tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843439290919281635.post9032863145054948111..comments2023-02-28T07:43:24.795-06:00Comments on My Kind of (Sports) Town: The Nail in Weber's CoffinDave Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695499058060781428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843439290919281635.post-82724477773426204432012-02-16T19:20:43.399-06:002012-02-16T19:20:43.399-06:00Coaching is probably like being a parent: you neve...Coaching is probably like being a parent: you never truly know what you're going to get, but you do the best you can. Also, my understanding is that if you gain the respect of your players through being an authority and the "man in charge," the more likely they won't need to be reminded of the elementary skills like "hustle" and "be a team player." Nice guys always finish last...but I enjoyed watching him coach as a student and alum of U of I.Katy Korthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640358557196293696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843439290919281635.post-20253973970982071912012-02-16T15:08:51.691-06:002012-02-16T15:08:51.691-06:00Couldn't agree more with what you said. The Ja...Couldn't agree more with what you said. The Jamar Smith is but one of the crazy events in his tenure that no one even thinks of now.Dave Johnsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695499058060781428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843439290919281635.post-63657727180224950812012-02-16T14:53:53.581-06:002012-02-16T14:53:53.581-06:00Great article and a great summary about what went ...Great article and a great summary about what went wrong as well as the fact how unfortunate it is that it hasn't worked out for a guy who is as hard working and honest as Weber.<br /><br />I agree that recruiting was the achilles heel that he just couldn't overcome. And just when he was getting traction the Gordon debacle derailed the program. I often argued on the messge boards that the collateral damage inflicted by his decommittment was probably going to be too difficult to overcome and could lead to the program's demise under Weber. It was Weber's Waterloo just as the Pearl episode was ultimately Henson's Waterloo. Jerrance Howard truly saved him securing solid 9,10 and 11 classes after Weber was on life support once before after the Gordon fiasco coupled with the losing 07/08 season and then the terrible Jamar Smith/Caldwell drunk driving accident scandal. Too much to overcome by a guy already handicapped in the recruiting game. I truly wish Weber the best at his next stop but it was hard to watch (the interview)shere such a beaten man who fought so hard for so long finally giving in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com