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Post by brophy on Jan 21, 2024 9:39:03 GMT -6
speaking for the collective on that reply i think we all saw Niumatalolo and instantly thought.....so before we went down that road, adding that critical peice of the story was necessary
Its great news for the ascension of a well-deserving coach that has earned every bit of it Its also a great testament to the effectiveness of that offense for the service academies
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Post by brophy on Jan 21, 2024 8:59:25 GMT -6
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Post by brophy on Jan 20, 2024 11:50:55 GMT -6
Nepotism as players or as coaches. If your dad can insert you into a 6-figure coaching gig, something could be said about that. However, COACHING is a lot different than PLAYING. The Tricket and Hawkins HC/QB in recent memory (where it really matters is the QB position, I imagine). I remember Tricket at FSU getting a lot more scrutiny from the coaching staff than if it were just another kid. Hawkins was a take or leave situation from I recall. It wasn't like there were many options on that roster. Its one thing to have a kid starting....it another thing to have whats going on in Colorado. They are purposely making this the Deion, Shedeur and Shilo Show (guest appearances by'first cousin' Travis Hunter). They are all extensions of Deion, personally. As much lip service as they claim to be independent, they aren't by design.
COACHING...one of the most important things you want on staff is loyalty, so I can see where that helps. Particularly if they know how you operate, your attitude and are connected (by family). Another thing, "coaching" is actual work (when its done right). Its a particularly thankless endeavor in the scope of "jobs". One would almost think pushing your kids into another vocation would be better than relegating them to a life in the chaos of coaching as a profession.
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Post by brophy on Jan 20, 2024 10:27:28 GMT -6
To play Devils Advocate because I wasnt the one suggesting the motive, but there isnt much in the way of "objective thinking" going on as it pertains to Coach Sanders....and that is the point of the last half of this thread/topic. By all rights, the man is a megolmaniac. Most DI college football coaches don't intentionally rebrand traditional universities to their personal avatar. Most above board coaches go out of their way to not be accused of nepotism, Sanders swings hard in the opposite direction. He chooses to do all these unconventional at best, self-absorbed at worst (though consistent with his 40 year history) then turns around with a shocked, "why is everyone against poor little old me?"
Its cute that Shilo & Shedeur just happen to be sought after entertainment commodities, according to Coach Sanders. HE is the one that has been pushing that very thing from the beginning. The CU grift was the epitome of that ploy. Now, can you blame a father for wanting his children to have an easier adult life having personally seen what life is about? All athletes are trying to get into some entertainment grift for the easy life, it makes sense. Its when the sport is used as a disposable vehicle for you to {censored} yourself out for KFC and Google endorsements that it gets offensive. You don't really want to make an impact or compete in the sport as much as you want to be a celebrity. THAT is what is at odds with the game of football. That is what most are offended by at the core of it. Deion Sanders propensity since the 90s has been about selling out for the cheapest endorsement, so its not like we don't have a track record to 'judge' his motivations by, particularly when his "coaching decisions" leave so much to doubt.
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Post by brophy on Jan 19, 2024 20:06:03 GMT -6
As usual, i had a whole lotta word reply attempting to articulate the dynamics at play here...but it doesnt matter. There simply is no limit to what we can justify doing when its done by the princes of the program. The issue was the decision making from the executive for the Enterprise (program). Talk big, but your kids run roughshod without accountability almost to the point to make you question if they're doing it on purpose. Isnt that the behavior you get from kids that you never hold accountable? Whenever they do something questionable, a justification or excuse is presented to make it alright?
So, go ahead, defy all rational standards. This movie ends the same way every time.
