"If I ever went back, I'd have to get back a little bit of balance I used to have."
Which is exactly why he could never take over a major program like Ohio State, Penn State, etc... Any of those major programs the demand for his time is going to be astronomical just like it was at Florida. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > Urban Meyer seeks new sense of balance > > Former University of Florida head football coach Urban Meyer teases his > daughter, Gigi Meyer, in between sets during the Florida Gulf Coast > University volleyball game against the University of South Florida in Fort > Myers. Gigi Meyer is a starting freshman setter for Florida Gulf Coast > University. Meyer had a game-high 34 assists as FGCU swept USF 3-0. (AP > Photo/Naples Daily News, David Albers) > > Oct 13, 2011 > > By Greg Auman / St. Petersburg Times > > > > TAMPA — Former Florida coach Urban Meyer, now a college football analyst > for ESPN, was the keynote speaker Wednesday at the Outback Bowl kickoff > luncheon, and he spoke with reporters about his job and how much he misses > coaching. > > Your name continues to be linked to jobs, even if there's a coach in place, > whether it be Ohio State or Penn State. How do you deal with the > speculation? > > “I have to show respect for coaches that have jobs. Most of those programs > have coaches. When rumors are out there — last week, a guy hit me with > something. Did you meet with so and so? Of course not. I don't know how > those things get printed, just, ” Source says.” Who's your source? A guy > walking down the street? Those things bother me, but it comes with the job, > I guess.” > > If you went back to coaching, it would have to be with a sense of balance > between work and home life. How hard is that? > > “If I ever went back, I'd have to get back a little bit of balance I used > to have. I don't know if I'm there yet. I went off the deep end. When I > first went to Florida, my first Tennessee game, first SEC game, my son > (Nathan) was playing that (Friday) night, was going to pitch. I'm in a > hotel. I looked at the police officers: ”I can't take this. Will you get in > a car and drive me to go watch my son pitch?” Everybody thought I was nuts. > I'm not going to let a job consume me. I think it did. I would have never > done that at the end. I was so consumed about perfection. We created a > monster. If I ever did get back, I would not let that control my life.” > > Does that come down to delegating as a head coach? > > “It's discipline, personal discipline. You've got to hire great people, but > I can blame everybody else I want. At the end of the day, you have to have > discipline: go work out, eat right, still have balance in your life. What > I've experienced, because I do a lot of public speaking now, don't think I'm > a lone wolf that has that issue. Guys right here have that issue, balancing > that. You can blame your job, you can blame your boss, you can blame the > media. At the end of the day, it's you that has to take a hold of that > thing. I didn't do that.” > > How much can you sympathize with what Will Muschamp has faced in losing to > LSU and Alabama? > > “I actually sent Will a text today (Wednesday). Octobers are tough in > Gainesville. That schedule is not going to change. That four-to-five-week > period makes or breaks you. Everything is available for them, to win that > SEC East and get to Atlanta. That's the goal.” > > Family was a prominent part of why you stepped away from coaching; how much > time have you been able to spend with your wife and children with your > duties at ESPN? > > “Sunday, I was at Georgia Tech and saw my daughter (Nikki) play > (volleyball). Monday, I was with my son for his 12-year-old football. Today > (Wednesday) I'm driving down to Fort Myers tonight to watch my other > daughter (Gigi at Florida Gulf Coast) play. Sunday after my Michigan game, > I'm flying to Miami to watch Nikki play again. I've seen more volleyball, > baseball and football in two months than I have in six years. That part of > it I love.: > > Are you able to watch your old team play? Has it been difficult to watch > them take the last two losses they've taken? > > “I've not seen a lot of them. I still talk to guys, still go into the > office once a week. It is strange. I pull for them. I still bleed with them. > When (quarterback) Johnny Brantley hurt his ankle (against Alabama), just > when they were really coming on, where they could go in to score there and > make a game of that. A team like Alabama, they're loaded. You need to make a > couple of plays, all the sudden you're in the fourth quarter and you find a > way to win it. I really believe that would have happened if they'd stayed > healthy. … They have a kid (quarterback Jacoby Brissett) who was redshirting > on Tuesday and started at LSU. They just played back-to-back No. 1 teams in > America. They're fine. They have to go find a way to beat Auburn, get to > Atlanta, win the SEC East. They certainly can do that.” > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
