I think a lot of Chan's hesitance with the media is from his Dallas days. But you may be right that Braine warned him to keep things close to the vest as well. For good or bad though, we need to cultivate the local media and do a much better job of getting our story out there. Hewitt does a good job with it, there's no reason Chan shouldn't be better at it.
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Question For Somebody In The Know
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Could not agree more NC!
I too have reasoned that he has stayed mum because of Dallas, but is this just conjecture or has he made mention of it?
Based on the only time I have heard Rad speak after being named AD, I believe the tight lipped days may be over. I at least hope so!
I too have reasoned that he has stayed mum because of Dallas, but is this just conjecture or has he made mention of it?
Based on the only time I have heard Rad speak after being named AD, I believe the tight lipped days may be over. I at least hope so!
I enjoyed hearing Chan speak earlier today. He was very personable and felt right at home with the crowd since he spent a lot of time in his youth just down the street from where we were at the time.
As for whether he would want to deviate from his topic and address any of the troublesome issues currently going on, clearly we saw early he would not. One of the first things he said was that he would be “taking no questions.“
Chan went through the list of many of the coaches he has worked for in the past and talked about what he learned from them. There was the workaholic and mean as a snake coach at a smaller school which he later balanced with the family man that was Ken Hatfield at Air Force. Quite honestly, the way Chan talked about Hatfield, it sounded like he uses the approach we hear about Richt and his staff. I've got a feeling Chan learned a lot from his days with Ken.
Chan mentioned little about football other than to talk about the importance of working hard towards a goal and never giving up. He cited an example of a swimmer that was trying to swim about 22 miles in the fog but got cold and quit shortly before the finish without realizes how close she was. He says he tells that story to the team.
I did hear from someone there that Riles is trying to play and may make it. They aren't pushing him hard, though he knows that surgery later in life may come whether he plays football or not. So he has decided, "why not play??
As for whether he would want to deviate from his topic and address any of the troublesome issues currently going on, clearly we saw early he would not. One of the first things he said was that he would be “taking no questions.“
Chan went through the list of many of the coaches he has worked for in the past and talked about what he learned from them. There was the workaholic and mean as a snake coach at a smaller school which he later balanced with the family man that was Ken Hatfield at Air Force. Quite honestly, the way Chan talked about Hatfield, it sounded like he uses the approach we hear about Richt and his staff. I've got a feeling Chan learned a lot from his days with Ken.
Chan mentioned little about football other than to talk about the importance of working hard towards a goal and never giving up. He cited an example of a swimmer that was trying to swim about 22 miles in the fog but got cold and quit shortly before the finish without realizes how close she was. He says he tells that story to the team.
I did hear from someone there that Riles is trying to play and may make it. They aren't pushing him hard, though he knows that surgery later in life may come whether he plays football or not. So he has decided, "why not play??
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I think a lot of Chan's hesitance with the media is from his Dallas days.
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A very lame excuse for him. Chan has been here many years..way more than enough time to understand or learn the system. He is just a poor Public Relations coach. period.
I think a lot of Chan's hesitance with the media is from his Dallas days.
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A very lame excuse for him. Chan has been here many years..way more than enough time to understand or learn the system. He is just a poor Public Relations coach. period.
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He has never said that. That was concocted on the internet. He has always been very open when i've been around him.
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He has never said that.
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Who has never said what?
He has never said that.
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Who has never said what?
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