Urban Meyer says he plans on coaching the Gators’ spring practice

[O-town Gator]

Read more from Ben Volin: http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/gatorbytes/2010/01/23/what-leave-of-absence-urban-meyer-says-he-plans-on-coaching-the-gators-spring-practice/

(Here's a link to an ESPN vid: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4852672 )

 

[Escambia94]

I don't know whether I am supposed to be happy that he is healed, or upset that he almost quit over what seems to not be serious.

 

[JvilleJohnny]

I think its more serious than he's telling.. but either way Foley said he HAS to take a vacation. I'm glad he's feeling better, but he needs to forget about football for a month or so and spend some time with his family and friends. I care about UM, he's a good man..and i don't want to see him quit coaching early because he can't delegate enough to other coaches to take the load off. I think he needs to have a talk with Bobby Bowden, and JoePa.

 

[GainesvillebornNraised]

he knows we got another championship in the barrel with this class we're bringing in :gunsmilie:



the recruits got to see a good b-ball game, great finish!

 

[O-town Gator]

I think its more serious than he's telling.. but either way Foley said he HAS to take a vacation. I'm glad he's feeling better, but he needs to forget about football for a month or so and spend some time with his family and friends. I care about UM, he's a good man..and i don't want to see him quit coaching early because he can't delegate enough to other coaches to take the load off. I think he needs to have a talk with Bobby Bowden, and JoePa.

He wasn't allowed to travel during the recruiting process; that was delegated to his assistants. Hopefully after NSD he'll have a complete physical in addition to the tests he was talking about and just lay low from then until spring practice starts, and then take it easy this summer. Let his assistants do the Gator Gathering tours this year. I want him to continue getting well and ready to go once August rolls around when we really need his presence on the sidelines.

(Nice story from the Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/uf/story/1442662.html )

 

[Escambia94]

Just to clarify. Did UM travel a lot in the past few months to get this awesome recruiting class? Or, did his assistants do a great job recruiting while UM "relaxed" close to home. The reason I ask is that I think that if the latter were true, that he may have stumbled onto an intermediate step for long-term health--trust your assistants to do much of the leg work, and stay close to home when possible and let the assistants bring the talent to you. It works for a lot of other coaches. I doubt Joe Pa flies out to California and Texas personally for recruiting unless there is a dire need, and he is 183 years old! He's a good example of longevity and maybe the right way to handle recruiting and other tasks that are burdensome to the coach's health.

 

[O-town Gator]

Just to clarify. Did UM travel a lot in the past few months to get this awesome recruiting class? Or, did his assistants do a great job recruiting while UM "relaxed" close to home. The reason I ask is that I think that if the latter were true, that he may have stumbled onto an intermediate step for long-term health--trust your assistants to do much of the leg work, and stay close to home when possible and let the assistants bring the talent to you. It works for a lot of other coaches. I doubt Joe Pa flies out to California and Texas personally for recruiting unless there is a dire need, and he is 183 years old! He's a good example of longevity and maybe the right way to handle recruiting and other tasks that are burdensome to the coach's health.

Having good people around him that he can trust is essential for Coach Meyer going forward, and I like the off-season replacement hires he's made. He realized that he may have been a little too abrupt with Stan Drayton and perhaps had a misunderstanding with him back in '07, and with Steve Addazio's recommendation he brought Drayton back to Gainesville. Urban comes across to me as somebody who values the relationships he makes with others, and unlike Kiffykins doesn't want to burn his bridges (it would be foolish of him to do that in his line of work). The more he can develop trust and delegate responsibility to those he trusts, the better off he'll be in the long run and the better for the remainder of his career.

I'm just glad we have a good person like him in charge of Florida football; this vid should be convincing:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtBR5sX6tX4&feature=player_embedded[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Escambia94]

No doubt. Urban Meyer has been good for Florida football.