Posts Tagged ‘Jim Leavitt’

The new ‘hands-on’ approach to coaching: The unfortunate cases of Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt

January 9th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

bobby-knight-yells-at-playerBobby Knight used to manhandle players. In his days at Indiana University, Knight was known for throwing chairs, roughing up the occasional athlete and melting down at the random post-game press conference. Despite his success, Knight was known as much for his temper tantrums as he was for his titles. When you sent your kid to play for Knight, you knew what you were getting: a strict disciplinarian. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bobby Bowden, the Florida State Seminoles and the end of an era

September 27th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

Thanksgiving is a special time of year.  It’s a holiday when family and friends gather round the dinner table and give thanks for everything they have.  Back in the day, I used to dread that time of year for it meant the annual meeting between Florida and Florida State. 

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