now THIS is a coach with a good siege mentality:

by bartenpa on Dec 1, 2007 1:57 PM EST Comment 17 comments

One thing that has always pissed me off about Kragthorpe is the way that he won't answer questions, but he continuously does it in a pathetic, passive-aggressive way.

Here, for your reference Steve, is how a good coach (Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United Soccer Club), executes the "Siege Mentality" to (hilarious, in my opinion) perfection when defending a player against an unfair question a reporter asked him:

Reporter: 'I asked [the player]...'

Ferguson: 'F***ing (inaudible) bastard.'

R: 'Don't talk to me like that.'

F: 'F**k off to you.'

R: 'Don't talk to me like that. Don't even think about it.'

F: 'Don't you think about it, you ****. F**k off. Right?'

R: 'Listen, are you going to do the interview in a professional manner or not? Do you want to do it or not?'

F: 'You f*****g be professional. You be professional. You're the one.'

R: 'I'm entitled to ask questions to the players... Cristiano gave the right answer.'

F: 'F***ing hell with your answers.'

R: 'Don't talk to me like that. Go away. If you want to behave civilly, fine. Don't talk to me like that.'

R: 'F**k off.' (door slams)

- END -

Ferguson might be a jerk, and a lot of press and fans from other teams don't like him in England, but his players and Manchester fans love him for the unapologetic way he conducts himself in defending his team.

Keep throwing people under the bus, Koach, you'll be there with them soon enough.

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WOW!

Now that's a reaction that's, well, interesting. It's kinda like a spiced up version of the Oklahoma State football coach's rant about two months ago. Yes, it's nutty and over the top, but you know Ferguson's players at ManU would probably walk through fire for him.

by louisville lisa on Dec 1, 2007 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Pretty funny

I'm more of an A.S. Roma guy myself, but only because the name makes me think of "Ass-rama," and that makes me laugh...because I'm twelve.

by Mike Rutherford on Dec 1, 2007 4:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yes, a good "football" coach

should be able to use the F word fluently

in several languages

by frankpos on Dec 1, 2007 4:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

BTW, there was no sign of the football

team at the game

thought they might salute the seniors

but the hatches are apparently being batten down

(A last rumor from on high from my source who had just returned from Dallas: Concerning K, ALL options were STILL on the table before the Rutgers game...and were apparently somewhat contingent on the outcome--by all parties involved.)

Also, this just in: Central Florida beat Tulsa 44-25 for the Conference USA championship Saturday.

The Golden Hurricane (had) the country's top offense with 548 yards a game...But the Knights clamped down in the second half, pressuring Smith into Tulsa's third-worst offensive outing of the season. UCF used the same blueprint when the teams met in the regular season, picking off four Smith passes in a 44-23 win.

by frankpos on Dec 1, 2007 5:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the rumor

I read that the whole Paul Johnson/SMU flirtation has hit the crapper. I thought all along that the Johnson thing was either a convenient smokescreen to cover up what the involved parties were actually up to (negotiating with other coaches/schools) OR that PJ was using SMU as a stalking horse, er, mustang, to get a better deal with Navy or a higher profile school.

BTW, I saw TJ at the women's volleyball game last night (we lost, dammit!), and I wanted to ask him if any of my conspiracy theories were true. I wasn't close enough to him, though. Good thing since he probably would have had me escorted from the building.

by louisville lisa on Dec 1, 2007 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL !

by frankpos on Dec 1, 2007 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My source

says Johnson, etc. are all candidates contacted by the SMU's search firm, to determine potential level of interest if any. SMU has done preliminary contacts with these other candidates but is in no hurry yet. They are basically waiting

The offer to their primary candidate , K , is still on the table.

My source confirmed this all with a member of the SMU search committee that he knows.

My source believes that it's up to K to pull the trigger--or not.

and that K would make the decision following the last game

he doesn't think Tom J would have fired K regardless- but isn't sure of that if it had been a true horror show like Syracuse

by frankpos on Dec 1, 2007 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh my!

