Coach Meyer aka Hal McCrae

Coach Meyer continued his arrogant, untouchable, and holier than thou actions when berating an Orlando Sentinel Florida Gator beat writer for publishing a quote from Gator WR Deonte Thompson in which he discussed the difference between new Gator QB Brantley and former QB Tebow.

Here is the story that started this confrontation: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2010/03/florida-gators-wr-deonte-thompson-sounds-happy-to-usher-in-post-tebow-era.html

Her is the video of Urban Meyer threatening the reporter: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5027317

And here is a funny take on how Meyer thinks the media and everyone else should treat his program: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/100325_urban_meyer_reporter_guidelines&sportCat=ncf

Meyer vehemently defends his players as if they were his own kids, which I can respect. However, his program has had a checkered history with off the field incidents and Meyer jumps on any reporter that criticizes any facet of his program no matter if it is warranted or not.

Then there was the whole HealthGate saga with him resigning and then taking a 'leave of absence.' As with most powerful coaches in sports, he has a major ego which can help propel programs to great heights, but also rub a lot of people the wrong way and can bring trouble to the programs (see Pete Carroll and John Calipari).

Meyer looked like a pissed off soccer dad while telling the reporter he would fight him if Thompson was his own kid. Maybe a he, Roy Williams, and John Boehner should spend less time in the tanning bed and more time focusing on their jobs and actions.