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Does having a 'religious' coach help a program?

Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:24 pm
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:24 pm
Ole Miss, Georgia, and Auburn have three of the more outspoken coaches about being religious. And those programs appear to be doing really well.

However, while the super religious front a coach portrays may appeal to the conservative portion of the a fan base. There are still quite a few people who are turned off by religion. It doesn't seem like it would really help in getting the maximum amount of people to like you for recruiting purposes.

So if religion doesn't maximize the life blood of your program. What's the point in bragging about being religious when your a coach?
This post was edited on 11/4/13 at 3:33 pm
Posted by thefloydian
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:25 pm to
Posted by The Spleen
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:26 pm to
DIALOF
Posted by genro
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:27 pm to
Why does it matter whether or not a coach believes in Bear Bryant?
Posted by parkjas2001
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:27 pm to
Coaching is mentoring. Many see pastors in the same light, as mentors.

Coaches incorporate thier beliefs into thier coaching.

Christian coaches incorporate faith and thier belief system into thier work.
Posted by Upperaltiger06
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:27 pm to
You threads are offseason-shitty.
Posted by Crimson Legend
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:28 pm to
Richt and Chizik are also outspoken on religion.

Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:28 pm to
Got us a championship. Maybe you guys should try it.
Posted by HarryBalzack
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:33 pm to
You're going to piss off a lot of UGAs.
Posted by DCRebel
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:33 pm to
I think it doesn't make much of a difference outside of recruiting. Religious parents are probably more comfortable with religious coaches. Other than that, X's and O's, work ethic, etc., has nothing to do with a guy's religion.
Posted by lowspark12
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:35 pm to
please link some examples of malzahn 'bragging' about religion...
Posted by IAmReality
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:35 pm to
I think the opposite, the religious coaches always seem to suck the most.
Posted by Roc Nation
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:37 pm to
Why are the pig posters so absolutely pathetic and beyond awful whenever their team is power bottom in the SECW?
Posted by KaiserSoze99
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:43 pm to
If a coach just lives his religion without forcing it on players, it's usually not that big a problem, but I have seen what religious coaches can do when they demand the same from their players. It can be corrupting to a program. Our last baseball coach was that way.
Posted by scrooster
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:48 pm to
I don't see how having a religious coach can hurt.

Spurrier is a religious coach. I'd put his knowledge of the scripture out there against anyone's ... but he's no hypocrite and that is what works for him.

Religious coaches who are hypocrites - like anything else in life - the worst scum bags in life are hypocrites.
Posted by Nortizzle
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:50 pm to
Arky has Buddha for a coach, hasn't helped them this season.
Posted by bdv1974
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

It doesn't seem like it would really help in getting the maximum amount of people to like you for recruiting purposes


um South/ Athletes of color/ I dont know any who weren't raised devout christians... Big Mama takin your arse to church if she has to drag you. I have witnessed this first hand.. friend of mine in HS was a big black guy school bad arse and I saw his grandmama yank his arse out the yard on a Wednesday night and church bound he was..

maybe offend a few kickers
so theory debunked
Posted by thefloydian
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 3:55 pm to
Eventually one of these coaches will get the university sued for preaching.
Posted by Sanford&MunSon
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 4:04 pm to
Appearances can be deceiving.
Posted by volfan30
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Posted on 11/4/13 at 4:07 pm to
Butch Jones is a pretty devout catholic. Have heard him and prospects talk about it.
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