In his first season at Iowa State, Tom Herman kept his freezer perpetually stocked with pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
After leaving the office after midnight nearly every day during the 2009 season, Herman, now entering his second year as Houston's head coach, would head home to kiss his children already fast asleep, then stealthily creep down the stairs into the kitchen.
He would open the freezer door and grab a pint, preferably Karamel Sutra or Cinnamon Buns, flick on the television and resume his film study, not finishing until the entire container of ice cream was gone.