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Post by rockybeav on Oct 2, 2017 10:37:13 GMT -8
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Post by kersting13 on Oct 2, 2017 10:42:26 GMT -8
When I read this the other day, it was this part that caught my attention: Does Smith aspire to be a head coach one day?
"I think so," he says, "but my favorite part of the job is the on-field coaching. Nowadays, head coaches have so many other responsibilities for the overall program.
"I know this: I would do it, for sure. But I'm going to be selective. You really get just one crack at it. I want it to be the right time, right place. I don't think about it a ton. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I have a great job, I get paid well, and I get to work with great guys. It would need to be a special opportunity for me to leave."I realize he's just hedging his answer as much as possible, but it's hard to not read it as: "Oh, hell no, I am NOT taking over that sh!t show in Corvallis!" |
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Post by atownbeaver on Oct 2, 2017 10:58:21 GMT -8
When I read this the other day, it was this part that caught my attention: Does Smith aspire to be a head coach one day?
"I think so," he says, "but my favorite part of the job is the on-field coaching. Nowadays, head coaches have so many other responsibilities for the overall program.
"I know this: I would do it, for sure. But I'm going to be selective. You really get just one crack at it. I want it to be the right time, right place. I don't think about it a ton. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I have a great job, I get paid well, and I get to work with great guys. It would need to be a special opportunity for me to leave."I realize he's just hedging his answer as much as possible, but it's hard to not read it as: "Oh, hell no, I am NOT taking over that sh!t show in Corvallis!" In a round about way, yes I agree. But I think it is more along the lines of "I need to be in a place that I have opportunity to succeed" Rebuilding jobs aren't always bad, and they can present great oppourtunities... but you have to have the infrastructure and administration and fans to support the build. So yes, not Oregon State. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 11:43:37 GMT -8
When I read this the other day, it was this part that caught my attention: Does Smith aspire to be a head coach one day?
"I think so," he says, "but my favorite part of the job is the on-field coaching. Nowadays, head coaches have so many other responsibilities for the overall program.
"I know this: I would do it, for sure. But I'm going to be selective. You really get just one crack at it. I want it to be the right time, right place. I don't think about it a ton. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I have a great job, I get paid well, and I get to work with great guys. It would need to be a special opportunity for me to leave."I realize he's just hedging his answer as much as possible, but it's hard to not read it as: "Oh, hell no, I am NOT taking over that sh!t show in Corvallis!" In a round about way, yes I agree. But I think it is more along the lines of "I need to be in a place that I have opportunity to succeed" Rebuilding jobs aren't always bad, and they can present great oppourtunities... but you have to have the infrastructure and administration and fans to support the build. So yes, not Oregon State. JS has a mild personality, hate to say it but almost Helfrich like. Most head coaches are extroverts. |
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Post by jimbeav on Oct 2, 2017 13:33:10 GMT -8
Personally, I have never considered JS to be head coach material. I remember an interview or two he did as a GA under Erickson, talking about how he always wanted to coach football, but how he had to have long talks with Erickson about how to handle recruiting because he found the whole process pretty intimidating. I suppose that's natural when you're just starting out, but he always struck me as more of an introverted quiet dude.
Looking from afar, JS strikes me as your typical brainiac coordinator, who loves the X's and O's and the chess game aspect, more than the alpha-male Ra-Ra mentality of football. You can find examples of guys like that who are successful (like Mike Riley), but Riley is also a very naturally personable guy. I'm not sure JS is.
I put JS more in the Norm Chow mold. I think he'll always be a fine OC, but I would not be the first one to take a flyer on him as a head coach; I'd need to see a track record with him leading a program...
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Post by bbfan on Oct 2, 2017 13:50:00 GMT -8
Before last season, the UW fans thought of him as their version of Danny L, just hoping someone would take them off their hands. Chris got him some help and now they like him. Amazing what having good players can do to your success rate calling plays.
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