MTV's show Two-a-days

They run the Tony Franklin System. They used to fly to UK back when Franklin was there and started learning it there. You can find a 2001 playbook on here.

I'd been telling myself for some time that I'd rent it and watch and actually made it through 5 episodes last night.

I'm not judging Coach Propst for how he does things, but I think that he fits a coaches stereotype that a great number of people already believe we fit. Some of the comments made to parents, players, etc. seem to fit that stereotype of the yelling, screaming, me, me, coach.

In the one scene, though, a senior player knows what kind of session they're in for and says, "I can take the physical and emotional stuff we're going to get today, but some guys will wonder why they're out here." That made sense--we know which kids we can get after, and that summed it up.

I think as coaches we watch this show and automatically judge everything we see--we evaluate how good their team looks, how they coach, how they act, heck I even kind of looked at what kind of coaching gear they wore. Most people who watch that show (including the Hoover team itself) won't watch that show in that manner.

That said, the only thing that bothered me a lot was the way he held scholarships over their head and said that HE could control scholarships and based on how they played the last week he wasn't going to send ANY films out. Fine to not recommend a kid if you don't think he can play, and I'm sure if a college coach called and asked he'd send it, but you put it into a kid's head that the only way he can play in college isn't in how he plays, but if the coach is willing to send the film. When he tells the kids, "guess who controls that? Ding. It's me." that was a little frustrating.

Still, not a bad little series to watch if you don't mind wading through powder puff game highlights, etc.

Anyone happen to have the Vestavia-Hoover playoff game on tape or DVD? And, if so, can I negotiate a trade or purchase? Highlights of this game aired in last night's episode and it seemed like a truely great game plus I would like to see Hoover's entire offense in action, not just the MTV highlights. Thanks in advance.

Coach, again the MTV highlights are very limited, but it looks to me like they don't run anything too fancy, they rely on the fact that their johnnies and joes are better than the other guys. Would this be accurate? I really don't know; that's why I'm anxious to see some real footage of them.

I don't know what is more obnoxious.......the manufactured drama from MTV's production or the prima-donna attitudes of the teenagers-in-front-of-cameras on that show.
Propst wins, that's all that matters.

Propst will speak for 1 hour and 15 min on his offense at a clinic in middle Tennessee on Apr. 21st.
More info at: www.gridironclinics.com

I'd agree with that. I saw the Lb being cut a few times by the FB in the first game. I just didn't notice it in the playoff game. And, I agree with your assessment of Propst as well.

What about Vestavia spreading manure under Hoover's bleachers the year before? That's sick - I take it those two schools don't like each other much!!!

Another thought is how does Probst get away with speaking at clinics on his Air Raid offense when Franklin has everybody sign a confidentiality agreement? Just curious...

Wasn't that movie called Gridiron Gang?

I get to hear Propst speak at the ISU clinic Saturday, hould be interesting.