Norm Chow Opens Up, Pt. 3
Who did you speak to?
"I did talk to Kevin Prince along the way. We have a big recruiting weekend, I talked to a couple I'm bringing in. Im sure we'll approach that subject this weekend."
How can it affect recruiting?
"Will it help with recruiting? I really don't think so - you come to UCLA because of UCLA, of Rick Neuheisel, not because of Norm Chow."
Were you upset with how this went down?
"No question. Somebody told me and I hadn't spoken to anyone. That was very, very unfair."
Why not comment sooner?
"There was really nothing to comment on. What was I going yo comment on? What was I going to say? This was the time to say it. I'm looking forward to life ahead. I certainly understand the challenges at UCLA - we were talking this morning about how young we are on offense - but there was nothing to say."
Woooo. Coach Chow was upset with how this went down! Going to coach the UCLA-suc game with a lot of fire. Maybe he'll tell the d-line and d-backs to give a little extra when blitzing baby-face Barkley.
If Norm Chow's last name were Smith he would have been a head coach a long time ago. This man is the architect of the only non-BCS team to ever win a national title (1984 BYU). No other coach has created 3 Heisman-winning QB's. This guy made careers for Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Jim McMahon, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart. His first year in the NFL he turned Vince Young into the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
All the criticisms about his communication or leadership skills are unfair stereotypes due to his ethnicity.
Lesser coaches with fewer accomplishments are routinely given head coaching positions over Chow, who has interviewed for HC jobs for the past 20 years.
Look at Lane Kiffin - guy has done nothing his whole life, has hustled 3 different head coaching jobs, and he started out as Chow's assistant. It's ridiculous that Chow continues to face a glass ceiling, given all he's accomplished.
College football needs the Rooney Rule.
If Norm Chow's last name were Smith he would have been a head coach a long time ago. This man is the architect of the only non-BCS team to ever win a national title (1984 BYU). No other coach has created 3 Heisman-winning QB's. This guy made careers for Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Jim McMahon, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart. His first year in the NFL he turned Vince Young into the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
All the criticisms about his communication or leadership skills are unfair stereotypes due to his ethnicity.
Lesser coaches with fewer accomplishments are routinely given head coaching positions over Chow, who has interviewed for HC jobs for the past 20 years.
Look at Lane Kiffin - guy has done nothing his whole life, has hustled 3 different head coaching jobs, and he started out as Chow's assistant. It's ridiculous that Chow continues to face a glass ceiling, given all he's accomplished.
College football needs the Rooney Rule.