Coach

On replacing Taggart, USF’s most popular coach

December 8, 2016 College football

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Once, there was a man named Willie… The first loss was shocking. Had South Florida ever been worse? Had a coach ever had a more rotten debut? It was August 31, 2013, and it’s fair to say that Willie Taggart had just done a particularly wretched job of saying hello. His team […]

Tagged as: Bowl, Coach, McNeese, Taggart, USF

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The questions Koetter must answer are defensive

January 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The coach is offensive. The questions are defensive. It is doubtful that Jason Licht asked Dirk Koetter a lot about his offense this week. Does he want to know what he thinks about Jameis Winston? About Doug Martin? Look at the tapes. Want to know what he would do in a goal-to-go […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Coach, defense, Koetter

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Saban to Bucs? Sounds like dreaming to me

January 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. If you are going to dream, dream big. If you are going to imagine, imagine wild. If you are going to try to make up a rumor, well, make one up that will get some buzz, right? All of which explains the brand new Nick-Saban-to-the-Bucs reports that seem to be making the […]

Tagged as: Alabama, Buc;s, Coach, Saban

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New Rowdies coach Campbell loses his debut

August 23, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:36 a.m. Sometimes, life itself is a counter-attack. You know the feeling. One minute, you are pushing forward as hard as you can. You are trying to help stop your team’s slide. You are a loyal assistant, playing your role. You are pushed ahead. And then next minute, the next instance, and everything has […]

Tagged as: Campbell, Coach, Rowdies, Slump

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Smith isn’t the first Bucs’ coach to love a QB

April 1, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. At this rate, the Bucs might not just draft Jameis Winston. At this rate, they might adopt him. The Bucs appear to be completely into Winston, lock, stock and cannons. They might put his face on stadium bucks. They might put it on the Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bucs, Chandler, Coach, Dilfer, Erickson, Freeman, Gradkowski, quarterback, Testaverde, Williams, Young

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At hello, McElwain looks big enough for the Gators

December 6, 2014 College Sports in Florida

He had them at hello. But, really, doesn’t every coach? He strikes you as confident, as excited, as eager. But, really, doesn’t everyone come into the arena that way? In the years to come, it is possible that you may feel differently at Jim McElwain. He hasn’t played FSU yet. He hasn’t traveled to LSU. […]

Tagged as: Coach, Gators, McElwain

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