumor. Bet he's back to coaching again by spring ball.

[hotshot13422]

Stoops to florida

[OU_Sooners75]

What, was the NCAA secretly breathing down his neck or something?

[Mississippi Sooner]

Oh yeah. The Stoops to Florida rumor mill is about the be crunk up to overdrive.

[usaosooner]

Dan Mullen to Florida.. Its going to happen...

now we got to worry about Brent to Mississippi State

[OklahomaTuba]

Yeah I don't think they want Stoops anymore. Mullen is their "Mike Leach" now.

[SoonerPr8r]

???http://www.fullissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Brett-Favre.jpg = http://nflmocks.com/files/2009/12/urban_meyer.jpg ???

I mean you never see them in the same place at the same time.

[3rdgensooner]

Stoops to floridaTHIS!!!!!

[bigfatjerk]

Last years coaching carousel was unprecedented. I still don't know what programs like Tech or Kansas were doing firing their guys. But this off season is turning out to be almost as interesting.

[rainiersooner]

Muschamp to Florida.

[TXBOOMER]

Bob could have been in FL before Meyer. He didn't want it then and doesn't want it now. Why go to any SEC school and have to fight that fight? It won't happen. If he has a dominant team here chances are they run the table and play for a title. In that conference there are 5 teams that can beat anyboday at any time. AL, AR, LSU, FL, ALLbarn. F that!

[soonervegas]

I wonder if they will address that subject? Stoops to Florida?

If they do ESPN is dumber than I actually thought.

[Soonermagik]

Rumors are he's headed to Denver to coach Tebow. Probably not true, though.

Chris Peterson or Patterson seems reasonable.

[TXBOOMER]

Muschamp to Florida.

After this year they changed his name to Pusschump.

[Mad Dog Madsen]

Stoops to florida


Dan Mullen to Florida.. Its going to happen...



Muschamp to Florida.

Nope. You're all wrong. Next week's headline...

"Urban back to Florida."

[Mississippi Sooner]

Dan Mullen is the obvious choice, for sure. I know he just said he doesn't plan to leave Miss. State, but that was before Florida was in the picture.

[The]

NICK ZEPP TO FLORIDA!

[Mad Dog Madsen]

Steve Spurrier to FLORIDA! :D

[OklahomaTuba]

Obama to Florida.

Oh wait, they don't want to suck, nm.

[BoulderSooner79]

Not Stoops - Bob would look ridiculous in jorts.

[Collier11]

Oh yeah. The Stoops to Florida rumor mill is about the be crunk up to overdrive.

Have you seen the house Stoops is building? Have you seen the new conference that Stoops has to dominate? HE isnt leaving :D

[bigfatjerk]

About 8-10 years ago I could see Stoops to Florida. But not now. Stoops probably won't coach anywhere else except OU and maybe some HS team after he's tired of the college level.

[Soonerfan88]

"I fully grasp the sacrifices my 24/7 profession has demanded of me, and I know it is time to put my focus on my family and life away from the field," Meyer said.

"I will profoundly miss coming to campus every day to coach this team, but I will always be a Gator at heart," he said.

The only thing missing is pimping out his family's reactions & quotes to make it a repeat of last year. What an ***!

[The]

Obama to Florida.

Oh wait, they don't want to suck, nm.

You should get outside more often.

[Mississippi Sooner]

Have you seen the house Stoops is building? Have you seen the new conference that Stoops has to dominate? HE isnt leaving :D

The one that had the semi-truck in the hole in the front yard? LOL

That picture gave great perspective to the size of that castle.

[AlboSooner]

I'd retire too after that season Florida just had. Is he going to the NFL?

[Sooner in Tampa]

Time to start stalking flights again :gary:

[BoulderSooner79]

Have you seen the house Stoops is building? Have you seen the new conference that Stoops has to dominate? HE isnt leaving :D

Don't read to much into the mansion - Bob is just looking to flip that property for a quick profit ;)

[btb916]

Last year really made me realize he wasn't thinking things through. In his press conference, when he decided he wasn't really retiring, but just...taking a leave of absence, a reporter asked when he told his family about that decision.

