Meyer: Rules make character harder to assess

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Urban Meyer in the Offseason
Published 5/15/2008 by BSD at Black Shoe Diaries: Front Page Posts
... Continuing our series on college football coaches in the offseason we bring you today to Florida coach Urban Meyer who is also talking to alumni and complaining about strict recruiting rules . ...

College Sports and Character
Published 5/15/2008 by mlmintampa at Alligator Army: Front Page Posts
... Urban Meyer was in Miami Wednesday when he made comments addressing the latest incident that involved Jamar Hornsby and a stolen credit card. Rather an acknowledge mistakes made by the program (failing to properly discipline Hornsby for two prior incidents) he placed part of the blame on the NCAA. ...

Urban Meyer: Befuddled by Time, Causation and Other Assorted Phenomena
Published 5/16/2008 by MaconDawg at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... I'm talking about Meyer's comments at a recent booster event in Miami. Meyer said that it's harder to judge players' character these days because "The NCAA is pulling us off the recruiting process", at least according to ESPN . Meyer continued "I'm not allowed to go out  anymore. I'm not allowed to text message. I'm trying to find out as best I can. You just keep re-evaluating." ...

Like bringing the Pigeons to the Cat
Published 5/16/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... Or, Like shooting fish in a barrell, pick your analogy. This one is easy. So, while USC is being hammered at every corner of the sports world I found this little gem  that had me chuckling. Speaking at a Gators booster event in Miami -- less than a week after one of his players was kicked off the team after being charged with allegedly using the credit card of a woman killed in an accident -- Meyer said restrictions on contact with recruits hinder his ability to measure their character. ''The NCAA is pulling us off the ...