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"Urban Meyer made it clear shortly after he was hired at Florida which football activities were his top priorities when the workaholic coach told Gators sports information director Steve McClain, “All I care about is third-and-seven.”
So McClain and Meyer’s secretary, Nancy Scarborough, learned to use the coach’s weekday lunch hour to schedule less important activities, patiently waiting for Meyer to emerge from marathon coaching meetings for individual media interviews, greeting boosters and autograph requests.
But noon to 1 p.m. has become an untouchable hour for Meyer, ever since he decided to return to Florida and take a leave of absence less than 24 hours after stunning everyone by announcing his resignation as Gators coach on Dec. 26 because of then-undiagnosed chest pains.
As part of an effort to take better care of himself, the 46-year-old now dedicates that hour to a workout of running and lifting weights. It’s the first time he’s regularly exercised in years, but he’s so committed that he rescheduled his weekly media sessions during this season to 11:15 a.m. instead of noon like previous seasons.
“At noon, it’s shut the door,” Meyer says."
More: http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Florida-coach-Urban-Meyer-invigorated-by-changes-082510
Another good article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/sports/ncaafootball/29meyer.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2
So McClain and Meyer’s secretary, Nancy Scarborough, learned to use the coach’s weekday lunch hour to schedule less important activities, patiently waiting for Meyer to emerge from marathon coaching meetings for individual media interviews, greeting boosters and autograph requests.
But noon to 1 p.m. has become an untouchable hour for Meyer, ever since he decided to return to Florida and take a leave of absence less than 24 hours after stunning everyone by announcing his resignation as Gators coach on Dec. 26 because of then-undiagnosed chest pains.
As part of an effort to take better care of himself, the 46-year-old now dedicates that hour to a workout of running and lifting weights. It’s the first time he’s regularly exercised in years, but he’s so committed that he rescheduled his weekly media sessions during this season to 11:15 a.m. instead of noon like previous seasons.
“At noon, it’s shut the door,” Meyer says."
More: http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/Florida-coach-Urban-Meyer-invigorated-by-changes-082510
Another good article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/sports/ncaafootball/29meyer.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2
