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NCAA forces coaches to take a break
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/05/06/a1c_coaches_0506.html
An NCAA rule passed in January forbids college head coaches from recruiting on the road from April 15 to the middle of May. Combined with the 2007 rule banning text messaging, coaches like Meyer have found themselves stuck on campus, watching film, sending e-mails and handwriting letters.
"It's the first time ever I think I haven't been out recruiting," Meyer said before a booster gathering in Jacksonville last month. "My poor wife, my poor secretary, my poor coaches. That's just not a good rule."
Meyer said he was "crushed" when the rule was passed in January, but he understands why it happened. During those six weeks in the spring, college head coaches and their assistants were not allowed to speak with recruits beyond a quick "hello."
Lindsay Jones
Palm Beach Post 5/7/08
