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0 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Urban Meyer knows a thing or two about what makes a great college football coach.
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what → know → coach
The 62-year-old College Football Hall of Fame inductee won three national championships during his nearly two-decade career, two of which came while he was roaming the sidelines at the University of Florida.
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he → win → Florida
His ties to Gainesville made him a trusted voice in the Gators' latest coaching search, and coaching searches have been frequent occurrences since he exited stage left in December 2010.
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he → make → December
With Meyer's help, Florida selected Jon Sumrall, whose first year is off to a roaring start thanks to two top-10 wins (Ole Miss and Texas) before he's even had a chance to coach a full season.
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he → select → season
Seven games into his tenure, Meyer has been blown away by Sumrall, and joined Dan Dakich on his show, "Don't @ Me," to discuss how he had a small part in helping usher the new Gator to The Swamp this past fall.
"I don't like him, I love the guy," Meyer said with the same smile a proud older sibling would wear when talking about his younger brother's accomplishments.
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sibling → blow → accomplishments
"I never met him until this year, I was involved in the coaching search.
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I → meet → search
They asked me to kind of vet, and one phone call, I hung up the phone and I called a guy on the board of trustees and I said, 'you found your guy, man.'
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you → ask → guy
As I mentioned before, Meyer knows what a good coach looks like.
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coach → mention → what
Outside of his accomplishments, Meyer's "coaching tree" looks as impressive as anyone's not named "Saban."
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tree → look → anyone
Just a few of Urban's notable assistant coaches over the years include Ryan Day, Dan Mullen, Brian Hartline, Charlie Strong, Steve Addazio, Luke Fickell, and Mike Vrabel, among others.
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few → include → others
So, when Urban Meyer hops on the phone and says "you found your guy," chances are he's onto something.
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he → hop → something
"This guy doesn't b—h...
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guy → b → ?
you ever hear him bitch about the NIL?
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him → hear → NIL
You ever hear him b—h about the transfer portal," Meyer asked rhetorically.
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Meyer → hear → portal
"No, he loves the game.
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he → love → game
He loves his players."
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He → love → players
Meyer also lauds Sumrall for how tough he is on his players while still showing them love.
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he → laud → love
"I love when he says, 'yeah, we suck, we just suck less today and we beat Texas.'
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we → love → Texas
I mean how cool is that?"
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that → mean → ?
A big part of why Meyer has been so drawn to the 43-year-old Gators coach is the fact that he sees a lot of his younger self in Sumrall, too.
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he → draw → Sumrall
He brings up their Bloody Tuesday practices and mentions that the second in command is Rusty Whitt, Florida's head strength coach.
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second → bring → command
"The number two in charge is their strength coach, just like us," Meyer recalls.
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Meyer → recall → us
"I believe he's a Green Beret who runs the strength program, and he's the culture."
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he → believe → program
It's early, and a lot of things can still change, but Sumrall is doing his best to make Meyer look like a genius since the moment he hung up that phone 11 months ago.
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he → change → phone
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