LOL....Funny we heard the exact story from people from Oregon when we hired crowton, thought we had something great! Now were telling Maryland people the exact same story that the Oregon people told us.......do you really think this is just a coincidense???? Like my old Grnadma says......"the proof is in the pudding"!! History constantly repeating itself.
Crowton was an idiot who didn't know what to do with what he had. I was watching the Miss State game from 2010 and saw a typical example. Tigers recover a fumble and Ridley busts one up the middle on 1st down for 13 yards. The next 3 plays were sideline to sideline (option and roll out pass/run option) for no gain. Then Jasper for the FG.
And therein lies the Gary Crowton offensive philosophy, which I will transcribe for the final (!!!) time on TF: You know, it's funny because we were all hearing the exact opposite of what Crowton is saying from the players and coaches right after Gary departed. We heard a lot about the constant confusion and frivolous personnel substitutions, and running plays that didn't seem to make sense. Many quotes indicated that he was constantly trying to fool the other team instead of just beating them with the tools that he had. I remember a quote by Miles, who never, ever throws anyone under the bus, that essentially conveyed that exact idea. For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would be so quick to believe anything said by the guy who was responsible for an offense that was among the worst in the country.
So true and so many examples of this. The Richard Murphy 2007 Kentucky game is another that comes to mind.
LSU coach Les Miles: On Crowton's comments -- "He's correct. It's always been LSU's offense. added to my list of why I love Les Miles !!!!!!
Ok, since this game is in Dallas.......... A preacher was seated next to a cowboy on a flight to Texas . After the plane took off, the cowboy asked for a whiskey and soda which was brought and placed before him. The flight attendant then asked the preacher if he would like a drink. The sanctimonious preacher replied, "I'd rather be tied up and taken advantage of by women of ill-repute than let liquor touch my lips!" The cowboy handed his drink back to the attendant and said, "Me too . I didn't know we had a choice."
