Urban Meyer Believes His Kids are Worth More than $20 million

University of Florida Coach Urban Meyer has announced his resignation for the end of the season. Meyer signed a six year $24 million guaranteed contract last year, therefore, by resigning, Meyer is walking away from approximately $20 million. Meyer claims to be walking away from Florida, a school he brought two BCS championships to, in order to spend more time with his family.

Meyer has three kids: a daughter who is a sophomore at Georgia Tech, a daughter who is a senior in high school, and a younger son. Meyer believes he missed out on watching his daughters play competitive volleyball and doesn't want to continue to miss out on their lives and his son's little league games.

Gotta admire a dad that loves his kids and openly admits that his kids and his marriage are more important than another big paycheck. Yet, myself being the oldest girl in a family arrangement of that of the Meyer's, I can't help but point out how the youngest Meyer, and a boy nonetheless, gets to have his dad around at a younger age and just when his sisters are leaving the house. Seems that the youngest child always get the best draw, even more so when the youngest child is a boy.

There is also much speculation that Meyer will return to coaching in the future. It will be interesting to see if he does, and if so, at what point in his life he feels that he has satisfied his role as a father and husband and is ready to give himself back to football. Will it be when his daughters finish playing college volleyball? When his son graduates college? When his grandchildren start playing sports? Clearly, his potential decision to rejoin coaching and his current resignation are sparked by particular life events that strike a chord within. At what point in life, if any, is it okay for an individual to regain the selfishness of his single days and put his family second to his own career endeavours?