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dat dude
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Nov 11, 2011 12:34pm
http://outkickthecoverage.com/kirk-herbstreit-the-face-of-college-football-part-two.php
Great read in a multiple-part series. I found this portion particularly interesting:
Thoughts? Sounds like a good deal to me.
Great read in a multiple-part series. I found this portion particularly interesting:
But Herbstreit, the son of a coach, seems to still harbor coaching dreams as well.
"If I left (the show) I would want to go coach," Herbstreit says, "I'd want to be a high school coach at a program where it really mattered or I've talked with Urban (Meyer) about if he gets back into coaching being a quarterbacks coach and eventually an offensive coordinator for him."
Asked if he's serious, Herbstreit responds, "Oh, yeah, for sure. At this point, at my age, it's tougher probably to imagine doing that just because I've elevated myself to a point in my career where it's hard to imagine starting over, but I'm not closing that door. I'll keep doing this (ESPN College Gameday) as long as they'll have me, but if a big time college coach asked me to be his quarterbacks coach and eventually be his offensive coordinator, it would be an interesting situation to deal with."
Herbstreit's father, Jim, acknowledges the two have discussed a coaching future for Kirk. "I've heard him say that and I have no doubt that he's qualified. I'm not sure I'd choose that future for him, but I think he'd be very good at it. I'm sure we'd sit down at some point and talk about it. Kirk's made such outstanding decisions in his life so far that I think he'd make a good one about that too."
Later Herbstreit's best friend, Deron Brown, is asked if he could see Herbstreit back coaching quarterbacks at their alma mater one day. "I'm not touching that," he says, "but I'll tell you this, I hope Urban Meyer takes the job at Ohio State."
Thoughts? Sounds like a good deal to me.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Nov 11, 2011 12:40pm
I'm not sure I want someone with no coaching experience who was just ok in college to coa h our qbs
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 11, 2011 12:48pm
Jim Tressel started out as a QB's coach and he was just "ok" in college. Ended up being a pretty good football coach.sportchampps;967951 wrote:I'm not sure I want someone with no coaching experience who was just ok in college to coa h our qbs
Everyone has to start out somewhere. I'm not saying Herbie would be a good coach or not, but we may find out.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Nov 11, 2011 12:55pm
I'd take Herbie over what we have now at O coordinator.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Nov 11, 2011 12:58pm
There's no correlation at all between how good a coach someone is and how good a player they were or weren't. Knowing how a player can be successful (and transferring that knowledge) and having the tools to do it themselves are separate issues.sportchampps;967951 wrote:I'm not sure I want someone with no coaching experience who was just ok in college to coa h our qbs
Quint
Posts: 737
Nov 11, 2011 1:07pm
I'd take a rock, over what we have now.sleeper;967979 wrote:I'd take Herbie over what we have now at O coordinator.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Nov 11, 2011 1:08pm
Very true. A lot of very respected coaches were no-name players. A lot of flops were great players. There's no real correlation between how good someone was on the field and how good they'll be on the sidelines.queencitybuckeye;967984 wrote:There's no correlation at all between how good a coach someone is and how good a player they were or weren't. Knowing how a player can be successful (and transferring that knowledge) and having the tools to do it themselves are separate issues.
Now, the "no coaching experience" thing would make me question giving him any job of importance immediately, but how he performed as a player means nothing as far as that goes.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Nov 11, 2011 2:28pm
More like the earthquake face of college football.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Nov 11, 2011 4:10pm
Vrabel didn't have coaching experience, and everyone loved that hire.sportchampps;967951 wrote:I'm not sure I want someone with no coaching experience who was just ok in college to coa h our qbs
Plus Herbie can't be worse than Tressel's puppet from Youngstown who now serves that role.
Writerbuckeye
Posts: 4,745
Nov 11, 2011 8:55pm
Not going to happen. He fled Columbus because we're all out to get him and his family. :rolleyes:
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Nov 12, 2011 7:45am
sleeper;967979 wrote:I'd take Herbie over what we have now at O coordinator.
Quint;967994 wrote:I'd take a rock, over what we have now.
this, this, and this. If Meyer signs on to be our coach, I don't care who else tags along. I'll trust his judgement.thedynasty1998;968264 wrote:Vrabel didn't have coaching experience, and everyone loved that hire.
Plus Herbie can't be worse than Tressel's puppet from Youngstown who now serves that role.
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Al Bundy
Posts: 4,180
Nov 12, 2011 10:22am
If Herbie can't handle the pressure of being an announcer in Columbus, how will he hand the pressure of being a coach?vball10set;968854 wrote:this, this, and this. If Meyer signs on to be our coach, I don't care who else tags along. I'll trust his judgement.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Nov 12, 2011 10:30am
Just as a "what if" kinda deal...
Say Herbie somehow managed to take the gig, would ESPN then be slobbering all over OSU? Would the persecution be officially ended from ESPN sans Mark May? LOL
Say Herbie somehow managed to take the gig, would ESPN then be slobbering all over OSU? Would the persecution be officially ended from ESPN sans Mark May? LOL
Writerbuckeye
Posts: 4,745
Nov 12, 2011 11:11am
Why would they care about Herbstreit, anymore, if he's a part of the OSU staff? I don't think a thing would change...except there wouldn't be a mannequin, faux-tan, golden-highlights and frosted tipped commentator adding to the commentary. :laugh:ytownfootball;968959 wrote:Just as a "what if" kinda deal...
Say Herbie somehow managed to take the gig, would ESPN then be slobbering all over OSU? Would the persecution be officially ended from ESPN sans Mark May? LOL
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 12, 2011 2:01pm
I'm not sure if it would, but I wouldn't care.ytownfootball;968959 wrote:Just as a "what if" kinda deal...
Say Herbie somehow managed to take the gig, would ESPN then be slobbering all over OSU? Would the persecution be officially ended from ESPN sans Mark May? LOL
Personally I think they'd be all over OSU if Meyer becomes the coach. They love Urban.