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per the Daily Tribune:
Tom Allen and Jeff Brohm remember watching the Big Ten at its rugged best.
P.J. Fleck just heard the stories about the emotional sideline antics of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler being as entertaining as the games. Back then, three yards and a cloud of dust was all the rage and massive offensive linemen overpowered defenders while big running backs crashed through holes.
Today, the names, faces and even the tactics have changed but the tough-guy coaches remain one of the conference’s most endearing characteristics.
At Michigan and Ohio State, Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer can often be seen on the sideline with pained, perplexed facial expressions. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has embraced his role as a disciplinarian. And after going 3-9 in 2016, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio wasted no time blaming the poor season on a lack of discipline inside the locker room.
So in a conference that has never been big on congeniality, the three new coaches — Allen at Indiana, Brohm at Purdue, and Fleck at Minnesota — are starting on their quest to polish the Big Ten’s longtime image.
“You can’t change or overreact,” Allen said, describing his more temperate style and Love Each Oher motto. “The other thing is I think it matters who they are but different individuals in the organization deserve to be treated with the utmost respect, kindness and to feel like a part of the program and that doesn’t always happen.”
Especially at these schools.
Over the last half century, fans around Indiana and Minnesota have heard and seen it all.
http://www.dailytribune.com/article/DT/20170824/NEWS/170829737
Go Gophers!!
Tom Allen and Jeff Brohm remember watching the Big Ten at its rugged best.
P.J. Fleck just heard the stories about the emotional sideline antics of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler being as entertaining as the games. Back then, three yards and a cloud of dust was all the rage and massive offensive linemen overpowered defenders while big running backs crashed through holes.
Today, the names, faces and even the tactics have changed but the tough-guy coaches remain one of the conference’s most endearing characteristics.
At Michigan and Ohio State, Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer can often be seen on the sideline with pained, perplexed facial expressions. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has embraced his role as a disciplinarian. And after going 3-9 in 2016, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio wasted no time blaming the poor season on a lack of discipline inside the locker room.
So in a conference that has never been big on congeniality, the three new coaches — Allen at Indiana, Brohm at Purdue, and Fleck at Minnesota — are starting on their quest to polish the Big Ten’s longtime image.
“You can’t change or overreact,” Allen said, describing his more temperate style and Love Each Oher motto. “The other thing is I think it matters who they are but different individuals in the organization deserve to be treated with the utmost respect, kindness and to feel like a part of the program and that doesn’t always happen.”
Especially at these schools.
Over the last half century, fans around Indiana and Minnesota have heard and seen it all.
http://www.dailytribune.com/article/DT/20170824/NEWS/170829737
Go Gophers!!