That's just not true. The Florida job is all that kept him away.

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That's just not true. The Florida job is all that kept him away.

Author: jakers (13891 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:06 am on May 26, 2020

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And frankly, had Ron Zook been fired at season's end rather than weeks earlier, we still would have had a decent shot. Florida fired Zook and started reaching out to potential replacements. Meyer was actually a few spots down the list of their desired choices, but they'd been in touch with his agent. Once their top choices had balked (primarily Shanahan), they started focusing more with Meyer, and made the formal, serious offer at virtually the same time N.D. did.

All of this gave Meyer time to consider the specifics of where Florida was as a program. Had Zook not been fired (or at least fired when Willingham was), Meyer would have been at Notre Dame. There is zero doubt.

Replies to: "That's just not true. The Florida job is all that kept him away."

“ Coaches who could have been hired before Charlie Weis”. Woulda, coulda, shoulda......not likely! [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 8:58am 5/26/20 (27) [View All]
- Re: “ Coaches who could have been hired before Charlie Weis”. Woulda, coulda, shoulda......not likely! [NT] - b2runn - 10:03pm 5/28/20
- As regards former HC Charles Weis... [LINK] - Shillelagh - 9:11am 5/27/20
  - Poor officiating? USC game killed him? - humbaba - 12:10pm 5/28/20
    - Officiating? You bet! [LINK] - Shillelagh - 8:48am 5/29/20
      - So how does officiating play into the other 48 games Weis lost as a college coach? [NT] - humbaba - 9:35am 5/29/20
  - Weis looked great on paper. He had some obstacles not of his doing - MarkHarman - 8:30am 5/28/20
- Weak article, biggest mistake was Wadsworth (Davie) and the Kevin White mess [NT] - DonMiller - 7:37pm 5/26/20
  - To quote the great Orator of the East, AlbanyIRISH “You're kinda fucking dumb.” [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:34am 5/27/20
- ND football died when we whiffed on Meyer. - Irishize - 9:36am 5/26/20
  - There never was a chance of hiring Urban Meyer - ndunabomber - 10:52am 5/26/20
    - Agree with quite a bitr of that. Weis was never cut out to be HC though... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:07am 5/26/20
    - That's just not true. The Florida job is all that kept him away. - jakers - 11:06am 5/26/20
  - It didn’t help when Lou was honest with him about his chances of winning. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:39am 5/26/20
    - Don't forget Meyer had a young family and a wife who looked at recruiting for ND nationwide or - jrdjr84 - 2:48pm 5/28/20
    - That's not what Lou said. - jakers - 10:51am 5/26/20
      - Your spot on, it wasn't Lou [NT] - DonMiller - 9:57am 5/27/20
      - Neither were positives. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:08pm 5/26/20
      - Yep. That's how it went down. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:05am 5/26/20
  - Re: ND football died when we whiffed on Meyer. - jonpaultoo - 10:03am 5/26/20
    - Urban Meyer: A talented scumbag - Irishize - 12:46pm 5/26/20
      - With his own jet. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:09pm 5/26/20
      - He wouldnt have won - WoodstockIrish - 1:23pm 5/26/20
        ND under Meyer would have been a powerhouse. - Irishize - 3:21pm 5/26/20
        Exactly, they play very similar schedules/opponents - WoodstockIrish - 8:46am 5/27/20
        
        Not with our 2007 and 2008 roster - ndunabomber - 4:59pm 5/26/20
        We're those the classes which had 1 OL between them? - NedoftheHill - 12:31pm 5/27/20
        Yes, under Willingham - ndunabomber - 3:07pm 5/27/20