Binged Last Chance U 2 last night.

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Coach Stephens started some changes after viewing last season, but only really cussed less. I was really surprised to see how he treated his coaches, especially OC Woods.

It was also really easy to see how little "tumors" can be created that get signed to D1 programs and become full fledged cancers on a team. "I'm a man!" "Respect ME!" Pouting like 3-year-olds and talking back and even cursing coaches? Watching Isaiah Wright's train wreck was numbing. The kid had all the talent in the world but screwed himself in the *** with his attitude. Kam Carter was a very close second... Just barely.

I think we got a good one in Chauncey Rivers, if Mullen can keep his mom convinced that he watches film.

I think the D Line coach is going to be a good steal for some bigger program.

If you get a chance you should search and read some of the news releases on the series. Stephens wants them to come back for another season. Ego much?

The Coahoma story was really cool.

It was also really easy to see there is much, much hate for EMCC out there based on their past and the series. The ranking votes were ridiculous.

The production was even better than last year. Great work by their filming and editing staff.

Lastly... I actually found even worse officiating than we have in the SEC.

 

[dawgatUSM]

I'm only a couple episodes in. But I think he DL coach is great. I also think woods would make a great support staff guy at a D1 college before working his way into an on field role.

 

[benatmsu]

I did the same. (spoilers)

They certainly tried to paint him as a kinder gentler ******* at first. But that's just who he is. An *******.
Thought Woods' comment at the beginning of the season about "Being together 8 years" was foreshadowing, and as it turns out, it was.

Coach Stephens started some changes after viewing last season, but only really cussed less. I was really surprised to see how he treated his coaches, especially OC Woods.

It really is startling how much the kids are babied.
And you're dead on with the whole "I'm a man. Respect me" ********.
It does become tiring. But at the same time, I don't know how I would feel if some fat *** was swearing at me all the time.
I'm really surprised some of those behemoths don't rise up and knock his fat *** into next week.
As far as Wright goes, I remember thinking in last year's season that he seemed to have a good attitude. Now he seems like an emotional train wreck.

It was also really easy to see how little "tumors" can be created that get signed to D1 programs and become full fledged cancers on a team. "I'm a man!" "Respect ME!" Pouting like 3-year-olds and talking back and even cursing coaches? Watching Isaiah Wright's train wreck was numbing. The kid had all the talent in the world but screwed himself in the *** with his attitude. Kam Carter was a very close second... Just barely.

Chauncey's mom was something else. "Y'all need to watch film. I told y'all y'all needed to watch film". Annoying sports parent archetype.
Wasn't sure who to side with in the battle of her vs. Buddy, but I'm sure all the people around her were glad when she got removed.

I think we got a good one in Chauncey Rivers, if Mullen can keep his mom convinced that he watches film.

Seems like he's on his way. Still a little green. I would've liked to have seen him handle the ordeal with Carter a little better.

I think the D Line coach is going to be a good steal for some bigger program.

At first, I thought they might be setting up another future story line there.
But the juxtaposition in terms of have/have not was pretty jarring.

The Coahoma story was really cool.

In addition:
I didn't realize Joey Freshwater had received quite the windfall of talent from EMCC this year.
I mentioned it last night, but I also thought it was funny that a guy mentions his trip to ole miss and that he's "in love with their women".

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I just finished it this morning and I agree with basically everything you said. I would like to add onto what you said about Buddy. He may have stopped cussing, but the things he says to people is just horrible. I'm surprised he doesn't have a whole new set of coordinators every year. He treats them like dogs. No respect at all. I get that you have to deal with some of those kids that way, but the coaches shouldn't have to be talked to in that manner. I guess that's why they all left this year. He even ran off Brittney this time(May have been a little bit about Scooba too).

 

[Maroonandwhite]

Buddy seems like a ticking time bomb for a coronary problem. His temper and weight could lead to his demise if he doesn't make some serious changes soon.

 

[NTDawg]

Watching episode 2 right now. Cant imagine where I would be in life if I would have had Isaiah Wright's childhood. I'm not giving him a pass in life but my God he needs a break and it appears that he has never had a positive influence in his life. No mother. Father in prison. Brother had to fight with foster parents to protect them.

 

[MaroonNation]

Plus he is diabetic so thats a multiplier in itself.

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

Couple things

Buddy Stevens is a gigantic *******. There wasn't any specifics shown, but it was clear that Brittany had enough of Buddy. And Marcus Woods seems like a really good guy who didn't deserve to be treated as he was in the bowl game.

There is nothing to like about Buddy Stevens. He's as big a hypocrite as Freeze, just on a smaller stage.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

I just finished Episode 4 I think. I agree that Buddy is an *******. How can he expect the kids to control themselves when he can't control himself. The way he stays after officials is STUPID. I know they missed those calls, but he is not doing anyone any good and I am sure he will never get a call.

