The Urbie Watch Begins

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AFTER the season is "officially over"....... Urban (named after a Catholic Pope) WILL head the the Golden Dome. Its a done deal per the insiders at UF. They just can't say anything right now. And YES, we and other teams will raid their recurits. :)
 
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gatoraus said:
Major difference though between leaving Utah for Florida and Florida for Notre Dame. Florida is a major step up from Utah. Being a Gator fan I am bias in this, but their is no way you can believe the step up to Notre Dame is equivalent. Like I said before, I think eventually he may end up there, but not for a while.
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As a Gator fan, you shouldn't believe that any other university is a major step up from Florida.

As a Vol fan, I don't believe any university is a step up from Tennessee.

But you've just got to remember, Meyer isn't a fan of Florida. He's a college football coach, and I'm pretty sure that he views the Notre Dame job as the top job in college sports, period. A lot of those Yankee bastards do.
 
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Worst read ever on Volnation. Guess Vol fans will believe the rumor of Kiffin and Pop leaving for the NFL? Just a ND fan hoping that Meyer comes to South Bend and the CTribune article is almost 2years old. Any new info or links? As far as coaches UF will hire IF Meyer leaves' the job goes to Strong. Source claims: He has a clause which states that if Meyer takes another job then UF job becomes his. Also UVA will hire ex DC Mike London.
 
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HialeahGator said:
Worst read ever on Volnation. Guess Vol fans will believe the rumor of Kiffin and Pop leaving for the NFL? Just a ND fan hoping that Meyer comes to South Bend and the CTribune article is almost 2years old. Any new info or links? As far as coaches UF will hire IF Meyer leaves' the job goes to Strong. He has a clause which states that if Meyer takes another job then UF job becomes his. Also UVA will hire ex DC Mike London.
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Calling BS. If you can prove me wrong provide a link. To my knowledge UF has not made CS a "HC in waiting." Big pay raise yes, but not guaranteed HC if UM leaves.

As far as UM leaving... no reason to go to ND unless there is truth in the 10M/year offer. Gotta take that.
 
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What if ND offers him money he cannot refuse and become one of the highest paid DC's in college football?
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
Calling BS. If you can prove me wrong provide a link. To my knowledge UF has not made CS a "HC in waiting." Big pay raise yes, but not guaranteed HC if UM leaves.

As far as UM leaving... no reason to go to ND unless there is truth in the 10M/year offer. Gotta take that.
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Call BS if you like...Came from source on sport talk radio in miami after ND lost to NAVY. Strong could still take a job so it not a "CIW" clause unlike Jimbo or Will they are stuck waiting for HC to "retire". Why would UF stop Strong from taking a HC job? UF wouldn't annouce anything like that because it would add fuel to Meyer taking his "dream job" chatter. The only contract info that has been made public are his base salary plus any bonus.
 
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UF>>UT said:
A guy on Gator Country reportedly ran into Shelley Meyer and this is what she had to say about. I dnt know if he actually talked to her but.........

I ran into Shelley Meyer and laughingly mentioned the latest ... that Urban will go to Notre Dame if she signs off on it.

Her response: "When are they going to let that die? We aren't going anywhere. Don't people understand that we are really happy here? Why would we leave? We have everything here and the way recruiting is going ... really, why would we leave? We won't. We're here for a long time."

In the course of the five-minutes we talked she also offered this up, which I thought was appropriate and interesting: "It makes you wonder who starts all these rumors and why do they always happen when we're recruiting? Makes you wonder about the timing, doesn't it?"

We're going to hear plenty more Urban to Notre Dame stuff in the next two weeks, but I trust what Shelley says. She offered one more reason which makes me trust her.

"What's it? 80 degrees here and the sun is shining? Does anyone really think we want to leave this for the cold and the snow?"

Like i stated earlier i dont know if this is true and cant tell if it is.
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I am sure his wife is up to date on recruiting. This sounds so made up I will even call BS on this. Plus if it was true that they were leaving you honestly think the wife would tell people.

No matter what happens at ND, CUM will not make a decision until after their BCS game. It will disrupt to many things for UF. With the strong recruiting class ND has coming in they can wait until Jan to annouce a coach. I am sure all their recruits will wait because they believe they will get a great coach for a once proud tradition.

Also if CUM waited for all his players to graduate he would never be able to leave unless he stops recruiting now.

BTW they lived in Utah before UF and I remember his wife saying the one thing she would miss is the snow when CUM was hired at UF. So another story by another fan who tries to get some credibility on a team site.
 
