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re: SEC old timers, any thoughts on Shug Jordan?
Posted on 12/23/20 at 1:00 pm to 308
Posted on 12/23/20 at 1:00 pm to 308
You can tell by my posting handle that I'm in the media, covered sports for two decades. Covered Coach Bryant, didn't cover Coach Jordan, he predated me by a couple of years.
I've been told by some old-timers, however, that what you saw wasn't necessarily what you got with those two ... that Coach Bryant could get really emotional about things, would cry at the drop of a hat, and that Coach Jordan really was the prototypical Southern gentleman but when he needed to be, he could do a 180 and be the hardest-nosed, most demanding, arse-kicking SOB on the planet.
I've been told by some old-timers, however, that what you saw wasn't necessarily what you got with those two ... that Coach Bryant could get really emotional about things, would cry at the drop of a hat, and that Coach Jordan really was the prototypical Southern gentleman but when he needed to be, he could do a 180 and be the hardest-nosed, most demanding, arse-kicking SOB on the planet.
This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 1:02 pm
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Posted on 12/23/20 at 3:55 pm to InkStainedWretch
quote:That is a residual trait of a very intense person. I'll bet Saban's that way.
that Coach Bryant could get really emotional about things, would cry at the drop of a hat,
Posted on 12/23/20 at 7:02 pm to InkStainedWretch
Had a couple of guys from my high school who were walk-ons in 1971. In practices they said everyone knew when Shug would raise his left fist and raise his voice that it was well time to shut up and listen closely.
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