Buddy and Hugh Freeze are the types of guys that give Christians a bad name. They do all this prosthelytizing and go to church, but then they act like they do. You need to at least try to be nice.

The other thing that bugs me is you would think the actual discipline would be a higher priority with these "last chance" kids. They need structure, they need to be accounted for, They need to get the <17>n' earphones out of their dam ears. I just couldn't imagine showing up in Coach Polk's office playing with my cell phone when he was talking to me.

 

[1msucub]

And Marcus Woods seems like a really good guy who didn't deserve to be treated as he was in the bowl game.

Marcus is as genuine as they come; you have no idea how badly he was treated.

The guy loves State, and needs a spot on our staff yesterday. He's real, a Starkville native, knows the state inside and out, and can flat coach and recruit. I can't fathom why we haven't pursued him.

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

My i

After season 1 some EMCC people were embarrassed and probably pushed Marcus as a more reasonable alternative to Buddy. Buddy felt threatened and pushed Marcus out in his own way.

Sorry for subject- I fat fingered it trying to change the title.

 

[Snog]

Stephens, being an Alabama native and admitted fan, represents 90% of that sidewalk fan base.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Buddy's bowl game comments to Marcus were just disrespectful. I would never think to say something so cruel. Especially for a guy who chose to turn down a head coaching job to be a coordinator in Scooba.

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

I binged it all day yesterday.....(spoiler)

got nothing accomplished around the house for sure....

It was well produced.....I really used to like buddy.....liked him a lot after the first one, and even up through the middle of the last ones....

He treats his coaches like Mullen treats his DC's.....Kam to me got a decent offer at the end, to go back up north, but no telling how many scholly's he lost with his attitude...he kept saying at the end Bama was going to offer him and it never came....dude was a huge talent that just doesn't have it between his ears....you even saw the DL coach tell a recruiter 'he didn't want him' referring to Kam.....probably best he went back up north to be close to his uncle....

Wright lying to coaches about his injuries all season cost him his scholly's too....

Did y'all see Rafael Leonard from Starkville HS? He was catching TDs left and right the entire series and rarely had his name mentioned.....another good season and he will play in the SEC....

I really like brittany wagner, and she would do well at any school....i noticed she said she didn't date anyone because it wouldn't be fair bc she needed to get out of Scooba.....being divorced and no dating at her age, i can only imagine the collection she has in her bed side table....

Buddy lost my respect in the bowl game.....Marcus Woods is a damn good coach, and even better person.....that was really uncalled for in the bowl game, and I would have expected Buddy to come back at the end and apologize....only to find out at the end, Marcus is no longer an on the field coach and moved to an administration job...

Chauncey Rivers is probably my top 2 favorite bulldogs this year now....I bet Mullen has him bulked up in the weight room....expecting huge things from him....they mentioned at the beginning he is first round talent....i believe it...

 

[The Peeper]

I made it through about 4 episodes of the 1st season, and forced myself to watch 3 of those. I couldn't stand that fat bastard and his ego. He's a damn juco coach in Scooba freaking MS!

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

got nothing accomplished around the house for sure....

It was well produced.....I really used to like buddy.....liked him a lot after the first one, and even up through the middle of the last ones....

He treats his coaches like Mullen treats his DC's.....Kam to me got a decent offer at the end, to go back up north, but no telling how many scholly's he lost with his attitude...he kept saying at the end Bama was going to offer him and it never came....dude was a huge talent that just doesn't have it between his ears....you even saw the DL coach tell a recruiter 'he didn't want him' referring to Kam.....probably best he went back up north to be close to his uncle....

Wright lying to coaches about his injuries all season cost him his scholly's too....

Did y'all see Rafael Leonard from Starkville HS? He was catching TDs left and right the entire series and rarely had his name mentioned.....another good season and he will play in the SEC....

I really like brittany wagner, and she would do well at any school....i noticed she said she didn't date anyone because it wouldn't be fair bc she needed to get out of Scooba.....being divorced and no dating at her age, i can only imagine the collection she has in her bed side table....

Buddy lost my respect in the bowl game.....Marcus Woods is a damn good coach, and even better person.....that was really uncalled for in the bowl game, and I would have expected Buddy to come back at the end and apologize....only to find out at the end, Marcus is no longer an on the field coach and moved to an administration job...

Chauncey Rivers is probably my top 2 favorite bulldogs this year now....I bet Mullen has him bulked up in the weight room....expecting huge things from him....they mentioned at the beginning he is first round talent....i believe it...

I was also impressed with Leonard's catches along with a couple of others. Is it their speed that keeps us from pursuing?

The bowl game comment was the final straw for me. I could give Stephens a pass on some of his behavior, but I would have decked him back in the locker room. I wonder if Woods had told him he was stepping aside and it was just part of Stephen's juvenile personality?

I wish we had a spot for Brittany, Woods and the DL coach (DL in a couple of years).

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

I watched it all this weekend. I was shocked at the personal attacks from Buddy to Woods during the bowl game. Even brought up some stuff about his ex wife.

