Rich Eisen Wants No Part of Urban Meyer’s Excuses for Why He Failed with the Jacksonville Jaguars

[@Windupchronic]

Appreciate the irony of the comment, "I think everything is so fragile right now," coming from the same man who falls apart after a loss to the point where he can't even shake another man's hand.

[@DanTheMailman330]

I think the word you're looking for is "projection".

[@bigbearkat2010]

Yeah that first quote was just using a lot of words to say he's a sore loser

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

When he started losing at Florida that's when he started having "health issues". He can't handle adversity but has the nerve to call everybody else soft lol

[@craigwelch4597]

I HATE the narrative that Urban keeps spinning that he wants to win more than the entire world!! That is just some BULLSHIT! Especially when used as an excuse for bad behavior or failure.

[@rocjackson5975]

Quite ironic...

[@oaktownstunna]

This is a classic case of people showing you who they really are when they are met with adversity

[@TheRounder1980]

Always knew it

[@addivogt7965]

Your are referring to rich I assume

[@rayjr62]

Adversity doesn't build character; adversity reveals it.

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@addivogt7965 ??

[@joeking433]

Urban is a Christian and will have problems in Satan's world. You won't.

[@lokilxix]

Shitbag comes out as a shitbag and everyone is surprised? The guy has ALWAYS taken all the credit none of the blame. Honestly shocked he didn't have some health scare after the first five losses.

[@patrickbreiding310]

This guy is toxic. I wouldn’t want him coaching my son

[@LdyVder]

@@patrickbreiding310 I said that after he left Utah for Florida. It's only gotten worse.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Personally my prediction was he would start going all Fred Sanford after about two seasons

[@msudak4]

I’ve always thought and still believe that he and Tebow are a good bit more than coach/player/friend😳

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

Lol right. Soon as the going gets tough he starts pitching a fit or making excuses lol

[@MyNameIsKayin]

I think this story is FAR from over. Any players that are released or traded will talk about what really happened.

[@rig2037]

Yep. His firing was just the true tip of the ice berg. I’m sure players will continue to come out about how Urban treats his players

[@kirklawrence4326]

totally agree. Wondering about OSU players. If this happened here in the NFL, why wouldn't we think this happened at the collegiate level even more so.

[@rodinowright6591]

We need more " with a woman other than his wife" stories to come out.

[@overthetoppranks]

My step brother personally knows Jags Center Brandon Linder.. I CANT WAIT to hear the details😂😂

[@johnnycage1057]

We already heard from Kicker Andrew Lambo who will be next

[@stingrey1571]

To sum up Urban’s excuses, was the same excuse he used during the season. “ITS EVERYONE’S FAULT BUT MINE!!!”

[@sarges1712]

that's what I get. no accountability for his own actions and what he can control.

[@blonderaider4281]

Because he’s a selfish person and does not care about anyone besides himself.

[@erikdayne5429]

Literally the opposite of leadership

[@jpmnky]

And that’s the worst excuse when you’re the head coach. The buck stops with you. Well, it’s supposed too.

[@jpmnky]

@@erikdayne5429 Exactly.

[@adriankendrick4281]

Urban pretty much said his style would work if America wasn't soft in his mind.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I would say he's very soft in the head

[@Kaanfight]

“If only I could assault people in the workplace, that would mean we’d win!”

[@HyzersGR]

He's trying to get sympathy from people in Ohio lol

[@j.d.6915]

I'll tell you who was fragile, Urban....And wtf is up with Urban calling out coaches that have agents, considering he most certainly has one that helped him negotiate his NFL contract, his OSU contract, his Florida Contract...

[@alod247]

Media needs to stop trying to throw Urban a bone. Dude is a crap person and a bad coach. Period

[@jca7343]

Love this comment. That is all.

[@SM-rv8zt]

Times have changed indeed. He said it plain as day. The (self admitted) problem is that he can't be lord and master and relentlessly bully and intimidate anyone he wants with no pushback. As much as we loathe agents or that side of the game they do serve a purpose. Sometimes you need backup and an advocate from someone who's not also beholden to the same boss. Good riddance.

