Typical ****ty journalism from that assbag.
It also didn't help Swasey's cause that he struggled to pass an NCAA mandated certification course for strength coaches this past season, preventing him from personally working with the team in his weight room.
"I don't think that had anything to do with it, not from what I was told," he said.
Swasey says he's not upset about getting let go. He wants to dwell on all the great memories from the day he took over in 1997.
How long could he not workout the team? News to me that he took over in '97.
He also listed a lot of players from many years ago as those who come and work out. I told you all that those numbers were down, not many NFL'ers around anymore.
I am honestly not a huge fan of the man's tactics, but this was honestly a very solid article. He essentially just broke the news that our strength coach couldn't work out with the team in the weight room. That is a huge news. I think he should've focused more on that part of things, but you have to remember he is not some journalist with a large newspaper's name behind him if he catches flak for an article that is negative against someone. What do you want him to do? Trash the guy in an exclusive interview? If he did that individuals who would agree to future interviews would evaporate.
If anything, we should be asking where were our beat writers with picking up on this information.
As for Swasey, what the heck did he think was going to happen if he couldn't pass the necessary certification AND a new coach comes in? This is just great news in the sense that no matter whether you like Swasey, or do not like Swasey, we have a complete new voice in our program. From the top man to the S & C department, we have a new voice.
The S & C spends more time with these individual players than the head coach does. You cannot understate the value of a great S & C to your program and instilling the culture you want to instill.
