Urban Meyer shares secrets on winning

[ShakyTheMohel]

I'm advocating for him in that I know what his actual thoughts and values are, and his motivation for why he does things. That's a critical component to analyzing someone's actions. It's easy to get on a message board and say someone is slimy, but if they don't have all or most of the information for why things are done, it's a hollow analysis.

Ok... i should probably let this go...but I am stalling for time before I read what I am sure is an awful thread from Palatine about Diaco..

Just curious...how do you "know" what UMs thoughts and values are?

 

[Kgun7]

Meyer has been pretty frank that things went too far at the end of his Florida tenure. Listen to the Dan Patrick interview, he specifically noted that one thing he learned was character needs to be a huge emphasis in recruiting. He says he asks a lot more pointed questions in interviews with kids at Ohio State than he did at Florida. The point here was that unlike some assertions being made, he was never at win at all costs mode. He said he made some mistakes in recruiting some guys that he wouldn't make at this point in his career.

Not all coaches are what people perceive them to be. They're human. They evolve and adapt.

He should probably ask them if they come to play SCHOOL or if they think classes are POINTLESS .....

 

[kyleslamb]

Clearly you see he is in a different place now. Yeah he has evolved, but much like John Calipari, his previous methods in recruiting has taken him to a place where he could be "more selective" in recruiting based on character yada, yada, yada. You have to see that it comes off as disingenuous. I like Urban Meyer, he goes nose to nose with the likes of Saban and doesn't give an inch, but lets be honest. He is like every other coach out there willing to do what it takes to get to the mountain top, once there you can paint whatever picture you want.

They all have an edge about them, sure, but that's different than accusing someone of being willing to win at all costs. You can't just pass off his going to Ohio State and being selective as simply him being able to be selective. He could have been selective at Florida too for all the recruiting momentum he had going off the 06' title. You're right most of these guys live in a gray area. That can't be denied. But if people are going to point at all the arrests and character issues at Florida, then it's absolutely to be pointed out he has none of those things at Ohio State. It can't be thrown away as "well, he doesn't need to."

 

[whaler11]

Urban Meyer: The leopard that changed his spots.

 

[Confident Carl]

Urban Meyer: The leopard that changed his spots.

Urban Meyer: The coach that wins championships! Whaler no question he has changed. I thought they called that maturity and wisdom. I certainly have made mistakes in my business career and have thankfully learned from them and grown. Hopefully we are all changing for the better.

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