[@jayfxdx]

I don't think the times have changed, Myer was just clueless. There was, is, and will continue to be a huge difference between men and boys, amateurs and professionals.

[@bethanysamson]

100%

[@honeychilerider]

@@jayfxdx Agreed. Meyer's problem was that in college he could push around and bully what were essentially boys and get away with any behavior he wanted because the colleges and boosters would protect him. But he entered the adult world and he just... isn't one. And doesn't know how to live in a world of accountability. So he's done.

[@kmlckd]

Sounds like an orange guy were all familiar with

[@troystaunton254]

Agents for athletes are like unions for tradesmen. You don’t need em when you’re dealing with good people. You do when you’re dealing with terrible people. A safety blanket is a good thing to have.

[@geminiifilms6768]

I used to think Notre Dame would want Urban, boy was I wrong.

[@sedohema]

Any football program would take him, maybe not now, but in a year. You'll see. After all he IS a winner in college football

[@thasty100]

Notre Dame. They just hired a former OSU football player. Lol the Man had the nerve to dog his former school. Says he would think twice about going to OSU. What a tool . OSU is the reason why he got the job. Lol can’t wait until we play Notre Dame next year. 😊

[@anthonygraham8122]

@@thasty100 actually. Cincinnati is why he got the job. And I'm a TOSU fan. Actually the school is family to me because about 80% of my family graduated from there. But Columbus isn't for everyone. If he says he made a mistake then he may have. Who cares.

[@jasoncorona9760]

Not in this day and age. He's done.

[@jasoncorona9760]

@@sedohema Even five years ago, you'd be right

[@slickdeezynation8331]

I got a feeling a lot of players are gonna come out about urban's behavior. Maybe even Ohio state and Florida players and coaches

[@TheRounder1980]

They need to especially if this is how he acted. He shouldn’t be around kids

[@tygrkhat4087]

One of his players at Florida was Aaron Hernandez.

[@slickdeezynation8331]

@@tygrkhat4087 also factz

[@troystaunton254]

I read a comment when urban first got hired. “The Jaguars will regret hiring this narcissist.” At the time I just kinda went “yeah everyone is an keyboard psychologist, and anyone we don’t like has a personality disorder.” Literally everything I’ve read and heard about urban since then says to me, there’s a good chance that person was right. They were about the regret. But the consistent behaviour certainly has the hallmarks too.

[@calebdesjardins616]

Of all the crappy coaches to be fired, the fact that almost no coach has ever had this kinda stuff accused of them shows just how stupid urban Meyer is and how above the law he thought he was. When was the last time you heard a coach be accused of this kinda stuff in the nfl? And they’re all under the microscope but most have a base level of character and work ethic that successful people must have…

[@wisewolftony]

Never thought we would see a coach as bad as Gase but boy did it not take long for that to be proven wrong. At least Gase got to the playoffs once.

[@9326metal]

@@wisewolftony atleast Gase didn't act like a bully like Urban Meyers

[@treyerickson7459]

Hes used to that osu culture of cover everything up and win at all cost. Just not this year. 42-27 scumbags lose

[@Lappelduvideify]

Bobby Knight. Small list for sure.

[@penileshenanigans2613]

@@treyerickson7459 you'll have fun in 10 years when Michigan wins again!

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Urban Meyer is a classic sociopath. Full stop. The world is all about him. Everyone and everything else have no purpose but to serve his needs and wants, nothing else.

[@joeking433]

Seek the Lord, heathen.

[@bubblesthemonkey6615]

@@joeking433 Pfff, if you think Urban Meyer is your messiah you’re more fucked up than he is.

[@tavian15]

As a Ohio State fan and follower of Meyer, I agree

[@joeking433]

@@bubblesthemonkey6615 "5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." Seek the Lord, heathen.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@bubblesthemonkey6615 I think Joe King is joking...

[@Scott-J]

I feel I should write a children's book, "Sometimes successful people suck: An Urban Meyer Story". Being successful, in any area, does not mean you are good in other areas. Successful at football doesn't mean you know how to lead. Being very good at throwing a ball doesn't mean you are good at making good health decisions. Identify and accept your weaknesses, kids.

