Nor will he get it from me. Look, I can take the good and the bad feedback, I think critical thinking is important. I simply won't fawn over his coaching career. My god you can say Tim Beckman reached the pinnacle of college coaching, but ya know.....lasagna???
And how did Bloomberg fare in the democratic primary?
Bloomberg is worth over $50B. Who cares about politics? We’re here to talk football and the relevant data, sir.
Focus on The Cats not Coach D.
Please tell me you don't feel the same way about Lee Corso. Wildly unsuccessful coach that - in the case if Corso - holds onto a gig simply by being loud and obnoxious. To me, he's the gold standard is **** coach parlaying failure into success for no apparent reason or talent. Dinardo is head and shoulders better than Corso, I just want to know your standards
Agreed. I thought he was a decent coach as he established an incredible ground game in Minnesota. But I lost what respect I had for him when he openly lobbied for the OSU job while he was the head coach for the Gophers… and of course didn’t come close to landing it.
Give Corso this… he is entertaining compared to the average football talking head on TV. I for one am not surprised that he lasted so long in that role.
I’m so with you. He is truly College Football’s poor man Vitale. IMO The only entertaining thing about Corso is his apparent senility and shouty confusion. If there was a way to bet whether or not he is sure what city he’s in every Saturday I would take the under.
He is willing to wear a mascot head that may or may not have been washed in years, and shout about it? I guess that’s better than some others. Kinda risky this season for obvious reasons.
He's a buffoon, laughed at even by his cohorts on camera with him. Not laughed at as in 'this guy's funny", more like he, himself, is the joke. Bad coach, bad analyst, cringe-worthy. Further, his schtick becomes more extreme as he ages, to - somehow - maintain relevance. He's a sideshow, and an unfunny one.
It is apparent his “cohorts” (good word) all like him. I, for one, like the mascot-head “schtick” (also a good word).
almost exactly. Two key differences. 1. I largely ignore MBB except for the Cats, and mostly a front-runner with them (so again, largely ignore). 2. If you do watch a game with Vitale - is he still working? - you can't ignore him unless on mute because he never, ever shuts up. Corso is a bit easier to ignore because you don't have to listen to him during an actual game. But, yeah, same person - failed coach, loud, obnoxious buffoon as an analyst.
You are right - I retract the coaching comment. He actually had a modicum of success at IU when it was a moribund program. (Edit - he followed John Pont - no further comment)
I think he was already 50 when he left coaching and it feels like he has had a full lifetime in broadcasting (he's 86 and still giving it a go) since then.Yeah, he's just one of many that participate in shout-fests. I almost never watch the sports shows, they seem to feel like more is better, all the time. More people and louder people. Used to be 2-3 people was enough now it must be 4-7 people. Political news is worse, I can't even look at it.That is more like it.
It strikes me that you're just not a fan of the character he plays on TV. Totally get that. That character is a function of what works on TV. I suspect you weren't a huge Big & Rich fan on college football broadcasts either, but the loud, goofy clown is a popular character these days.
Well...he did get hired twice after being escorted out of Bloomington, but no idea why he wasn't recycled more often. I think he found a pretty good gig a couple of years after the USFL and realized that his new career prospects were better than his old one's. However, FWIW, Mike Leach has "only" been a head coach at three schools and generally been escorted out of town for his eccentricities and despite his won-loss record (which has generally been an improvement on what came before him.)
