Nobody believed what Urban Meyer said 15 years ago, back in his first year as Utah’s head football coach, before so much of his success was gained, his national championships won. Not even his wife, Shelley, his partner, counselor and confidante, the person who persuaded him to stay in coaching years earlier, at a time when he was on the verge of quitting the profession and going to law school, was buying all of what he was selling.
“I can’t function as a human being after a loss,” Meyer said. “I can’t eat. I can’t shave. I can’t hug my kids.