The sleaziest recruiter (Urban Meyer)
With Pete Carroll leaving USC, I think that Urban Meyer is now the undisputed sleaziest recruiter in the country.
I don't know if his resignation/leave of absense was planned as a recruiting ploy, but he certainly has had a lot of success since the announcement.
Apparrently he told at least one recruit that he recevied a sign from God that he should be coaching him. He says that he would be willing to die on the sideline in order to coach Shariff FLoyd. To me, this is absolutely pathetic, and its not because I'm "jealous that he's so good" like many posters claim when someone bashes Meyer. Read the story below, you may feel like you have to take a shower after.
http://blog.gamecockcentral.com/2010/01/only-recruiting-rule-that-truly…
January 15th, 2010 at 11:56 AM ^
While Urban Meyer is probably a snake, I have yet to see a transparent article/post about it. Everyone is objective, but people can't pretend that their dislike of Urban leads them to exaggerated recruiting stories. No one will know the truth about these stories unless the recruit or Urban says something or slips up or there is an NCAA investigation. As much as I hate to say it, all this "Urban complaining" comes off as sour grapes from schools who aren't landing the recruits or winning enough.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:47 PM ^
So it is just sour grapes from every school in the nation?
January 15th, 2010 at 2:17 PM ^
"I'd rather die on the sidelines coaching you than anywhere else in the world."
C'mon. Do you really have to have "sour grapes" to think that this is the most ridiculous recruiting line that you've ever heard. He would rather die coaching Shariff than die with his wife or kids, or "anywhere else in the world."
This is from Shariff's coaches. I don't think that they would make that up.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:16 PM ^
I think it just proves that Meyer is a total gaylord. If I had his connections in the college football world and knew I was on death's door, I would spend every last second I had making babies with Holly Rowe, as would every real man on this blog.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:14 PM ^
Just wait for it...in early March...relapse is highly likely.
College Football is sleazy.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:39 PM ^
Meyer is really going to lose out on the jewish recruits if word gets out what a Christian whacko he is.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:59 PM ^
After reading this I think there should be a clear distinction between breaking NCAA rules to get recruits (i.e., paying families or players or both) and breaking an unspoken ethical or moral code to secure an 18 year-old's commitment.
I would guess that any rational college football/basketball fan in the country (even from the SEC) would turn on a coach that blatantly violated NCAA rules w/o remorse and w/o care for the horrible consequences and possible debilitating sanctions their beloved school/team would be hit with. Not to mention the hit to reputation.
However, what we're talking about here are empty promises made by coaches and "used-car salesman" type sales tactics used to persuade a talented high-schooler to come make them look good. The NCAA simply can't monitor this stuff, so it leaves the decision of whether to mislead to the coaches themselves. Urban Meyer didn't break any NCAA rules by telling Floyd about God's plan for him to win SEC championships as a Gator, but he arguably violated some serious moral code that only SOME top coaches uphold. THIS is why he's a dick.
I loved Lloyd Carr despite his shortcomings because, most importantly, he upheld that moral code. I can't tell you how many stories I hear while working for the team about other schools and their sleazy ways. UofM is UofM because that moral code isn't just some ideal. It's important.
January 15th, 2010 at 1:23 PM ^
it's not illegal, it's just frowned upon. Like masturbating on an airplane.
January 15th, 2010 at 1:25 PM ^
I'm still trying to figure out whether to +1 or -1 you for that....
January 15th, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
alan garner reference from 'the hangover'. it's a +1
January 15th, 2010 at 1:39 PM ^
Thanks a lot Bin Laden...
January 15th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
I'm totally fine with airplane masturbation, so long as you take care of it in the lavatory and don't let the line get too long behind you. If you're just cranking it under one of those flimsy complimentary blankets and bumping my elbow the whole time, then we have a problem.
January 15th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
Would that still get you in the Mile High Club?
January 15th, 2010 at 3:33 PM ^
recruiter, but he is up there. Way ahead of Carroll, in my opinion. I don't know why it took so long for fans to realize that, and I don't understand why there are still a lot of Michigan fans that want him for our coach. I don't care how good he is on the sidelines (and I don't know that he is appreciably better than most other good coaches on the sidelines). I don't want questions about integrity circling around the Michigan program that a coach like Meyer would bring. If we had no coach, and if both coaches were available for the picking, I would much rather choose RR in a heartbeat - no second thoughts at all. Even if it meant fewer national championships.
January 15th, 2010 at 5:36 PM ^
don't know if his resignation/leave of absense was planned as a recruiting ploy, but he certainly has had a lot of success since the announcement.
I've seen several people suggest this. How could taking a health-related leave of absence, with all the attendant uncertainty it causes, help his recruiting efforts?
January 15th, 2010 at 6:19 PM ^
"I'd rather die on the sidelines coaching you than anywhere else in the world."
Because he can make comments like this one that pulled the top DT in the country who was planning on committing elsewhere.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:42 PM ^
This is a reach. Most recruits would rather hear that the coach has no plans of leaving. Meyer now can't make that promise.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:18 PM ^
I'm just shocked that so many fall for his contrived and shameless salesmanship that rivals a used car salesman in a a cheap plaid sportcoat that my dad used to refer to as a "horse blanket."
As much as we all dislike who he is and what he does, deep down we're also a little jealous of the success he and Florida have had. Remember many here have invoked the use of snake oil as well. That's just what this weasel does.
January 15th, 2010 at 9:27 PM ^
Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it ... Wow , if I were Shariff Floyd I don't think I could have kept myself from laughing my ass off. The rest of the conversation that was not posted was as follows " and by the way God also told me you would like a new Gator Blue Escalade"
January 16th, 2010 at 10:08 AM ^
Everybody on this blog had better be careful. I hear that ESPN is lobbying Congress to have critizising Urban Meyer a capital crime punishable by lethal injection. And ESPN usually gets its way!
January 16th, 2010 at 12:56 PM ^
Is mgoblog pro ESPN-Urban Meyer bromance? Shit...my bad. Sorry guys, I'll never speak out against it again!
January 16th, 2010 at 1:47 PM ^
All I can say is wow, religious beliefs aside. I hope his "dream" was the real deal and not some fabrication. If it wasn't I wouldn't want to be him when Karma comes calling.