"Right before I got on the bus to come to the press conference."

Didn't think it was very good to do his family that way, especially when he was using them as an excuse to quit in the first place.

[Sooner in Tampa]

I'd retire too after that season Florida just had. Is he going to the NFL?
If you take his statement as truth...NO...the NFL works an *** load more hours than college coaches

So, I say Yes :P

[bigfatjerk]

4 years ago Florida had 3 coaches with National titles in Coker, Meyer(just won one), and Bobby Bowden. When the season starts next year they will have different coaches. National titles don't take you as far as they used to.

[Bourbon St Sooner]

I have on ESPN radio in the background. Just heard the first Stoops to Florida speculation. Apparently his wife likes beaches.

[jkjsooner]

Bob could have been in FL before Meyer. He didn't want it then and doesn't want it now. Why go to any SEC school and have to fight that fight?

Not saying he's going but I will say it's easier to win the national title in the SEC. Anymore you get all of the benefit of the doubt in the SEC. Just look at LSU. I doubt they win any of their titles if they were in other conferences.

[bmjlr]

He'll be in Denver...it has never been about his health, or he would have stayed retired last year.

[btb916]

Not saying he's going but I will say it's easier to win the national title in the SEC. Anymore you get all of the benefit of the doubt. Just look at LSU. I doubt they win any of the titles if they were in other conferences.

We've had it just as easy as SEC teams insofar as getting to the national title game.

[royalfan5]

Hopefully it sticks this time. I didn't really want to see him stroke out on the sideline. Urban may be wrapped a little to tight to coach forever, much like Dick Vermeil.

[melrosebeach]

The new Brett Favre

[Mad Dog Madsen]

I'd retire too after that season Florida just had.

That's gotta be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. They're about to play Penn State in their bowl game and they went 7-5 this year. We've had about 3 of those since Stoops has been here...

[AlboSooner]

Not saying he's going but I will say it's easier to win the national title in the SEC. Anymore you get all of the benefit of the doubt. Just look at LSU. I doubt they win any of the titles if they were in other conferences.

an SEC team had to go perfect in order to make in to the NC game this year. If Auburn loses to South Carolina, an SEC doesn't play for the NC


That's gotta be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. They're about to play Penn State in their bowl game and they went 7-5 this year. We've had about 3 of those since Stoops has been here...

It was a joke.

[bmjlr]

He will not be able to resist his man love for Tebow.

[jkjsooner]

We've had it just as easy as SEC teams insofar as getting to the national title game.

I don't know if I agree. We got lucky enough to play for a national title twice after having a loss but the way it has been working the last few years, if the SEC team has an equal record they're going to go. If we go undefeated we better hope that we're not battling an undefeated SEC team for the second spot in the title game. Same if we lose one game.

The media outrage over us getting in before Auburn in 2004 just shows my point. That would never happen again because the almighty SEC deserves every benefit of the doubt.

[OULenexaman]

He will not be able to resist his man love for Tebow.



^^^^^^:D

[My Opinion Matters]

He's stepping down as head coach of Florida to be considered for our vacant OC position, obviously.

[85sooners]

:pop:

[SoonerPride]

I guess withoout St. Tebow, Meyer thought the job wasn't all that fun anymore.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

I have on ESPN radio in the background. Just heard the first Stoops to Florida speculation. Apparently his wife likes beaches.

bob could build her a beach in his new backyard..

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

how mad is KW that he didn't wait a week....;)

[sooner59]

So when do the croc-wearing penis pics of Meyer surface?

[batonrougesooner]

Rumors are he's headed to Denver to have man-sex with Tebow. Probably true, though.

fixed your typos.

[Wishboned]

How long before the major scandal hits UF?

Has anyone seen Chris Rainey's girlfriend?

[ashley]

Bob does love Florida and the beach.

[sooneron]

Wilson to Florida!! I heard they want to try some of that sec speed up the middle!!

[sooner59]

How long before the major scandal hits UF?

Has anyone seen Chris Rainey's girlfriend?

