Ohio State WR Trevon Grimes transferring to Florida

Sly, as an STA alum (and former QB there), I saw Allen play a few times on TV and I like his arm and moxie. That said, I have to agree with your assessment on his athleticism as not being the best fit for the Mullen spread. I hope he sticks around but may need to look elsewhere for a starting opportunity. he could be a good fit up here in North Carolina. Have not seen Trask in action, but suspect he may begin looking as well.

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I couldnt agree more, we owe a debt of gratitude for what Urban Meyer did for UF!

I didn’t even think of that, Larry. What a great point and well within the realm of possibility. You know, these head coaches get demonized so much any more, often just because they coach an opposing team, and people forget that there’s a brotherhood among them too. A competitive brotherhood, true, but a brotherhood nonetheless. I always recall, for instance, how much Steve Spurrier did for Lou Holtz when his wife was very ill several years ago.

I don’t know Urban to say if he’s a good guy, but he sure was entertaining. Let’s let the record speak for itself. I’m not certain everyone would be singing his praises if his buddy hadn’t been hired, and all the rose colored glasses were re-attached to your noses. Urban did a lot for the program, for certain. Much of it by installing tradition and dedication to the school, if mainly on the surface. Two championships, yes. Outstanding defenses, yes. Attitude and toughness, yes. 36 arrests in 6 seasons, yes. Program destruction leading to health issues, yes. Cupboard empty for Muschamp’s first year, yes. My theory is that if not for Tebow, very few would have anything positive to say about Urban other than two NCs, and without him, we have at least one fewer. Tim covered up a lot of the program’s sins. Give me SOS’s one NC in 12 years any day over Urban’s run. All things considered, with Mullen, I’d be happy to have fewer national championships in exchange for a cleaner program, competitive in-conference every year, and far more stability than the white-hot tenure of Meyer’s.

It really isn’t Scottie, and that’s a good point. Who knows all the dynamics behind the scenes during that time–we can only speculate, really–but w/o going into my credentials to speculate on this part, it was pretty clear that Urban was physiologically responding to enormous pressures at Florida, which set up what were essentially autonomic dysfunctions, some of which appeared cardiovascular and potentially serious. Not uncommon at all, everyone responds to stress in one or more systems–GI, CV, etc. I think of it this way–much less stress at OSU, still a high profile job, he’s back on home ground, he’s got to beat Michigan but a good year keeps him going absent a national championship. Who the hell can blame the man? Besides, say what you will, he’s a great coach.

I agree with you that we should cut Urban some slack and appreciate the two national titles and great years with Tebow. It was a great run and a lot of fun. However, to set the record straight- he did not leave Florida for Ohio State. He had no way of knowing that Tressel would get fired a year after he left Florida to take some time off and work at ESPN. When the job came open, and he found out his health problems were in his head not his heart, he obviously wanted back in the game and it was a good opportunity for him, close to home. I was personally glad the guy quit Florida instead of having to be run out, because it was obvious he had burned out. I don’t buy that he left the cupboard empty. He had top recruiting class after top recruiting class. Yes, there are obviously always holes to fill, but the next coach sucked, and it is always the same excuse for coaches that suck- the last guy didn’t leave any good players. Also, if whatshisname hadn’t stolen a laptop, just think how good Meyers’ last year at UF might have been?