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Post by craines10 on Nov 12, 2019 14:02:11 GMT -6
Week 4: Down 6, last play of the half...we go with our freeze cadence and DE steps across then steps back...no flag...they show blitz with the DBs playing 20+ yards off the ball...we throw HB screen...wide open our TB drops the ball...flag on the play...defensive holding..Good we get an untimed down...White hat calls for ref huddle (never a good sign for us)...comes back and tells our HC..(and me because I am about to send our QB in with the play) "Here is the deal, there is no flag on the play because the hold was on a WR away from the screen and on top of that the ball was thrown behind the L.O.S., he didnt know that rule though so we are just going to call it a half"...blows whistle, waves hands, and yells "Thats the half" and runs off the field...
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Post by craines10 on Nov 6, 2018 15:04:20 GMT -6
We went 0-10 this year.I am the OC...of our 11 starters on offense 4 were returning starters...the other 7 all played JV (Fresh/Sophmore combined)...looking back on it..out of 10 games...there was only 1 game (loss 35-20) in which I believe an offensive play call here or there that could have changed the outcome if executed correctly..we were down 28-20 and the defense got the stop we needed on 3rd down but our senior DT got a dead ball personal foul after the play..automatic 1st down..they scored 2 plays later to make it a 15 point game.
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Post by craines10 on Oct 23, 2018 13:04:01 GMT -6
In a state where EVERYONE makes playoffs... We are 0-9 We play 7-2 team that beat us 35-8 in regular season We have had a revolving door on the OL (mainly center) and not because of injury We started off in the flexbone, scrapped it after 2 weeks, went back to spread, to transition to primarily 11 personnel We are averaging 14.7 yards rushing per game...Update....They beat us 50-12...we had 6 turnovers, and completed 3-17 passes Update...they beat us 50-12..6 turnovers, 3-17 passing
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Post by craines10 on Oct 19, 2018 11:55:18 GMT -6
In a state where EVERYONE makes playoffs...
We are 0-9
We play 7-2 team that beat us 35-8 in regular season
We have had a revolving door on the OL (mainly center) and not because of injury
We started off in the flexbone, scrapped it after 2 weeks, went back to spread, to transition to primarily 11 personnel
We are averaging 14.7 yards rushing per game...
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Post by craines10 on May 21, 2018 6:27:27 GMT -6
Couldn't do it! (physically)
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Post by craines10 on May 18, 2018 7:49:11 GMT -6
Three things you see in every successful program: 1. Players who are talented and committed 2. A good weight program - I have never seen a quality football program at a school that is awful at every other sport. Never. You need players. 3. Quality coaches Right now, my biggest focus is on our youth. Touching our JH players, going to their practices and games, getting to know their names and faces, and getting them into the weight room now so it becomes a habit. That is how I think we are going to make the next step as a program. Something else that I think is important to remember is that there are many places that can't be turned around. You might be able to get a group of kids to buy in and coach the h3ll out of em and get some wins, but to sustain it year in and year out might be impossible b/c of factors that are completely out of your control. It's important to do your homework and determine the reasons a school is failing and then find out if the solutions are possible. The gold mines are the schools that are successful in other sports and/or have a weight program established. I remember a school nearby that was great at wrestling and baseball, but was phukin terrible at football. I told everybody I could that this school was going to pop once they got the right dude in there. They've been a perennial playoff team for the last 10+ years once they finally did. Never thought about the performance/success of the other male sports playing a huge part...
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Post by craines10 on May 18, 2018 6:50:14 GMT -6
I am definitely working on it...Max days and things like that I bring game day type energy...every other day I struggle...still a work in progress I don't think you have to be game day intense for every lift....I actually think that's a bad idea. To me, it sounded like you might not be making training a priority. Maybe that's not the case. Not everybody has to be a gym rat to make progress BUT everybody needs to make gym time a priority and be consistent. No, I go...I am saying my energy is not the same as it is on the practice field, and game day
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Post by craines10 on May 17, 2018 13:55:28 GMT -6
I am definitely working on it...Max days and things like that I bring game day type energy...every other day I struggle...still a work in progress
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Post by craines10 on May 17, 2018 13:46:18 GMT -6
I like all these answers. My current problem as an assistant is my lack of enthusiasm in the weight room. Even as a player I would get bored in the weight room lol..I think I would have to hire a strength coach!
