Required Reading for those who doubt S&C importance

[Odin]

Wether Swasey's qualified to be SC coach at miami or wether he has done a good job or not is not relevant anymore.He has been part of 3 straight failed regimes,he just needs to go and we need Richt to bring in someone he trusts from a program that has had success recently.

 

[Miami82]

I've been on the Fire Swasey campaign for more than a decade. He's been cashing UM checks for far too long.

Agree with Miami82 and think INCane nailed it with his post earlier.

A number of reasons exist on performance alone to recommend termination. His lack of pedigree doesn't help his cause either, and may help explain partly why he's been so subpar.

Swasey needs to be fired.

I don't think it is debatable that we need a change at S&C -- and have needed a change there for a long time.

Hey NZ good to see you posting.

 

[HurricaneVision]

It'll be interesting to see if Richt brings the famous "mat drills" that he and Dave Van Halanger instituted at Georgia to change their struggling culture.

For inspiration Val Halanger drew on such elements as the obstacle course in military boot camps and the ropes course at Colorado's Outward Bound. Here is what you would expect to find at 5:00 am at the basketball practice facility. You were grouped by position type skill (receivers and defensive backs), big skill (tight ends, linebackers, running back, quarterbacks), and big men (offensive and defensive linemen).

You were divided into groups of four and each morning you were watched and recorded on how you fared in the drills. Tomorrow you were regrouped with individuals who scored similarly. Struggling players were grouped with other struggling players and had to repeat the drills endlessly.

Each member had to perform it perfectly or everyone on your team had to repeat the drill.

Coaches lined the trash cans and challenged your manhood if you had to go puke. Players held one another accountable so as to not have to repeat the drills endlessly. It brought forth a team and forged leaders within the program.

Nothing was worse than mat drills. Nothing. Therefore, even if you were lined up against a blue-chip beast, you had already seen worse and forged through with mat drills.

https://books.google.com/books?id=t...q=bowden + richt + is he tough enough&f=false

 

[Miami82]

It'll be interesting to see if Richt brings the famous "mat drills" that he and Dave Van Halanger instituted at Georgia to change their struggling culture.

For inspiration Val Halanger drew on such elements as the obstacle course in military boot camps and the ropes course at Colorado's Outward Bound. Here is what you would expect to find at 5:00 am at the basketball practice facility. You were grouped by position type skill (receivers and defensive backs), big skill (tight ends, linebackers, running back, quarterbacks), and big men (offensive and defensive linemen).

You were divided into groups of four and each morning you were watched and recorded on how you fared in the drills. Tomorrow you were regrouped with individuals who scored similarly. Struggling players were grouped with other struggling players and had to repeat the drills endlessly.

Each member had to perform it perfectly or everyone on your team had to repeat the drill.

Coaches lined the trash cans and challenged your manhood if you had to go puke. Players held one another accountable so as to not have to repeat the drills endlessly. It brought forth a team and forged leaders within the program.

Nothing was worse than mat drills. Nothing. Therefore, even if you were lined up against a blue-chip beast, you had already seen worse and forged through with mat drills.

https://books.google.com/books?id=t...q=bowden + richt + is he tough enough&f=false

Good Find.

 

[Caneofthe718]

So, I'm guessing you don't realize lots of S&C coaches are former athletes who majored in something other than the S&C field?

Having a degree in the field is not required, and it has little to do with how good the program is.

Knock Swasey for the results over the past decade. No argument from me. But people who gripe about him having a sociology degree are reaching. If it was his first year, yeah, the degree matters. But after 20 years in an industry, his experience should trump a degree.

And I'm not a Swasey supporter ... Just suggesting the degree argument be put to sleep.

Let's also remember that employees under bad supervisors are going to be bad. Employees under good leaders will have better direction and achieve more.

The bigger issue with Swasey is he doesn't even have a degree in his field. Thats like asking and admin specialist to be an engineer. It doesn't work. Has nothing to do with who the HC is.

That's funny that you mention Swasey's experience. He has none outside of Miami in S&C.

