Does Meyer leaving like this seem fishy?

Submitted by UMxWolverines on
Urban says he's leaving because of health concerns, but I'm not so sure...He and Bo are at about the same age where they've had health scares. The difference? Bo made sure he could get back to coaching asap, and urban just gave it up just like that. And at such an odd time? Why announce it before the bowl game? Something smells fishy to me...
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Brodie

December 27th, 2009 at 2:19 PM ^

If Bo had been making $2 million a year, he would have retired at 45, too. Stop holding people to other's standards and judging them when they fail to live up.

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Blue_Bull_Run

December 27th, 2009 at 2:47 PM ^

It doesn't seem fishy at all. You don't even know what his health scare is. Fishy is driving your car into your own tree, without shoes on, and having your wife smash the windows with a golf club. Fishy is not taking time away from work because of health concerns. Until you know how long he will be away from the game, as well as his medical condition, you really can't call it fishy. Me thinks you have Tiger Syndrome and are hoping to find more celebrity scandals and drama.

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jblaze

December 27th, 2009 at 2:42 PM ^

I think it had more to do with having a senior Tebow, and the #1 team going into this season that probably postponed Urban getting whatever medical care he needed.

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Tater

December 27th, 2009 at 3:07 PM ^

No. "Fishy" is when the best basketball player in the world quits in the middle of a gambling investigation to play minor league baseball and the investigation magically disappears. This looks more like someone being talked into changing his mind or maybe "tabling" his decision until he feels better. That should salvage this recruiting class. Also, this might give him time to get that cyst "cleaned up."

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CriticalFan

December 27th, 2009 at 3:15 PM ^

if you consider the giant cyst in his brain that flares up with pain during moments of stress -- there was a big article on it in Sports Illustrated (and likely still on CNNSI.com). As of 3:14 pm Sunday, ESPN reports it is just a 'leave' during 2010 season. Brian Kelly better not have a fake degree like O'Leary, though.

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Bryantdet

December 27th, 2009 at 3:50 PM ^

Urban is also a human just like the rest of us. Lets wait and see what the future brings. Hopefully this will allow us to snatch a recruit or two from Florida's grasp in the coming years.

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the_white_tiger

December 27th, 2009 at 3:54 PM ^

Speculating on his situation is unfair and absurd. Yes, he is an arrogant jerk. But he's also had well-documented health issues and is a huge workaholic. It seems to me that 2 and 2 make 4, and there is no foul play involved. Rumormongering, which is what the internet is for, is ridiculous.

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MaizeNBlue

December 27th, 2009 at 5:34 PM ^

It's not fishy. In a SI article last year, Urban mentioned possibly taking a break from coaching for a few years, and he commented that he hoped Florida would want him back at the end of it. He's put in a ton of work to get where he is and while it's understandable that people like us don't like him (or Florida), he made a pretty bold decision to spend more time with his family and get things in order. Maybe it's time to just let the man be. I mean, if Tebow couldn't cure it, it must be bad.

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