OT: Urban Meyer FIRED

[DVontel]

It's bad. Rhule & Kliff are still TBD. The only one on that list that had any success really was Harbaugh. Chip Kelly and O'Brien had a winning record but anybody who says their tenure wasn't a train wreck is kidding themselves. The biggest jokes were the biggest name college coaches of all time (Saban, Meyer, Spurrier, Petrino, etc...).

49ers were loaded on talent, especially on defense when Harbaugh came through, being honest. Still was a good NFL HC though.

 

[jmt]

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy and better franchise

 

[Dback Jon]

It's bad. Rhule & Kliff are still TBD. The only one on that list that had any success really was Harbaugh. Chip Kelly and O'Brien had a winning record but anybody who says their tenure wasn't a train wreck is kidding themselves. The biggest jokes were the biggest name college coaches of all time (Saban, Meyer, Spurrier, Petrino, etc...).

Again though - what is the comparison?

I can give you bigger jokes that were NFL assistants like Steve Wilks, Rich Kotite etc

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Again though - what is the comparison?

I can give you bigger jokes that were NFL assistants like Steve Wilks, Rich Kotite etc

At least Wilks won 3 games, including one in Lambeau.

 

[TRW]

I can give you bigger jokes that were NFL assistants like Steve Wilks, Rich Kotite etc

Just look through the history of the Cardinals' assistants AND head coaches. You'll find some real jewels there. LOL

 

[overseascardfan]

I hope he gets blackballed from coaching period. His ego will prevent him from taking any small Division II school job which may be only last chance he gets. Timing is great, all major college openings have been filled but no one is going to touch him right now. As for buy out clause, he assaulted a player no matter how hard he kicked Lambo so that should be grounds for breach of contract but I am not a lawyer but there are some on this board.

 

[AZ Native]

At least Wilks won 3 games, including one in Lambeau.

The day Rodgers gave up a game to get McCarthy fired. Cards were so bad that year he was fired after losing to us at Lambeau.

 

[HGC]

Lambo should have knocked him unconscious.

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Again though - what is the comparison?

I can give you bigger jokes that were NFL assistants like Steve Wilks, Rich Kotite etc

I guess it's the probability of failure. I'm talking about these big name college coaches. The probability of them failing seems to be much higher than that of the big name assistants that have a pulse on the NFL team and players.
Most of these big name college coaches come in thinking they can run/coach/treat an NFL team and players in the same manner that they did in college. Their college egos get put in check real fast in the NFL.
I also don't think the NFL assistants you named should have gotten jobs over more qualified assistants. Wilkes should have never got a job before guys like Bieniemy.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I guess it's the probability of failure. I'm talking about these big name college coaches. The probability of them failing seems to be much higher than that of the big name assistants that have a pulse on the NFL team and players.
Most of these big name college coaches come in thinking they can run/coach/treat an NFL team and players in the same manner that they did in college. Their college egos get put in check real fast in the NFL.
I also don't think the NFL assistants you named should have gotten jobs over more qualified assistants. Wilkes should have never got a job before guys like Bieniemy.

Ritchie Kotite got 2 head coaching jobs in the NFL.

 

[ajcardfan]

We just witnessed one of the greatest cons in American history. 50 million dollars, or so.

 

[PACardsFan]

The day Rodgers gave up a game to get McCarthy fired. Cards were so bad that year he was fired after losing to us at Lambeau.

Exactly. Packers CB's dropped like 4 picks from Rosen that day & 2 were on the last drive that resulted in the GW FG.

 

[PACardsFan]

Ritchie Kotite got 2 head coaching jobs in the NFL.

Kotite was a heinous HC. He's right up there with Marion Campbell of the Falcons. What's comical is that Campbell was hired & fired on 2 separate stints with Falcons. He went 6-19 from 1974-1976, and yet they rehired him again in 1987. In his 2nd stint, he went 11-36.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

 

[WisconsinCard]

The day Rodgers gave up a game to get McCarthy fired. Cards were so bad that year he was fired after losing to us at Lambeau.

So not true. He drove them down the field for a wining FG attempt. Now if you think Crosby missed on purpose to get him fired, well that would be some serious conspiracy stuff right there.

 

[AZ Native]

So not true. He drove them down the field for a wining FG attempt. Now if you think Crosby missed on purpose to get him fired, well that would be some serious conspiracy stuff right there.

OK but the bottom line is the Packers lost to the lowly Cardinals and McCarthy was fired immediately

 

[WisconsinCard]

OK but the bottom line is the Packers lost to the lowly Cardinals and McCarthy was fired immediately

I know I was there. And listening to their radio all the way home was a blast. Wasn't it @Cardsfanstl

 

[oaken1]

All contracts should have some behavioral clauses to protect the team/owner. Ridiculous to make a bad hire, can the guy, and still have to pay them.

conduct detrimental to the team??

seems like that would cover it...looked every bit like this guy was trying to get fired.

 

[Ronin]

'At war with evil:' Urban Meyer's daughter, Gigi, defends her father on Instagram

Urban Meyer's daughter went to Instagram to defend her father saying she was at war with evil.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Fired for cause, so team has no intention of paying the remainder of the contract. Meyer is going to end up getting paid ~$20M for 11 months of "work" and being a total jackwad. Must be nice!

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

'At war with evil:' Urban Meyer's daughter, Gigi, defends her father on Instagram

Urban Meyer's daughter went to Instagram to defend her father saying she was at war with evil.

sports.yahoo.com

the whole family is a train wreck. I've seen first hand Meyer's wife, Shelley, at a local bar trying to pick up/hit on about every young dude that walked in the place. Urban has known that girl in his video for years and Shelley was fully aware of her.

The guy was a good college coach but he's always been a scumbag.

I have numerous stories from guys that are members at Muirfield Country Club, Jack Nicklaus's course and home of the Memorial tournament, where Meyer lives and is a member.

One is, one of the 1st days Meyer walked in like he owned the place and was asking/demanding things. This group of guys, THE BIG BIG MONEY guys in Columbus put him in his place fast. They said(paraphrasing), we're the guys paying your salary, you're nothing in here.

 

[Ronin]

Jaguars owner Shad Khan's spokesman says decision to fire Urban Meyer was made before kicker Josh Lambo's allegation

Jaguars owner Shad Khan's spokesman, Jim Woodcock, said the decision to fire Urban Meyer was made after Sunday's game.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[TheCardFan]

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[AZ Native]

I know I was there. And listening to their radio all the way home was a blast. Wasn't it @Cardsfanstl

You were there? Wow, how cool. You must have felt like you were in heaven.

 

[Ronin]

Former Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer discusses his firing, apologizes to Jacksonville

In a 23-minute exclusive interview with NFL.com, Urban Meyer discusses his firing as head coach of the Jaguars and addresses several of the controversies that plagued his Jacksonville tenure.

www.nfl.com