Open Thread: Charlie Strong press conference
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 9, 2009 3:32 PM EST
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Every time I see that picture...
I just start running sprints and hoping he doesn’t yell at me. Dude’s looks like a badass for sure.
Charlie Strong on ESPN
Coach Strong will be on College Football Live between 3:30-4:00. I hope they have video, I can’t wait to see him wearing red and black!
also there's no way lebron james is younger than charlie strong
ditto for greg oden
He just spoke in third person.
I love him already. “Charlie Strong needed to be patient.”
"charlie strong needed to be patient"
Oh Oh Oh! I hope he talks in the third person consistently
Seems like a good guy
I’m happy with this hire. A little hesitant to go full bore with my enthusiasm, but I think he will do a good job. Speaking in 3rd person is always a good thing.
sorry
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/99999999/MOGULUS0102/90527033&template
There you go, they’re already live, but nothing is happening.
How many teams we'll actually have to beat...
and how many teams will quiver and forfeit because they’re scared of Strong.
I'm deeply honored
I like the way he talked about student-athletes and kids graduating. Good stuff
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
Glad he's
seeing the Sugar Bowl out with Florida. That’s the good way to go out (right Brian Kelly???)
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
Agreed
It would be nice if he could start recruiting for us now, but I respect the fact that he is not abandoning his players (and recruits will too)
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
I disagree
He’s the Louisville coach. Concentrate on Louisville. I guess I’m in the minority of this. I think it’s best to take the band aid approach. One rip, right off
We've been on the other end of that
Hopefully when/if he leaves us one day, he’ll give us the same courtesy.
I feel really bad for UC fans.
It’s like watching the 2006 Cards all over again. Great regular season, conference championship, BCS bowl…and then siyonara coach.
Charlie Strong loves being aggressive
“Even in the kicking game.”
Might want to invest in a right shoe, Ryan.
Any word on contract details?
"Strong men take care of themselves, stronger men take care of others."
Is there anywhere online to watch this
don’t have access to tv at work
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/99999999/MOGULUS0102/90527033&template
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
Emotional about the job eh, I like this guy. Hopefully he puts his heart into the job
"Strong men take care of themselves, stronger men take care of others."
Crying at the podium...
He hit that soft spot in my heart. Glad to see we have a guy who’s humbled to have this job.
I think I may be a little gay now
What’s wrong with me? I’m happily married with a daughter
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
He choked up
Man, he just proved how badly he wanted this. He doesn’t feel like he was owed this, he’s going to prove himself.
When do you Brooks retires
and will Joker wait around? Screw that. Let’s have a reunion and bring Joker in as OC
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
oh no, please don’t. Joker has made some questionable decisions as an OC. He can come help recruit, but stay away from the playcalling. I would rather Charlie bring in someone he knows from a successful offense/school, not UK. And I think I might have to change that Charlie to Coach Strong, because it just got really cold in my room and I feel like someone is yelling at me to do an hour of stadium steps.
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
I hope this guy will be firey on the sidelines, get in peoples faces. Can't wait
"Strong men take care of themselves, stronger men take care of others."
I knew it
He’s not even human. He’s an alien. But I’m ok with that. Just hide the pods well and win football games.
as said before
there’s no way lebron james or greg oden are younger than charlie strong
What was that question?
Answer: “He’s comfortable where it is?” Lots of laughter.
Lots of character
Unlike a coach we used to have. Hopefully Strong can replicate that certain coach’s winning ways, though.
Honestly, I wasn't sold on him during his prepared remarks
but speaking off the cuff he’s doing well.
Gratuitous LadyBird routine.
Just in case Coach Strong needed a little more convincing that this was the best athletic program in the country.
they need music or something
this is getting awkward
I wish microphone screamer guy was there
Never has there been a more awkward moment for him when he showed up at the Charlotte game the other night with the team down 20
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i wanna turn it off but i can't
i think that’s how everyone there feels too
did anybody hear that dude talking?
little piece of shit here
Know I'm glad they cameras are still rolling
Improv at it’s best. Kind of like action art in a contemporary art museum
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
ok, i'm done
good press conference, great coach, awkward after party
At least
Petrino waited a week after Orange Bowl, Kelly is such a prick hope he fails miserably, same to Rich Rod. Oh well, Mr. Strong is coming to town! Be nice if he would bring in Jagozinsky as OC, so we can still run a pro style offense.
by ville 606 on Dec 9, 2009 4:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Jagodzinski is not an OC
Trust me. I’m a Bucs fan. He was fired because he couldn’t even come up with a play book worthy of a high school team. Seriously.
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
Sorry to disagree
jags was an OC with the Packers I believe in the 2007 season, also was the playcaller as BC’s HC and they won 10 games…sorry if I’m a little skeptical of that opinion
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8125874f&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true
I guess you know more than a head coach (albeit an inexperienced one) and GM of a NFL team huh?
And your wrong, Steve Logan called the plays for BC, not Jags.
I love being right…
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
You know you are right
You can argue with me over semantics all you’d like, but a coach that has worked under and over Steve Logan, alongside Alex Gibbs (if you don’t know who he is…think mid-90’s Denver Broncos OL-zone blocking), and has experience as an OC with an actually decent, WINNING NFL organization, he’d be alright for UofL.
Tampa is doing so well without him, I can see where you would be glad to have Greg Olson and that 1-11 record.
