Urban Meyer fed up with arrests, says Florida's clean; Bush-Heisman saga leaves questions with no answers and more

Posted on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 7:02 a.m.

Urban Meyer fed up with arrests, says Florida's clean; Bush-Heisman saga leaves questions with no answers and more

By Kaleb Roedel

Florida coach Urban Meyer protest a call by the officials during an NCAA college football game against South Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Florida won 38-14. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer spoke out regarding the string of player arrests that have happened during his six-year tenure.

"I try to evaluate everything about our program,'' Meyer said Thursday, as reported by the Associated Press. "I'm real upset about that (the arrests). After a while, enough is enough. If there's something we can improve on, we're certainly looking into that.

Meyer went on to defend the surfacing speculations.

"Dirty program? It's not a dirty program," said Meyer. "We follow the rules and some guys make mistakes and we've got to correct those mistakes. We follow the rules. We do it the right way at Florida and we have to do a better job with correcting some of the people making mistakes."

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Comments

Kubrick66

Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 2:16 p.m.

I think Bobby Bowden had it right when he said... Im praying for a misdemeanor. These are young kids with a lot of energy who are idolized by their community. They're going to get in trouble. There's no way to prevent that... We can only hope to contain it.

ThoseWhoStayUofM

Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 10:41 a.m.

Differences between Urban Meyer and Lloyd Carr? There's a world of difference. I think that says it all. Compare Urban Meyer to any great coach of prestige and honor. There are clear and distinct differences. Urban Meyer has little honor. He has no humility. The arrogance he espouses and the sense of entitlement he stands for translates directly to the actions of the athletes he cultivates. A good coach instills specific values in his student athletes. Lloyd Carr was one of the best at doing this. Let's be frank. A very small percentage of the kids you coach are going to be professional football players. During your time as a coach, is it more valuable to instill in those players football technique and fundamentals or values such as hard work, dedication, humility, and respect? I agree that both are important but where do your priorities lie? To allocate the prior ahead of the latter is selfish. Will you win more games? Maybe. Will you be doing the most good? Not by a long shot.

salineone

Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 8:55 a.m.

Maybe this says more about the attitude of the university administration than the coach. The attitude to win and having low standards of accountability. When players know that they can mess up and then get back on the team, there is no incentive to stay out of trouble. This goes all the way to the top. Be politically correct and tolerant.

Forever27

Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 8:53 a.m.

No NCAA investigation though. Who cares if Urban Meyer has a team with a wrap sheet longer than most term papers? Lets go back to Ann Arbor and make sure that the Wolverines aren't going over their time with stretching!

81wolverine

Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 7:37 a.m.

"Dirty program? It's not a dirty program" said Meyer. Really? 30 arrests in 6 years is certainly NOT a clean program either. If he wants kids with good character there who stay out of trouble, Meyer needs to show some himself and start leading these kids. He probably also needs to re-evaluate who he's recruiting. Some kids aren't suited for being in college plain and simple.