Eh...

by domer.mq , Monday, April 20, 2009, 20:35 (6245 days ago) @ JD in Portland

I don't really think that enters into the equation. I really don't. I think Urban Meyer's kids would be just as likely to scarf down peperoni pizza at the dining hall if it were readily available to them rather than a training table.

A lot of people make the argument that if these kids want, then before or after training table meals, they could just go and cheat, and that's true, and I'm sure some might, but these programs at these other schools are such that they really instill the idea that "everyone is doing all they can to get on that field, start, and compete at the top level," and it seems to have a way of reinforcing itself. Those who cheat on that will likely fall behind.

As things stand now, we've got kids making their own decisions without any sort of group reinforcement. I roomed with athletes and we'd wait for them to get home from practice so we could all dine together. Our own brand of "group reinforcement" was seeing how many slices of chocolate cake we could consume. I juts think it takes more will-power in that situation.

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