2012 Washington State Football Preview: Welcome Back (SBN)

Shaun Mason · Jun 6, 2025

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/6/6/3068006/2012-washington-state-football-preview

Jun 6, 2025 - It is perfectly understandable why coachspeak is coachspeak, why most coaches are afraid of saying anything interesting to the media, and why personalities like Nick Saban have reached the top of college football. When you open your mouth in front of a microphone, and you extend beyond guarded cliches, the odds are decent that you will say something awkward, something regrettable, or something you'll have to apologize for later. And since a major college football coach is part-coach and part-politician, it is almost always better to say something bland.

But college football was built on personality. Woody Hayes. Howard Schnellenberger. Barry Switzer. Bobby Bowden. Steve Spurrier. It is one of the many things that makes it a greater game than the sharper, more polished professional version. (And yes, I know Switzer also coached in the NFL. He will always be a college coach.)

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gowazzucougs · Jun 6, 2025

Shaun Mason said: ↑

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/6/6/3068006/2012-washington-state-football-preview

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Thanks, Shaun, it gave me some good reading for otherwise crappy day.

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