Do we have a new Petey?

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/01/11/alg_trojans_coach_carroll.jpg

http://blog.al.com/kevin-scarbinsky/2009/05/large_Urban%20Meyer%20hugs.jpg

[TMcGee86]

WELCOME OUR NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR!!!!

[bmjlr]

Bob does love Florida and the beach.

ME TOO!!!!

[Tigeman]

Muschamp to Florida.

I'm going w/ this one too! Unless for some reason he has some hatred of UF from his days at Georgia.

If not Muschamp, then it's Mullen.

[StiffArmTrophy]

Mark May just said on College Football Live that Bob Stoops would be on Florida's short list!!!

[BoulderSooner79]

Mark May just said on College Football Live that Bob Stoops would be on Florida's short list!!!

Could be - as long as Florida is not on Bob's list, I'm okay with that.

[Lawton4Life]

Forde just said Foley has a long standing relationship with Bob Stoops and will make a run at him because Bob has been known to kick the tires of jobs, but never drive them off the lot yet.

I hate ESPN

[Wishboned]

Someone should tell Florida that no means no.

They should teach a class on it.

[StiffArmTrophy]

Could be - as long as Florida is not on Bob's list, I'm okay with that.

It better not be true lol!!!:D

[Collier11]

From Twitter

Jacksonville radio host David Lamb tells @finebaum he predicts UF AD Jeremy Foley will call Stoops first, then go after Dan Mullen

[OnlyOneOklahoma]

Forde just said Foley has a long standing relationship with Bob Stoops and will make a run at him because Bob has been known to kick the tires of jobs, but never drive them off the lot yet.

I hate ESPN

for speaking the truth?

I don't understand what's to hate about the statement.

[Collier11]

From same radio host


David Lamb- Jacksonville, Fla radio host,'I think he's a spoiled brat. Hell of a coach, but spolied. He can't handle the losing.'

[Lawton4Life]

for speaking the truth?

I don't understand what's to hate about the statement.

I dont think Stoops has looked HARD at a job in a very long time. The Browns and when Spurrier left.

Forde's comments the whole interview are just rubbing me the wrong way. Saying Meyer is at the top of his profession with Saban and maybe Mack Brown.

And when they talk about Stoops, they never mention what a good thing he has at Oklahoma. Its always why wouldn't coach X want to be at Florida?

[Soonermagik]

Stoops would be one of their top choices. He won a title with them under Spurrier. However, he has turned them down so many times they might be reluctant to try again.

If I were Florida, I would look at Chip Kelley, Chirs Peterson or Gary Patterson. All 3 would be solid choices.

[Wishboned]

Forde's comments the whole interview are just rubbing me the wrong way. Saying Meyer is at the top of his profession with Saban and maybe Mack Brown.


If that profession is going from an undefeated, or a 1 loss season to a season with 3 or more losses, and failing to make their conference championship game, then yes, they are at the top of it.

[bigfatjerk]

Has anyone looked at the castle Bob is building? That mfer ain't a house it's a freakin' castle. He ain't leaving Norman, Oklahoma.

[NOVSooner]

From Twitter

Jacksonville radio host David Lamb tells @finebaum he predicts UF AD Jeremy Foley will call Stoops first, then go after Dan Mullen

makes sense to me that this would happen, however, I have to believe that the fanbase would want a proven head coach like a Stoops or Patterson, etc rather than one who has 2 years HC experience. from all reports in the offseason with the "all-world" class they got last year, egos are rampant, meyer wasn't the only problem. all this aside, i don't believe stoops goes and would fully expect mullen to go if offered.

[budbarrybob]

Not saying he's going but I will say it's easier to win the national title in the SEC. Anymore you get all of the benefit of the doubt in the SEC. Just look at LSU. I doubt they win any of their titles if they were in other conferences.

OU has had more than its share of the "benefit of doubt." You've gotta admit that. If we win out year after year we are in the National title game.

[Okie35]

I dont think Stoops has looked HARD at a job in a very long time. The Browns and when Spurrier left.

