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Originally Posted by Zeus

Wow..... I just got tipped off from an EXTREMELY reliable source (who works within the UF Athletic Department) that Urban coming back was a lot more than just having a change of heart...


Ok lets take a look at what went down. Urban Meyer mysteriously resigns before the bowl game, before we locked in our recruiting class, and leaves the program shaken. He never really talked about WHY he resigned so suddenly.

Urban, his wife, and the school administration know there is 0% chance of him changing his mind....

Then he comes back the next day... Why?



Well here is what happened behind the scenes.

1. The reason he resigned so suddenly is because Urban never really wanted to leave the program, He resigned immediately so that Charlie Strong would have a chance to serve as HC, as he had not signed the contract with Louisville. Once Charlie Strong took over as HC, Urban would take his leave of absence... and then once he was ready, he would come back and coach the program again. At that point, Charlie Strong would step down and he would find a HC job somewhere else.

2. Urban did step down, and Jeremy Foley (Athletic Director) began talks with Charlie Strong.... however in the middle of the talks they got a call from a big time HC who wanted the position immediately. This complicated things for Jeremy Foley, he couldn't hire Charlie Strong hoping that Urban Meyer would eventually come back and miss out on this big name coach who could step in right away and have success.

3. So the idea of bringing back Charlie Strong was dismissed. This complicated things for Urban Meyer.... see he never wanted to quit, just take time off. The plan was for him to take time off while Strong kept the program warm, and when Urban was ready he would come back. If Jeremy Foley brought in a big name coach, it would no longer be Urban's team and he would no longer have a chance to regain control of the program like he intended. Once this new big name coach came in, it officially would end any hope that Urban had to come back.

4. SO Urban changed his resignation to a leave of absence to protect the program. Steve Addazio would be promoted to interim head coach, and he would essentially be doing the same thing that Charlie Strong would have done....

That big name coach was Bob Stoops.

Man!!!!!! So much drama down there. It's like a soap opera.
Pretty interesting though.