Woods accepted an admin position at EMCC in Feb that had been in the works. Not sure if Buddy knew and was butt hurt or what. I'm sure he's probably done with coaching. That admin position bumped his pay up which is helpful for raising 3 boys by yourself.

If you recall from the first season, if it wasn't for Woods after the fight, Buddy would've lost the team. He saved Buddy's ***.

Kam Carter is the biggest pos I've ever seen. Very glad he's not a Dawg. No way he makes it the next two years at Pitt.

It's bad when the most likable player on the team is a woman beater.

 

[jakldawg]

Just finished the season.
It's a great juxtaposition: the same guy who's yapping about how to handle adversity proceeds to blow up at the refs and undercut his only "loyal" coach (during victories). He's incensed that Isaiah is a backtalking malcontent, but maybe he sees his coach (another "authority figure" who he knows doesn't actually have his best interests in mind) act like an unrepentant jackass with zero repercussions and thinks "well, let's give that a try and see what happens"
The fans that are convinced that everyone's jealous of them and "only losers complain about the past" then continue to ***** about a fight from two seasons ago.
Hoarding tons of talented basketcases seems to be Stevens best coaching skill.
And that new D-coordinator was entirely too "zen" to last more than a season (plus the wife not hanging any pictures up in the new house "just in case"...not her first rodeo)
And personally, I thought the armed robber is the most likable player on the team.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Yea the DC left for a high school job. No way he wanted to get stuck in Scooba with Buddy any longer.

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

I'm not sure if he was playing it up for the cameras but the DC was too rah rah for my liking. He said a lot of corny ****.

 

[drt7891]

Wasn't Marcus named as "Head Coach in Waiting" a few years ago? I guess that wasn't enough to keep him as a coordinator.

Buddy will run off any quality coaches he has. He may can recruit, but winning will be his undoing.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

Nope. I played for him about 11 years ago. That wasn't an act. It's annoying.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

Just finished it. I wasn't sure why Brian Cole wasn't featured as much as the rest. I thought who would've fit well to the show since he had to leave Michigan to go.

Isiah Wright I thought was so likable in the start of season 2. But then after the concussion, he spiraled.

Anyone else chuckle a little when they showed Freeze at their practice recruiting?

 

[Paperdog]

Cole will be a big pick-up for us ... good kid with lots of athleticism

He left Michigan on his own after a position switch during bowl practice ... Harbaugh moved him to defense which he did not like .... now of course he plays defense and plays it well

And to tie up something else in this thread, Leonard is now at Southern Illinois University, so no SEC for him

Just finished it. I wasn't sure why Brian Cole wasn't featured as much as the rest. I thought who would've fit well to the show since he had to leave Michigan to go.

Isiah Wright I thought was so likable in the start of season 2. But then after the concussion, he spiraled.

Anyone else chuckle a little when they showed Freeze at their practice recruiting?

 

[dannyripms]

Man I have to defend Wright on the injury. Let me tell you a story about me in high school. The first week of spring practice during drills I had the ball running and got tackled, I tried to spin out of it and landed on my leg weird. It hurt like hell. I got up and practiced the rest of the day limping. After practice my leg was swollen and the coach looked at it and told me to see the dr. Went to our local hospital to get the x-ray. Dr. said it was a deep bruise. I practiced the rest of spring training on a messed up leg getting lit up because I had no power to deliver the hit. Got jumped my *** the whole time, said if I'm hurt I still have to play, if im injured its different. At the end of spring practice I got my leg x-rayed again at a different hospital and I had a fracture to my tibia. The other dumb Dr. x-rayed my leg to high. So I practiced the whole time on a broke leg. Needless to say the coaches were all praising me for being so tough the whole time and I got a lot of cred from doing it but damn that **** hurt.

 

[pmdawg]

I'm a big fan of the QB coach. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as an OC in a few years. Possibly Kiffin's prodigy

 

[amcdan2000]

After watching this, I realized EMCC is a JC with D talent against all other JCs in MS

 

[Dawgzilla]

I think the D Line coach is going to be a good steal for some bigger program.

The D Line coach was from Mike Henig's High School Alma ToMater.

 

[nedog]

That was Chris Trickett, his dad is OL coach at Florida State. Chris played at WV and only been out of college a couple years. His dad coached the OL at WV while his son was there.

 

[ReadyReady]

Pretty sure it's Clint?

That was Chris Trickett

https://www.sbnation.com/college-fo...960/clint-trickett-last-chance-u-fau-te-coach

 

[HumpDawgy]

Rick Trickett

His dad was Jackie's OL coach from 89-92 when we had a bad *** Oline.

That was Chris Trickett, his dad is OL coach at Florida State. Chris played at WV and only been out of college a couple years. His dad coached the OL at WV while his son was there.

 

[jakldawg]

So you're saying he's cornier than an Iowa August?

Oof, now I'm doing it.