It's About Personality

[oldman87]

The Rutgers job used to be Mission Impossible

When looking at the credentials needed for the Rutgers job, they obviously wanted someone with a history of winning. Considering Ash won a national title at Ohio State by revamping the Buckeyes secondary, he certainly fit the mold.

But it doesn't seem like turning Rutgers into a competitive program was about X's and O's. It was about personality, and Ash had that during his time at Ohio State.

During interview sessions Ash was always very likable because he would consider the questions and respond and converse like he was talking to a friend. It was a pleasure to interview him, and that ability to talk to people is just crucial at a place like Rutgers. Personality is huge, and in my limited talks with Flood, it seems like that may have been lacking.

 

[Knight Shift]

The Rutgers job used to be Mission Impossible

When looking at the credentials needed for the Rutgers job, they obviously wanted someone with a history of winning. Considering Ash won a national title at Ohio State by revamping the Buckeyes secondary, he certainly fit the mold.

But it doesn't seem like turning Rutgers into a competitive program was about X's and O's. It was about personality, and Ash had that during his time at Ohio State.

During interview sessions Ash was always very likable because he would consider the questions and respond and converse like he was talking to a friend. It was a pleasure to interview him, and that ability to talk to people is just crucial at a place like Rutgers. Personality is huge, and in my limited talks with Flood, it seems like that may have been lacking.

Wait a minute, oldman87 interviewed Chris Ash? Now we know why you were absent from the boards for so long!

 

[oldman87]

So this is what it feels like to have your thread trolled.

 

[RUJohnny99]

Click through & read the rest

 

[srru86]

The Rutgers job used to be Mission Impossible

But it doesn't seem like turning Rutgers into a competitive program was about X's and O's. It was about personality, and Ash had that during his time at Ohio State.

Some of the dumbest posts on this board recently (I know that says a lot) were the "We should look to hire Coach 1 because he runs an ABC style offense".

 

[Knight Shift]

So this is what it feels like to have your thread trolled.

Sorry, man. I just looked like from the post you were speaking like you had interviewed Ash. I read the article, and it was a good read.
As to the former coach not having personality, I don't see that as the issue. He had the WRONG personality for the job, largely because he was in way over his head and he tried to compensate for it. He was perceived as a nice guy (other than by a few posters here), and perhaps he could have grown into the position if Rutgers remained in the AAC, but he probably would have had a difficult time competing against Matt Rhule at Temple and Herman at Houston. But he was also lacking fundamental and in depth experience as an offensive or defensive coordinator, besides the short stint as co-OC.

 

[Knight Shift]

Some of the dumbest posts on this board recently (I know that says a lot) were the "We should look to hire Coach 1 because he runs an ABC style offense".

Rivaled by those that required the HC to have NJ ties.

 

[oldman87]

Sorry, man. I just looked like from the post you were speaking like you had interviewed Ash. I read the article, and it was a good read.

You took it wrong, I was taking a jab at myself trolling other people's threads. Your post was funny.

 

[yesrutgers01]

You took it wrong, I was taking a jab at myself trolling other people's threads. Your post was funny.

You gotta troll the trolls...

 

[mildone]

I think it's about personality, and x's and o's, and leadership and everything else. There's no one thing that can make RU a regularly competitive Big Ten football program. It will take all the things. And I've never seen more promise than I'm seeing right now, not even, IMO, during the Schiano years.

But we still have yet to play a single game and we still need to keep this recruiting class together through NSD. So I'm excited, but cautiously so. But I love the trajectory and the momentum.

 

[mildone]

You gotta troll the trolls...

And the trolls who troll the trolls trolling and in doing so, troll themselves.

 

[oldman87]

Trolling myself is one of my favorite activities.

 

[Knight Shift]

You took it wrong, I was taking a jab at myself trolling other people's threads. Your post was funny.

I'm having a bad day. My sarcasm meter is completely out of whack.

 

[yesrutgers01]

You gotta troll the trolls...