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Post by brophy on Jan 19, 2024 1:41:02 GMT -6
its the "nostalgia thread" - ha, I'll try to make this interesting and meaningful. I had a family full of men that played football. That was our identity. I was fortunate that regional teams (85 Bears / 85 Hawkeyes) were so dominant at an age (12) where I was most impressionable Senior HS year of football was '91 in Iowa. Had no idea what I was doing on the line every year I played but I always started and it was every special teams (kickoff,return,PAT), defense and offense. Wing-T and 5-3 that everyone ran. Had a great Oline coach in HS,but still didn't manage to learn anything. I needed football way more than football needed me. Since middle school, i used football just to toughen up for the eventuality of joining the Marines at graduation. It wasn't until the recruiters came that senior year (with campus visits) that I entertained playing further. I knew I wanted no part is 'waiting my turn' in the lineup,so I went straight to JUCO (coincidently the visit where I got the drunkest) and started both years. Interestingly enough,it wasn't until my sophomore year that my coach was an ex '85 Hawkeye that opened my eyes to technique and how the game is played (what formations and positions were!). Could've keep going at a DII, but as stupid people are want to do, I made poor decisions. I took a few years off,got married, went back to a DIII roster, later joined an AFL team...then came to terms with my physical limits.
Football WAS in my existence your way of proving your worth as a man. If you couldn't "cut it" you simply were NOT a man. If you couldn't be respected among the ranks of boys/men that endured the crucible to represent our school, you weren't a person. Lord of the flies, all the way. In retrospect, I don't believe for a minute that was a bad thing.
You opted into football to join the ranks of those before you and be part of that legacy. It wasn't about trying to be the superstar, it was about putting in work to dominate because to fall short on Friday night was to lose your manhood in front of the entire community. You were 'defending' the reputation of your tribe, in a sense. Its the story of heroes.
we didn't have "off-season" programs. We had wrestling and track. We had workouts you grabbed from Muscle & Fitness. We didn't have under armor, track suits,sports drinks....it was un-chic and rough neck and it was voluntary. The only reason you did it was to not let each other down.
While I believe the "GAME" is better now, the sport is not
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Post by brophy on Jan 18, 2024 18:42:51 GMT -6
. It is a different time man. Again, thank you for taking the time to express the other side in all this. You're likely right here. The NIL era has changed the game irrevocably and with it HS and youth football. * COACHING IS ABOUT CONTROL * Is dead. Welcome the new DO WHATCHA WANNA team dynamic. Attract athletes to your 18 month slumber party at Neverland Island is the recipe to just win some durn games. I'm not attempting to be facetious or smug here. If I've been paying attention thats just frankly where we are. CU is nuveau coaching that we should be paying attention to. Whenever the dinosaurs bring up the tenets of how it used to be done, we're educated the kids need their space to express and feel comfortable. The coach needn't take things that seriously because if the kids are happy everything will work out eventually. So WHAT should a head coach be doing in this climate? How can we learn to be better and adapt to this new executive leadership paradigm? Not intending to be hyperbolic. It sounds like our only goal is to turn and burn the roster 1.5 seasons like a JUCO because thats just how it be
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Post by brophy on Jan 18, 2024 13:09:16 GMT -6
THIS rant probably is directed at Colorado, specifically because I cant readily think of a personality or program that doesnt get this basic fact.
LEADING is about serving. You willingly take on the responsibility to look after and pull people together to accomplish something. It can never be about setting up a system to glorify YOU. That goes for and especially the QUARTERBACK position. Its not about being the best athlete on the team or best thrower, you have to be mature and responsible enough to put the team on your back and lead them showing you have their best interest at heart.