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Post by craines10 on May 17, 2018 10:17:33 GMT -6
I want to present a scenario. I am not a HC, and I figure my first opportunity will be a rebuilding project. With that being said...What would the steps you would take to turn a "team" into a "program"?
Scenario:
Offered HC job of team who is 4-36 last 4 seasons
6A school (2500+ students), 37 returning football players (10-12 grade)
Football finances below average
Last winning season 2008
What are your first moves as HC?
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Post by craines10 on Apr 26, 2018 8:40:26 GMT -6
"Let me check the price and I will get back with ya"
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Post by craines10 on Feb 8, 2018 8:37:11 GMT -6
I am definitely waiting for a response from B.B. that we wont get...whoever started the curfew/weed rumors is dead wrong and messing with that dudes money
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Post by craines10 on Feb 5, 2018 13:33:41 GMT -6
Last night Malcolm Butler supposedly was told right before the national anthem he would not be playing in the Super Bowl...When asked about it Belechik said it was a decision made to give the team the best chance to win...This guy played 98% of the snaps up until Super Bowl Sunday...what package is there that he doesnt fit in the grand scheme of things? I believe there is more to it and we will have to wait to find out.
My question is: If you KNOW there is a possibility you will not be playing a starter for whatever reason...when do you tell him? Surely not right before the national anthem...
If you have been in that situation: How did you handle it? When was the player informed he would not be playing?
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Post by craines10 on Jan 8, 2018 14:39:36 GMT -6
I got yelled at once for "ignoring" my HC...I wasnt ignoring him I just didnt call the play when he said it..He came charging down the sideline yelling "Dont you ignore me...you run what I tell you to run...run the bubble" I yelled back "I didnt hear you"...So I ran bubble like 8 times in a row...good thing the team we were playing kept giving us the same look to trips. I get yelled at like twice a year...no big deal lol
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Post by craines10 on Nov 14, 2017 10:13:56 GMT -6
This is why I do all my drinking at home. Ha... l know the OP. He doesn’t drink. May be the reason he didn’t take the bait! Never catch me slipping!!!!! If I respond its because I want to!
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Post by craines10 on Nov 14, 2017 10:13:06 GMT -6
Gotta share this because at my school in my city and I am sure in cities and schools like mine...this is the norm! So Saturday I am at a local establishment watching my beloved Fighting Irish get destroyed by The U...and I have decided to leave. As I am walking out a lady says "Hey Coach...how you feel about "HC name" disrespecting the OL" I stop and say...I dont know what she means. She brings up a comment made during the banquet that our HC made while talking about our senior TB. I said to her "I am 100% sure he did not intend to disrespect the OL" I try to walk away and she goes "Well you know "her son" was highly offended and he is ready to transfer...and he is taking 5 or 6 kids with him" My reply is "Ma'am I can only coach who is there in August, if your son leaves tell him Coach Raines said good luck and to make sure he works hard" I am pretty sure there will be a few more parent interactions like this but...her son refused to play OL and when he got in a varsity game faked a knee injury the first play he was in. Why would he be offended by ANYTHING said about a unit he refused to help when he was more than capable. But of course I cant tell mom that! lol! Thanks for reading the mini-rant!!!! This is why I do all my drinking at home. Lol
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Post by craines10 on Nov 13, 2017 14:43:29 GMT -6
He said that at the All Conference banquet other coaches said that if our back ran behind a line like the top 2 teams in the conference he would have easily been a 2000 yard back. Yeah, That's dumb. Obviously don't know the guy but I do know that as a HC I've had a few times where I was at the banquet & tried to say something complimentary & it came out wrong. I would guess he was trying to compliment the back & in turn insulted some of the team. Sometimes when you're responsible for doing all the talking you don't always get it right. Happens. They could A...transfer out of disgust for the comment or B.....work their a$$es off so he can't say it again next year. That's what I would tell my kid. He was repeating what was said at the All Conference meeting...but when it was said out loud it didnt sound right. Bad choice of words, bad place to say that... As far as the kid goes...we TRIED to make him a starting OL in camp as well as first couple weeks of the season. He did everything in his power to not play it. It tripped me out because he was "offended" and now wants to transfer...He made it known that he didnt want to be an OL multiple times...even when he was told that was the only place he can get on the field.