 

[MIATL]

Tommy Moffitt has a degree in Education with a minor in literature and biology... know nothings...
Lets cross him off our list, he has **** for a degree.

Exactly!

People keep looking at problems, and think identifying the easier answer will fix it.

I'm not arguing Swasey should stay. But his undergraduate degree isn't even on the list of reasons that should be cited. And people holding on to that argument really have no clue about that industry, beyond a few internet searches on a few successful S&C coaches.

S&C coaches with backgrounds similar to Moffitt and Swasey are not uncommon.

 

[Miami82]

Tommy Moffitt has a degree in Education with a minor in literature and biology... know nothings...
Lets cross him off our list, he has **** for a degree.

Exactly!

People keep looking at problems, and think identifying the easier answer will fix it.

I'm not arguing Swasey should stay. But his undergraduate degree isn't even on the list of reasons that should be cited. And people holding on to that argument really have no clue about that industry, beyond a few internet searches on a few successful S&C coaches.

S&C coaches with backgrounds similar to Moffitt and Swasey are not uncommon.

Swasey is gone, that's all that needs to be said now.

 

[MIATL]

I was not advocating for keeping Swasey.

I just don't want people looking at the degree of the next coach, and assuming he can't be any good because his degree isn't applicable to S&C training.

Tommy Moffitt has a degree in Education with a minor in literature and biology... know nothings...
Lets cross him off our list, he has **** for a degree.

Exactly!

People keep looking at problems, and think identifying the easier answer will fix it.

I'm not arguing Swasey should stay. But his undergraduate degree isn't even on the list of reasons that should be cited. And people holding on to that argument really have no clue about that industry, beyond a few internet searches on a few successful S&C coaches.

S&C coaches with backgrounds similar to Moffitt and Swasey are not uncommon.

Swasey is gone, that's all that needs to be said now.

 

[Miami82]

I was not advocating for keeping Swasey.

I just don't want people looking at the degree of the next coach, and assuming he can't be any good because his degree isn't applicable to S&C training.

Tommy Moffitt has a degree in Education with a minor in literature and biology... know nothings...
Lets cross him off our list, he has **** for a degree.

Exactly!

People keep looking at problems, and think identifying the easier answer will fix it.

I'm not arguing Swasey should stay. But his undergraduate degree isn't even on the list of reasons that should be cited. And people holding on to that argument really have no clue about that industry, beyond a few internet searches on a few successful S&C coaches.

S&C coaches with backgrounds similar to Moffitt and Swasey are not uncommon.

Swasey is gone, that's all that needs to be said now.

NO, I'd wager the next S$C will have legitimate experience we can look at. Something that was obvious Swasey didn't have. He banked on that 01' team and rode it till now. Now its over...

 

[Miami82]

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.


Swasey's time is up.

LOL, yep his education and background had nothing to do with it.

He didn't take over in 97' he was an associate from 97-99 Under Moffitt.

I'll put this right here... Yep Kinesiology is so easy he couldn't pass the frigging certification course for strength coaches.

 

[Plzwork4]

Football games are won and lost in the trenches. Swasey did not develop our players in the trenches. Swasey had to go. Last act of the ****show spectacle has been removed.

 

[FullyERicht]

LOL at Dirty Sprite, Blackvern, Macho, and 52......your boy couldn't even pass a certification.

 

[Miami82]

LOL at Dirty Sprite, Blackvern, Macho, and 52......your boy couldn't even pass a certification.

Let's see if 52 pipes in...

 

[NoahZach]

I've been on the Fire Swasey campaign for more than a decade. He's been cashing UM checks for far too long.

Agree with Miami82 and think INCane nailed it with his post earlier.

A number of reasons exist on performance alone to recommend termination. His lack of pedigree doesn't help his cause either, and may help explain partly why he's been so subpar.

Swasey needs to be fired.

I don't think it is debatable that we need a change at S&C -- and have needed a change there for a long time.

Hey NZ good to see you posting.

Thanks, partner. Been busy, but trying to stop in more. Hope all is well.


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