Scott Wachenheim

Retired Football Coach 2020 Eddie Robinson and AFCA Coach of the year

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

My hope is that every athlete I coached, understood that while I sought to bring out their best, I also was one of the people who cared about them the most.

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

"Coach Scalley knows every single one of us," veteran safety Nate Ritchie said. "He knows our birthday and names and cares about all of us. Asks us question about how he can improve. He's a service-led leader and asks, "How can I be better?'" Great stuff @RSNBUtes 🫡

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

"I believe love is stronger than fear." A look at the evolution of Utah football under Morgan Scalley -- two QBs, dancing every day and the coach buzzing around on a motorized scooter/suitcase. For the 6-0 Utes, a simple question has guided them: "Are there ways we can do it better?" https://t.co/NbzbsleQSY

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Ben Johnson asked Santos if he wanted it and when he said yes, Coach trusted his kicker to make a career long kick after missing one already. #coach2win

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Good luck falling asleep after this one

[Pace N Space @PaceNSpace2]

"I think your job as a coach is to create an environment where your players have an opportunity to be successful and then get out of their way.

We're in the solution business. If you're a really good football coach, you are really good at solving problems"

- Chip Kelly

[Kate 💙💛 @maizeandbluegal]

If anyone is wondering why there are no injuries for Indiana..here is Cignetti’s practice philosophy!!

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

@MySportsUpdate Just when I thought I’ve seen everything.

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@ZeroChillSports Illegal but the big fellows appreciate the effort by Ben Johnson. #NEvsCHI #DaBears

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@HGrahamNFL Looks healthy on this run 👇

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@RyanPaganetti No team has *ever* lost when their fanbase wears at least 1000 team sweater vests to the game. #Analytics

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

@mikewolf13 @CockyAF_803 After 33 years of college coaching, I can attest that momentum is real. Best described as it’s like the wind. The wind blows and you can’t see it, but you can see what it does. Then without warning the wind stops.

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

Analytics don’t take into account:
Current weather
Current injury situation
Momentum
Matchup - for example opponent is the top run/pass defense.
Analytics are a tool not a be all end all.

[katsu @katsuxbt]

Kyle Shanahan says a 51% analytics recommendation won’t convince him to go for it because he gets one shot, not an hour at a blackjack table

“I don’t want to hear about it if it’s 51% of the time we should go for it.”

“As I always say, I’m not sitting here playing Blackjack for an hour with no one else at the table, and eventually I’ll get 51% of it. Like, I have this one try, and I have a feel for it. I’ve been doing it too long.”

“But what I want to know from him, when it’s not a feel, when it, no, this is 98%. We don’t even need to talk about it. So we don’t need to talk about it. Tell me when it’s that, and I’ll just do it.”

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

@dlharrell @CockyAF_803 Paul Roebber (with collaborators) defines momentum in professional football as a consistent increase (positive) or decrease (negative) in a team’s win probability over at least three successive changes in possession (or series).

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

@CJVogel_OTF Why weren’t they practicing in that manner before?

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@BobSmith5hmz @slmandel Agree it’s hard to go into week 7 without guys banged up. From my coaching contacts, several teams are on the practice field for 2+ hours in training camp and their in season practice times are longer than #iufb Time on field has a cumulative effect on injuries.

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@AnwarRichardson Why weren’t they practicing in that fashion before?

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Discipline is a form of encouragement and love.

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@dougboneparth Just made my coffee at home. Hot and black the way I like it. $.50.

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@RyanPaganetti Unlike Madden, scoring a TD in the NFL is not a given. Even at the one yard line. Sure, milk the clock, but score when you can and trust your special teams and defense.

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

@scottsegrin @CockyAF_803 After 33 years of college coaching, I can attest that momentum is real. Best described as it’s like the wind. The wind blows and you can’t see it, but you can see what it does. Then without warning the wind stops.

[Scott Wachenheim @CoachSWach]

Truth!
Evaluate - Recruit - Develop - Retain

[Andy Staples @AndyStaples]

If you can evaluate, you can win.

Jake Dickert can evaluate.

All this era is doing is drawing a bright line between the dumb spenders and the smart ones.

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@Ruby1184659 @CockyAF_803