Now, he said, the Outback Bowl takes on new meaning. Senior cornerback Ahmad Black said the season was "stressful on everybody," but he had no indication Meyer would step down. I am truly glad that he's happy and no matter what, we both will be Gators for the rest of our lives." "He will be blessed and better off for it. "I respect that coach Meyer had the courage to make the decision that was right for himself and his family," former Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow said. Florida is going to be Florida like always, and I think we're going to move forward and it's going to be a good program." But all those guys have a good relationship with their coaches, their position coaches. "Of course all the young guys are going to worry about who's coming in next. "I think everybody is pretty much supportive of his decision," senior center Mike Pouncey said. His current and former players said they are saddened, but want what's best for Meyer. To see my beautiful daughter Gigi over there sign a national letter of intent to go to Florida Gulf Coast, and I've not seen the school yet. "If it was a different time in my family's lives where they weren't involved in sports and involved in all the things that a dad should be at, it might be different. "I don't think the struggles this season - you can fix struggles," he said. By the end of the season, fans were regularly booing the Gators for their performance. It was the first time Florida has had a five-loss regular season since 1988.
This wasn't the best of years for Meyer and the Gators. "This year he was a lot more relaxed and a lot more like he was kind of getting back into it again. Even the wins, the close wins that we pulled out you could just like see a relief when we'd just pull it out. Every loss he takes extremely hard on himself, and you could see that last year. Not really pressure, but he wears it on himself. "Last year you could kind of see it weighing in. "I was really shocked at this one," senior punter Chas Henry said. The decision also caught his players off guard. "We're glad he's doing what's best, we're happy for him and glad he's doing it the right way," quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler said. His decision stunned them, but they insisted they want what's best. He informed his staff via phone on Tuesday because they are on the road recruiting. Supported by his wife, Shelley, his youngest daughter, Gigi, 17, and his son, Nathan, 12, Meyer insisted that his health was not a factor in the decision as it was last year. He's at peace and I shared that peace with him."įoley said a search for Meyer's successor will begin immediately. My office is next to him and I've seen how he's been this year, and I've seen the effort he's put forward this year and I know it's not a knee-jerk reaction to being 7-5. He was at a different place a year ago, the turmoil was evident. "I'm at peace with the decision because he's at peace, and last year that was not the case," Foley said. Neither Foley nor Machen tried to talk him into staying because, they said, they believed he was making the right decision. They believed he was acting under duress, and just needed time.
Last year, they encouraged him to take a leave of absence instead. On Tuesday, he met with athletic director Jeremy Foley and UF president Bernie Machen and informed them of his decision. He began seriously considering walking away on Saturday. He was eventually diagnosed with esophageal spasms and placed on medication. 26, 2009, Meyer resigned citing health reasons, but rescinded that decision one day later, instead opting to take a leave of absence. This is the second time in less than a year that Meyer has walked away from the program. I missed two already with one away at college. They're both very talented Division I-A volleyball players so I missed those four years. I've not seen my two girls play high school sports. At the end of the day I'm very convinced that you're going to be judged on how you are as a husband and as a father and not on how many bowl games we won. I think sometimes we make it far too complex. "I'm stepping down as the head football coach at the University of Florida to focus on family and my other interests away from the sidelines," said Meyer, who plans to coach his last game for Florida at the Jan.
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