Ex-players won't be on sidelines in 2016

[hollyhood27]

Seriously... what purpose does their presence serve?

It can be a motivator or an inspiration to these kids to see guys who were great here and in the pros watching them. It's also a recruiting tool, because how many people wish they could meet these guys in person? Guys go to the pros still star struck, because they did not have that much exposure.

yea but if a kid needs motivation on gameday then it's too late.

Is that kind of like how kids choose the other schools over miami because of their great gameday environment. Same concept. Former players on our sideline contribute to our gameday environment. This is not saying that the kids need that extra motivation, but why is that a bad thing to use every resource we have available.

I just saw Jim Harbaugh put on a circus worth a bunch of famous people, some of which have no association with Michigan and everyone is praising him for closing strong. Is it too late for those guys, or do we all expect Michigan is about to own the big 10?

my argument is that if you need a past player on the sideline for motivation then it's too late. and then you counter that with Jim Harbaugh's signing day show. I'm not seeing the correlation.

And I never said it was a bad thing, just the premise of it being used as a motivational tactic 35 mins before kickoff. Jimmy Johnson used to the say the most important pregame speech he gives is before practices not games...same philosophy.

 

[Fightinibis]

OK for all you simpletons who claim they don't understand the benefit of young players see ex players on the sidelines let me help.

First I'll translate in into white because no black or Hispanic person would have to even ask this question.

Uh-uhhh(clears proverbial throat) Translating into white now. Younger African American tend to hold older African American males in high esteem. Especially if said older African Americans came from the same impoverished area. It gives them hope that they to can overcome these challenges. So seeing those who have come before them offers hope and tends to lead to a renewed focus on goals, for the younger African American when things go awry in their private lives,academically or athletically. They look to these older African American males for advice because they trust someone they feel understands them.

In some cases these older African American males become defacto father figures. In summation it's exciting seeing someone you watched and cheered for on television standing 10-15 ft away its exciting for the younger African American males. It really gets their adrenaline flowing during games having a friend, idol or father figure really encouraging them to dig a little deeper within themselves and find a way to overcome the on and off the field issues.




Honestly if you can't understand why a black kid wouldn't want to see a once millionaire black man or still millionaire in some cases then you're stupid.

I'm absolutely certain of all of that...though I'm not sure the racial distinction even had to be made. Guys like Dorsey were on record about how invaluable it was to have the likes of Kosar, Walsh and Toretta on the sidelines. ANYBODY can be properly motivated by seeing that it can be / has been done at the highest level.

UM

 

[poncho0091]

Seriously... what purpose does their presence serve?

It can be a motivator or an inspiration to these kids to see guys who were great here and in the pros watching them. It's also a recruiting tool, because how many people wish they could meet these guys in person? Guys go to the pros still star struck, because they did not have that much exposure.

yea but if a kid needs motivation on gameday then it's too late.

Is that kind of like how kids choose the other schools over miami because of their great gameday environment. Same concept. Former players on our sideline contribute to our gameday environment. This is not saying that the kids need that extra motivation, but why is that a bad thing to use every resource we have available.

I just saw Jim Harbaugh put on a circus worth a bunch of famous people, some of which have no association with Michigan and everyone is praising him for closing strong. Is it too late for those guys, or do we all expect Michigan is about to own the big 10?

my argument is that if you need a past player on the sideline for motivation then it's too late. and then you counter that with Jim Harbaugh's signing day show. I'm not seeing the correlation.

And I never said it was a bad thing, just the premise of it being used as a motivational tactic 35 mins before kickoff. Jimmy Johnson used to the say the most important pregame speech he gives is before practices not games...same philosophy.

I don't think it's a case that they need it, but it's something extra that we have always used. Additionally, there are key moments in a game where seeing this famous athlete you looked up to cheering for you is going to get you a little extra hype. It doesn't mean you weren't good enough but some things just factor in. Home crowd factors in too games too. Does it mean the guy couldn't do it without the home crowd? No, but I'm sure there are points where having the home crowd got him that little something extra.

The Harbaugh thing is about the fact that he didn't need a circus to recruit well, but I bet it helped him pull at least 1 to 2 guys who were leaving somewhere else.

 

[omaha]

Players really do not care. Cam Newton wants to come on I am sure they are all for it. Warren Sapp I doubt they have even heard of him except from old bucs clips. Players don't think like fans. 20 year olds for the most part are not thinking about anyone over 25.

Now I am all for having former players and celebrities on the sidelines from the Endzone to the 20's. Put 20-25 on each side. No way do I have anyone outside of the team Mixing with my players.

 

[kalinis]

Seriously... what purpose does their presence serve?

its a tradition at lots of schools . peyton manning is on sidelines on bye weeks when goes to tenn games. same with other nfl stars and there schools. miami used to have it. its just a fact that u allow alums to come back. there is no harm in it and really seeing nfl studs on sidelines on game day can't hurt in recruiting.

 

[Coach Macho]

Seriously... what purpose does their presence serve?

WTF?

 

[Coach Macho]

Someone can't really be stupid enough to not see the benefit of having former stars on the sidelines, can they? Are some of yall serious? Holy ****. SMH

 

[Coach Macho]

You don't think seeing Warren Sapp on the sidelines would motivate the **** out of Chad Thomas?
You don't think seeing a legend like Ray Lewis would have our LB's breathing fire during game time?
You're an 18/20 year old kid playing Safety at the University of Miami and Ed ******* Reed is standing 10 yards away from you, cheering you on.

There's no freakin' way some of you ever played a down of football. Absolutely no way. I seriously can't believe anybody is stupid enough to think that their presence doesn't make a difference.

Should you "need" former players on the sidelines for motivation? No, but it helps, and it's always been a staple at Miami. No other school in the country can put Hall Of Famers on their sidelines like we can.

You don't think that helps recruiting?! GTFOH!