Im pretty sure Cleveland is closer to the Atlantic than the Mississippi
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Im pretty sure Cleveland is closer to the Atlantic than the Mississippi
I remember most people being pretty positive.
I was fine with the hire, but I remember posting a few negative things after he lost his first game against UNI.
You east coasters can just stay put and jump in your pond. !!
I wasn’t overly impressed with the hire, but he checked the boxes I was looking for in being a young guy with head coaching experience. I wasn’t thrilled with him bringing a lot of his staff along, but I figured if the head guy was good enough for us, his assistants were too. And honestly, at the time, getting to the level of being a good MAC team would be a step in the right direction.
I agree those east coasters from Pennsylvania east can do that!
Google mapped Cleveland to New York and to Mississippi River. 98 Miles difference, big deal. That's a county block in Iowa isn't it? Or, the distance to nearest gas station?
I drank a big bottle of hater-ade after sitting in the stands watching CMC lose to UNI. I wondered how long it would take before we would see a new coach. I’m ashamed I judged him on one game at the time.
I’m so glad I was wrong and so glad JP isn’t asking me for my opinion on anything. We have the greatest coach in the country...and yes, somebody needs to get a CMC statue committee rolling!
I’m so glad I was wrong and so glad JP isn’t asking me for my opinion on anything. We have the greatest coach in the country...and yes, somebody needs to get a CMC statue committee rolling!
Just the fiesta bowl. Not impressed. In all seriousness I was in school for some Rhoads drubbings in 15 degree weather and CMC has blown away my absolute hypothetical perception of what the ceiling was.
Admittedly, I was slightly pessimistic because I thought he may have rode the coat tails of Tim Beckman's turn-around at Toledo. But, by the middle of the first season, I saw 'closer' losses which gave me enthusiasm. And the rest (to date) is history.
Agreed. I am normally a jump up and down, run down the street and high five strangers kind of guy about a game like that. I remember just standing there. Completely and utterly stunned. I think it took me 3 or 4 days before it set in that we won down there. With a walk on QB.
That win was an absolute coaching and play calling gem and when I realized that I knew that staff was definitely for real.
Do not worry. First special teams mishap of the season in 2021 we’ll be all over his idea of a special teams coach.
Take it's easy there buddy, I worked down in new Philly for a few weeks. That is some backwater Hicksville stuff you can't find in Iowa.
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I don't think I had an immediate opinion....but his presser seemed to show a confidence and directness (and given his age, I liked that)....and hearing the story about when he was here with Toledo and he walked the tailgate lots/called his wife was one of those things that made it seem to me "this guy is built different"
