Meyer: College football full of 'garbage'

Why didn't he said this when he was the coach at Florida??

Good to see that Meyer had the stones to leave it all behind.

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Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  02.12 by The Oldtimer

Why didn't he *said this when he was the coach at Florida??

*Say

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Originally posted 11:11 AM ET  02.12 by Home Theater Guy

Good to see that Meyer had the stones to leave it all behind.

IMO, he will be back to coaching in college in two or three years!!

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Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  02.12 by The Oldtimer

Why didn't he said this when he was the coach at Florida??

never bite the hand that feeds you...

This is an interesting statement. If it's garbage, then he was a big part of it. I've got to let this sink in a little but for some one who was in a position to make a difference, it doesn't seem like he did. Of course, maybe there would have been more than 31 arrests if he wasn't trying to make a difference.

Based on his actions and words, he should have left a year ago and I lose a little more respect for him after a statement like this. Hopefully, I'm taking this out of context.

He should have took Notre Dame's offer,, his stress level would still be through the roof but maybe he would not be so bitter towards the sport, or am i missing something here?

We all know it's a dirty business and getting dirtier by the day. Urban hasn't said anything terribly revealing here. It's clear, however, that other than superficial punishments, the NCAA is either unwilling, or is POWERLESS to change the status quo.

You may take they out of the hood but the hood follows them to collage.

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Originally posted 11:41 AM ET  02.12 by dragonwarrior

You may take they out of the hood but the hood follows them to collage.

Ha ha ha..

I wonder if coach Meyer will express such views when working with the college game day crew.
This could be a good thing.

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I think he'll be back too. Don't know if its that soon though. I think he got tired of the cesspool that is CFB and doesn't like playing the kinds of game you have to play to compete.

I agree. It definitely takes a special type of person to talk to 17 and 18 year olds and try and convince them to come to your school. I don't think I could do it.

One less enabler, this year Urbie!

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Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  02.12 by The Oldtimer

Why didn't he said this when he was the coach at Florida??

I have a feeling he did. Just in private.

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Originally posted 11:51 AM ET  02.12 by KingFootball

I have a feeling he did. Just in private.

The voices in his head don't count....

This is quite an indictment of CFB from one of its highest profile coaches. Now that he is in the clear, why does he not come a little cleaner and tell us what specific "garbage" he is talking about? I am sure NCAA would like to know about the refuse of which he speaks.

One last thought parallelling many of the others expressed here, if it is full of garbage, does that make him a garbage man if he picked it up or cleaned it out?

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Originally posted 11:51 AM ET  02.12 by KingFootball

I have a feeling he did. Just in private.

you might be right King, because there is nothing to be gained by Florida when you speak publicly about other people's dirty laundry, but other coaches have spoken out. Jim Harbaugh comes to mind, when he made the comments about USC and Michigan.
Now that he is no longer confined by his duty to Univ of Florida he should come forward (clean) to the NCAA.

Garbage Extracurricular activities could mean a whole lot of things other than the players themselves..Could be commercial responsibilities placed on a program, could be the NCAA double standards rules (Bush, Newton, Green, UNC et al).. If he comes back , perhaps it'll be at a smaller school, lower division. Just some thoughts

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Originally posted 11:11 AM ET  02.12 by Home Theater Guy

Good to see that Meyer had the stones to leave it all behind.

I hope you're being sarcastic. He's as unscrupulous as they come. If there's "garbage" in CFB, then Urban was riding shotgun in the garbage truck...picking it up and sending his fair share to Gainesville.

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Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  02.12 by The Oldtimer

Why didn't he said this when he was the coach at Florida??

... because he was garbage too:)