ESPN: Fiery Muschamp

by SuperHorn on Oct 8, 2008 5:01 PM CDT

Great article from ESPN.com. The more I read about this guy, the more I obsess.

Some excerpts (emphasis mine):

Once the Horns jogged off the field, Muschamp lit them up even more.

"At that point, you would think as a coach he'd be very lenient," said first-team defensive end Brian Orakpo, who watched the scene unfold. "But he was still coaching. He was getting on them for not tackling."

Muschamp's simple explanation of his urgency: "Every opportunity on the field is an opportunity to stop people."

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"Stats are for losers," he said. "I like winning games."

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"I like what I do," Muschamp said. "It's my job to get these guys to play well and play physical. I play through them. When they make plays, I make plays. When they make a mistake, I make a mistake."

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"It's a week-to-week profession," he said. "You can be a real good coach one week and an idiot the next."

Hugs one week, heat the next. That mirrors the way Will Muschamp mingles with his defense on a play-by-play basis.

"He's just like one of us, but he's got the headset on," said linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy. "If you give him a helmet, I believe he'd run out there."

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Patton

How can you not play in gear 5 every time you’re out there and you believe your general would be there if he could smacking down some buffalo or sooner with you. I mean you’re 19 years old and you know this guy wants it as bad as you do. These Horns are going to spill their guts for this man. A tact used by George Patton that clobbered fascism on two continents.

by DallasDodger on Oct 8, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Dude

Nazi’s weren’t fascists…they were socialists. But, your point is still sound.

Stoops, you magnificent bastard… MUSCHAMP READ YOUR BOOK!!

It's Mean to Ween

by Bombilla on Oct 8, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply reply 1 recs

BOOM MOTHERFUCKER

This really is the game: Stoops vs. Muschamp.

by whills on Oct 9, 2008 12:11 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

To pick a nit

Calling yourself a “National Socialist” doesn’t make you a socialist. Mussolini thought the Nazis were fascists, and he’d be the one to know.

So much for Bolivia...

by Kahuna on Oct 9, 2008 7:22 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Muschamp.

by the1austin on Oct 8, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply reply 2 recs

Shirts

Are there shirts of that?

by afaeguy on Oct 8, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

There need to be.

by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 8, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

It came up on Google Images

We definitely need to make this a T-Shirt

by the1austin on Oct 8, 2008 11:01 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Just built this

On cafe press… I also got rid of that filthy Auburn orange and replaced it with wholesome Burnt Orange.

It's Mean to Ween

by Bombilla on Oct 9, 2008 8:03 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Another point of view

For however long we have him, we are lucky. Of course, as Pat Forde says in the article, “Defensive coordinators tend to be among the most intense members of the football coaching profession, and Muschamp is at the far end of the intensity curve.”
Everyone knows head coaches need to have a calmer demeanor.
Tennessee, Clemson, Washington and any others out there need to know. Will Muschamp would make a terrible Head Coach. He needs at least 2 or 3 years under Mack to calm down a little, at which time he can take over here. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

by Longhorn in Canada on Oct 8, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Which reminds me

Speaking of “calm” head coaches: Is Ty Willingham on a morphine drip during TV timeouts?

It's Mean to Ween

by Bombilla on Oct 8, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Good one

Maybe you can carry that calm demeanor stuff too far. Actually, Muschamp proves that you can be emotional and still be thinking of the next play at the same time. Hard for most to pull that off , but that just proves what a great hire Mack made.

by Longhorn in Canada on Oct 9, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

"Stats are for losers," he said. "I like winning games."

This is for all the stat lovers on BON!

by Longhorns84 on Oct 9, 2008 9:21 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

You misinterpret what he's saying.

Read the actual article with context. He’s saying that he doesn’t care to gloat about all the great stats that his team is putting up (that Forde or whoever brought up in the interview) because the only ones that really matter are wins and losses. That’s true in every sport, including the NFL too. But you have stated in no uncertain terms that you think stats are important in the NFL. So what gives?

And since I know you’re hard-headed, here’s proof that Muschamp actually does care about stats in determining which ways his defense is being effective and which ways it isn’t: http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/09/24/0924texfoot.html

You still want to claim that Muschamp is spouting the same drivel that you are?

by billyzane on Oct 10, 2008 4:33 PM CDT up reply reply 1 recs

I tend to get caught up in the stats

But, at the end of the day all that matters is the points on the scoreboard. In which case, Muschamp. In which case, he’s doing his job as well as anyone in the nation.

It’s rare that you have impact coaches. A coach who’s presence on the sideline gives your team a distinct advantage. Muschamp has that unique trait. And I think that will be felt more on Saturday than it has all year. His attitude transcends the team and players, and actually gets to the fans. I’ve never been this fired up about a defense. I expect great things out of themon Saturday, especially the defensive line. If I were Bradford, I’d be having night tremors about Kindle and Orakpo.

by SuperHorn on Oct 9, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs