Q: What did you do with your year away? A: I tried to stay involved. I went to Florida, Auburn and Iowa State. At some places, I (worked at some clinics). Others were just visits. In the fall, I went to Tulane where my son coaches. Then I visited my good friends Larry Fedora and Blake Anderson, who were at Southern Miss and now are at North Carolina. I sat in on meetings as they installed things. In the season, I would watch a high school team practice and visit with coaches. On Saturdays, I would watch a few games and tape others and would watch them later in the week and would make notes to see how people did things. It was fun. I think I became a better coach because of it all. You can back off and see how other people do things. Watch out, Paul Rhoads: GREG DAVIS KNOWS ALL YOUR SECRETS.