Back in the day, I used to have a cup of morning coffee a couple of times a week at a local Dahl’s. Terrible coffee, cheap price and great company. A couple of the regulars in attendance were and old Drake football coach and an old broken down Cyclone basketball coach. Lots of interesting stories and BS flowed from this table.
One day we were talking football and football strategies. The old Drake coach made the following statement...
“Football coaches are by and large a pretty conservative lot. I bet that if a coach could make the following bet, almost every FB coach would sign up....The proposition would be...”Coach, you will finish this upcoming season undefeated. You will win every game you play 2-0. In exchange, you have to promise not to run any plays outside of the tackles and not throw any passes. However, you will win every game you play, 2-0.” The ol’ FB coach thought every FB coach would sign up for it. After all, football coaches are hired to WIN games.”
Towards the end of his coaching day, the old FB coach coached a game against a Hayden Fry N Texas team. Drake scored late and decided kick the XP to tie the game. When the game ended in a tie, post game handshake, Hayden asked him, why he didn’t go for 2 points and win the game...the old coach said, “Coach, we’ve only won 1 game all year, and a tie is better than a loss!”
A few years later, when the old FB coach became Drake’s AD, Hayden had UIowa arrange a FB game with Drake...and sent them a check for $250k! That check doubled Drake’s football budget. Old coaches have long memories.
I always remembered this story. I helps me understand how/why Kirk coaches the way he coaches. Don’t have to love it or hate, but one does have to appreciate it.
One day we were talking football and football strategies. The old Drake coach made the following statement...
“Football coaches are by and large a pretty conservative lot. I bet that if a coach could make the following bet, almost every FB coach would sign up....The proposition would be...”Coach, you will finish this upcoming season undefeated. You will win every game you play 2-0. In exchange, you have to promise not to run any plays outside of the tackles and not throw any passes. However, you will win every game you play, 2-0.” The ol’ FB coach thought every FB coach would sign up for it. After all, football coaches are hired to WIN games.”
Towards the end of his coaching day, the old FB coach coached a game against a Hayden Fry N Texas team. Drake scored late and decided kick the XP to tie the game. When the game ended in a tie, post game handshake, Hayden asked him, why he didn’t go for 2 points and win the game...the old coach said, “Coach, we’ve only won 1 game all year, and a tie is better than a loss!”
A few years later, when the old FB coach became Drake’s AD, Hayden had UIowa arrange a FB game with Drake...and sent them a check for $250k! That check doubled Drake’s football budget. Old coaches have long memories.
I always remembered this story. I helps me understand how/why Kirk coaches the way he coaches. Don’t have to love it or hate, but one does have to appreciate it.