Husker_x Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Whenever the Husker tight ends coach Ron Brown gets talking about anything, reporters seem to have a hard time pulling themselves away. "It's not just the physical training, it's the mental stuff," Brown said at one point Monday. "It's the will. It's the will to reach inside an opponent's heart and pull his heart right out of him. That's the kind of stuff you've got to have, and to do that, you've got to be willing to push yourself through exhaustion. You've got to face up to it and hit it square in the mouth. That is what it's all about in fall camp." Brown stood in to take questions for Bo Pelini after the first of two Monday practices. (The team has two more two-a-days left: Wednesday and Friday.) The assistant said a big part of coaching is not just pushing and driving guys, but also knowing when to lift them up. "You have to have the ability to encourage them. You can't just beat them down," Brown said. "You got to exhaust them and make them think there's a bigger limit out there. You got to pump sunshine into them. When something happens good, there's got to be a lot of camaraderie around that, and a lot of energy given to the good things. "Whatever you emphasize is what you'll get. And in the emphasis process, it's reward and rebuke. You do it without tearing a guy's character down and you'll see those guys respond to it." Brown said in each meeting with his tight ends, there's a "Joke of the Night" to make everyone feel at ease. It's just one of those little things that attempt to help team chemistry. The hope is that those little things add up. Brown said Husker head coach Bo Pelini has allowed players and coaches to be very open with their thoughts during team meetings, which he feels will only serve this team well as time goes on. "Coach Pelini has really done a great job of allowing guys to stand up and speak in the meetings and share who they are, coaches and players," Brown said. "And there's chemistry that comes from it. We don't want this place to be a soft place, but we want this to be safe place for these guys. And really outside of this place, it's not real safe. These guys can't just go and be vulnerable with their hearts. "And that is the making of a great team, when you can share your gut, when you can lay your gut on your sleeve and know that your brothers are going to carry you, back you, they got your back. You got that going, there's a lot of great things that will happen out on that football field, that will overcome things you normally wouldn't be able to overcome." LINK Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I like Ron Brown. He sounds like a helluva coach/assistant Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 "It's the will. It's the will to reach inside an opponent's heart and pull his heart right out of him. That's the kind of stuff you've got to have, and to do that, you've got to be willing to push yourself through exhaustion. You've got to face up to it and hit it square in the mouth. That is what it's all about in fall camp." Awesome quote, right there. I love me some Ron Brown. Brown said in each meeting with his tight ends, there's a "Joke of the Night" to make everyone feel at ease. It's just one of those little things that attempt to help team chemistry. The hope is that those little things add up. My high school coach would tell us a joke right before starting lineups were announced for every game. Just to keep us loose and what-not. They were terribly stupid jokes... but it worked. Quote Link to comment
tattooedhusker Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 My God, he's infectious! Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 OMG! emphasis on run blocking by the TE's and WR's? damn, they are going to try to run over everyone they can this year......sweet! Quote Link to comment
ray233 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Is that 'passion' I just heard from a Nebraska coach? It almost sounds like he understands what college football is about. In fact, it almost sounds like the players might be motivated... (freaking Callahan regime...) Quote Link to comment
Micheal Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 OMG! emphasis on run blocking by the TE's and WR's? damn, they are going to try to run over everyone they can this year......sweet! it is good to run over the opposition Quote Link to comment
HuskerFan505 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 OMG! emphasis on run blocking by the TE's and WR's? damn, they are going to try to run over everyone they can this year......sweet! it is good to run over the opposition Yes it is Quote Link to comment
melscott62 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 lol from the comments after the article BLACKSHIRT SERENITY PRAYER God, please grant us the strength to reach into our opponents chests and tear their hearts out. Amen! Quote Link to comment
admo Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Right on. Man that's great stuff! Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I could listen to Ron Brown speak all day long. If you can't get motivated by Ron Brown speaking, then there is something wrong with you. Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 This was a great hire and I am sure that the 4 years he was away from the game just helped rekindle his desire to help these young men acheive all of their goals and reach their full potential as players and men. Quote Link to comment
benjibean1 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 It is going to be a great season...please get here fast. Quote Link to comment
Army Husker Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Spam Removed nice plug... Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Spam Removed nice plug... It'd be better if the grammar/spelling were correct. Can the mods delete this post since it's just an ad? Quote Link to comment
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