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Urban Meyer should have told the truth about heart condition

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SEAN O'SHEA,
IrishCentral.com Sport Columnist

Published Sunday, December 27, 2009, 9:28 AM
Updated Sunday, December 27, 2009, 7:38 PM

 

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Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer's decision to take a leave of absence and/or step down as Florida's football coach is the biggest shock of the college season.

The fact that he has a serious heart condition was clearly covered up by Florida officials after he recently ended up in hospital for what they claimed was dehydration.

Football fans deserved better than such a bald-faced lie about his condition. His right to privacy is one thing, but misleading a nation is another matter entirely.

In this day and age of transparency in all things, Meyer's decision to outright lie about his health is unacceptable. Although Brian Kelly always had the inside track to take over at the University of Notre Dame, Meyer was a candidate to lead the Fighting Irish.

He then compounds the problem by claiming God was on his side when he made the decision.

Not really, Urban. God would demand honesty above all and a straightforward account of what ailed you. It is disappointing, to say the least, that proved beyond you.

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Posted by ShelleyC on Dec 28, 2009, 10:10 AM EST
A person can only respond to the information available to them at the time and they also have the right to absorb lousy news in private before being bombarded with questions. It's important to be respectful of that. Urban Meyer is highly regarded so it would seem unlikely that he had any real intention to deceive, and maybe he was dehydrated (in addition to the other issues). May you be less harsh and less judgemental in 2010...Cheers!
 


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