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Speculative question: has Tstan "coached up" CPJ
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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 360487" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>I think Coach makes it harder to be a reporter.</p><p></p><p>They want to ask questions that matter to a "normal" fan: i.e. someone who knows diddly about option football and less then diddly about today's defenses (that's me, btw). It is easy to ask such questions to coaches at other schools; you focus in on the "star" players and ask how they did. The whole business then comes down to an evaluation of individual effort. The story then writes itself: "Coach A says that BigStar gave a good effort and/but I agree/disagree." Throw in a few comments about whether the running game or passing game worked or didn't and a some comments on calls during the game and you are off for drinks at 4:00. Easy peasy.</p><p></p><p>Now think of how that is with Coach. His first comment when things are going well/bad for <generic Tech BigStar> is, "He did some good things" then a quick segue to comments on the blocking and reads. Iow, stuff that very few fans understand, that are hard to explain in print, and that make lousy TV. Same with the D; it's always from a team perspective and never focuses in on <generic Tech BigStar>. The result is that it is hard to even name the <generic Tech BigStar> that you can build a story around. It really is team football; especially on O we are a <em>machine</em>, not a vehicle for <generic Tech BigStar>. That doesn't make for very good press stories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 360487, member: 265"] I think Coach makes it harder to be a reporter. They want to ask questions that matter to a "normal" fan: i.e. someone who knows diddly about option football and less then diddly about today's defenses (that's me, btw). It is easy to ask such questions to coaches at other schools; you focus in on the "star" players and ask how they did. The whole business then comes down to an evaluation of individual effort. The story then writes itself: "Coach A says that BigStar gave a good effort and/but I agree/disagree." Throw in a few comments about whether the running game or passing game worked or didn't and a some comments on calls during the game and you are off for drinks at 4:00. Easy peasy. Now think of how that is with Coach. His first comment when things are going well/bad for <generic Tech BigStar> is, "He did some good things" then a quick segue to comments on the blocking and reads. Iow, stuff that very few fans understand, that are hard to explain in print, and that make lousy TV. Same with the D; it's always from a team perspective and never focuses in on <generic Tech BigStar>. The result is that it is hard to even name the <generic Tech BigStar> that you can build a story around. It really is team football; especially on O we are a [I]machine[/I], not a vehicle for <generic Tech BigStar>. That doesn't make for very good press stories. [/QUOTE]
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