[@jamesb1988]

Add a chapter with regards to "Being famous does not make you a good person aka The Kardashian Effect" and you'd be golden lol.

[@pragneshpatel4019]

There is no humility in his statement. He is throwing the blame around instead of pointing to himself.

[@Crusader1815]

Usually bullies get cured at age 10 when the one kid who sticks up for themselves hauls off and deals with them. I guess Urban never met that kid.

[@tomchrisfield7348]

He has his family under his control too, look how quick his family made up excuses for and defended him while he's out with his girlfriend. C'mon Man.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Right? I read the statement his daughter made basically calling his bad press fake news like that bar video was a figment of our imagination.

[@ctruth6185]

Make sure you have a family. I doubt if you'll ever reproduce one. Your brand of wussery has been discontinued.

[@Davecm008]

"None of this is my fault, it's the Woke Mob and Cancel Culture" - Urban Meyer probably

[@KMC5240]

He about to be a Fox News commentator in 2022

[@willardmatsaudza3101]

@@KMC5240 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m dead

[@jjstraka1982]

I mean, there are absolutely people who unironically defend him and believe his firing is a symptom of a "soft" culture.

[@bulldogsbob]

Have you every watched Fox News? I’m a conservative and Urban should have been fired after his stunt in Ohio.

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@jjstraka1982 yeah reading a lot of comment boards basically crying persecution against Meyer like the media is out to get him. Then Meyer's daughter among other things, tried playing the fake news angle.

[@chikowashere]

This is the same coach that had a panic attack and retired when Tim Tebow left Florida.

[@vitamind2387]

I have hated Urban since he was at OSU, I’m loving this fall out knowing it’s the last of him

[@joshuagpeterson]

Is this ☝ a Rich Eisen burner account?

[@ctruth6185]

Can't wait until you're replaced by a robot.

[@ctruth6185]

You have nothing to offer but hate. How are you even useful? Your robot replacement will be an upgrade.

[@nickfindsgold9788]

"I woulda gotten away with it too, of it werent for those pesky kids and their phones with cameras in them" "Have you heard about this? remember when phones were attached to the wall and you could grope whoever you wanted to"

[@marcusbell4104]

“It used to be all about the team, the team, the team, but now it’s all about…oh, I’m sorry guys, I have make a stop at my bar, enjoy the flight back home. Goooooo team!!!! No seriously, go.” Urban Meyer, probably…

[@DrSeuss-nv9hw]

Tell the full story, Marcus Bell. "I have to make a stop at my bar, chill, drink beer and get a lap dance from girl younger than my daughter. Enjoy the flight back home, suckers, uh...I mean fellas."

[@jamesb1988]

"Making my hand smell like fish is all about the team! If you can't see that, than you're just too fragile."

[@wayman1776]

It was never about a bar stop it was about his anger issues he kicked the kicker and the kicker talked.

[@franksabados657]

No team should ever hire Urban Meyer , he is a train wreck

[@RickMartinYouTube]

definitely damaged goods - like Gruden - both unlikely to see work for awhile if not forever

[@mareowainaina9168]

Agreed!!

[@mec4703]

Urb's motto: Let your fingers do the talkin

[@thizlam4810]

Jazz fingers.

[@Woodman99]

What it means is clinical narcissism.

[@n00blike]

I feel bad for the students and staff at college that had to deal with his BS.

[@pierrecausemybladdersempty1678]

It probably wasn't anything like this. He was a nobody and they were winning

[@davidminor4213]

Some can't tell the difference between intimidation and motivation

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

It was a money grab It's the only reason he took the damn job

[@ajbeard5233]

And he didn't even do that right lol

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

@@ajbeard5233 💯

[@Outrider74]

That second quote is ironic because Meyer is THE EXACT OPPOSITE of the person he's trying to portray in that quote.

[@shep68]

It’s becoming a theme amongst a certain subset of our society calling out perceived faults, flaws and injustices that they themselves are more likely than not guilty of. Put another way they are the types that love calling others “snowflakes” when in fact they are the softest whiners of all.

