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I wish Urban good luck and hope only the best for him. I can't believe that people would actually come on this board with some of these conspiracy theories.

We are going to lose 7 possibly 8 defensive starters next year, yet we seem to think that there will be no drop off because we believe in our coach and know that there are good players behind our starters....Do you not think the people at Florida feel the same way? We are also losing our punter, kicker, returner, a couple offensive lineman, so I guess Coach Saban should just quit too correct?

He had his reasons and they sound serious so just let the man be.
 
I think everyone who's determined to make it "mental" or "burnout" needs to go back and read up his arachnoid cyst. It's physical and a lot of people with them are on permanent disability. I think it's obvious that the worries about the cyst and the knowledge that, if he gets upset enough to throw his headset (SECCG), he'd going to have an agonizing headache, contribute to the heart spasms. I certainly wouldn't be coaching with his brain problems, nor would most of us. I think the SEC will miss him...
 
mjstide said:
We are going to lose 7 possibly 8 defensive starters next year, yet we seem to think that there will be no drop off because we believe in our coach and know that there are good players behind our starters....Do you not think the people at Florida feel the same way? We are also losing our punter, kicker, returner, a couple offensive lineman, so I guess Coach Saban should just quit too correct?
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Who's we? I've said all along that I don't see next year's Alabama team contending for a national championship. It's delusional to think you can lose your key defensive and special team players and not miss a step.

Having said that, Alabama appears to be keeping their coaching staff in place and has some awesome kids ready to fill the void. Alabama also isn't a team that's relied on one particular player (Tebow) to win games.

I had my doubts about Florida next year, now I think Alabama has a good chance at a SEC title with Urban leaving. I don't know who will step up, but I'm not expecting a undefeated regular season for Florida and Alabama again that's for sure.
 
mjstide said:
I wish Urban good luck and hope only the best for him. I can't believe that people would actually come on this board with some of these conspiracy theories.

We are going to lose 7 possibly 8 defensive starters next year, yet we seem to think that there will be no drop off because we believe in our coach and know that there are good players behind our starters....Do you not think the people at Florida feel the same way? We are also losing our punter, kicker, returner, a couple offensive lineman, so I guess Coach Saban should just quit too correct?

He had his reasons and they sound serious so just let the man be.
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Great post! The one thing I've learned about the message board culture over the years is that there is a percentage of people out there that are going to cheapen pretty much any decision that is made by pretty much anybody.
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I think CUM made the right choice, health and family should come first. I wish him all the best. He is a dang good coach, and a class act.
I don't think it will hurt Fla. that much tho., I think they have already got his replacement in mind. CUM's former assistant, and current head coach of Utah.
I'd be willing to bet there will be an announcement in the next few days.:)
 
I agree with TIDE-HSV in that it cant just be a mental thing. I mean there are I would guess 10 jobs in college football that are the cream of the crop top jobs like UF, BAMA, USC etc. that you are expected and demanded to win and win all your games every year.

I dont see any of those coaches just rolling out because they mentally cant handle it. There has to be more to it than just mental. The coaches at these premier schools all put in 100 hour weeks and the stress level is just as high.
 
DiamondDust said:
I don't buy Florida struggling next year. Even with the losses, they should still be favored to win the East.
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I guess we should define struggling do i think they will just implode next year? (unless they get a monkey with a straight razor as a coach) No....But its hard to fathom them losing there Head coach, most of there staff, all the starters, there star QB and not skip a beat. thats unrealistic. Come on you can't replace urban Meyer. i could very well see them being a 8-4 team next year........Then again we don't even know who the coach is going to be!! however the SEC east could be so weak next year that it may not even matter.
 
I hate to see Meyer leave. I really do. I was just talking to my brothers earlier this week telling them how I was looking forward to Saban and Meyer teams facing one another in the future. I also told them I feel Alabama and Florida will dominate the SEC as long and Saban and Meyer remain at these two schools.

I realize Meyer stepping down was a choice he had to make. I am not being critical of Meyer when I say this, but IMO Meyer having to step down is not good for the SEC.

I hope Meyer will be ok. My thoughts and prayer go out to him and his family.
 
A very good article on Coach Meyers stepping down. ESPN - Herbstreit

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Quite a shock! I admire the man for making such a difficult decision and respect him for the tremendous accomplishments he has had. It sounds to me like the root causes of his health problems though are not college football, they are his personality.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he approaches his next job/project/cause with the same passion and devotion and I won't be surprised to him back coaching college football again in a couple of years.
 
Fox is suggesting that Meyer is resigning because of coronary artery disease. SIAP.

