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Reverend Mike {l Wrote}:He accepted the job without ever setting foot in fort collins. that seems like something you'd want to kick the tires on in person.

Reverend Mike {l Wrote}:He accepted the job without ever setting foot in fort collins. that seems like something you'd want to kick the tires on in person.

ATLeagle {l Wrote}:

Reverend Mike {l Wrote}:He accepted the job without ever setting foot in fort collins. that seems like something you'd want to kick the tires on in person.

The which way are the mountains comment was great. I also like that when he accepted he was numb and realized he had to tell them he was excited.

It is such a weird fit. Maybe it will work. I would think his agent or family would have advised to take tv money for a year and then make a run at UConn. The guy had five days to turn his world upside down.

MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:

ATLeagle {l Wrote}:

Reverend Mike {l Wrote}:He accepted the job without ever setting foot in fort collins. that seems like something you'd want to kick the tires on in person.

The which way are the mountains comment was great. I also like that when he accepted he was numb and realized he had to tell them he was excited.

It is such a weird fit. Maybe it will work. I would think his agent or family would have advised to take tv money for a year and then make a run at UConn. The guy had five days to turn his world upside down.

I get that he’s from Connecticut, but CSU is a much better/easier job.

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}: and then he can retire and spend his days walking around in Bermuda shorts, black sock, sandals and slathering ketchup on everything.

claver2010 {l Wrote}:steve (or louie) has a burner:

https://twitter.com/ramscsuhc

durkcal {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:steve (or louie) has a burner:

https://twitter.com/ramscsuhc

That burner account is hilarious. They changed the handle (it used to have BC in it). Joined December 2019.

2014 Eagle {l Wrote}:

durkcal {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:steve (or louie) has a burner:

https://twitter.com/ramscsuhc

That burner account is hilarious. They changed the handle (it used to have BC in it). Joined December 2019.

My gut tells me that it is some fan trolling addazio pretending to be his burner account

2014 Eagle {l Wrote}:

durkcal {l Wrote}:

claver2010 {l Wrote}:steve (or louie) has a burner:

https://twitter.com/ramscsuhc

That burner account is hilarious. They changed the handle (it used to have BC in it). Joined December 2019.

My gut tells me that it is some fan trolling addazio pretending to be his burner account

DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:Something to ponder:
Montiero, Allen, W Ray, Lindstrom, R Smith, J Smith, Harris, Denis, Walker & Torres all played as FR on a 3-9 team. Daz would still be our coach if they had redshirted.

Speaking of those facilities, they’ve got a lot of new stuff there like the stadium. What have you made of it since you’ve seen it and how does it compare even to Boston College?

Well, the stadium and the facilities inside are better. It’s fantastic. Putting this together, the foresight is really unbelievable. I think these are Power 5 facilities. A great opportunity to recruit, to use your facilities to help train and develop your players.


How do you look back at your time at BC and what you accomplished there?

Well, we went to six bowls in seven years after inheriting a program that won two or three games and we went to a bowl game immediately. Stayed down that bowl game path … I thought we were considered one of the toughest, most physical teams in the conference. We had respect there. We were going to bowl games every year. Now, we’re playing on the tougher side of the ACC when the ACC was at its strongest — three national champions in six years. So that’s the level of competition that we played against. We did that with the lowest levels of everything that you can have, meaning the lowest facilities, the least financing, toughest admissions. We rebuilt the program, went to bowl games, competed at a high level. A couple of those years, lost our starting quarterback in the process but still won seven games.

So I’m proud of that. It was a program with no issues off the field, high GPAs, high character, left behind five all-ACC players returning. Put seven players the year before in the NFL. That’s a lot. So I’d say the recruiting was done well. I’d say the character of the team was high, and I’d say we’re going to bowl games, winning and representing the values of the university. So I’m proud of that.

Some former BC players tweeted some negative things after the coaching change, and then others came out to defend you. What did you make of all that?

You know, you’re dealing with 100-something guys a year. It’s hard to determine what everybody’s agenda is. I don’t want to get into it with social media or people have something on their mind and, instead of having a face-to-face conversation, it goes on the internet. All I can tell you is this: Every place I’ve been as an assistant and as a head coach, we’ve had fabulous relationships and a great culture. Whether it’s BC, Florida, Temple, wherever, long-lasting relationships with players and coaches. It’s hard to have a career as long as I’ve been in it and that not be the case. I’ve always been a players’ coach, a guy that did everything I could for the team. …

I took a program over, my first year — if you think I’m going to get into the details, I’m not. Just realize there’s always more behind the story. I’m not going to go all tit for tat. I have all the information. But I like to think I’m the adult here and I’m not going to get into all that garbage and start revealing truths. It’s just not worth it. You just move on and put your head on the pillow and say, ‘I did everything I could for that young man.’ You just can’t make everybody happy. I don’t think you ever will. You’ve got a job to do.

Coming into Colorado State now, what do you take from what worked at BC and what might you do differently?

It’s just a different job. If you’re talking about working hard on developing fundamentals, developing toughness, going out recruiting within Colorado and then extending and trying to bring in qualified student-athletes, that’s all the same, right? That’s what I believe in. I’ve always believed in toughness, fundamentals, culture and high character. Then I hired a staff that believes in that and represents that, so those are the same. I thought our teams were really well conditioned and really strong, so our strength-and-conditioning philosophy is the same.

Chuck Heater’s my defensive coordinator. We’ve been together before. Chuck is going to bring in a scheme that has been great for him that I believe in. Offensively, Joey Lynch is our coordinator. I’m an offensive guy, spend a lot of time in that room. Joey did a fabulous job at Ball State and our philosophies are very similar. On offense and defense, we’re going to make sure we utilize what we do best — Where are our best players? Where can they make the biggest plays? — and feature those players. When I was at BC, in my seven years, the toughness aspect never changed. But Year 1, we were a power offense. Year 2, we were a spread option offense. Year 3, we were a tempo offense. We tried to adapt to what our players were. Within the structure of discipline and toughness and fundamentals, I think you shape your schematics to fit the talent level of your team. These are just some philosophical things that are not going to change.