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Not sure what TO has to do with any of this - but tell Tom I say hi as wellTom Osborne says hi.
Tom Osborne maintained that in part by having others on staff be a dick for him, from what I have heard.Tom Osborne says hi.
Exactly. Charlie McBride comes to mind.Tom Osborne maintained that in part by having others on staff be a dick for him, from what I have heard.
Regardless, whatever works. Different approaches for different coaches. Just win, baby.
I'll explain it to you. You don't have to be a dick to get results. TO > MW.Not sure what TO has to do with any of this - but tell Tom I say hi as well
What did Tom say when you told him I said “Hi” ?I'll explain it to you. You don't have to be a dick to get results. TO > MW.
Class dismissed.
Most college coaches are dicks. Just the nature of the game. Overwhelming majority are alpha males and egomaniacs.
Saban is probably the biggest dick of them all.Most college coaches are dicks. Just the nature of the game. Overwhelming majority are alpha males and egomaniacs.
The smilin' mike approach rarely works.
I feel there are similarities to high-level athletics and the military. Most military leaders are not "nice" and come off as dicks. Need a certain level of discipline, toughness and stress to rub off on the troops or players to be ready to perform.
The opponent or enemy senses the softness and eats the beta-fish lunch.
I think most of us like to believe that these coaches are "good" or "nice" guys and it's just not reality.
Apparently, Charlie could be super-dickish. George Sullivan took no shit in the training room.Tom Osborne maintained that in part by having others on staff be a dick for him, from what I have heard.
Regardless, whatever works. Different approaches for different coaches. Just win, baby.
RefreshingDude talks like a guy that knows he was about to retire and got tossed a nice fat contract.
Very nice luxury to have!
Maybe TO would have gotten better results had he been a dick.I'll explain it to you. You don't have to be a dick to get results. TO > MW.
Class dismissed.
TO had plenty of guys that were dicks on staff (in the way Whipple is talking).I'll explain it to you. You don't have to be a dick to get results. TO > MW.
Class dismissed.
Make no mistake, Tom could cut guys to the core with one stern well contrived remark. Guys I knew on the team said you didn’t want to incur the rath of “the redhead”.I'll explain it to you. You don't have to be a dick to get results. TO > MW.
Class dismissed.
Probably.Maybe TO would have gotten better results had he been a dick.
Barry was way ahead of the NIL curve........car dealerships and such.He should have been more like Barry Switzer.
Don't you love a post that uses the exception to the rule as a contrary argument?What did Tom say when you told him I said “Hi” ?
I addition to this, TO was not high fiving his players and chatting about their favorite video games. He was very non-approachable. Many players have said if he called out their name, they tensed up. That may not be “being a dick”, but it wasn’t the slap ass buddy system that has been occurring the past several years.Tom Osborne maintained that in part by having others on staff be a dick for him, from what I have heard.
Regardless, whatever works. Different approaches for different coaches. Just win, baby.
Hmm, I talked to guys who played for TO and none ever said anything about him being "non-approachable". Where did that come from?I addition to this, TO was not high fiving his players and chatting about their favorite video games. He was very non-approachable. Many players have said if he called out their name, they tensed up. That may not be “being a dick”, but it wasn’t the slap ass buddy system that has been occurring the past several years.
A few players that played in the late 80’s. They were all non skill position players, so not sure if that was the difference. They all said when he called out your name, they tensed up because he usually called you out if you were messing up. If they met him in the hallway, he’d walk right by and not say a thing. Not a dick, but not a buddy.Hmm, I talked to guys who played for TO and none ever said anything about him being "non-approachable". Where did that come from?
I was in an elevator with TO and another time at a freshman game and he always struck up the conversation. I spoke with him at length when he came to watch Berringer play basketball.