ducky23 said:
Can we add him as an advisor? No seriously. Can we?
I think I may be fine keeping Baldwin if we added someone like tedford as an advisor.
I think Baldwin needs someone who can come in with a fresh perspective.
Yep. "Coach Teddy" helped provide some great family experiences at games & watching the Bears on TV. Sincerely hope this is something that can be healed & JT restores his health.Sebastabear said:
Wish him the best. Seeing JT always makes me wistful. What might have been . . .
Post of the threadSonofafurd said:
His doctor told him to quit losing to Nevada, but some habits are hard to break.
Pigskin Pete said:
First of all, 4-8.
Second of all, forget coaching. Even forget advising. Just forget college football altogether. Go back to doing what you were actually good at and what there is a heavy need for. Be a quarterback tutor. Don't be an offensive coordinator, where you mix in the useful information with a lot of unnecessary confusing noise. Teach quarterbacks how to improve. Work with them on their footwork. Work with them on their throwing mechanics. Help them learn to read the field.
Be the Pete Newell of your sport.
https://calbears.com/news/2016/10/3/football-roger-theder-passes-away-at-77.aspxcalumnus said:Pigskin Pete said:
First of all, 4-8.
Second of all, forget coaching. Even forget advising. Just forget college football altogether. Go back to doing what you were actually good at and what there is a heavy need for. Be a quarterback tutor. Don't be an offensive coordinator, where you mix in the useful information with a lot of unnecessary confusing noise. Teach quarterbacks how to improve. Work with them on their footwork. Work with them on their throwing mechanics. Help them learn to read the field.
Be the Pete Newell of your sport.
Does Theder still do that? Agree. He should do that or maybe get involved with Elite 11.
Yes, all the best to JT. If it weren't for him, I might not be a Bear fan and hopeful today.Bear19 said:Yep. "Coach Teddy" helped provide some great family experiences at games & watching the Bears on TV. Sincerely hope this is something that can be healed & JT restores his health.Sebastabear said:
Wish him the best. Seeing JT always makes me wistful. What might have been . . .
72CalBear said:Yes, all the best to JT. If it weren't for him, I might not be a Bear fan and hopeful today.Bear19 said:Yep. "Coach Teddy" helped provide some great family experiences at games & watching the Bears on TV. Sincerely hope this is something that can be healed & JT restores his health.Sebastabear said:
Wish him the best. Seeing JT always makes me wistful. What might have been . . .
I would love if Cal gave him a home even temporary.ducky23 said:
Can we add him as an advisor? No seriously. Can we?
I think I may be fine keeping Baldwin if we added someone like tedford as an advisor.
I think Baldwin needs someone who can come in with a fresh perspective.
sketchy9 said:
Sounds like he has some sort of tachyarrythmia (VT, A-fib/flutter, or SVT). A high stress job and poor sleep & nutrition, as would happen with a D-1 coaching position, could certainly exacerbate that. Best of luck to him.
okaydo said:
Stewart Mandel tweeted this the other day. But though Tedford doesn't fit the bill, he's only 58. (And, as I like to point out, 2 days older than The Karate Kid Ralph Macchio.)
I agree about not coaching if you don't need to - I have had several friends stop for personal reasons, but some, just some, can't give it up. It's in the blood and it's almost a lifeline for them - my teaching friends tending to favor their coaching over being in the classroom. These are often called "legacy coaches" and I think JT was one!BearGoggles said:okaydo said:
Stewart Mandel tweeted this the other day. But though Tedford doesn't fit the bill, he's only 58. (And, as I like to point out, 2 days older than The Karate Kid Ralph Macchio.)
With the escalation of coaching salaries, guys like this simply don't need to work if they don't want to or shouldn't because of health. I'm sure Tedford can afford to retire based on his earnings - not to mention healthy retirement benefits as a UC employee.
calology said:
Yes, am here because of Teddy