Alligator Alley

Wow, I'm glad Chris was honest about the situation after some players were denying it. I found it interesting at the end when he said the coaches were scared of some players. All in all I'm glad Muschamp is the coach at UF now and is building UF the right way.

based upon Chris's relationship with Meyer, or perceived relationship, I am somewhat surprised by his words

The truth will set you free. I am not at all surprised by the article. Meyer looks like a whimp. I am glad players are speaking out.

I don't hate him. I think he took an easy way out......but being down now is well worth 2 NC's. I think a lot of us are just miffed he retired in '09, changed his mind, lead us to a bad season, then quit again for "health" and "family" reasons....then goes back to coaching a year later. I find it more humorous/ironic than actual hatred.

Him leaving has a lot to do with it. A lot of Gator fans don't like the way he left. They don't like way the last season went and how he kind of checked out. Then he retired due to health issues and to spend time with his family but comes back to OSU a year later. That rubs a lot of folks the wrong way. They see it as disingenuous.

Personally I like the guy. I appreciate what he did for UF, winning 2 National Championships. I listened to Urban last year as an analyst and thought he was one of the most intelligent analysts I've ever heard. His football acumen is as good as anyone I've ever heard discuss the game.

One thing that rubbed me entirely the wrong way though was in his last year at UF, with Addazio as OC our offense was absolutely horrid at times. Those guys (Meyer and Addazio both) stood up there at the mic and insulted our intelligence by telling us we were not seeing the crap offense that we were most certainly seeing. I hope we never have another coach that insults our intelligence like that. It was a low point for Meyer but then IMO he had already checked out and was just going through the motions.

I think Urban will do a great job at OSU. He did at UF and really what killed him more than anything was a) staff turnover and b) great players leaving early for the NFL. Urban puts so much into the job that he is IMO prone to burnout. If he can get the type of speed at OSU that he did at UF - lookout big 10!!!

A quick question for you guys, sorry to get offtopic. Did you guys have alot of trouble keeping players healthy? It seems that Urbans practices are so intense, and everything is about competing. With that said, the players are going hard out there hitting wise, and weve had some guys get banged up just in spring ball. Did this happen alot at Florida? Thanks guys..

Unless you are an insider enough to go to practice you know nothing about how intense they are or are not. One thing you need to understand about Meyer is that he is a liar. He keeps everything from everyone including fans and the press that he can.

Now all football coaches are less than truthful to the press and fans. Meyer is just at the far end of the spectrum away from truth. So if you don't see it with your own eyes do not necessarily believe anything you hear.

All were blatant lies. Good riddance to Addazio.

He wimped out. He came in at the perfect opportunity when Bama, FSU, and Miami were all a mess. When it started to look like Bama and FSU got their act together he got sick and quit. Maybe it was a coincidence, but thats a awfully big coincidence for me to swallow.

Hahahahahahahaha. I love FSU slander so +1 for that. But for real, though, they'd wipe the floor with Ohio State.

You are now my best friend. I've been sayin the same thing brotha. +1

Completely agree with this. I thought I was the only one that noticed the spring injuries when Marotti took over. All I ever saw on Gator boards was praise for Marotti, and it seemed like the injuries lessened with time, but Marotti's first couple of years with UF featured A LOT of spring injuries, and they were all pretty similar injuries to boot, which means it's the training and not the player.