Meyer says ‘no truth to’ report of contact with Penn State

[News Bot]

On Friday, an Ohio-based blog reported, among other things, that former Florida head coach Urban Meyer had met with the president and athletic director at Penn State about possibly replacing Joe Paterno following the 2011 season. The website, Sports RappUp.com, went so far as to report that the discussions between the two sides were “productive”.…

Source: CollegeFootballTalk.com

 

[DRU2012]

Oh, give me a BREAK, somebody, anybody, WHOMEVER is responsible for this one--especially if it's Meyer and PSU and there's anything TO this! That extra bit about "productive talks" is the part that gives one pause; that's agent/negotiator speak for "this is real--we're talking about this". MY problem here is that it begins to look like it wasn't COACHING he wanted to get away from, never mind what he said; not only did Urban Meyer not really want to return in 2010 (which we all now suspect), it was the GATORS he wanted to get away from--and now ANY "prestigious" head-coaching position that will suffice. If so, then the "dis-owning" of the supposed "Meyer-heritage" that will begin for a lot of us, at least to some extent.