[@marcusbell4104]

Right!! How can he decry society for being “fragile,” when all it takes for him to completely unravel is losing a football game? His lack of self-awareness is startling.

[@whiskeredtuna]

I must not be sensitive enough I don’t see an issue here.

[@ssnow5516]

for real its like: person like urban: your a little bitch person: I'm not and don't call me that person like urban: I'm so offended. The world is so soft.

[@SamuelDuplessis12]

Exactly! When these people don't get things their own way they blame everyone else and call them buzzwords like soft, snowflakes or cancel culture. It's ridiculous that these kinds of people exist still.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

@@SamuelDuplessis12 whoa -dude - " It's ridiculous that these kinds of people exist still." what does that mean - you think they should be extinct ? also you forgot woke- i am so tired of hearing people say that - and they don't even know what it mean - other than it is a pejorative term -

[@golfmaniac]

What amazes me is that there was anyone that was surprised with all this. You could see as far back as Florida, what kind of person he was. I was glad when he got this job, because I knew he would get exposed in the NFL, I just did not think it would be this fast.

[@joeking433]

How many accounts do you freakin have!

[@spaceghost8995]

I don't watch or care about college football, but even I knew through various radio and TV news that Meyer was a total lying asswipe.

[@bigbearkat2010]

So basically that first quote amounts to "I didn't give a good handshake because I'm a sore loser" but then tries to blame everyone else being fragile. There seriously cannot be any way he didn't see the irony, like it should be physically impossible.

[@stubbingtonmarigold3032]

After hearing these stories, I’m starting to wonder if the main reason he took another head coaching job was POWER, like to just be a dick and get away with it- he definitely underestimated how hard the nfl is , but it seems like he just wanted a position where he could be a jerk without accountability.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I don't think you're the first person to think along those lines. Dude all of a sudden had health issues and left Florida and Ohio State the second things got even slightly hairy for him and there had been jokes being made that those health problems would come roaring back in a couple years when the Jags inevitably would show no signs of getting better.

[@draneym2003]

"Society has gotten soft" is really just conservative code for "I don't know why everyone doesn't put up with my crap anymore"

[@Timmeh_The_tyrant]

Why the hell would you want this guy to teach your coach your kid or treat your kid kid like that he needs to be investigated for his entire college career there's gotta be a lot of evil dirt there.

[@shawnnewcomer4879]

You do an excellent job of making him the example he should be.

[@GMAMEC]

This is the same man who left Ohio due to unbearable health issues. Why in the world would they believe he could handle a NFL team?

[@christopherbodigon9166]

Always wondered this too

[@kennyvires1093]

Buckeye fan here and I'm glad he got fired and glad all this is coming out about him. He's a dirty individual and when things don't go good his health is bad or it's never his fault. Always somebody else or some excuse with this man.

[@stuartcampbell4626]

"How you respond to the downs in life is more important than the ups." Absolutely, Rich! It's so great to hear that you teach your kids one of life's most important lessons. Now, if only the rest of America's sporting culture, particularly youth sports, would remember this--there'd be a better chance of fewer grown-man narcissists wreaking havoc...

[@LonghornsLegend]

He's a pathological liar. The literal textbook definition

[@adamschroeder5842]

This dude is one breath away from blaming cancel culture.

[@ctruth6185]

Y'all weak and live in fairytale worlds of utopias, unproven theories and hypothesis. Many of you are clearly not ready to run this society and never will be capable of leading. Leading others is not a neat world of utopia. Every society has to have leaders in order to function. Everyone can't sit back & complain or take the hypothetical high road while, tearing others apart for their leadership style. Leading others is the hardest job out there. Its a lot of pressure & responsibility for the outcome of others. Being accountable & responsible only for yourself is easy. Coaches jobs are harder than players.

[@madliberal7710]

Can't believe that Meyer's still a relative story.

[@bezz9141]

Blame Bobby knight for coaches like Meyer......no coaching talent, just good at yelling , screaming, temper tantrums to make players scare shits....

