Chas Dodd doesn't bad mouth the program, won us a bowl game, and didn't get the extraordinary benefit of playing with Carroo.
He should be at the table too if Nova is.
He should be at the table too if Nova is.
Gary Nova...sour grapes?
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Dodd will be in the Subway hall of fame.
As rants tend to do. Too many people use social media as a platform for emotional rants that can, all too often, do more harm than good... if they do any good at all.
Freedom of expression... yes, but a little judgement and tact can go a long way in making sure your point is well made.
Without Nova I don't think we beat Arkansas away and UM, he was on. With almost any qb we could have beaten Kent and PSU. He had some great games and terrible games. He played hard and I thank him for his service but I don't agree with the public rant, what good does it do? Wild speculation on my part - he has been feeling around for coaching jobs, who wouldn't with the salary lunacy going on, and he has not gotten a warm feeling from Ash.
The issue with Nova was that he was either really good, or really bad. He rarely had a pedestrian "manage the game" stat line.
You just did a much better job of saying what I think he's trying to say. I don't so much have a problem with what he seems to be saying. It's the delivery that's disappointing to me. I wonder if he's reached out to the current AD with his beef.
Is there any kind of mechanism or group for former players to interface with the department, or is it an informal thing that the individual player has to initiate?
"Sounds more like shade being thrown at Flood no?"
Which is the weirdest part.. Flood gave Nova way too much rope at QB.
A quarter of this thread is an argument over who's qualified to sit at a make-believe table and you expect them to be able to get over things?
I just think, if you're a "loyal son" and mean well, a social media rant is not the best way to see that the guys who come after you don't have to go through the same thing. Now, if he's actually tried to deal with it directly through the administration and they're blowing him off, this might be one way for him to get his point across. Or... could it be he just wants to vent, and that's his only purpose with this?
Why would my feelings be hurt? RU success or not, has zero bearing on my life. Nova's comments flow into an empty abyss like Al Bundy and his 5 TDs: people have little cares for the past and you come off like a hanger-on'er hack.
Sad really Nova is venting years later. It reveals he has little else in his life.
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What did he say that was wrong?
The fact of the matter is, had RU had an OC the caliber of Fridge or even Cignetti his entire tenure we likely win a lot more games.
The conference stuff I view more as trials and tribulations not whining.
The fact of the matter is, had RU had an OC the caliber of Fridge or even Cignetti his entire tenure we likely win a lot more games.
The conference stuff I view more as trials and tribulations not whining.
My feelings exactly.
I struggle with the "hard to be proud" part of his post. Not a former player or an insider but unless I am really missing something, now is a great time to be proud of the team and their efforts on and off the field over a few extremely difficult years. We're moving forward to a very exciting future and I wish Coach Kill well.
O I see Gary wants some more time in the sun shine. Time to give it up Gary, your time in the lime light is over and no matter how hard you try it's never going to happen again. Make no mistake this is all about Gary(look at me, me, me) and not about him caring about anything.
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If we are going to get on Nova about grammar, more than half of this board should jump off the Goethals Bridge.
I probably shouldn't have thrown away the R Fund Membership Guide.
Yes he did, left KSt because his health issues improved in the non coaching athletic department administration position he held there.
But seems like they took a turn for worse, again, while the RU OC
Couple that with the posters here who constantly misspell the names of the players who play FOR THE SCHOOL YOU ROOT FOR.
was fixing it while you were posting this.
Minnesota was the coaching position he resigned from because of health reasons.
Then went to Kansas St and health seemed to improve.
It doesn't really matter if Nova were correct or not: he shouldn't have said it. What good does it do other than make him feel self-righteous?
Some unsolicited advice to the young man: Don't trash where you've been. Look forward. No prospective employer wants to hear, "I was great but the place was terrible." It immediately makes one think, "What will he say about our place?"
Some unsolicited advice to the young man: Don't trash where you've been. Look forward. No prospective employer wants to hear, "I was great but the place was terrible." It immediately makes one think, "What will he say about our place?"
Al Bundy. Ted Bundy was famous for racking up something other than TDs.
I don't get it. Everyone here seems to have opinions all the time. Why the hell is a former starting QB who holds some records not be allowed to speak on national signing day regarding news regarding our OC situation and college ball in general?
Could not agree more. It is a fact that's he was a huge part of all our signature wins that were post ray rice era. Arkansas , Michigan , & Washington state. I also think that's if it's on instagram that's a little diff than putting it on twitter. I took a little umbridg with the last cryptic line about what's going on over there but I will give him a pass. He was a heck of a player for us and maybe the new regime could do a little more to connect with some of the players we had before they got her.
Nothing more ironic than people sharing their opinions on a social media platform complaining about someone else sharing their opinion on social media platform.