Age: 30 Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 14569 Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:
I was reading some of his quotes last night, and it is pretty apparent that he's gone off the deep end. _________________ "He was a leader, patriotic to the core, devoted to his players, and inspired by a winning spirit that wouldn't quit. And that's how he made legends out of ordinary people. He was a true American hero, and he was Alabama's own."
-President Ronald Reagan speaking about Coach Bryant in 1984.
Polk is a very frustrated old man right now. Any baseball coach at a non lottery state public school has to be right there with him. Probably why Wells quit last year.
Polk was interviewed on Nashville radio yesterday afternoon. It seemed like he's backed off of his comments a little, but he's still clearly pissed and feels like he deserved the right to pick his successor.
Which brings up an interesting question:
When (if ever) has a coach (in any sport) earned the the right to choose his successor?
Polk certainly feels like he had that right and apparently the new AD had a different idea. _________________
Age: 30 Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 14569 Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:20 am Post subject:
reger60 wrote:
Which brings up an interesting question:
When (if ever) has a coach (in any sport) earned the the right to choose his successor?
Coach Bryant and Dean Smith. _________________ "He was a leader, patriotic to the core, devoted to his players, and inspired by a winning spirit that wouldn't quit. And that's how he made legends out of ordinary people. He was a true American hero, and he was Alabama's own."
-President Ronald Reagan speaking about Coach Bryant in 1984.
Which brings up an interesting question:
When (if ever) has a coach (in any sport) earned the the right to choose his successor?
Coach Bryant and Dean Smith.
Exactly, Porter. I guess that's where I'm going with this. You named two good ones. Anyone else? Joe Pa? Bobby Bowden? Mike Krzyzewski? Pat Summit? It's an interesting topic I think. _________________
Age: 102 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 7695 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:49 am Post subject:
Porter wrote:
reger60 wrote:
Which brings up an interesting question:
When (if ever) has a coach (in any sport) earned the the right to choose his successor?
Coach Bryant and Dean Smith.
Those were the first two to come to my mind, too. I'm sure there are others. Did Vince Dooley hand-pick his successor? How about Shug and Cholly Mac? Skip Bertman?
Btw, exCRP needed to hire Phillip Wellman to persuade the A.D. to act on Polk's recommendation. Heck, I bet Ron would love to throw his own rosin grenade.
Age: 30 Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 14569 Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:
It is something that happens on the HS level quite often. _________________ "He was a leader, patriotic to the core, devoted to his players, and inspired by a winning spirit that wouldn't quit. And that's how he made legends out of ordinary people. He was a true American hero, and he was Alabama's own."
-President Ronald Reagan speaking about Coach Bryant in 1984.
Age: 40 Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2356 Location: Montgomery, AL
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:
bear facts wrote:
Porter wrote:
reger60 wrote:
Which brings up an interesting question:
When (if ever) has a coach (in any sport) earned the the right to choose his successor?
Coach Bryant and Dean Smith.
Those were the first two to come to my mind, too. I'm sure there are others. Did Vince Dooley hand-pick his successor? How about Shug and Cholly Mac? Skip Bertman?
Btw, exCRP needed to hire Phillip Wellman to persuade the A.D. to act on Polk's recommendation. Heck, I bet Ron would love to throw his own rosin grenade.
I saw that last year. It was awesome! I would have loved to be in the stands when that happened.
That was your local AA team's coach Factor. _________________ If a team doesn't think tough, practice tough, and live tough, how the hell are they gonna play tough on Saturday?
Paul W. Bryant
The Following is by former Alabama player Todd Bates
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Some surprising comments from a very respected baseball coach.
