OT: Urban Meyer kicks his kicker.

"Overtaking Nebraska didn't work, so what does a guy have to do to get fired around here? Do I really have to go Tonya Harding on my kicker? How do I get the hell out of Jacksonville?" - Urban Meyer

I wonder if the kick coincided with the news that USC had hired Riley. I imagine Urban was pissed he took the worst job in the NFL and surely would have been a candidate for the premiere(?) college job. Couldn't happen to a better shit

Well, it didn't bother him that one of his asst coaches beat his wife.

There is no question he did do this there.  But college scholarship players are not adults in many ways. Threats work when the threat is getting a scholly pulled. 

Read the great Robert Patterson book, All-American Murder, about Aaron Hernandez. After reading you will realize that slime ball, dirty, corrupt MFer should never have been allowed to coach again.  Shows what lack of integrity OSU has by hiring Pope Urban.  

If he had pulled this shit at Florida, Aaron Hernandez would have shot his ass.

Also telling that he's kicking the one person on a pro football team that may not be able to stomp his face in. He kicks a linebacker on the other hand...

I had the exact opposite response. I thought “if he treats professionals this way, think of how he treated amateurs with far fewer options at their disposal?”

This is why I’ve been so in favor of the transfer portal. As a former Big Ten Varsity baseball player I’ve seen and experienced absolutely deplorable behavior from coaches, albeit not physical violence. We had no recourse. Nobody can afford to jump through all the hoops to transfer only to then lose a year of eligibility. You were better off sucking it up and going pro as soon as possible. 
 

The transfer portal makes coaches accountable. NIL plus the portal could help expose way more of this behavior. So many coaches are violent (or threaten it) racist, narcissists. Now fewer kids have to put up with it. 

That title is reserved for Mr. Steve Spurrier

It looks like all gravy to me from here on out. It's lots of fun to see someone like Urban Meyer fail spectacularly. It's even more fun when our coach (whatever his record against OSU prior to this year) has a clear record of success at both levels.

Exactly, he's failing so spectacularly that he's hurting his options even back in college.

Id guess fired, year off, back on TV for a few years, then someone (probably a college?) takes one more shot with him

Problem is, he’s damaging his image so much that he’s becoming virtually untouchable. Anyone hiring him (even as a broadcaster/analyst) is just asking for immediate ridicule 

I think Urban's success at BGSU and Utah shows he's a good X's and O's coach. Of course he is - but the NFL is a different animal. Margins are razor thin and you aren't the most important guy in town. Urban can't handle the NFL pressure apparently

Using “in” for that purpose is perfectly acceptable phraseology, Professor. 

Would you also find fault if someone said “punched in the face” or do you also believe that should be “on”?

Subsequently, Urban was kicked on the balls

After 42-27 happened, he’s probably going back to OSU and will demote Day to be Zach’s personal ball lifter model

This happened in preseason. If he was trying to get fired then he was planning ahead. 

Perhaps, but assaulting your players is a good way to get fired for cause and lose millions from your contract.  The player's agent contacted Jaguars' in-house counsel.  Sounds like an absolute tire fire currently.  

This happened in late August before the season started. Maybe he was already on the “fire me” train then, but I think this is just him. 

If he doesn’t actually want to be fired, he sure is doing a great job acting like he is.  The wheel of karma can be slow, but it eventually turns.

"Urban Meyer! From hell's heart I stab at thee!!"