The real challenge CU has is that the headers ego is actively undermining anyone from stepping up. Even at JSU, it was about nurturing star struck sychophants to cover for him. Sanders is still chasing personal adulation. Any competition to that spotlight (outside his kids) will be challenged by Coach Sanders. He's far too territorial over the spotlight because he's guarding it for his sons (why he doesnt speak up when Shedeur acts like a clown). Can you imagine what would happen if the starting MLB got in Shedeurs face and told him to step it up? Guess whats going to happen when one of those position groups attempts to impose a fine on one of the golden boys? They havent even paid the parking tickets on their Rolls Royces
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Post by brophy on Jan 18, 2024 12:51:01 GMT -6
I can see this scene happening in the Colorado locker room (Definitely NOT safe for work). THAT would be an improvement to what they have right now. Buncha pretty boy posers showing up for the spotlight that only want to play if they can be the heroes. When i got away from football about a decade ago, the gripe was "(soft) basketball players playing football". I had no idea it would turn into this fairy nonsense of what amounts to drag queen divas that want to be pop stars more than they want to score touchdowns. Cant just play the freaking game in the NIL era, ya have to be the darling of all media with the highest chip n dip profits on your influencer web page
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Post by brophy on Jan 18, 2024 4:27:06 GMT -6
Again, are you saying you know of other players who had other opportunities and were told "You have to come to the meeting or there will be consequences...but my kids don't?" the die has been cast for some time that shows Shiloh and Shedeur rank on the program heirarchy. They are above COACHES, let alone players. I recall being LATE to a team meeting in college once. Punishment was so merciless that it didn't happen again. - FIRST team meeting of the new season (coming off a losing season)
- FIRST team meeting of the news season, where you're intentionally putting out a call for LEADERS to step up and be accountable
To not be present at this meeting, would make a resounding statement to my teammates that they weren't important to me. The COACHES in 100% of this galaxy would tell the players missing from that room If CU is supposed to be "Prime U" now where you go there if you intend to be a Media Grifter (actor/rapper/fashion icon/crap peddler), expect 4 win seasons...because the rest of the DI has rosters of men trying to be just FOOTBALL PLAYERS. When you step on the field in a physical MAN's game, you'd better be ready for the challenge ahead. Difficult to do that when your time is divided into being the most well-rounded soft social media consumer darling. Now go look in every thread here where coaches ask, "HOW TO BUILD (MENTAL) TOUGHNESS" and align this behavior up with whats offered there. THIS is what I've been barking about the entire time. Lets placate these entitled, spoiled brats some more. Continue to make excuses and justifications to sellout for the immediate grift/convenience. Don't reward dedication or self-sacrifice. [/quote]
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Post by brophy on Jan 18, 2024 3:56:40 GMT -6
