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What will Urban Meyer's legacy be?
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:03 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:03 am
The man is obviously a winner. With his career record of 186-32, he is the third winningest head coach in college football history in terms of winning percentage (minimum of 10 seasons). He has three national championships and multiple conference titles under his belt. But he also carries with him some baggage. There are many Florida fans who remain upset with him for leaving the program in a worse state than what he found it in. Despite all of his success in Gainesville, the team he left behind after his resignation was not a good football team. I feel as though Will Muschamp gets too much blame for what went on there in the years following Meyer's departure.
And then you have what Meyer did at Ohio State, which is very remarkable. He is 82-9 as a head coach there but his legacy has been somewhat tainted by what went on over the summer. So with all that being said, how is he remembered? I think his legacy will be that of a great coach with somewhat questionable character. He carried with him a win-at-all-costs mentality and was not shy with making that part of himself known to the public (as we saw with his press conference back in August).
I think that mentality, however, led to his downfall. He got too caught up in the game and allowed himself to become too stressed out by failure. The man just did not look calm in pressure situations. Compare his sideline demeanor during the Maryland game with Saban's sideline demeanor during the SEC Championship Game and it's night and day. The guy stressed himself out into an early retirement. He may or may not return to coaching this time around, but I feel he could have given Saban a run for his money had he been 100% over these last 10 years.
And then you have what Meyer did at Ohio State, which is very remarkable. He is 82-9 as a head coach there but his legacy has been somewhat tainted by what went on over the summer. So with all that being said, how is he remembered? I think his legacy will be that of a great coach with somewhat questionable character. He carried with him a win-at-all-costs mentality and was not shy with making that part of himself known to the public (as we saw with his press conference back in August).
I think that mentality, however, led to his downfall. He got too caught up in the game and allowed himself to become too stressed out by failure. The man just did not look calm in pressure situations. Compare his sideline demeanor during the Maryland game with Saban's sideline demeanor during the SEC Championship Game and it's night and day. The guy stressed himself out into an early retirement. He may or may not return to coaching this time around, but I feel he could have given Saban a run for his money had he been 100% over these last 10 years.
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:06 am to RollTide1987
One word: scumbag
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:07 am to RollTide1987
I think that's a fair assessment. He's obviously a great coach with character flaws.
As a Buckeye all I can do is thank him for the memories. Ohio State will be just fine without Urban Meyer as coach.
As a Buckeye all I can do is thank him for the memories. Ohio State will be just fine without Urban Meyer as coach.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:08 am to RollTide1987
All time great for winning national titles at three different programs.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:08 am to RollTide1987
He will be at Bama after Saban
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:11 am to VABuckeye
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I think that's a fair assessment. He's obviously a great coach with character flaws
I'm typically anti character assassination, but this guy covered up for a murderer and an obviously phsyco domestic abuser, all while being completely full of shite about everything else along the way.
I know I'm exaggerating, but that's like saying Charles Manson has a "character flaw." embellishing stories is a character flaw, being a complete and total liar and covering up crimes in the name of winning football games is just being a piece of shite.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:13 am to RollTide1987
Great football coach who had questionable decisions off the field.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:14 am to RollTide1987
Great coach with a bad heart
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:15 am to RollTide1987
Badass recruiter and excellent coach who has health problems and no integrity
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:17 am to RollTide1987
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What will Urban Meyer's legacy be?
Aaron Hernandez.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:17 am to RollTide1987
He's one of the greatest coaches to ever do it.
Three national champion teams (2006 UF, 2008 UF, 2014 OSU), and two undefeated teams that didn't qualify for a national title (2004 Utah and 2012 OSU)
On top of that a team that was Nick Saban away from another national title (2009 UF) and has a literal assload of career conference titles to his name
And on top of that he won even when he was at BGSU. The guy is a winner and elite in every sense of the word.
Three national champion teams (2006 UF, 2008 UF, 2014 OSU), and two undefeated teams that didn't qualify for a national title (2004 Utah and 2012 OSU)
On top of that a team that was Nick Saban away from another national title (2009 UF) and has a literal assload of career conference titles to his name
And on top of that he won even when he was at BGSU. The guy is a winner and elite in every sense of the word.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 9:46 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:19 am to RollTide1987
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And then you have what Meyer did at Ohio State, which is very remarkable. He is 82-9 as a head coach there but his legacy has been somewhat tainted by what went on over the summer. So with all that being said, how is he remembered? I think his legacy will be that of a great coach with somewhat questionable character. He carried with him a win-at-all-costs mentality and was not shy with making that part of himself known to the public (as we saw with his press conference back in August).
I think Meyer believes he did nothing wrong. In his mind, he was trying to help a coach he cared about through a tumultuous time. The other stuff (late expense reports, strippers, DUI) is all just noise.
He always was highly emotional on the sidelines.
I think in the next year he will be remembered for this Zach Smith stuff, but in 10 years he will be thought of as a top 5/7 coach all time in the sport
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:20 am to Buckeye06
The GOAT after he returns to coach LSU and Saban retires. Urban dominates college football for the next decade.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 9:21 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:21 am to RollTide1987
Pretty similar to Pitino in hoops for me. Clearly a great coach that was obsessed with winning to the point of personal fault and led to some scumbag behavior
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:23 am to RollTide1987
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somewhat questionable character
Somewhat? Lol
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:23 am to RollTide1987
A quitter
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:24 am to RollTide1987
Second best coach of his generation AND everything wrong with CFB.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:34 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:35 am to RollTide1987
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I think that mentality, however, led to his downfall. He got too caught up in the game and allowed himself to become too stressed out by failure. The man just did not look calm in pressure situations. Compare his sideline demeanor during the Maryland game with Saban's sideline demeanor during the SEC Championship Game and it's night and day. The guy stressed himself out into an early retirement.
This stuff happens to a lot of great coaches. Read this article about Joe Gibbs retirement after the 1992 season. Replace a few words in this article and you would think they were writing about Urban Meyer.
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It was no great shock to followers of professional football and Joe Gibbs that he walked away from his job Friday, replaced by his longtime defensive head coach, Richie Petitbon. Gibbs said he wanted to "back up and try a different life for a while."
His reasons for resigning include the need to spend more time with his family and concern about his health.
By the end of most seasons, he'd be fighting off exhaustion, thanks to the long hours that included less exercise, more work and a diet heavy on pizza and candy bars.
Late in the season, Gibbs began to worry about his health when he was unable to sleep and suffered various symptoms that had him wondering if something serious were wrong. Nothing serious was found — the diagnosis was migraine equivalence — but Gibbs said not feeling well "caused me to step back and look at my life. I wanted more time with my sons. I wanted to do some things with Pat."
Coaches and scouts noticed a change in him during the last several weeks. They said he had no stomach for jumping into the myriad decisions facing the Redskins and that at times he seemed to be sitting in meetings without really listening.
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:38 am to RollTide1987
Leaving Florida, suitcase in hand, to avoid gang member Aaron Hernandez's actions coming to the surface.
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