- Mar 22, 2016
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Yes I know - not ANOTHER Muschamp story! But this one is a little different. He wrote it himself.
http://www.campusrush.com/will-muschamp-south-carolina-gamecocks-second-chance-1886164630.html
Is it just me or is this really weird? Football coaches, especially at the Div-1 level, have always struck me as guys who want to maintain a certain aloofness to preserve their leadership mystique. Even Mac only shows his hand so much even when he is sharing his goofiest "Macisms". In fact, I think his homey goofiness is a well crafted tool that he has cultivated specifically to make him more approachable while still preserving his position of authority and stature as a leader.
This personally written article, however, to me has a very different vibe that seems to border on desperation. Maybe I am just being biased (ok - I admit I am totally biased), but this comes off as trying too hard. I think it may be the first person perspective that gives it this vibe because he is personally sharing the kind of stories that usually you'd find in a memoir or a Facebook post. It therefore comes off to me as if he is trying to convince his detractors that he is a survivor who learns from his mistakes. Though the stories themselves and even the overall message isn't really that out of the ordinary, per se, having Muschamp write them makes everything come off as almost a plea to be liked by his new fan base and maybe college football fans in general. It also ultimately kind of reads like he is really trying to convince himself.
For instance, this quote was priceless:
Seems extremely weird for a coach of a Div-1 SEC team to have penned this directly especially when entering the first season as head coach at a new school and even more so when following a coaching legend like the HBC. (Can you imagine Spurrier writing this?
) Seems he could have easily gotten a seasoned media specialist to interview him so that he could provide the same insights while still keeping the reader at arms length. I know, if I were a USCe booster, this certainly wouldn't breed a bunch of confidence in me but, again, I am admittedly biased.
Thoughts?
P.S. I searched the site and didn't see this posted anywhere but I still offer my apologies in case I was "search challenged" and this is redundant (and I forgive anyone who may post it after me if I was indeed first :)).
http://www.campusrush.com/will-muschamp-south-carolina-gamecocks-second-chance-1886164630.html
Is it just me or is this really weird? Football coaches, especially at the Div-1 level, have always struck me as guys who want to maintain a certain aloofness to preserve their leadership mystique. Even Mac only shows his hand so much even when he is sharing his goofiest "Macisms". In fact, I think his homey goofiness is a well crafted tool that he has cultivated specifically to make him more approachable while still preserving his position of authority and stature as a leader.
This personally written article, however, to me has a very different vibe that seems to border on desperation. Maybe I am just being biased (ok - I admit I am totally biased), but this comes off as trying too hard. I think it may be the first person perspective that gives it this vibe because he is personally sharing the kind of stories that usually you'd find in a memoir or a Facebook post. It therefore comes off to me as if he is trying to convince his detractors that he is a survivor who learns from his mistakes. Though the stories themselves and even the overall message isn't really that out of the ordinary, per se, having Muschamp write them makes everything come off as almost a plea to be liked by his new fan base and maybe college football fans in general. It also ultimately kind of reads like he is really trying to convince himself.
For instance, this quote was priceless:
"Another strength is my emotion. I'm a competitive guy. And I believe that a player takes on the personality of his coach. I want our players to be focused, on and off the field—and yet, there's nobody in this world that likes to laugh more than I do. As emotional as I am, I don't get lost in things. Nick taught me that. He impressed upon me the importance of being technical in extremely good and bad times. That really stuck with me."
That borders on delusional based on what we've all seen from him at every coaching job he's had.Seems extremely weird for a coach of a Div-1 SEC team to have penned this directly especially when entering the first season as head coach at a new school and even more so when following a coaching legend like the HBC. (Can you imagine Spurrier writing this?
) Seems he could have easily gotten a seasoned media specialist to interview him so that he could provide the same insights while still keeping the reader at arms length. I know, if I were a USCe booster, this certainly wouldn't breed a bunch of confidence in me but, again, I am admittedly biased. Thoughts?
P.S. I searched the site and didn't see this posted anywhere but I still offer my apologies in case I was "search challenged" and this is redundant (and I forgive anyone who may post it after me if I was indeed first :)).