Huey is becoming a conspiracy theorists dream not for nothing, but we infer what you're saying with this term is "made up speculation". Those vociferously supporting Coach Sanders continue to fall back on "maybe he...." "it could be", "who knows whats going on" deflection via uncertainty and conjecture when presented with 'smoke' / foul odor from the locker room. This isn't a 'conspiracy'. Simply TALK to any of your trusted coaching friends that have been on that staff or been intimately around that program and you'll get instant, credible supporting accounts. HE AIN'T HARD 2 FIND. for me, its not a personal witchunt. Its a guy LARPing as a Head Coach, who has been gifted keys to something he did not earn on merit. He's jiving his way through this grift by assuming some Baptist pastor personna that insulates him from negative critique. He's not nickel slick enough to pull this off at the DI level. While entrusted with this responsibility, his inexperience by hubris gets exposed at every narrow turn in the process. buuuut we'll keep making excuses for poor execution and lack of fundamentals because thats what we do in society now.... I point all this out simply to say, this will be his undoing. These shortcuts will be a daisychain of poor decisions where he believes he can outsmart fundamentals of success. He's been allowed to do this because there is zero accountability to "PRIME" because 'but muh endorsements!'. This situation offers a tremendous learning tool to pay attention to (as it happens) for those thinking they just NEED to be head coach without having the experience while also having the bull-headedness to not receive any critical feedback
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Post by brophy on Jan 17, 2024 21:20:44 GMT -6
Brophy-- got to be honest here, I don't see the issue. He had two players who missed a meeting because they had another opportunity for themselves. Fair enough. Maybe you're right that this team meeting is inconsequential. How far would you be willing to go to continue making excuses? 1st team meeting, starting "new season" after a losing season The header called the meeting that specific day to set the tone of leadership, buy in, and accountability. **** nah, imma skip it Doesnt exactly show a whole lotta loyalty to your teammates, let alone being the daddy-installed leaders of the team. Sets the tone that that there are rules for some and not for the chosen ones. Thats the opposite fundamental of building a unified program. Nothing wrong with peer leadership and accountability, but he's specifically encouraging a punitive based motivation, gifting unearned power of authority to upper classmen, that he's going to be hands off about. This is How To Develop A Hazing Program 101. It stuff like this that makes it obvious he's making this up as he goes along. ** play that WoM video from the start and listen to Deion tell his staff about the OC and DC he's working on but the sticking point is that he's not letting them bring any of their own staff
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Post by brophy on Jan 17, 2024 18:10:55 GMT -6
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Post by brophy on Jan 11, 2024 15:27:50 GMT -6
Its the Irish Diplomacy of selling this to people in the age of GETMINE
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Post by brophy on Jan 11, 2024 9:58:30 GMT -6
1. No nonsense approach to grinding for the satisfaction of perfection. So many before him would sugar coat the success pyramid. He has always presented the cost required to achieve any greatness. 2. The MSU/LSU playbooks as a comprehensive program syllabus. He lays everything out from the calendar, expectations, glossary,defense & scenario checks....its exhaustive because he intentionally defines what success is, rather than leaving it open to interpretation. 3. Communication. Understand the glossary terms and you're able to unlock the entire playbook. That streamlined method to use terms that capture very specific meanings is th le glue to holding his player developlemt together.