Urban Meyer leaving the sidelines at Florida might have come as a huge shock to everyone, but reports that the coach has been to the hospital several times for chest pains and nausea should elicit a “Yeah, that make sense,” from the people who spent any time with him. The guy is a stress-related breakdown waiting to happen. It’s good he made this call.

... Heart trouble, unfortunately, is. According to Lou Holtz, who hired Meyer as an assistant at Notre Dame and spoke with him moments after he talked to his team, Meyer has a family history of heart disease and is taking unspecified medications. At 45, he’s in the middle of the hot zone for heart problems. Excessive stress and sodium are the first things any competent physician would insist he eliminate.

Florida's Meyer made right move to resign - CFB News - FOX Sports on MSN
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There is a definite mind-body connection in all of this. It is not all one or the other, in my opinion. First, although an arachnoid cyst is typically a benign ailment, people who are not able to manage their stress levels will usually have the most problems from them. Same goes for if your blood pressure is not well-controlled - that can also aggravate the cyst and lead to bad headaches. High stress leads to elevated blood pressure leads to po'd cyst leads to horrible headaches.

In addition, the reports are saying he has a heart valve defect. Now these can also be relatively benign, but if it's a mitral valve problem, it will leave him open to having cardiac-like symptoms when stressed/anxious. I have lots of patients with anxiety and those who have mitral valve prolapse inevitably are more physically symptomatic (palpitations, weird chest sensations, lightheadedness, etc).

So, it seems we're looking at a man who, above all else, has never learned to pay attention to his own internal feelings so that he can appropriately manage his stress level. He works in a high-powered field with incredible expectations to perform at the highest level possible at all possible times. That is an amount of stress that even the most self-actualized among us would have a difficult time managing. Throw in a couple of physical anomalies that are directly affected by mental tension, giving one debilitating physical symptoms, and you've got a perfect storm of discomfort that can not only detract from one's quality of life, but can eat into one's ability to perform day after day at 100%.

I am glad that, so far, we are not hearing about anything life-threatening. I hope the fullest extent of it is as I've characterized in this post. If so, in a lower-stress environment, he should be just fine.
 
I could see Urban in the broadcast booth. If these reports are accurate then I don't see him coaching any time soon. He is the type that goes 100% at something or he doesn't go at all. I respect him for walking away as opposed to giving 80%. If a player did that everyone would say they are lazy, loafing etc. and they would be ridiculed. Something also tells me he won't last loafing around the house planting pansies and rearranging the living room furniture either.
 
I wish him well and He will be in my prayers. I know I like beating him but He is a class guy and a good solid football coach.
With that being said, I believe that we are about to see another dynasty emerge in college football-THE CRIMSON TIDE!!!!:BigA::biggrin2:
 
SavannahDare said:
There is a definite mind-body connection in all of this. It is not all one or the other, in my opinion. First, although an arachnoid cyst is typically a benign ailment, people who are not able to manage their stress levels will usually have the most problems from them. Same goes for if your blood pressure is not well-controlled - that can also aggravate the cyst and lead to bad headaches. High stress leads to elevated blood pressure leads to po'd cyst leads to horrible headaches.

In addition, the reports are saying he has a heart valve defect. Now these can also be relatively benign, but if it's a mitral valve problem, it will leave him open to having cardiac-like symptoms when stressed/anxious. I have lots of patients with anxiety and those who have mitral valve prolapse inevitably are more physically symptomatic (palpitations, weird chest sensations, lightheadedness, etc).

So, it seems we're looking at a man who, above all else, has never learned to pay attention to his own internal feelings so that he can appropriately manage his stress level. He works in a high-powered field with incredible expectations to perform at the highest level possible at all possible times. That is an amount of stress that even the most self-actualized among us would have a difficult time managing. Throw in a couple of physical anomalies that are directly affected by mental tension, giving one debilitating physical symptoms, and you've got a perfect storm of discomfort that can not only detract from one's quality of life, but can eat into one's ability to perform day after day at 100%.

I am glad that, so far, we are not hearing about anything life-threatening. I hope the fullest extent of it is as I've characterized in this post. If so, in a lower-stress environment, he should be just fine.
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Thanks for the excellent explanation of what is probably going on with Meyer. I just wonder how much the fact that Tebow is graduating played into his decision. I think Meyer knows what many have said, and thats life is going to be a little more stressful without Tebow. It would be very difficult to maintain the high standard of excellence that Florida was able to enjoy with Tebow at quarterback. Meyer is a great coach, but it would be very hard to replace one of the greatest players to ever play college football.

I'm very disappointed to see Meyer retire, but I respect his decision. Like someone mentioned above I was hoping to see many more meetings between Saban, and Meyer.
 
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