I just realized someone is going to spell check me if I'm going to troll a troll troller

 

[mildone]

I'm having a bad day. My sarcasm meter is completely out of whack.

Here's a little decision tree to help you out with that.

Is oldman87 posting?
..yes: is it about sports?
....yes: it's sarcasm
....no: is it about politics?
......yes: it's sarcasm
......no: is it about life in general?
........yes: it's sarcasm
........no: it's sarcasm
..no: it's irrelevant

:D

 

[oldman87]

I only make about 1-2 threads per year on the football board, stop jacking my thread! :joy:

 

[Knight Shift]

Here's a little decision tree to help you out with that.

Is oldman87 posting?
..yes: is it about sports?
....yes: it's sarcasm
....no: is it about politics?
......yes: it's sarcasm
......no: is it about life in general?
........yes: it's sarcasm
........no: it's sarcasm
..no: it's irrelevant

:D

oldman87 taught me more about furnaces than my HVAC technician. We need to add home repair to that decision tree. oldman87 does not mess around when it comes to furnaces.

 

[FanuSanu52]

I'm having a bad day. My sarcasm meter is completely out of whack.

I was about to say this but I see Oldman already cleared it up. Come on Knight Shift, since when do you get all serious ... and all while responding to Oldman87!

Good stuff from both of you above, though.

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[DJ Spanky]

I only make about 1-2 threads per year on the football board, stop jacking my thread! :joy:

Wait a minute!!! Do you want him to jack your thread or troll your thread?


(And there's absolutely nothing wrong with either of those.)

 

[mildone]

I only make about 1-2 threads per year on the football board, stop jacking my thread! :joy:

You really DO like to troll yourself.

 

[oldman87]

 

[Knight Shift]

Since you brought him in,

 

[yesrutgers01]

This is a top thread for sure

 

[DJ Spanky]

Since you brought him in,

Now you've started it! Since oldgoat was talking about jacking his thread:

 

[mildone]

This is a top thread for sure

It's the most fun I've had all day. When I wasn't trolling myself.

 

[rutgersdave]

Many here were basically saying the same thing but with different words.

 

[DJ Spanky]

It's the most fun I've had all day. When I wasn't trolling myself.

Were the sheep jealous?

 

[Knight Shift]

Now you've started it! Since oldgoat was talking about jacking his thread:

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Now you've started it! Since oldgoat was talking about jacking his thread:

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Well, in response I was going to post of a picture of that scene from the movie Airplane! where Captain Oveur was looking at whacking material, but I will use my better judgment this time since that photo may lead to blindness and cause mass hysteria. I learned my lesson and will not make the same mistake twice. [winking]

 

[mildone]

Were the sheep jealous?

Nope. Like me, sheep aren't jealous and possessive. Part of their charm.

 

[oldman87]

Obviously you never met my sheep.

 

[brodo]

I really liked this line from the article:

Three classes like the one Ash is assembling now, and maybe the Rutgers game won't be a glorified bye week for Ohio State.​

 

[Knight Shift]

I really liked this line from the article:

Three classes like the one Ash is assembling now, and maybe the Rutgers game won't be a glorified bye week for Ohio State.​

How about this one:
"Wow. Just wow. "

And how about this comment to the story from a "formed in the mold RU Guy":

"Oh...by the way....I've got to warn you. Greg Schiano has a shelf life of about 18 months before you want to punch his ticket home. Press folks will find him about the most repellant figure in town, but he'll bolt the moment the Penn State job opens up....and it will."

 

[mdh2003]

Reading this thread is like getting thrown out the Moon Door.

 

[mildone]

Obviously you never met my sheep.

[laughing]

Do jealous sheep get maaaaaaaad?

 

[srru86]

Rivaled by those that required the HC to have NJ ties.

Yes.

Dan D in Star Ledger noticied.
Rutgers hammering 'home' message to New Jersey recruits

 

[DJ Spanky]

Yeah, more from DB Duggan.

 

[Armor and Sword]

Troll the troller trolling trolls!