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Post by brophy on Jan 11, 2024 8:07:17 GMT -6
Pete Carroll retiring (Likely) Bill Belichick retiring
They're all the same age. Not a moment too soon with the current landscape on a fast track to the dumpster.
The last sinews holding this sports relevance together was the ability to foster a lasting culture of perfection; an incubator of self improvement... Something tbose coaches where renowned for.
Is my outlook too pessimistic to believe those days of football being a (masculine) rite of passage are over? That the sport is more about the temporary individual profit rather than joining something bigger than yourself to contribute to the collective?
Do kids grow up wanting to be part of the legacy of a program (earn the right to wear such and such colors) or do they just dream of their Jordan dunking on weak opponents to get "the bag"?
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Post by brophy on Jan 3, 2024 23:34:26 GMT -6
, why assume that Shaduer got the job only because of his dad being the HFC? Deion said as much when he got there (#2 is off limits, that jersey number/position is filled) and in this off-season recruiting ("we're looking for every position other than #21, #2, and #12"). From a discussion standpoint, the Deion situation gets muddied into the Chaos landscape of "pro" football in the NCAA and NFL environment. I can only speak to a football aspect, and probably not all that intelligently at that. I mention this because you'll see a lot of hamfisted arguments intentional or otherwise where we make concessions or justifications outside of football because "oh, well.....thats how it is in the NIL world and transfer era, blah blah". Maybe so, but pursuing the evolution of perfection is what this game reveals. Now in the last 15 years this game has become just a means to an end. Something every wants to get their turn at to get "theirs" and move on (coaches and players alike)
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Post by brophy on Jan 3, 2024 23:21:23 GMT -6
IMO there is a TONNNNNNNNNNNN of learning/discussion COACHING material available from CU this season. The sportfan loyalties be damned, there just is so much that is plainly apparent available during the broadcast, alone. Not to mention the nepotism family grift that has attached itself to CU (the eldest documenting everything for social media without any true editing forethought). This coach watched every CU game this year. I couldn't tell you why, but I did. I think everyone knew going in they were a liability so it was interesting to see how they would handle the first game. It was impressive. They tempo'd a tempo team to make a boat race to the half... genius move to cover your Game 1 liabilities. It was flash screens, shallows, inside zone and deep sideline shots - cheap yardage. It became PAINFULLY apparent by CSU (and clearly CSU was confident in what their game plan intended to expose) that it wasn't the receivers, Oline, OC or backs that was the issue.....kill the head (QB) and everything falls apart. This was apparent in the last game when #2 was replaced, you had Staub looking like a robot....very methodical in his gives, fakes, firing the ball off his gather step. Efficient decision-maker that executed consistently. I would challenge anyone lauding #2 as a quarterback, let alone an NFL prospect, just cut up all the BROADCAST footage of his PASS ATTEMPTS. How many of those attempts was he >ready< to deliver the ball on his plant step (going into the hitch & gather)? Now its time to plug some Darin Slack R4/C4. Watch what happens on every Shedeur drop (the footwork is ridiculously sloppy), he isn't even thinking of a throw until he hits the gather step and he's just looking for an OPEN receiver at that point. Its TOO LATE. The clock/bomb has ticked down to zero and that is why the "oline is terrible". He should have #1 & #2 read figured out by the time he gets to the plant step. Move on to #3 as he gathers (watch the spread of his feet when he does throw) and or reposition....dump off. That isn't what he does. Shedeur gets to the depth of the drop and just freaks out, bails, runs around...can't find the OPEN receiver and just takes the sack. Of those PASS ATTEMPT cutups, now look at his THROWS - count how many throws you have. Now, how many of those throws were +10 yds and between the numbers (dig, levels, post, etc)? He never attempted those throws unless there was a broken coverage where the receiver was WIDE OPEN. One could make the argument that that's just "today's game". Thats what NFL Qbs are nowadays...they don't have to make accurate throws in the heart of the defense, they just have to work high percentage slop (quick screen/shallows) So this should force the coach in you to ask WHY? Why is this QB only throwing shallow cross, quick screen and the sideline deep ball (not even drop outs)? He had all but given up even throwing stick / spot after CSU. To ME, that tells me he has zero confidence in his ability to throw the ball accurately (velocity, trajectory, accuracy). Shedeur is looking (wide) OPEN receivers not throwing receivers open. He can't do this because he doesn't understand the defense vs the concept he's running. This says he's unwillingly to learn and/or is so used to a simplified 2-route read (curl/flat) that he has retarded his development as a thrower. I haven't watched the NFL in a while, are there teams clammoring for dough boy mid-athletes,that take sacks and can only throw under 8 yards? He was probably a great HBCU quarterback. He has been exposed as a fraud at the DI level. To me, AS A COACH, this stuff is just academic from what you see on the broadcast.Heaven help us if we knew what their film room looked like ;D As far as how Deion treats the specialists - he treats them all like they've already arrived in a MAN'S GAME without a care for their physical maturity. The product as-is is as good as its going to get, no time to think about being better tomorrow. Thats how a natural athlete probably thinks, but that isn't reality for 99.999% of athletes. Every single player on the CU roster could stand to fall on a few needles several times.
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Post by brophy on Jan 3, 2024 20:21:30 GMT -6
i appreciate that response - great effort in distilling down to what matters. The fundamentals thing isn't a "Deion thing". Those programs failing because they have poor fundamentals are dealing with the consequences of it. With Deion, the supporters dismiss these consequences because to critique PRIME is to be (insert tribal perjorative/dehumanized enemy). Coach Wannabees have been around forever. Its harmless, its like being a rodeo clown. Except if this is your profession and you see that behavior / portrayal as a mockery of what/who you are. The same criticisms were had when there was that Youth Football television series a decade ago.
