John Gruden and Greg Olsen Didn't Like Fran Brown's Antics

[RyanCuse44]

They said you don't do this in major college football and it was performative to make the team run in front of the fans after the game.

 

[swish7]

They said you don't do this in major college football and it was performative to make the team run in front of the fans after the game.

I'm sure it being in front of the fans wasn't even registering with Brown. If I am a dad sending my kid off to play ball in college, FB would be high on the list.

 

[Blanko97]

They said you don't do this in major college football and it was performative to make the team run in front of the fans after the game.

I mean they're right, this is major college football and you were playing a glorified scrimmage against a dog water team and needed late game heroics to win. You want to get treated like royalty? win the game by 30 and you can go out and party all night long.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Dusty and Danny on the morning college sports radio show both loved it.

One thing is for sure, Fran knows how to get attention.

And probably 80% of why he does things, nobody will convince me otherwise

 

[The Viking]

My biggest problem with this is that it just wasn't the players that played poorly.

Poor playcalling was certainly to blame at times as well in this game.

That's on the coaches.

In hindsight, it would have been entirely cool to watch the coaches running alongside them. Plenty of blame to go around.

 

[CanadianSU]

It rly wasn’t that deep. Neither of these guys probably saw the game either lol

 

[FloridaCuse]

I didn't hear any criticism of what Fran did on any of the ESPN shows late Saturday night, and they all mentioned it. On ACC Huddle - Final Score on the ACC Network late Saturday night and Sunday morning, former coaches Dave Clawson of Wake and Mark Richt of Georgia and Miami seemed to understand Fran doing it and didn't express any disagreement with it.

 

[sufandu]

Fran didn't embarrass anyone. They embarrassed themselves for the bulk of the game. Fran sent a message (and they weren't even sprinting). I love it.

 

[P Vasiloff]

Tell Portnoy to stick to rating pizza!

 

[sufandu]

Have to think running after the game was a precursor to this week's practices. I'm not sure I'd want to be those guys this week.

 

[RF2044]

What's wrong with having an opinion?

Fran spent a lot of the game bitching at his coaching staff on the sidelines, during Saturday's frustrating performance. Maybe it worked -- we got it together at the end. Or maybe it is counter-productive in the long term. Too early to tell.

But Fran for all of his great strengths is still a relatively new, inexperienced head coach. He's still figuring some things out.

So maybe Gruden and Olsen are wrong. Maybe they aren't. Who cares.

 

[sufandu]

What's wrong with having an opinion?

Fran spent a lot of the game bitching at his coaching staff on the sidelines, during Saturday's frustrating performance. Maybe it worked -- we got it together at the end. Or maybe it is counter-productive in the long term. Too early to tell.

But Fran for all of his great strengths is still a relatively new, inexperienced head coach. He's still figuring some things out.

So maybe Gruden and Olsen are wrong. Maybe they aren't. Who cares.

It's true. Everyone has a right to an opinion. And everyone else has a right to an opinion about their opinion.

 

[GoSU96]

And probably 80% of why he does things, nobody will convince me otherwise

Who’s attention is he trying to get?

 

[orangeinohio]

Three boring people who have to speak 'strong' opinions about everything in order to remain relevant and get paid.

 

[Cuse4455]

The players deserved to run, they played like dog crap for 3 1/2, but the coaches should've aswell...

 

[bigmike]

Re: Sprintgate, please refer to PAcusewife’s definitive post on the matter.

 

[SU in Hershey]

They should be! You cant accept things in a win that you wouldnt accept in a loss. Its part of growing.

As a coach, or a teacher, or a parent, this is the crux of the matter and critical to DART. Many will say, it's a win, be happy. And I'm happy...or, is it "relieved?" But to get better, to sustain improvement in the pursuit of excellence, and to be able to win when perhaps we shouldn't (on paper), then this needs to happen. That's my opinion, at least.

 

[djorange1989]

I will see both of them in hell

 

[tptcuse]

Who gives a damn what these analysts think! He told the players during the week that win or lose, if they didn't perform up to the standard he was looking for, they would run sprints after the game. He stuck to his promise. I don't think it was "Performative" in the sense that it was done to show the fans...Look how much we care! He would have made them run...if the stadium was empty...because he warned them before hand...the fans just happened to be there. These guys on TV, are always looking for Content...otherwise, they would have no jobs!!..Move on, Next!

And there were maybe 1000 fans in there when it happened. It was after the Alma mater.

 

[SU in Hershey]

Re: Sprintgate, please refer to PAcusewife’s definitive post on the matter.

I had to look it up, and I agree that it is a spot on post.

For anyone who hasn't seen/read this already (please don't hit me with copyright infringement pacusewife!) :



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Besides the win, the “sprint” made me feel so much better. It was nice to see some symbolic accountability; much better than ohana, hug it out, movie quotes, and we’ll do the same thing next week.

Whoever that millennial soy boy is on X crying about fines needs to grow up. Did he follow up with how it may have hurt the players feelings?

 

[Cuse12]

I think it was legit. It was done so fans could see that, hey we hear you, and we are not sugar coating this & we feel how you do. It’s not running because they barely won, it’s running because of how they played the game of football with minimal urgency and aggression. And guess what YES Fran does this for attention to a point, and guess what? Cuse football is talked about more in 1.5 years by main stream media then it was in the last decade!! Cuse football is being talked about again.

 

[PhatOrange]

Dusty and Danny on the morning college sports radio show both loved it.

One thing is for sure, Fran knows how to get attention.

No doubt. When they were talking about it on Fox and Friends Sunday morning I just about fell over.

 

[Atlcuse44]

I have three issues with running sprints after the game:
1. Some were jogging, not sprinting.
2. Barely 20 yards - make them do a few 50 yarders
3. Coaches need to show accountability and run with the team. That is my biggest issue.

I honestly do not understand the uproar some pundits and fans are having over this. Was it theatrics? Maybe but we have gotten soft as a society. I read comments on X under the original post. People making comments that players will be running to the portal over this. Give me a break.

 

[FloridaCuse]

I think it was legit. It was done so fans could see that, hey we hear you, and we are not sugar coating this & we feel how you do. It’s not running because they barely won, it’s running because of how they played the game of football with minimal urgency and aggression. And guess what YES Fran does this for attention to a point, and guess what? Cuse football is talked about more in 1.5 years by main stream media then it was in the last decade!! Cuse football is being talked about again.

Fran did it because he was ticked off. [He said "pi$$ed" in the post game TV interview that was broadcast later.] I'm not sure it was to show the fans.

 

[bigmike]

You have to have a strong opinion on everything these days. Opinion equals relevance.