Olson is absolutely horrible
which means that Jags must really have no clue as to how to call plays. Trust me, the new regime of Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik hasn’t won over many fans down in Tampa.
"Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs" - John McKay
Would be nice if the pep band
was made up of actual students. It’s embarrassing. TJ, get on that ASAP.
Maddie in Portland, Oregon
He's the reason the band isn't made up of students
Give the band back to the music school and we’ll have a band to be proud of again.
I think he is going to do really well..
He has worked for 3 of the greatest coaches to ever coach in college football. I’m sure he has taken notes on how they have run their programs and it will translate to how he runs his.
-Dustin
2 of the greatest coaches
how did you put holtz in that group?
Yeah Holtz might come across as a boobish ND homer on tv now, but he was a pretty good coach. Lee Corso on the other hand. . .
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
yeah, make a little noise
now we’re talking…
how about a big round of applause for John Ramsey, yeahh!!!
I like how Coach Strong is tolerating this guy
I would have told him to shut up and just taken the mic.
Did Strong just
nickname PJCS “the oven”?
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Dec 9, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions
It's been unofficially called that for a while
I think he just made it official.
Let’s heat up the oven.
yeah its been called the oven for quite some time now....
its just some wannabe coach (dunce) snuffed out the pilot light…
CCS: heat it back up, man!!
(I wasnt going to poop on this thread of awesomeness with his name…)
I think
I do remember that now. God, it’s been so long.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Dec 9, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
We need fans to come out and be loud now.
Coach Strong has called on us to compete with the swamp. We have a big task at hand.
-Dustin
What a GREAT hire.
WOW. I was there at the press conference/fan event thing. I am truly impressed.
"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket
I can't say enough about how impressed I was listening to Charlie Strong
It’s easy to see how top players want to play for him. He will do GREAT things for Louisville Football. It seems as if TJ has made another outstanding hire.
I promise not to make any dumbass "Charlie Weak" jokes
This is a great hire for you guys. Congrats! Once he gets established, our rivalry games will end up quite intense again.
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Dec 9, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions
You mean
Weis?
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
And aside from last year (2008)
You all haven’t exactly dominated us.
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
agreed Vill
WAJ…that game has been nonstop intense every season expect for last year . Gimel must be blazin them KB’s
dominated does not reduce intensity
Or at least I didn’t mean to imply that UK has “dominated” UL, and therefore UK/UL was no longer “intense”. I meant the games weren’t intense — at least 2008 & 2009 weren’t — because we knew all about your coach. He was special.
Evidently that came out wrong. Sorry about that.
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Dec 10, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
hey fake gimel
i read the ksr post with the charlie video. haha thats pretty good. it seems to me to be a good hire when the uk haters dont come out to bash. i think they might believe this is another change in the tide of the rivalry
by Cambroni Cardinals on Dec 9, 2009 8:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't know if its a changing of the tide
I do know that the rivalry got a whole lot more interesting.
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Dec 10, 2009 1:29 AM EST up reply actions
Also
Thanks for the comment on my post.
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Dec 10, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
I can't wait until Saturday
when they introduce him at the bball game. Freedom Hall is going to go nuts.
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Hope I don't see a brick wall anytime soon...
…because this man has made me want to run through one. No, don’t think Bagging Strong will ever happen.
Seriously...
This guy had knows how to beat UK. I have a boner.
I think he should leave Florida though
I guess I’m in the minority, but I would rather him focus all his energy getting things done here, than splitting time. It’s not like the Sugar Bowl is next week. It’s not for another month. I can see why he would stay since their d is mostly seniors I believe, but I want him to come here full force. That game is meaningless
I'm ok with it.
he is showing respect to the school that really put him on the map. And if he ever leaves UofL, I think he would give us the same courtesy.
by CardinalDude on Dec 9, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
He did say
that his purpose right now was to build a staff and recruit here, THEN go back and coach the Sugar Bowl. I’m sure he’ll be splitting time between here and there and won’t neglect us.
by Cool Hand Cards on Dec 9, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Additionaly
I like the loyalty it shows for him to not want to leave them short handed. I’m sure that same loyalty will now be directed toward us.
by Cool Hand Cards on Dec 9, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Might as well go back
to Florida and get those recruits he was talking about UF not taking, and coach the Sugar Bowl while he’s at it. I’m fine with it. I was actually happy to hear that he’s not planning on taking recruits from UF either. Last thing we need in Louisville is a Calipari. Showing good character and loyalty.
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Dec 10, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
His loyalty to UF ended when he signed a contract to coach us
I believe in coach monogamy. I guess I’m a prude
I'm fine with this as well...
and pretty much what I expected would happen. Despite Louisville not appearing in a bowl game this year, we will have some prominence in a BCS bowl simply due to the storyline of Strong facing off against one of his future conference rivals in the Bearcats. Media types eat that stuff up, especially when doing a game between two teams that don’t have any significant history between them. We’re basically going to get free ad space for our program in a BCS bowl game that we should have no business being mentioned in.
I’m actually torn for this game. I want Cincy to win to boost the Big East, but at the same time I want Coach Strong to dial up a great defensive game which will continue to raise his (and our) profile.
by quiet cardinal on Dec 10, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Read the contract
Seems fair, no early termination buttf*ck clause this time around
Base salary bigger than F U CsK ($1.6M vs, $1.2M)
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