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Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:06 am
by 74_75_78_79_
Of course in this case he was fired instead of resigning, and in this case he is a previous college football (multiple times) National Champion as opposed to a future one, but the ’76 Jets immediately comes to mind upon hearing this news. Yes, other obvious differences as well, but still.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:05 am
by Brian wolf
I think Baalke is poison.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:09 am
by RichardBak
The Wrath of (Shad) Khan.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:26 am
by Brian wolf
I dont feel the team will stay in Jax anyway ...
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:08 pm
by JWL
74_75_78_79_ wrote:Of course in this case he was fired instead of resigning, and in this case he is a previous college football (multiple times) National Champion as opposed to a future one, but the ’76 Jets immediately comes to mind upon hearing this news. Yes, other obvious differences as well, but still.
Since Meyer was/is more of a jerk, the better comparison is to Bobby Petrino but all three of these cases are quite similar from a bird's eye view.
Holtz: 3-10
Petrino: 3-10
Meyer: 2-11
The first two quit to take jobs at Arkansas.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:33 pm
by JameisLoseston
Benching JRob lit the fire, kicking the kicker was the last straw. Bye Felicia. Definitely on the level of Petrino among the worst coaching hires ever; many saw it coming, but I thought Urban would be too much of a professional to let it be a complete disaster. Turns out he conducted himself far from professionally just about the entire time...
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:02 pm
by racepug
I just wish JAX could find some stability. I've been a (sorta) fan ever since Mark Brunell was their QB.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:18 pm
by Brian wolf
The Jags never recovered from blowing that 2017/18 AFC Championship game against NE.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:17 am
by GameBeforeTheMoney
Don't forget Belichick's DC in Cleveland, Nick Saban. Another NCAA coaching great that didn't make it in the NFL. Bud Wilkinson is another.
I guess the question is, "Why aren't great NCAA head coaches able to translate that success to the NFL?"
Pete Carroll's done well in Seattle. Kingsbury has put together a good season in Arizona, although he didn't have a great NCAA coaching record.
A lot of times coaches take over teams that have struggled for a long time -- so maybe that's part of it. We all see how Meyer's behavior played a part, but for most cases that isn't an issue like it appears to be in Meyer's case.
Re: Urban Meyer finished after 13 games
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:42 pm
by Gary Najman
Other college coaches who stayed a few seasons in the NFL with two different teams were Dennis Erickson and Chip Kelly.