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From: Rivalfish's Online Magazine: The Rival Room
"He's a real player's coach/ manager."
Examples: Dusty Baker, Doc Rivers, Pete Carroll
Translation: Sure it sounds like a great title- your players love you because of your free wheelin', free stylin', free swingin' ways. But the "player's coach's" downfall is that he is just as concerned with being buddies with his players as he is with doing his job, perhaps more so. In the pros this is usually the kiss of death, but one guy in particular seems to make it work at the college level. Despite the fact that USC's Pete Carroll seems like he suffers from a severe form of "cool parent syndrome," he continues to win. But it just seems like all he really wants is for the kids to come over to his house so he can get drunk with them and pretend he's part of their group. "Yeah, you guys can drink here! You think I care? You know, I've got Will Ferrell's cell number. We could call him later. Who wants to grill out, huh? Do you guys need more beer? I'll run out and grab it for ya! Hey, who wants to screw my wife while I sit and watch? Nobody?"
"He's a real player's coach/ manager."
Examples: Dusty Baker, Doc Rivers, Pete Carroll
Translation: Sure it sounds like a great title- your players love you because of your free wheelin', free stylin', free swingin' ways. But the "player's coach's" downfall is that he is just as concerned with being buddies with his players as he is with doing his job, perhaps more so. In the pros this is usually the kiss of death, but one guy in particular seems to make it work at the college level. Despite the fact that USC's Pete Carroll seems like he suffers from a severe form of "cool parent syndrome," he continues to win. But it just seems like all he really wants is for the kids to come over to his house so he can get drunk with them and pretend he's part of their group. "Yeah, you guys can drink here! You think I care? You know, I've got Will Ferrell's cell number. We could call him later. Who wants to grill out, huh? Do you guys need more beer? I'll run out and grab it for ya! Hey, who wants to screw my wife while I sit and watch? Nobody?"
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