I cannot speak for anyone but myself, but as far as "have zero knowledge of what is actually occurring"... I, as well as many here, do have enough connections inside and around the program to have a whiff of whats going on behind the scenes, but more importantly for me, is what can be ascertained from the product on the field. I get that programs lose and athletes can't compete against superior opponents. What I find wholly unacceptable from peewee to pros is lack of effort and hustle on the field, weak mental attitudes. That is a leadership thing. It is a Monday - Thursday thing. Friday night isn't an accident, it took a full week (year/season) to produce what happens after kickoff. If there are blown assignments, missed steps, bad reads...thats all coaching. What I saw with CU this season was a defense that played without effort, hustle and was bad at tackling. I saw an inconsistent special teams group that looked to be an after thought. Most importantly, I saw a limited athlete gifted the most important position on the field to be a leader that didn't earn it....based on his execution week in and week out. That tells me the coaching leadership refused to demand more from the position....now THAT is something we see in peewee Daddy ball all the time
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Post by brophy on Jan 3, 2024 18:33:05 GMT -6
Some that have worked with him say his work ethic is outstanding. i've heard the same. One of the most impressive endorsements here Work ethic is great, but doesn't necessarily translate to great teammate or leader. Same as being a phenomenal player doesn't make you a superior position coach, let alone coordinator. It can certainly ENHANCE the player's experience, but if YOU never had to communicate/teach it, it doesn't matter what you were taught. IMO the issue with a "deion" it appears all you have to do is WOO the decision maker (AD) and you're gifted a top spot, outside of a vetting process in an industry entrenched in grinding/paying your dues. This is nothing new, of course, with the recent trend to find younger, sexier faces of a program to lure in media and recruits. It brings up an age-old question of Huey board, 'why do you want to be a head coach'? Everyone "wants" the title, but are you willing / ready for that responsibility? What is that responsibility? Its a little insulting after something like that, to wave your grift in everyone's faces by wearing a costume as you LARP as a Football Coach, complete with trademarked shades, gold whistle, completely fresh sideline ensemble every weekend... we see this quite a bit on any disorganized youth program. Now include this while cajoling your local sports writer sychophants to worship your legend status and rebuke any serious football discussion. Whats to stop him? nothing, so I guess thats acceptable. Deion is a "disrupter" because he chooses to be. He has always been intentionally divisive to generate interest and drama. Fundamentals of winning football aren't philosophy, they're skills: blocking, tackling,effort,catching,hustle. Even outside the analogy, CU failed at those basic fundamentals even by season's end. ANY program can show improvement there, regardless of talent
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Post by brophy on Jan 3, 2024 15:37:13 GMT -6
People always say that when you aren't as good as other programs, do something "different". Different, as in force the opponent to operate at a different path. The "different" here looks to be abandoning common sense FUNDAMENTALS of success. Cherry picking everyone elses leftovers in the portal thinking its free agency isnt any sustaining method of any success. I'm sure the very unique situation in Boulder isnt difficult to find those in the know that can detail the dysfunction behind the scenes. Regardless of personal opinions, there are a number of things being done that are obstacles to building a program. Namely, imo, the header is such a magnanimous blowhard attention seeker any subordinate or player that stands up as a leader will be seen as competition for the spotlight from the Golden Whistle. This undercuts any call to execute a vision. Competition has been sold to the program as "make it personal", everyone not sucking us off is the enemy. Anyone getting in the way of us cashing checks is taking food out of our kids mouths. Successful programs build on the competition IN ME...how can I evolve to peak performance regardless of the quality of competition. The lack of forethought given to developing physical talent, namely linemen are a 4-5 year project. When linemen are treated as an afterthought, pawns needed to get the spotlight on a few specialists, who in their right mind would want to sacrifice for that?
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Post by brophy on Nov 12, 2023 17:13:12 GMT -6
"Toughness" isn't be calloused enough that you can take physical punishment. "Toughness" that we're after is MENTAL TOUGHNESS to be committed to a lofty objective, bigger than your immediate personal achievement. This is only evidenced in the milieu of tremendous adversity when everything around you is telling you to give up. Its more than not giving up, its more than having a strong desire to 'win'.
*its about knowingly sacrificing yourself to obtain the rare knowledge of success. Success is a habit. That habit is the WEIGHT ROOM.
* whether its Jacob wrestling with God or Odin gouging out his own eye, there is a PRICE to be paid for what you desire. Get +11 kids to do that and you have a TEAM, regardless of atheleticism (though it really helps)
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Post by brophy on Oct 9, 2023 12:50:47 GMT -6
Worth listening to or sharing with parents about the current state of covid & portal backups for offers
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Post by brophy on Oct 9, 2023 5:00:15 GMT -6
The Cost / Value will always be exorbitant to bring an 'outsider' in to give you an honest assessment. Even in professional settings, what you end up with is 90% redundancy (telling you what you already do), 8% suggestion (what you already know you should do, but aren't) and 2% of new perspective (if only you had ___ to adopt it). To do it right, they would need to spend significant time with you in the off-season, during practice, and on game night. The best you could realistically do is a 'friend of the program', some ex ball coach that has anxious time on his hands. Even then, unless its some open-minded forward thinking, dude,you're likely going to get "you should do things like I did back in the day...."
