He tended to select schools where the resources were abundant, which would have made quite a few things easy for him in terms of roste building. And as you noted, he was a master poacher, so his tactics not being limited to pre-Signing Day would have expanded his slimy reach.
Other things may have worked against him: Guys he made the bogus promises to wouldn't have been stuck on the roster and limited by the transfer/sit-a-season-out rule....they'd have been able to jump ship right away. This also would have impacted his practice depth, as the non-stars he treated like dirt would never have stuck around. And, the fact that everyone would've been getting paid would've limited his under-the-table deals.
On the balance, I believe he'd have come out ahead and probably been about as successful as he was.
Replies to: "I tend to think Urban Meyer most likely would have thrived in this environment."
- Are Spring games soon to be going the way of the Dodo bird? - ELP - 2:30pm 2/21/25
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- Kinda sucks. Hope ND doesn’t. Would like to go this yr. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:01pm 2/22/25
- Yes. Nebraska and SC cancelled more on the way [NT] - DonMiller - 12:38pm 2/22/25
- There's another issue for some: It's a showcase for poaching. - jakers - 8:14am 2/22/25
- Here an article on “tampering” and cancelling spring games. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 8:17am 2/26/25
- Snake oil salesmen would have a field day. - ndunabomber - 5:00pm 2/24/25
- I tend to think Urban Meyer most likely would have thrived in this environment. - jakers - 9:22am 2/25/25
- Poaching is a risk. Especially since the portal opens right after the spring game [NT] - bobdrake - 9:34am 2/24/25
- That a very sad state of affairs [NT] - ndphysics - 5:47pm 2/22/25
- Absolutely. The whole “system” is a disaster. [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 3:31pm 2/22/25
- sounds like! basketball [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 11:27pm 2/24/25
- Yes. There are many articles out there right now predicting it. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:05pm 2/21/25
- Probably…and that sucks…like a lot of the rest of this crap… - TakethetrainKnute - 2:39pm 2/21/25
- Here comes - hipND - 4:58pm 2/21/25
- Don't forget pickleball. [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 8:03pm 2/21/25
- And women’s flag football! [NT] - murph78 - 2:33pm 2/22/25
- What was the 40 time of our WR's three-legged potato sack race? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 9:06pm 2/21/25
- About the same as a game of croquet. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:04am 2/22/25
- Don't forget pickleball. [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 8:03pm 2/21/25
- Here comes - hipND - 4:58pm 2/21/25