Forde's comments the whole interview are just rubbing me the wrong way. Saying Meyer is at the top of his profession with Saban and maybe Mack Brown.

And when they talk about Stoops, they never mention what a good thing he has at Oklahoma. Its always why wouldn't coach X want to be at Florida?

they did, last year

[Soonerwake]

Has anyone looked at the castle Bob is building? That mfer ain't a house it's a freakin' castle. He ain't leaving Norman, Oklahoma.

So, is he officially the new "King"??

[badger]

At five losses and a salary of over $4 mil annual, Urbie would have been the most overpaid head coach in all of college football.

That is, if it weren't for Mack Brown, whose over $5 million annual salary means that he earned about $1 million for every victory his program had this year.

[BoulderSooner79]

OU has had more than its share of the "benefit of doubt." You've gotta admit that. If we win out year after year we are in the National title game.

Agreed. BCS has been bery bery good to OU and the big12 in general. horns in title game in '05 and '09. The other conferences might have a beef.

[Jmorales22]

Several thoughts here:

1) Why aren't thy going after Frank Beamer? Since he's about as good a head coach as Stoops anyway, according to the article posted earlier...oh that's right, because in reality, he's one of the top coaches in College FB! Dumbasses

2) Florida is going to start looking like a desperate ex girlfriend with a never-ending crush if they keep this up every year. It's becoming pathetic. I will have to find an appropriate picture to post here to allegorize this thing.

[CowboyMRW]

Can anyone say Meyer to Denver. Man that excites me

Sorry if someone already said that. Don't want to read every post right now.

[Rocko]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but this again, makes Bob the active head coach with the highest winning percentage

[OklahomaTuba]

Maybe Florida can hire Mack?

[bluedogok]

Muschamp to Florida.
Why? They have pretty much already made him the HC at Texas....

[OUinFLA]

Maybe Florida can hire Mack?



again...........strange his name is never mentioned when a premier HC job becomes available.

[AlboSooner]

Has anyone looked at the castle Bob is building? That mfer ain't a house it's a freakin' castle. He ain't leaving Norman, Oklahoma.

I haven't looked at it, but I'm sure Vodnik has

[boomersooner28]

First of all Stoops isn't going anywhere, I'm not even gonna go there. Have you seen his new house? (If not I will post the pic on here)



Charlie Strong anyone?

[bigfatjerk]

I haven't looked at it, but I'm sure Vodnik had.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs198.ash2/46097_10150256827365004_550750003_13966333_6668362 _n.jpg

[boomersooner28]

Stoops' new shack.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/reedyfamily/stoopshouse.jpg

[boomersooner28]

Heh, he beat me...and a different pic. :D

[oumartin]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but this again, makes Bob the active head coach with the highest winning percentage


WRONG,

Chris Peterson, but don't let facts hold you back

[cantwait48]

stoops needs to weedeat

[CowboyMRW]

I haven't looked at it, but I'm sure Vodnik has

Y'all know Vodnik? Dude is a legendary poster on OP

[BoulderSooner79]

And that's just the guest house.

(Are those Tonka trucks out front? :eek: )

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/reedyfamily/stoopshouse.jpg

[Wishboned]

Stately Stoops Manor.

[007sooner]

Dayum.

I get a little bitter thinking about those two losses while looking at that pic...

[soonerbub]

The city of Norman should make an ordinance that he is not allowed to have a bigger castle than the KING until he wins 3 more national championships :cool:

I was a little shocked at the location he picked--lots of wide open prairie in all directions from Norman instead of that spot (except north).

[OUthunder]

Sure he is...to be continued.

[CowboyMRW]

Remeber Meyer to Denver Broncos

[ouduckhunter]

And when they talk about Stoops, they never mention what a good thing he has at Oklahoma. Its always why wouldn't coach X want to be at Florida?

That always aggravates the crap out of me when they say that!! Pfft on all of those talking heads!

[landrun]

uh oh.... :D

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7064/stoopshouse.jpg

[Soonerfan88]

Stoops is putting alligators in his moat?!?!?!?

