That's interesting that you used "unavailable", because that is what I was told and the way that it was said did not lead me to think injury. I thought he had the stomach flu that's going around. And that was conjecture on my part.
Yes, he is a terrific speaker. People tend to forget that Bill was Pepper's OL coach in 1976. I think it was '76. It wasn't long after he retired from the NFL.
Our choices were Curry, Glanville and Spurrier. Kim was on the committee that interviewed the three in New Orleans and told me that "Bill just blew the others away with the interview." You're right about the connection with Spurrier as Pepper was Steve's QB coach at UF.
Our Dads were there close to the same time. My Dad was a 3year letterman in baseball (the SEC didn't sanction baseball in 1946), and he worked in the AA. That is how he and Coach Dodd developed a relationship. He got out in '49 in ME. So, I grew up a Tech fan. I transferred to Tech in Fulcher's...
The facilities were the worst in America and we did have some alums who attempted to kill the program by sending a negative letter to our recruits. Luckily a few like Ronnie Cone came in spite of the moronic letter. Dr. Petit was so angry, he threatened to shut down football altogether...
You refer to things outside the locker room for Curry. Contrary to popular belief, the roster Curry inherited was not completely bare. Mike Kelley was a rising junior at QB and he had guys on the offense to work with and little changed offensively. Collins task dwarfed Curry's.
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