This is quite interesting. I still believe in Santa Claus; maybe we'll all get a brand new coach for Christmas.

by louisville lisa on Dec 1, 2007 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not holding my breath

but I'm crossing my fingers

by frankpos on Dec 1, 2007 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Do not, I repeat DO NOT

get your hopes up, but Kragthorpe has called a press conference for tomorrow afternoon.

by Mike Rutherford on Dec 1, 2007 11:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I saw that

I doubt it's anything except SK blowing more cliche-riddled smoke up our collective asses. Maybe he's gonna tell us that Bobby Petrino recuited Jeff Spicoli on offense and Cheech and Chong on defense. Maybe he's gonna tell us that the fans suck because we booed him. Maybe he's gonna call TJ a dick for saddling him with worthless assistants from the Petrino era who only managed an unparalleled winning record at UofL culminating in an Orange Bowl victory. Maybe he'll quit. Who knows?

Now if he has the press conference at Supercuts and gets that rat tail thing cut off on tv, I might get excited!

by louisville lisa on Dec 1, 2007 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

On second thought......

Rivals and ITV are hopping with rumors that the presser is to announce staff changes:
Jeff Brohm promoted to OC.
Greg Brohm promoted to an assistant.
Stubbs demoted to an administrative position like Director of Football Operations.
Cassity fired.

Now, I don't like SK, but I'm a reasonable woman. This would appease me, and I would have hope.

by louisville lisa on Dec 1, 2007 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I don't think K is going

I think it will be more of a compromise like the above

but I know that K had not asked SMU to withdraw their offer as of Rutgers gametime

by frankpos on Dec 2, 2007 6:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's how I see it

It may well have played out like this:

K's agent or whatever is contacted by the SMU search firm to determine if there is even any interest.

They find there is some. After some negotiations, a telephone interview with the SMU search committee is arranged with K. The offer is extended...K does not accept--but he does not totally reject the offer that SMU still leaves on the table. K knows he has the SMU job in his pocket if the last game is a total lay down game, and things get really ugly for him--he can get the hell out of Dodge.

K is found out by the media. The spin put out is that he may leave because of the abuse of his family by the community. He lies to try to keep the lid on. (He knows he can always say if he decides to leave, that he lied to protect his family from even further abuse until they were able to get out of town.)

The last game goes OK. Fans feel at least a bit warm and fuzzy. K decides to stay. Has of course been in talks with TJ all along on other coaching changes. Calls press conference to announce changes- tells SMU to take offer off table.

That's what I would do in his place...

(Or, TJ has brokered the whole deal, knowing it is a possible good out for both him and K...and both TJ and K wait until the last game until they finally decide.)

by frankpos on Dec 2, 2007 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What is the likelihood...

That K will flabbergast everyone at the press conference and announce that he's leaving?

The SMU message boards are still speculating that K is the next coach and that he and SMU were waiting until the last game was played to make the announcement.

Frank, do you have any insight from your source at SMU?

One can always hope.....

Also, is the press conference going to be televised and on what station?

Drew

by adavid on Dec 2, 2007 2:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The possiblitity is there, at least,

from the info from my source prior to Rutgersgame.

But he doesn't know what will happen-- that's all his SMU source would tell him. Both camps have gone silent.

Given the info I have gotten, and how the game turned out, K is likely to stay--IMO (see threads above)

But a man can hope still...

by frankpos on Dec 2, 2007 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A liitel late with that post, wasn't I ?

The University of Louisville football team isn't going bowling, but it is getting a major facelift for next season.
Head coach Steve Kragthorpe announced changes to both his coordinator positions at a news conference this afternoon.
Jeff Brohm was named offensive coordinator, replacing Charlie Stubbs. Brohm served as assistant head coach, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator this past season. Stubbs resigned to pursue other opportunities, Kragthorpe said.
Kragthorpe also announced that defensive coordinator Mike Cassity will not be retained next season. Kragthorpe said he would look at other possible defensive coordinators in the next couple of weeks.
The Cards finished 6-6 and were not selected for a bowl.

by frankpos on Dec 2, 2007 4:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs