Emma Nardo

Mother, wife to @coachnardo27, PTA, ATC

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Minnesota's head coach just launched himself into a mob of his own players at full sprint. P.J. Fleck crowd-surfs after every win, today's was his 100th, and the mania took 15 years to build. It started with the worst thing that can happen to a person.

In February 2011, Fleck's infant son Colt died of a heart condition. Fleck was a 30-year-old receivers coach at the time. He came up with a phrase to get himself out of bed. Row the boat. Your back faces the future, you can't see what's coming, all you control is the oar.

Two years later Western Michigan made him the youngest head coach in the FBS. He went 1-11 his first season and people laughed at the boat stuff. By 2016 the same program went 13-0 and made the Cotton Bowl.

When Minnesota hired him away in 2017, there was a catch. Western Michigan had trademarked "Row the Boat." The school owned the legal rights to the phrase he created for his son. Fleck paid them $50,000 out of his own pocket, structured as a scholarship for a walk-on player, to take the words with him.

Nine years of rowing later, today happened. Minnesota beat #24 Michigan 20-14, took back the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 2014, and beat them at home for the first time in 49 years. 51,012 fans stormed the field.

So yes, the man flies into that pile looking slightly unhinged. He knows better than anyone in that locker room that you don't get to choose which days are the good ones. You just keep rowing until one shows up.

[Dustin Stein @steind13]

Let’s go! Bummed to be losing a great neighbor but couldn’t be happier for their family! Go kill it in charlotte

[Jace McDown @CoachMcDown]

Couldn’t have gotten a better man and coach! #FOE

[Collin Oliver (CO) @collinoliver]

Chillat Coach! Much deserved!!

[Cade Harelson @CoachHarelson]

The man!! Big time Coach, even better person! #FamilyOverEverything

[Matt Nardo @CoachMNardo]

#BeDifferent

[“Lando” @igobylando]

Congrats coach, thank you for always helping and being there for me outside of football. Take care of business 🤝🏾

[Charlotte Football @CharlotteFTBL]

𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
👉@CoachNardo27

[Bryan Nardo @CoachNardo27]

Officially able to welcome this group to Stillwater & have them over for dinner!

Excited they were able to enroll early & join the family for Spring!

1st of many nights w/ @igobylando @WillieNelson6x @strongnnodim @tjjohnson_21 & @kabongo_dk!

#FamilyOverEverything #GoPokes

[OSU Cowboy Football @CowboyFB]

Welcome new Defensive Coordinator, @CoachNardo27! #GoPokes

📰https://t.co/9b5sxG9FDl

[Gannon Athletics @GUKnights]

Defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo talks about the performance of the defense in 35-17 win at Edinboro.

[Our Coaching Network | A Football Coach Community @OurCoachingNet]

🏈D2 Coach on the Rise🏈

@CoachNardo27 is the Defensive Coordinator & LB's Coach at Gannon University✅

He was most recently at Youngstown State until last month's hire & has coached 25 All-Conference LB's & 2 All-Americans 👏

[YSU Football (Archived) - now @ysufootball @YoungstownStFB]

Penguin Playbook resumes tonight from 6-7 p.m. on 1390 WNIO and @iHeartRadio

Head Coach Doug Phillips
Linebackers Coach Bryan Nardo
Wide Receiver Malick Mbodj

📻: https://t.co/lpnxca2IeA

#GoGuins // #GritU

[Emma Nardo @Em_maa1103]

My last chance to enter the #MTNDEWMAJORMELON count, so here we go: [200] Let me know how I did. Have you counted yet? Check out the pinned tweet on @MountainDew. #MyPromotionEntry Rules: https://t.co/cFk2wEFoqB

[Emma Nardo @Em_maa1103]

Second time’s the charm. There are 199 bottles of #MTNDEWMAJORMELON in this ad. Think you can count better? Go to the pinned tweet on @MountainDew. #MyPromotionEntry Rules: https://t.co/cFk2wEFoqB

[Emma Nardo @Em_maa1103]

I counted 197 #MTNDEWMAJORMELON bottles in the @MountainDew ad. And for a million dollars, you should, too. How’d I do, Dew? #MyPromotionEntry Rules: https://t.co/cFk2wEFoqB

[YSU Football (Archived) - now @ysufootball @YoungstownStFB]

Welcome to Youngstown, Bryan Nardo (@CoachNardo27).

He has spent the past eight years as the defensive coordinator at Emporia State leading them to top defensive finishes in the country & was selected to the AFCA 35 under 35 in 2018.

#GoGuins // #GritU

[Bryan Nardo @CoachNardo27]

Average people will always try to criticize / make fun of you for doing extra & trying to get better...

They would rather you stop doing what you’re doing, bringing you down to their level than work hard enough to get on your level

Choose to rise above them!

#BeDifferent

[Bryan Nardo @CoachNardo27]

Game Day! Hornets Kickoff Today @ 2 in Welch Stadium vs Nebraska-Kearney!
#Work #Compete #Repeat #FamilyOverEverything #PackWelch