Urban Meyer has coached in three national title games.
Twice, he’s seen his championship hopes washed down the drain in the last possible week.
Heck, his coaching career has even sent him to the hospital.
Suffice to say, it’d take a lot to rattle the Ohio State head coach. But when Meyer—along with 2,500 Buckeye fans—found himself stranded at sea on the annual Buckeye Cruise for Cancer this past week, the reigning national champion coach admitted to being a little scared.
“It was a harrowing experience. I was really worried we weren’t going to survive,” Meyer told 10TV’s Dom Tiberi with a smile. “A couple of nice glasses of wine, and we made it.”
Each winter, the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer sets sail for a five-day trip with the intent of raising money for the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research. Loaded with ex-Buckeye players and fans alike, this year’s cruise managed to raise $2 million, although it admittedly had an advantage over past cruises.
Originally scheduled to arrive back in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, fog caused the Royal Caribbean ship to stay at sea in the Gulf of Mexico for an additional 36 hours. Initially, the thought of not knowing when they would return may have seemed scary to some, but it didn’t take long until the party picked back up.
Not that it ever really stopped.
“They kept telling us we’d leave at noon on Monday if the fog lifted and then at noon they said it hasn’t moved, so we’re waiting until 4 p.m.,”…
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