Post Reply to Rock's House

This is not a vent board or any other kind of therapy. Before you hit the POST button, ask yourself if your contribution will add to the level of discussion going on.

Important notes on articles:

Handle:
Password:
Subject:

Message:

HTTP Link (optional):

Poster's Email (optional):

 


Post being replied to

A few more differences between the NFL and college by tf86

1. In the NFL, not every game is a matter of life and death. If your team has one (or even two) very off games in a season, that won't derail your entire season. (This difference is balanced out somewhat by increased parity in the NFL vs. college, but it still requires an entirely different mindset at the college level.)

2. Once you get the players to campus, you're dealing with 17-18 year-olds who are: (a) away from home for the first time in their lives; and (b) being told, also for the first time in their lives, that their bodily excrement does not smell like a rose garden. A college coach has to deal with the psychological ramifications of that, which can be significant.

3. Academics.

I won't go so far as to say that coaching in the NFL is easier than coaching in college, but it is different. Coaching in the NFL allows a coach to concentrate more on football, and doesn't require being a surrogate father so much. Yes, if there is a NFL coach who is interested in going to college, and committed enough to that idea to deal with the differences, that coach ought to merit serious consideration. But I think it's a fallacy to assume that there are any number of NFL head coaches who would jump at the opportunity to go to college, even for the ND job.