MEYER CONSPIRACY THEORIES OFF BASE

Gator Gridiron
Roger Franklin Williams

Since Urban Meyer resigned for the second time in December of 2010, speculation as to "why" Coach Meyer resigned has become something of a cottage industry among those who rabidly follow college football, especially the SEC.  In recent days, every conversation your "Old School Gator" has had with a college football fan has included being inundated with "theories" of  the "real reason" Meyer chose to end his career with the Gators. From the Gator Gridiron point of view, here is the "real reason"---CM was "burned out" from decades of relentless non-stop pursuit of career advancement, recruiting dominance and conference and national championship trophies and, after a serious health crisis, which included his being carried out of his bedroom at 4 o'clock in the morning by paramedics in front of his wife and children, he had a dramatic re-evaluation of his life and career goals which resulted in his wanting to live a slower paced life--- a life that actually included spending time with his wife and children. In other words, Gator Gridiron believes that Urban Meyer's stated reasons for resigning ARE the "real reasons" he resigned.

For some reason this perfectly rational, and medically documented (physically and psychologically), explanation of Coach Urban Meyer's change in career path is lost on legions of college football fans, including Gator fans. To those who continue to be obsessed with dark fantasies of Meyer's true motivations, the Old School Gator would like to pose a few questions.

For instance; why would a man who literally almost worked himself to death in the pursuit of National Championships want to risk his life continuing to work at that pace (the only pace a guy like Meyer knows) to win more National Championships when he already has two National Championship trophies sitting on his mantle?

 Why would a man who loves his family go against the strong desire of his wife and teenage children to slow down and protect his health in order to continue a brutal, obsessive career grind when he has already achieved more (at his age) than virtually any coach in college football history?

Why would a guy who is at an age--early 40's--when tens of thousands of American men drop dead every day of stress related illnsesses risk his life to continue to pound away at an 18 hour/7 day a week/365 day a year monster (feeding a hungry Gator Nation with our required quota of  BCS Bowl victories and SEC and National Championships) when he already has achieved lifetime financial security?

Gator fans and Gator Haters can continue to waste their time speculating on the "real reasons" Urban Meyer resigned as Head Coach at Florida, but this Gator is perfectly satisfied that the reasons stated by Coach Meyer are absolutely rational, sane and genuine; unlike the legions of conspiracy theorists who continue to advance increasingly bizzare, ridiculous and malevolent motives.

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