[@pronkb000]

In the words of the legendary Dean Smith: "if you treat every game as a life-and-death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing...you're going to be dead a lot."

[@boxxboyy3879]

Urban is a habitual line stepper

[@TheAnthony55221]

Urban is used to college players who if they speak out lose everything. I'm sure he's done stuff in that hasn't come out. Props to Lambo for speaking out.

[@duketogo25]

Props to Lambo for not beating the absolute dogsh-t out of Urban. Lambo is [kinda] short, but he is NOT a "small" dude.

[@christian19701]

Good call Rich. So much BS out there. It's refreshing to hear some truth for a change.

[@stoozdee]

Urban Meyer is Brent Norwalk from The Good Place.

[@PB-pl4vn]

As a Florida Gator, we hate Urban Meyer, inspite of him winning 2 championships there. I was enrolled during the second one. The man suddenly develops health problems when going gets rough, until he reemerges elsewhere

[@Noland55]

Very well said Rich.

[@charlesfaure1189]

When people learn to say NO to abuses of power, that's not fragility.

[@primalrefleks]

It’s hard to feel bad for Urban...

[@IsomPhilips]

As a Jaguar fan living in Jacksonville I don't understand why Shad Khan didn't even bother to look at this Guy's past. Sure, he won big at Florida and Ohio State but both of those tenures were riddled with controversy. The damage he's done to the franchise and to the franchise QB pisses me off and it could have easily been avoided if Khan had done his research instead of just looking at his won-loss record,

[@martinrademakers9839]

A person's behavior stays mainly consistent all their lives, so Urban Meyer must have also been like this behavior throughout his College Coaching career. So how was such poor coaching behavior masked and never revealed during all those years??

[@ninja0406]

Truth is it was both simultaneously. He was good urban and bad urban at same time, probably less bad urban bc he was winning so he was under less stress. Just being real

[@northgrave]

Regarding Meyers’ complaint that coaches have agents: Isn’t he a coach with an agent (and by what was said, a team of lawyers as well).

[@michaelatkins9780]

He was punished for giving TEBOW A CHANCE, PERIOD.

[@traviscoleman9520]

Khan did say this was not acceptable behavior. “You’re fired.”

[@adaleespence5424]

Rich, you are the best. Love it.

[@cgirl111]

At least other bad coaches put in the work. Meyer didn't even do that.

[@bigbearkat2010]

At least Petrino left by choice.

[@marke2452]

Wait, you mean the married man who was groping a young woman in a bar, instead of flying home with his team, is a scumbag? Who knew?!

[@jtdavis62]

Reminds me of Duke's death speech in Repo Man: "I blame society! Society made me what I am today!"

[@DanTheMailman330]

That's a deep cut. Nicely done.

[@elimin-8]

That ending line tho lol. Classic

[@waynestevenson9613]

Hey! I watched all the way to the end! Your welcome for that! Subscribed to watch more right here!

[@scruffy4647]

What's really sad is the lap dance didn't help with the stress of losing.

[@chromiumdragon8190]

Dan Campbell > Urban Meyer

[@re4477]

Urban took the job where he actually HAD to do his job…… Let that sink in.

[@briangregory6303]

I guess college coaches might be way too coddled.

[@Grandpa_Boxer]

He can finish that "Lap-dance" now--:)

[@3crowns21]

He was just teaching her the ways the QB receives the ball: shotgun and putting his hands 'under the center.'

[@lewismooney3941]

Can’t wait for that 30 for 30 lol

[@marlonperryman7129]

One the greatest college coaches. Better than Bo. Glass houses should throw bolders.

[@scubadiver6895]

5:21 It means, his style of bullying by money, power, prestige, physical abuse, nasty language, degrading actions, is no longer a successful strategy in the nfl. To me, that is good news, and good riddance to the "old guard" of coaching if that is what he exemplifies.

[@peteparadis1619]

SNOWFLAKE..

[@patrickleahy9534]

Advocate was a great word to use.

[@charlielan9287]

Urban is right about one thing. The team deserves better than him.