How could you achieve the same while having more control of the costs? Do the opposite. Instead of an outsider coming into your program, YOU go visit another program (on your dime). Can the header and/or assistant(s) devote time out of THEIR personal lives to embed with a college program in the region? Visit them during the off-season, during spring ball, etc and just hang out on campus. Don't just visit for an hour, go to their coaches meetings, go to their players meetings, spend time in their film room, go to the practices, talk to the players and support staff....Now, measure your notes and overall experience with what you guys do. What did your time inspire you to do/ creative thoughts? This is powerful if just one coach on staff does it. If more than one does it, it multiplies even greater. It shines a light on what you could do, through the lens of what you already do, but more importantly it can SHOW you how those things look like when put in practice
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Post by brophy on Sept 18, 2023 10:21:27 GMT -6
Nice caveat to the situation
From SI.com covering Ed Reed.
Sanders situation is unique because his flash overshadows what he's done to prepare for success. He behaves in a way that only he can and I'm sure every game will be 'personal' for him. That said, his program has done a phenomenal job hiding their weaknesses. Namely, their complete inability to bang between the tackles or protect against interior pressure. There is a Dennis Green quote available for this observation. So they've successfully embraced how to prevent opponents from cornering them (empty, screens, vertically aggressive, tempo. Etc)
Prime is the perfect storm of wild wild west of NCAA alignment + NIL + transfer portal. You couldnt ask for a better leader in the age of NIL. But who is NIL really benefiting? Marketable skill players. How do linemen, tight ends, fullbacks, utility players benefit? If you're the NIL program without a legacy/history how are you going to bring in those top kids at those positions? Much less develop a pipeline? Something that could easily get overlooked if you're short sighted (not sure what the plan is for Sanders)
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Post by brophy on Sept 18, 2023 10:01:31 GMT -6
How much time is devoted in a day/week to these techniques?
what they show on Friday is the product of what they repeat in TEAM time. What they do in TEAM has a large part in the confidence in their GROUP time. GROUP time is just a faster pace INDY time.
Stance, start, movement....ad naseaum, you cant shred if you havent mastered the scales
Maybe I'm biased,but this is so crucial on defense because you're playing a half second behind the snap so each step has to hit on a rhythm.....if the kids are free balling to just survive out there you get trash and explosive offensive gains
If your first step and gather step on defense is wrong, you're hosed
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Post by brophy on Jul 8, 2019 7:56:18 GMT -6
somecoach actually makes a good point with the thread premise, which is love it or hate it THIS IS who we're all coaching; the same generation. Not going to do anything productive complaining about it. does this help? streamable.com/3eeto
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Post by brophy on Oct 3, 2018 6:22:39 GMT -6
All in all, the kid that was "attacked" didn't suffer any injuries. no harm, no foul. Chalk it up to poor sportsmanship.
Any background as to why junior Kyle Turley gave 110% effort? What if one of his mongo coaches tried to motivate him by making up a story about #17? Here's to hoping sub-par players who get owned on the field start a #MeToo movement about being bullied between the whistle.
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Post by brophy on Sept 18, 2018 13:24:10 GMT -6
If you're "in the booth" and not calling plays, your primary role is to feed the guy calling the plays with information he needs to hear (that's your real job up there). If the guy you're giving information doesn't tell you what to feed him, just reiterate the obvious (spot, d&d, time if is relevant and TO count). Here is a breakdown of useful information from the box brophyfootball.blogspot.com/2010/01/game-communication.htmlspot relevant substitutions/injuries State the Obvious Reminders Ball Distribution Play Charting Tendencies Opponent Clues Real Time Stats
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Post by brophy on Jul 27, 2018 11:58:34 GMT -6
I dunno. I come away from watching 3 seasons appreciating/commiserating/understanding Stephens and Brown more. They do make convenient self-righteous scapegoats that we can jeer to our own personal satisfaction. They don't do the profession any favors. but cant even coach. show of hands.....how much Indy and Group time did anyone see in this series? I don't do much coaching, myself, on game night.
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