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Post by craines10 on Nov 13, 2017 14:21:42 GMT -6
When he said it I know in my mind I was like "That didnt sound right"..I am sure afterwards he probably did too but I never asked him about it. I am sure that parent didnt either though. I wonder how he'd feel about the AD getting up at the All conference banquet and saying, "We would have made playoffs if we had coaches from the top 2 teams in the conference." True
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Post by craines10 on Nov 13, 2017 12:21:24 GMT -6
He said that at the All Conference banquet other coaches said that if our back ran behind a line like the top 2 teams in the conference he would have easily been a 2000 yard back. Bad judgment to use that in public.
He should've expected some blowback.
When he said it I know in my mind I was like "That didnt sound right"..I am sure afterwards he probably did too but I never asked him about it. I am sure that parent didnt either though.
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Post by craines10 on Nov 13, 2017 11:25:09 GMT -6
What was the comment, just out of curiosity? He said that at the All Conference banquet other coaches said that if our back ran behind a line like the top 2 teams in the conference he would have easily been a 2000 yard back.
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Post by craines10 on Nov 13, 2017 10:46:01 GMT -6
Gotta share this because at my school in my city and I am sure in cities and schools like mine...this is the norm! So Saturday I am at a local establishment watching my beloved Fighting Irish get destroyed by The U...and I have decided to leave. As I am walking out a lady says "Hey Coach...how you feel about "HC name" disrespecting the OL" I stop and say...I dont know what she means. She brings up a comment made during the banquet that our HC made while talking about our senior TB. I said to her "I am 100% sure he did not intend to disrespect the OL" I try to walk away and she goes "Well you know "her son" was highly offended and he is ready to transfer...and he is taking 5 or 6 kids with him" My reply is "Ma'am I can only coach who is there in August, if your son leaves tell him Coach Raines said good luck and to make sure he works hard" I am pretty sure there will be a few more parent interactions like this but...her son refused to play OL and when he got in a varsity game faked a knee injury the first play he was in. Why would he be offended by ANYTHING said about a unit he refused to help when he was more than capable. But of course I cant tell mom that! lol! Thanks for reading the mini-rant!!!!
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Post by craines10 on May 25, 2017 14:02:42 GMT -6
Rival game this year our freshman coach who is in the box got excited when our QB broke off a 70 yard TD in the first quarter..all you hear is.."Oh..he pulled it...AWW yeah...AWW YEAH...AWW YEAH...HE OUTTA THERE...HE GONE...HE GONE....YES SIRRRR!!!!!" lmao
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Post by craines10 on May 25, 2017 13:59:28 GMT -6
Playing in a sectional playoff game against Tyler Eifert his senior year. Game plan offensively is easy because we were a DW team. So we get started on the defensive gameplan..One of the head scratchers of my career...
HC: Ok..when they split Mr. Eifert out....what are we thinking about doing?
Assist: Put Junie on him....(emphatically)
HC: What? What do you mean?
Assist: Put Junie on him, he big fast..he made all them tackles on Kickoff last week...put Junie on him!!!
HC: Coach there arent many answers to the question but I assure you Junie is NOT one of them!
Assist: Im telling you Coach Junie ready for him!
For the record Junie was 6'4 older brother of our starting wingback who had exactly 11 games of football experience! lol
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Post by craines10 on May 16, 2017 12:46:42 GMT -6
Bottle flipping thing is easily one of the dumbest "games" EVER
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Post by craines10 on May 11, 2017 7:27:40 GMT -6
Had an OL walk away mid season because his grades slipped from all A+ to A's and A-'s...lol...HC told him that is no reason to quit and to take a week to get his grades back right. So we played a pivotal game without our RT....lol
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Post by craines10 on Apr 20, 2017 12:46:53 GMT -6
I guess "lose" is the wrong word...I will lay out a specific debate from last year: Watching film from the night before and we score on a FB dive from the 2 yard line... HC: This week when we work goal line I want to see JC at FB Me: Why? HC: When he moved here in the summer he was a FB/LB and I think he will help us there Me: Well who is going to play RG? HC: We got QH, DC, and TA Me: You just said the previous series that QH cant be in the game on a Friday night anymore, DC is hurt and didnt dress, and TA has never played on the line HC: JC give us more of a blocking threat at FB than GL do...and he probably run the ball better Me: Well who gonna block for JC? What we gonna do if Wednesday during goalline one of the scout defense players accidentally go low when JC coming at them...and he get hurt...then we lose our starting RG to an unnecessary injury HC: What if he get hurt during goalline at RG..we still lose him.. Me: I can live with that...he got hurt playing HIS position HC: Bottom line...we gonna essentially put him there because its my ship and I want to see him at FB Honestly, I don't have a problem with the way that conversation ended. Sounds like it was a two-way conversation, you both said your piece, neither convinced the other, so he makes the decision because his opinion carries more weight than yours. You didn't include the next line, but if there was one I hope it said: Me: Yes sir, we'll make this work. Next line was .."Ok coo..I will move him to FB"
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Post by craines10 on Apr 20, 2017 12:38:19 GMT -6
What would you do, if you were the head coach, and an assistant such as you brought up a similar issue to him? I would tell him moving our starting RG to FB does not help us in anyway..