[@gregdolce2723]

Rich - I was a huge fan of yours in your early ESPN days. Found out you were a Michigan guy - became an even bigger fan. Now, with your brutal and completely justified takedowns of Urban Meyer, I’m pretty sure I’m your biggest fan.

[@richardcoreno]

Urb's son Tim Tebow was probably one of the "players" his agent had available to defend the head ball coach.

[@truss2005]

I hope no college even gives urban a chance again

[@youdontknow7190]

Hope he never gets another job but I am sure he will.

[@3crowns21]

But he can sit at home the next five years and collect his full pay. He absolutely will get it. This 'fired with cause' is not going to work. No way NFL wants a civil lawsuit and all its dirty laundry.

[@dalehodges5362]

Lol Bobby Knight really messed up that chair throwing negociation technique.

[@kennethduarte9605]

Even as an OSU fan, I can’t defend any of this and I won’t. It’s interesting to see Rich get so worked up over this but boy is he NOT wrong about and his reaction is completely justified. I’d thought I’d never see anybody worse then Bobby Petrino…. but yet, here we are.

[@tomsteinhardt4722]

Urban sucks, as a human.

[@DoctorEnigma01]

I told my kids when they were growing up and started dating, if you listen people will tell you if they’re a bad person, believe them!

[@claymac7895]

"No one likes to lose, but we all have to learn how" -Nucky Thompson

[@johnforrest3070]

Lesson is you can't treat grown men in the NFL like you did in college and didn't adapt. Case in point, Paul Westhead with the Lakers and Magic Johnson.

[@SWhit62030]

The Jaguars deserve a Coach who CAN coach.

[@DannyWilliamH]

He and Vrabel are not "really close". They hate each other. Vrabel once grabbed him by the throat and threatened to kill him if he didn't lay off of Luke Fickell. If Urban wasn't once the coach at OSU they wouldn't even pretend. The Titans didn't just stomp them out for no reason. Vrabel rightfully hates him.

[@man_bear_pope5897]

Urban acted like a king in college and thought he could do the same in the NFL. He couldnt adjust his mentality and when he couldnt bully everyone he blamed them instead.

[@jellosapiens7261]

I really think Rich might be the best extemporaneous speaker in the sports media industry. He's just so enjoyable to listen to

[@brianez1980]

Narcissism at it's best. Society (us) are the reason he was fired. None of his 11 months of crap along with the team not getting any better, none of his behavior is the result.

[@odisbrown8610]

Jimmy Johnson really handle losing a became a winner right in front of the hole world.....

[@keithmorgan742]

HUH? You may want to read your post and then type what you were TRYING to actually say.

[@matty4natty]

The old ball coach went from winner to loser pretty fast, loser with family, boss, friends, players. Tough to watch

[@untilthewheelsfalloff1751]

I mean he isn’t wrong ppl are way softer but how he behaved is ridiculous

[@deadninjastorage6160]

“We live in a society” -George Costanza

[@TheRounder1980]

I wish everyone of his ex players that he abused but to scared would come out now. His dirty laundry is so long

[@THERSC216]

Urban Meyer is showing his true colors. I hope people from his college teams and Jacksonville come out and drag him through the mud.

[@pepperypeppers2755]

Always the salesman, Urban is picking up conservative talking points about society being soft so he can get hired at Fox again

[@peteparadis1619]

Whoopie would do him, she LOVES white dudes...

[@augustinrocha9259]

I'm not a meyer fan, never have been. Funny that Eisen, Coward, Bayless....etc praised him when he won those titles at Florida. Yet, he had 20+players who committed assault, theft, did what they wanted. Guys like Eisen never mentioned that. All of a sudden, omg, hes a BAD dude now!!! Hmmm...weird

[@StephenCardilloNC]

No Gator fans are surprised by any of this. He flew his dirtbag flag long ago.

[@b.newsome8696]

Rich, you just got a new subscriber with this one. Straight shooter!

[@j.foster1560]

He might have flopped in Jacksonville but he will always be 7 - 0 against michigan. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nwansley22]

Yeah I noticed that his apology was never really an apology, just a blamefest.