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i personally want Meyer to stay at florida. I want him to have to take some beatings at the hands of other SEC opponents mainly TN without Tebow!!!! I would love to see him lose 5 or so games next year with a new quarterback and a new entire defense! and most likely a new defensive coordinator!!!!
 
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gatoraus said:
Major difference though between leaving Utah for Florida and Florida for Notre Dame. Florida is a major step up from Utah. Being a Gator fan I am bias in this, but their is no way you can believe the step up to Notre Dame is equivalent. Like I said before, I think eventually he may end up there, but not for a while.
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I would say both jobs are elite and both present unique challenges. If Meyer wants to go down as one of the greatest coaches in history, ND might be the better route to go because it is held in a different light than some universities. Meyer has accomplished about as much as possible in his tenure at UF. Winning in the SEC is a huge challenge but recruiting with the academic standards of ND is also a huge challenge. Like I said both jobs have their attractions/challenges. I wouldn't believe a word out of any coaches mouth though until the position is filled.
 
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I agree that ND would the best option for him long term. What more can he do at UF. He might win a title this year, but the rest of the SEC is coming up hard. UA is close to being back to the top and UT will be challenging for the East by 2011 if they keep going in their direction they are now. UF will no longer be by theirselves in this conference.

ND with the right coach is a BCS lock every year. They have one of the biggest followings to bowls and TV. They pad their schedule with enough easy wins each year,(atleast should be) and get USC and a few others on the schedule to keep them in the spotlight. They are not in a conference and if CUM did go there, you can bank it will be the highest salary CFB has ever seen. They have the money and the resources to bring ND back. I guess for their fans they hope they make a better decision hiring a coach this time.
 
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TideWarrior said:
I am sure his wife is up to date on recruiting. This sounds so made up I will even call BS on this. Plus if it was true that they were leaving you honestly think the wife would tell people.

No matter what happens at ND, CUM will not make a decision until after their BCS game. It will disrupt to many things for UF. With the strong recruiting class ND has coming in they can wait until Jan to annouce a coach. I am sure all their recruits will wait because they believe they will get a great coach for a once proud tradition.

Also if CUM waited for all his players to graduate he would never be able to leave unless he stops recruiting now.

BTW they lived in Utah before UF and I remember his wife saying the one thing she would miss is the snow when CUM was hired at UF. So another story by another fan who tries to get some credibility on a team site.
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What if players committed to ND don't fit his system?
 
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FlaVolFan said:
ND made a major mistake by giving Weiss that big extension after what, a half a year in his 1st year? I think they owe him 18 mill to buy him out.I'd by surprised if they let him go. It'll be interesting to see if the boosters dig in their wallets to buy Weiss out, and then spend 4-5 mil on a new coach. That's some serious coin, even for the mighty Irish.
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NBC will help get Weiss outta there. All about ratings, and they must be down; except those like me that watch --just to see ND lose----:)
 
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BYUVol said:
Urban Meyer won't go to Notre Dame after this year. He still wants to prove he can win a NC without Tebow. After that his daughter will be out of high school and be more apt to relocate, although I think it would be for an NFL team personally.
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You think he cares about his daughter? He's moved around with her numerous times already.
 
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I am calling BS on all sides of this. While I do believe Urbie bolts for the Notre Dame job, no one can really know except him. Every Gator fan is hoping to God he doesn't leave, and a lot of other SEC teams are hoping he does leave. I personally hope he stays so I can see his face when he is asked the question, "Urban what do you say to your critics who point out that you have lost 3 out of 4 to Lane Kiffin and Tennessee?" I don't think anyone knows for a fact if he leaves or not. Everyone has "insiders" and they all report different things. I do hope Charlie Strong would be the next coach because I would take the Kiff and our staff versus Charlie and who ever any day of the week!
 
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He stays through this year and heads to the NFL after 2010-11 season. After three years in the NFL he's coaching at ND after they have fired Kirk Ferentz. JMO
 
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robvols said:
With Charlie Weis a lock to be gone from ND officially after next week and all eyes pointing towards Urban Meyer to be the next head coach, the curiousness coming from us is what devastating effect can this have on Florida as they try to keep those who have committed to their program already, or are trying to convince the prospects they are going after (Powell, Hicks, Green) that Urbie is not going anywhere. We know Kiffin is already eyeing a number of committed Gator players, including Mack Brown, Matt Elam and Ian Silberman and just seething at the opportunity to tell these guys your coach may not be there next year. I expect others to do the same thing too.

