Urban Meyer Gators coach ?

[Kangaroo]

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Meyer rumored to be becoming Gators coach

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Ever since Florida ruled out Steve Spurrier's return, the focus has turned toward hot-shot Utah coach Urban Meyer as the man who might be able to resurrect the Gators.


And now it's rumored that Meyer already might have agreed to take over for Ron Zook in Gainesville.

Gator Country, a part of the Scout.com network of websites, is citing unnamed sources in reporting that Florida has reached an agreement with Meyer. The report says that an official announcement still isn't likely for a number of weeks, and it is not clear whether Meyer has even been offered a contract.

However, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley has issued a statement that he has not even talked to Meyer. Foley stated for the record that the report that Meyer has been hired is "1,000 percent false" and that the school will not even talk to coaches until the season is over Nov. 20.

Utah is 10-0 this season under Meyer, ranked No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and sixth in the BCS standings. If the Utes' BCS ranking holds, they'd become the first team from a non-BCS conference to make it into one of the big-money BCS bowls.

Meyer's success with Utah this season has kept his name on the front burner ever since Zook was fired Oct. 25. And the fact that Meyer was hired at Utah by Bernie Machen, who is now Florida's president, has also been cited as a strong reason why he might wind up in Gainesville.

Meyer, 40, earns $500,000 annually at Utah and has a contract that runs through 2009. Also: Full story at Gator Country





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[Gatorgirl]

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Meyer rumored to be becoming Gators coach

/ FOXSports.com
Posted: 1 day ago

Ever since Florida ruled out Steve Spurrier's return, the focus has turned toward hot-shot Utah coach Urban Meyer as the man who might be able to resurrect the Gators.


And now it's rumored that Meyer already might have agreed to take over for Ron Zook in Gainesville.

Gator Country, a part of the Scout.com network of websites, is citing unnamed sources in reporting that Florida has reached an agreement with Meyer. The report says that an official announcement still isn't likely for a number of weeks, and it is not clear whether Meyer has even been offered a contract.

However, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley has issued a statement that he has not even talked to Meyer. Foley stated for the record that the report that Meyer has been hired is "1,000 percent false" and that the school will not even talk to coaches until the season is over Nov. 20.

Utah is 10-0 this season under Meyer, ranked No. 5 in the AP Top 25 and sixth in the BCS standings. If the Utes' BCS ranking holds, they'd become the first team from a non-BCS conference to make it into one of the big-money BCS bowls.

Meyer's success with Utah this season has kept his name on the front burner ever since Zook was fired Oct. 25. And the fact that Meyer was hired at Utah by Bernie Machen, who is now Florida's president, has also been cited as a strong reason why he might wind up in Gainesville.

Meyer, 40, earns $500,000 annually at Utah and has a contract that runs through 2009. Also: Full story at Gator Country





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That is what Foley said when rumors started going around about Spurrier coming back to Florida. It's rumored that there is an "agreement" between Florida and Meyer. That could be an agreement to talk about the job, an agreement that he will interview, or an agreement that he will coach for however long..."agreement" could mean a lot of things.

Personally, I hope we do get Meyer. Modern day Spurrier with an updated "unorthodox" system that will surely work for a pass-happy school.

 

[Avery]

As a Ute fan and alumni, I highly doubt he's actually talked to Florida yet as that would be quite unprofessional. I think he's very interested in the job IMO and he would be smart by taking it. The guy is a proven winner and would do wonders for the young Gators.

 

[Gatorgirl]

As a Ute fan and alumni, I highly doubt he's actually talked to Florida yet as that would be quite unprofessional. I think he's very interested in the job IMO and he would be smart by taking it. The guy is a proven winner and would do wonders for the young Gators.

Agreed. I think he would do wonders for our program.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Urban Meyers was the rumor that was circulating on the local sports talk radio circuit here in central Florida last week. I don't know if they got the rumor from the same source or not. Meyers just seems to be the favorite, rumors or no rumors.