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Remeber Meyer to Denver Broncos

Always look to the ulterior motive....I think this is it...

[yermom]

it would seem much more likely to see someone like Harbaugh or Petersen leaving their schools than someone leaving Oklahoma or Oregon right now

Mullen or Muschamp would make a lot more sense too

[Leroy Lizard]

What a cozy, quaint home Stoops is building. :D

[Collier11]

Hell, he is building that with Carols money, his is just play money, lol

[agoo758]

I have on ESPN radio in the background. Just heard the first Stoops to Florida speculation. Apparently his wife likes beaches.

Seriously, Stoops has enough money to send himself and his wife to the beaches whenever they want to go, its not like they have to live in Florida to be able to visit it. God I hate ESPn.:mad:

[Rocko]

WRONG,

Chris Peterson, but don't let facts hold you back

Sorry, meant to add "with over 100 wins"

[pappy]

No way stoops leaves for florida. The media our idiots when it comes to coaching changes and wanting to include bob in it...its like its a requirement to mention bob stoops as the front runner for every available job.

[sendbaht]

Greg Davis to Frorida and he will hire Mack to run his offence.

[pappy]

Greg Davis to Frorida and he will hire Mack to run his offence.

ha

[King Barry's Back]

About 8-10 years ago I could see Stoops to Florida. But not now. Stoops probably won't coach anywhere else except OU and maybe some HS team after he's tired of the college level.

I'm with you. He has no reason to ever leave OU for any other college, except maybe for climate/beach reasons. And let's face it, Mr Stoops can now afford a private jet to fly him to the Gulf Coast whenever he sees fit.

Someone as competitive as Bob Stoops, I suspect, would feel some compulsion to "prove himself" at the "highest level," but I think he will resist the NFL because he's got it so good where he is. And because other than proving himself, I think the NFL just doesn't have much charm for Stoops -- family man, close to his players, dedicated to developing his players.

He doesn't need to coach multi-millionaires who care little for anyone other than themselves, and he damn sure doesn't want to deal with owners like Little Danny Snyder and Jerry Jones.

[King Barry's Back]

I don't know if I agree. We got lucky enough to play for a national title twice after having a loss but the way it has been working the last few years, if the SEC team has an equal record they're going to go. If we go undefeated we better hope that we're not battling an undefeated SEC team for the second spot in the title game. Same if we lose one game.

The media outrage over us getting in before Auburn in 2004 just shows my point. That would never happen again because the almighty SEC deserves every benefit of the doubt.

"If we go undefeated we better hope that we're not battling an undefeated SEC team for the second spot in the title game."

That just seems like a highly unlikely scenario. There can not be two undefeated SEC teams, and if "the system" judges the SEC as so superior, one would figure that an undefeated SEC team would have the first spot in the title game. That would mean we would be battling (most likely) a Big 10 or Pac 12 team for the second slot.

I'll take our chances with those guys, by the way.

And frankly, the SEC has earned their way, so props to them.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Talk radio is in INSANE here...as you could imagine. Every freaking name in the book is being thrown about. Scot Brantley was on the radio yesterday (Scot works for Gator Radio Network, huge alum, knows Bob quite well) the two names he threw out was Jon Gruden and Bob Stoops. Gruden just because of the proximity and Bob because Bob's name always comes up with the Florida job.
Of course, Scot said, "I don't think we can get Bob, he is making a TON of money at OU and he has build a pretty damned good thing there" ... of course, he then went on to lament Mrs. Stoops love of Florida and "if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"

I see two people at the top of Foley's list...Peterson and Mullen. If I were a bettin man, I would say Mullen...he was Urbie's right hand man for years...and he is stuck @ Miss St for the love of GAWD.

[Fraggle145]

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/5747/goodbyeurban.gif

[Tigeman]

I'm going w/ this one too! Unless for some reason he has some hatred of UF from his days at Georgia.

If not Muschamp, then it's Mullen.

BOOM! I'm on a roll here! First Calling the Heisman back in August and then this! I think I'm officially taking over for Jlew on the predictions! :D:texan: