Football coaches make little effort to hide the fact they're wired differently from typical human beings.
Urban Meyer consistently references his long work days in press conferences and his radio shows. It's tough to sympathize with a man who makes over $6 million a year, but working 15 hours a day for a full week while solely focusing on the strategy for a single game is clearly enough to lose perspective on life – we all know the story behind the contract with his family.
Players buy into Ohio State's program philosophy even if they don't always understand the play calling.