What's the deal with Urban Meyer?

Yesterday, Urban Meyer announced that he is done coaching the Gators due to mounting health problems with possibly his heart or brain. Reporters and coaches have been saying that he is a shell of himself lately and not doing very well with his health. It's a shame to hear him resign since he is one of the most successful and winningest coaches ever, but wait... is he really resigining? Apparently, he is coming back after only one day and will stick around for at least another season. Meyer is quoted as saying that he had a spirited practice on Saturday and had so much emotional support that he will be returning next year. As expected though, he will be taking some major time off after the Gators play the Bearcats in the new year.

Congrats to Mark Ingram

In one of the closes Heisman votes ever, Mark Ingram takes home the 2009 Heisman trophy as the best player in college football. Now as much as I dislike the Crimson Tide, Ingram deserves this award. He played solid in every single game this year except for Auburn, and carried a huge amount of the offensive weight on his shoulders due to inconsistent play by Julio Jones and an inexperienced Greg McElroy. Ingram is being compared often to Emmitt Smith due to the way he runs through tacklers and seems to keep on going no matter who hits him. He is small, strong, and will have NFL teams all over him when he declares for the draft. And the best part of all this is that he is a stand-up kind of guy. He cried like a baby during his acceptance speech and gave one of the most moving speeches in sports I have ever seen. Congrats to you, Mark Ingram.

Chick-fil-a Bowl

So the Hokies are indeed headed to the Chick-fil-a bowl in Atlanta this year (12/31/09) to play the Tennessee Vols. This seems like a really strange matchup to me. The Vols have been flying under the national radar all year and all-of-a-sudden have been selected to play the #11 team in the country? Seems like the bowl committee could have made a better selection for the Hokies to play; maybe Ole Miss or even Auburn. Ole Miss was once ranked 4th in the country and Auburn has had some huge SEC wins this year, both notable opponents for a solid Hokies team. Many people are chosing the Hokies to win this matchup, but who knows? The SEC always seems to get the better of ACC teams.