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Mario Cristobal: tough interviewer

one98d said:
I agree. During the Josh Pate interview, Pate asked who's the biggest jokester on the staff and it threw Coach for a loop and he couldn't think of one. You could tell that his response took Pate by surprise because he probably didn't think that such a softball question would elicit such a response.
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There's no joking around on this staff unless it's in a congenial way that makes a recruit or his parents think it's a loving atmosphere. Those jokes are scripted. All other jokes and the coaches are running laps. This is a serious business for serious people.
 
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Ironmanfootball said:
more movement than his offense produced
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Oh My George Takai GIF
 
88 said:
What did they go over with Gattis all day?
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For real? His year here didn't show you? Well, here's the answer:

The morning was all about the intricacies of running between the guards. F the tackles. Between the guards is how we roll MFers. After a quick empanada and cafecito, Gattis was asked to perform coachspeak and player yelling. He aced that zhit and got the job.

You're welcome.
 
AlexCane said:
Sometimes, you get the sense Mario takes himself a little too seriously. Like, on the one hand, feeling out a coach is likely a good idea to see if philosophies and personality aligns, and I am sure seeing how they handle an apparently grueling interview is likely an indicator of their personality, but on the other hand, is a 9-10 hour interview really necessary?
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Considering that Mario works like 39 hours a day and expects everyone else to as well, he's simply breaking in the candidates. Dude can't handle 9 hours? Pffft, F that guy....
 
Ispyin said:
It wasn’t even Mario speaking dude you’re acting like it was his interview

I mean, I get the criticism of him and it’s deserved, but sometimes it’s not even in the right place.
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Title of thread: Mario Cristobal: Tough Interviewer. My posts are related to Mario’s hiring - which includes interviewing.
 
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kanin81 said:
Let’s clear up the timeline here. He interviewed at FIU but remained at App State then took the job at FIU after Armanti Edwards graduated. Which he mentioned as a reason he stayed. He later went back to App State with a promotion to AHC/OC and then a year later took over as Head Coach.

So it’s clear Mario liked him because he went after him a second time. Mario had his skills, identifying coaching talent is one of them. No coach hits on every hire so don’t give me the Gattis stuff but most of the time he hires good coaches. His failures are as a gameday coach, which has been discussed a million times and not in his assessment of coaches.
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Doesn’t fit the narrative that Mario is a terrible head coach and robotic.
 
nycane said:
texting at birth hahaha Mario is in the room when they are born cutting the cord.
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When coaches say bad things its a good sign, when they say I like that program over there that means your program sucks. Dead *** its the truth, when they take shots they want the fans to agree to create outside pressure hoping he fails to make it easier for them on the trail. thats all this is dead ***, u dont need to be a rocket scientist to read between the lines here. I want my coach texting at birth in the room as the doctor real **** lol
 
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Dwinstitles said:
When coaches say bad things its a good sign, when they say I like that program over there that means your program sucks. Dead *** its the truth, when they take shots they want the fans to agree to create outside pressure hoping he fails to make it easier for them on the trail. thats all this is dead ***, u dont need to be a rocket scientist to read between the lines here. I want my coach texting at birth in the room as the doctor real **** lol
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Mario probably cleaning babies fresh out the womb with a green and orange towel, then having them transferred to a U-Health affiliate hospital and pitching to the parents the whole time
 
Astcloud11 said:
Mario probably cleaning babies fresh out the womb with a green and orange towel, then having them transferred to a U-Health affiliate hospital and pitching to the parents the whole time
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Dudes the ambulance driver that picks u up when the water breaks lol. He security at the hospital and the doctor. He has every outfit, lightbulb out in the room he’s the maintenance man.
 
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