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This news was disturbing enough yesterday when an “outsider” reported it.  

After all, what could Matt Hayes really know about what happened in the UF locker room under Meyer’s watch.

But, when Pat Dooley confirms it and points out that Percy Harvin was the “most coddled athlete in the history of

Florida Football” it makes one sit up and take notice.

 

Then to add that Janoris Jenkins asked Muschamp, “Do you know who you’re talking to?”

It’s almost a surprise Muschamp didn’t resign right then.

His 7-6 season is much more understandable after all this information.  

I’m disappointed in Meyer too.  He talked about all the discipline problems he faced when he arrived at Florida and

     then contributed to the same kind of mess himself!  His conscience must’ve been pretty tough to listen to.

Is it any wonder he was taking sleeping pills?  .

 

 

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 Back Nine: Musings on Meyer, Masters and Muschamp

 

 

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By Pat Dooley
Columnist

10. Matt Hayes of The Sporting News had an interesting piece online Monday about how Florida got to where it was last season, basically saying Urban Meyer coddled his most talented players. “Over the last two years he was there,” one former player told The Sporting News, “the players had taken complete control of the team.” We saw signs of this and have heard stories, but Hayes was able to get them confirmed through sources. (The story about Percy Harvin attacking receivers coach Billy Gonzales and not being punished is deplorable. >From everything I've been told, Harvin was the most coddled athlete in the history of Florida football). Hayes' story paints a picture of a program that is “broken” and we all know that's what Meyer told Will Muschamp when Muschamp took the job. I know Muschamp felt he inherited a mess when he took over and it has taken him a year to get it headed back in the right direction. All you need to know about players' sense of entitlement was the meeting between Muschamp and Janoris Jenkins after multiple arrests and failed drug tests by the cornerback. When Muschamp told Jenkins he would have to be suspended, Jenkins replied, “Do you know who you're talking to?” And that was the end of his career at UF.

 

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Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at dooleyp@gvillesun.com. And follow at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley.