There's a lot of coaches not named Meyer or Donovan making headlines at UF.
Athletics Director Jeremy Foley seems to have an all-star cast of coaches leading every team on campus.
Two years ago, he brought in Kevin O'Sullivan to take an underachieving baseball program to the next level, and although Southern Miss ended UF's season in Super Regional play, it's apparent that O'Sullivan is right in line with Tim Walton and Amanda Butler as recent hires gone right.
Every good coach has something that separates them from the rest of the pack.
In Urban Meyer's case, his relentless recruiting, meticulous preparation and attention to detail has brought him two national championships in his four years as a Gator.
In Billy Donovan's case, his knack for X's and O's and the importance he places on playing "team" basketball allowed him to mold UF into a perennial SEC contender and occasional national title contender.
In O'Sullivan's case, his ability to connect with his players led to the Gators earning a national seed and the Gainesville Super Regional when they probably had no business even thinking that was possible at the start of the season.
In the postgame press conference, sixth-year senior Brandon McArthur paid "Sully" one of the greatest compliments a coach can receive from a player.
"Coach O'Sullivan, he really tried to talk me into (coming back) last summer," McArthur said. "And because of him, that's why I came back."
That's a far cry from what's been going on with Donovan's basketball team lately.
And it wasn't just McArthur who went on an unprompted tangent about his low-key coach. Junior Tony Davis immediately followed suit without any pressure from the media.
"I don't think a lot of people realize what this coaching staff has done for all of us," Davis said. "You have to truly be on the inside of it to see the changes that they have made in all of us as players and as people. This coaching staff has been unbelievable."
Prior to the season, Sully worked on transforming Davis, who was predominantly used as a left-handed specialist in 2008, into a setup man who could work multiple innings if needed.
Davis added about 5 mph to his fastball, and on Sunday, he pitched 3.2 innings against the Golden Eagles, a new career high.
O'Sullivan has had success from a purely baseball perspective, but it's the way he treats people that is most impressive.
He handles any problems with performance or attitude in-house and never sells out his players to the media in an effort to motivate them. When roles need to be changed, he does so without embarrassing anyone who might not be playing as much for lack of performance.
He's loyal but not to the point of being unwilling to make the necessary changes.
Senior Patrick Keating started the year as the team's ace and Friday starter but quickly found himself in the bullpen after a dozen or so rough outings.
Every single time someone asked Sully about Keating, he said the same thing: "I really believe he's going to figure it out."
That's the type of coach players love to play for and everyone respects.