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Post by craines10 on Apr 18, 2017 11:13:16 GMT -6
I thought THAT specific situation was stupid. I know he has final say..when he asks for my thoughts I give them...but the final say is his..always has always will...but there are instances where there is a discussion involving the gameplan that is back and forth....and it seems like that is his closing statement because he has no rebuttal..I guess that is what gets to me..if you start the "debate" you cant end it with that closing statement. All that being said though when it is over its over, and nothing leaves the meeting room EVER I may be missing something here, cause I don't see where the HC was looking to debate...His statement was he wanted a particular player at a particular position. Didn't see where he asked what your thoughts on moving the kid. He was basically telling you what he "The HC" wanted. Now that doesn't always mean that we have to agree with it, but sometimes as an assistant you need to figure out when the HC is telling you something and when he is asking for your feedback. When he tells you something you have to say yes sir and do it to the best of your ability and move on. Again I think it comes down to the relationship too, I have been on staffs were the HC was one of my best friends, and we could have debates about anything and everything, BUT even then it came down to what HE the HC wanted to do. I see that also. In my mind at that moment...no injury..no production issue...just a random request...was odd. The entire conversation never happens if I just said "Ok"...but hindsight is 20/20...as someone pointed out above...I also could have said "Who do you want at RG" and the entire conversation wouldnt have happened..but the conversation happened because I was thinking about the offense...and how the one move could affect everything else. Maybe I was wrong..maybe I wasnt..but dont get me wrong this wasnt a shouting match and nobody lost any sleep over it...just me wanting to know why we would switch our RG to FB in the goalline package...and it still came down to what HE wanted because that week in practice I did what he asked because that is what I am supposed to do.
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Post by craines10 on Apr 18, 2017 10:55:54 GMT -6
I thought THAT specific situation was stupid. I know he has final say..when he asks for my thoughts I give them...but the final say is his..always has always will...but there are instances where there is a discussion involving the gameplan that is back and forth....and it seems like that is his closing statement because he has no rebuttal..I guess that is what gets to me..if you start the "debate" you cant end it with that closing statement. All that being said though when it is over its over, and nothing leaves the meeting room EVER Not trying to pile it on you or anything and asking questions isn't a problem but your first question is "Why?" That seems disrespectful to me and you probably should have led with your second question. To be honest, I don't see much reason to debate with a superior. It's a lose-lose situation that is all lose-lose for you and none for them usually. Give him your thought and he can go with it or not I could see that...
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Post by craines10 on Apr 18, 2017 10:38:15 GMT -6
The problem is looking at the debate as a win/lose. I don't want to win a debate. I want to win the game. I am not arrogant enough to think that I have always have the best ideas. As a staff we talk through things on Saturday and Sunday. We meet briefly each day to discuss personnel, game plan install, and practice plans. We look for the best way to do things. We don't focus on who came up with the idea, we focus on what will work best for our kids. When we walk on the field we are unified in our approach, whether it was the OL's idea, the RB's idea, or the 7th grade B team coach who is entering data. If it is something you disagree with, once you walk on the field, you have to coach it like it is the best way to win. The worst thing you can do is coach something half way. Even worse than that is saying, "I told you that wouldn't work," to that coach or to another coach. We have done some dumb crap in a games, some by my design, and some by the design of others. No matter how dumb the idea might be, we all had to own it. We wall had to be unified. When we weren't unified it magnified the stupidity. Believe me my intent is always to win the game. When its over its over. When we leave that meeting room its never brought up again. If it dont work we lost as a team..I wouldnt use the "I told you that wouldnt work" because we as a staff should adjust to what is not working during the game.
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