I was never a fan of Meyer at UF because he turned a blind eye to a massive amount of bad behavior. But he is a good coach and a good teacher. This article from the Wall Street Journal sheds some light on how he approaches team meetings.

I think it's a great idea to give the players learning material outside the class room and then drill them on what they know during the meetings. It's the kind of change that is adopted grudgingly in a sport like football as traditions live long past their utility. Meyer is an early adopter and I can see why his young quarterbacks have done so well this year.

This post was edited on 1/10/15 at 4:24 pm

1 ...

Report Post

Posted by Leghumper

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Member since Dec 2003

2330 posts

Posted on 1/10/15 at 4:21 pm to wdhalgren

a coach has a limit of 20 hours per week with an athlete for athletic activity..I'm guessin someone should question how much time this out of-practice homework is taking these kids and in actuality constitutes a violation of the 20 hour rule.

ps: I know, I know, the summer workouts are outside of coaches authority (snicker) but does not constitute a 20 hour per week rule violation.

1 ...

Report Post

Posted by wdhalgren

Member since May 2013

3017 posts

Posted on 1/10/15 at 4:31 pm to Leghumper

That's an interesting point. I guess Meyer would insist that the homework assignments are strictly voluntary. As long as he can get the kids to learn their assignments on their own time, it seems like an advantage.

1 ...

Report Post

Posted by TMDawg

Member since Nov 2012

5374 posts

Posted on 1/10/15 at 4:44 pm to wdhalgren

My guess is it falls under the voluntary aspect since it isn't direct contact/supervised. Even though the GA said he texts to make sure they're doing it and we all know stuff like that happens.

Any field with work hour restrictions tries to find creative ways to get around them. Football definitely isn't an exception.

Page 1