So I love how the Gator trolls are highly confident with certain prospects unaware that something big is brewing regarding their coach. ND officials do have an attractive package for him and don't expect them to go away until Urban does what Les Miles did a couple of years ago when he was certain to be Michigan's next head coach.

Plus the Charlie Strong to blank is not going to go away either so things may start to get bumpy in Gainsville in the coming future.

READING MATERIAL:
Irish Band of Brothers: Weis' Future Being More Clear: The Wheels are in Motion

Urbie and ND threads have sprouted up in the Around the NCAA forum so if I am a Gator troll checking that forum out, I would be a bit worried (already some have showed up)
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If cryer is going, will FL hire Charlie Strong? If so, the recruits you mentioned would probably stay??
 
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HialeahGator said:
Call BS if you like...Came from source on sport talk radio in miami after ND lost to NAVY. Strong could still take a job so it not a "CIW" clause unlike Jimbo or Will they are stuck waiting for HC to a "retire" Why would UF stop Strong from taking a HC job? UF wouldn't annouce anything like that because it would add fuel to Meyer taking his "dream job" chatter. The only contract info that have been made public are his base salary plus any bonus.
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:crazy:

Not public and the "talk radio guys" nail it? Glorified gossip peddlers. If UM were to leave you could certainly do worse than CS, but I doubt UF has made that decision.
 
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UF>>UT said:
A guy on Gator Country reportedly ran into Shelley Meyer and this is what she had to say about. I dnt know if he actually talked to her but.........

I ran into Shelley Meyer and laughingly mentioned the latest ... that Urban will go to Notre Dame if she signs off on it.

Her response: "When are they going to let that die? We aren't going anywhere. Don't people understand that we are really happy here? Why would we leave? We have everything here and the way recruiting is going ... really, why would we leave? We won't. We're here for a long time."

In the course of the five-minutes we talked she also offered this up, which I thought was appropriate and interesting: "It makes you wonder who starts all these rumors and why do they always happen when we're recruiting? Makes you wonder about the timing, doesn't it?"

We're going to hear plenty more Urban to Notre Dame stuff in the next two weeks, but I trust what Shelley says. She offered one more reason which makes me trust her.

"What's it? 80 degrees here and the sun is shining? Does anyone really think we want to leave this for the cold and the snow?"

Like i stated earlier i dont know if this is true and cant tell if it is.
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lol what a bunch of BS... even if someone did talk to her and she did say that here is my response... why do people make these rumors, because your husband left twice already after saying that he would not.. the timing? give me a break.. recruiting is a year round thing, so you could ***** and moan about the timing whenever it happened, it has nothing to do with recruiting, the rumors are started because the season is ending and Charlie Weis is about to be fired... get over yourself.
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
:crazy:

Not public and the "talk radio guys" nail it? Glorified gossip peddlers. If UM were to leave you could certainly do worse than CS, but I doubt UF has made that decision.
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Strong is a proven recruiter and one of the BEST DC in football plus he's been there longer than anyone so his ties to the UF will help. In the end I think Meyer stay but if he leaves then job is Strong's.
 
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Honestly, I think Strong deserves the job if Meyer leaves. Strong is a great DC...and I think he'll be a solid HC. If Meyer leaves, though, CLK will be dominating UF by 2012.
 
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HialeahGator said:
Strong is a proven recruiter and one of the BEST DC in football plus he's been there longer than anyone so his ties to the UF will help. In the end I think Meyer stay but if he leaves then job is Strong's.
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I think Strong should get the job, but I do think UF would explore options. For instance, if UM left for ND and Bill Cowher made his interest known, do you really believe that UF wouldn't seriously entertain the notion? UF is a prime job and the AD will explore all options. I doubt Foley has restricted his ability to do that. JMO.
 
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jrobison said:
Honestly, I think Strong deserves the job if Meyer leaves. Strong is a great DC...and I think he'll be a solid HC. If Meyer leaves, though, CLK will be dominating UF by 2012.
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Hiring Strong would be VERY detrimental to Florida right now. If it happens, it would be good for us, IMO.
 
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I really do not think he is going anywhere, He has already turned down the job once, because FL had more upside, with it being easier to get students in with average grades. From what I have read about the past offer was Urban was ready to sign if they would lower admission standards and they just could not do that. So he went to Fl to start to build the empire that hopefully LK will tear down.
 
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