I’ll admit I didn’t shed any tears last year when Urban Meyer stepped down as the University of Florida head football coach. First of all he made a habit of beating Tennessee. And other than that I find him to be smug and arrogant.

That said, I understand why the Gator Nation loved him, and the Buckeye faithful of Ohio State were excited about Meyer being named their new coach. No matter what you might think or how you might feel about Meyer there is no denying the guy can coach football.

At least now he’ll be coaching in Ohio and the Big 10. He might occasionally have the opportunity to coach against a Southeastern Conference team, but it will no longer be an every week thing and that’s something every fan not associated with Florida can be happy about.

Meyer’s deal at Ohio State is expected to make him the highest paid coach in college football…not that he was hurting with the more than $3 million a year he was making at Florida.

If you ask me Meyer, and every coach in college football is overpaid, but I understand the free market system of supply and demand. Meyer was in demand and Ohio State is supplying the money.

And thus I have another reason not to shed any tears for Urban.

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