LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Cold does not happen in Central America. So on a night like Monday, when Doug Meacham walked outside into a lingering blast of winter after the first practice of his first spring as offensive coordinator at Kansas, his mind may have wandered briefly to a faraway surfing hot spot.
Every year for a week in late June or early July, Meacham visits the beaches of Jaco or Tamarindo or farther south along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Sometimes he visits alone. Days start at noon. He grabs lunch, surfs until dark, then heads for a massage, to dinner, the casino and repeat.