Let them tell it,this isn’t a craft that I’ve honed everyday of my life since I was a 23year old GA. I didn’t call mommy or daddy. No trust fund!! Only grit. A year later at 24
I’d become the youngest DC in college football. Still chasing down everything I sought out to
#NoFavors
I Just hope I find the peace that I’ve been looking for. Phoenix, seriously. THANK YOU. To all of my peers and friends, THANK YOU. To my players…I’m still coach, and I love you. Take care 🤞🏾🤝
We will address this one time and one time only. DO NOT miss your TEAM’S off-season workouts because of your 7 on 7 club (pay to play) team practice. EVER. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
8-2, 6 wins in a row, Region Champs. But you know what I’m most proud of about OUR team?? We take pride in leaving everything whether it’s ours or not BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT. We took our non-negotiables and stood on them. It got us to here
#67thAndLowerBuckeyeBUILT
#ProudCoach
There’s never been a college coach that has come in my office and asked “What 7s team does he play for?” BUT all have asked “What’s his 100 meter time/does he compete in anything else?” There’s a place for it absolutely but it doesn’t verify what is seen on tape 🤷🏾♂️
#ButWhatDoIKnow
DV Nation, my apologies. We didn’t protect our crown and that’s on me. I’ve gotta figure out how to get our team better prepared and ready to play. I appreciate the opportunity, the sun wi come up in the morning and we’ll go back to work. Super proud of our kid’s fight and grit.
To Mr.Obert and the folks at AZCentral THANK YOU. I am honored to be the recipient of this award. To everyone that has reached out and shown love and support THANK YOU. I can’t get to everyone personally but I appreciate it more than you know. Happy new year everyone 💯
Who you are as a person will take you much further than your athletic ability ever will. Athletic ability might open the door, but who you are will keep the door open. 🔑
Parents your kid may not be one of the “star” players (I get after those guys the same or more than anyone else), but if you teach em to be a STAR IN THEIR ROLE…The TEAM is better for it, and there’s a tremendous value on ANY team for THAT. 🎯
I’m Honored to be voted by my peers as the Region Coach of the Year! Special s/o to my coaching staff and OUR team. Without them, this doesn’t happen. And thank you to everyone that has given me an extra push in any way. I appreciate you!!
#67thandLowerBuckeyeBuilt
#RunItBack
As a coach, if all your players learn is the game…Nevermind what the scoreboard says, you actually didn’t win anything. How can we set these kids up for success after they can no longer athletically benefit us, that’s the 🔑.
#GameIsFree
#HustleSoldSeperately
S/O to the high school coaches everywhere that GO HARD to get their student-athletes an opportunity at the next level. Don’t stop helping the kid once they can no longer athletically benefit you🤷🏾♂️
#WeGoingToCollegeOverHere
The last high school game I coached this guy… 175 and 3tds. Immediately after “hey coach what time do we have that community service in the morning?” Unbelievable human and pretty damn good football player.
@StephonDaily7
&
@CoachChadSavage
… we are locked in 🤞🏾💯
#40Over4
Football has absolutely taken care of me, but when one of my players signs on the dotted line to college and has the opportunity to break generational curses and set their family up for success long term...that’s better than anything I’ve acquired from the game personally 🤞🏾💯
#TBT
nevermind my baggy apparel..No but really, this is me at 19. I heard free education and left Houston to a small town in North Dakota and I’ve never looked back or regretted that decision once...kids the Big Time is wherever you’re at. If they were wrong about you PROVE IT
Another year around the sun for me. I’m extremely grateful and appreciative. Let’s not make this year about me. I’d like to make as many kid’s holiday season as special as possible. Help if you Can. Like, retweet, share. THANK YOU.
Major thank you to
@honorgroup
for giving our guys the opportunity of a lifetime to compete on a huge platform. Didn’t go as planned, but we’ll grow from it and get better. Back to work for week 2. ALWAYS leave it better than you found it. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
College coaches…don’t stop in the 5th largest city in the country and go to the same 8-10 schools!! It’s college right?? So you learned a long time ago to keep your eyes on your own paper and never trust anybody else’s work but your own. Alright, see ya soon. We have GUYS
“My kid is a d1 kid, and you aren’t getting him d1 looks Coach.”—-“Ma’am, Sir!...if your kid had d1 ability AND d1 academics AND D1 work ethic...I wouldn’t have to call those schools!! They are gonna call me!! Too many critics with no credentials 🤷🏾♂️
S/o to our ‘23 6’3 WR Stephon Daily. 2nd place finish in the State High Jump. Extremely proud. Best part about this kid is he goes “coach where is the state meet next year? I gotta get back and win this thing.” Not bad for a kid that has been high jumping for 10 weeks🤷🏾♂️.
Started my head coaching career off with a win. Still feels like I’m dreaming. Voice is gone, calves are tight and I really haven’t slept since Thursday. But man was it all worth it. Thanks to everyone that believed, and supported
@CoachMcSpadden
not bad for two “rookies” huh?!
Thank you to
@DesertVistaFB12
for getting our helmets GameDay ready. We really appreciate all the hard work you all put in behind the scenes.
#ItJustMeansMORE
⚡️⚡️⚡️
Legitimately my guy!!
@ScottieGraham
We appreciate you stopping by coach, it’s always an honor and a privilege to have you check in with
@theDVway
@DVThunderFB
Coach’s first words are ALWAYS “How are YOU?” I appreciate that more than you know. 🤞🏾🤝
6 seniors with college football aspirations=6 that have earned a scholarship to compete in college as a student-athlete✅. I appreciate them for betting on US. It’s been a pleasure. 40 year relationships over 4 year relationships🤝💯
#67thAndLowerBuckeyeBUILT
#RunItBack
Thank you to
@AzFBCoaches
for the opportunity to speak at their great event today. Really enjoyed my time, and it was good to see some of my peers and great friends in our coaching profession. I really appreciate those guys coming to support!!
College teammate
@CoachKepp
is in town so of course I had to make a quick stop by to show some love. He still can’t beat me in NCAA Football or racquetball but he’s a tireless worker and fierce competitor who’s sure to have
@CHSRaiderNews
Football headed in the right direction 🤝
Everybody wants a scholarship to play college ball UNTIL it’s time to be uncommon and work extremely hard. Success and easy cannot coexist. 🤷🏾♂️
#ItCostWhatItCost
College coaches ,some of the kids you recruit grow up rough. That kid’s phone number may have changed!! That phone might be disconnected. Guess who’s phone number did not change?? HIS H.S. COACH. Build relationships, the players will come.
#ButWhatDoIKnow
#RecruitersKeepJobs
Coaches, any level...get out and watch the student-athletes from other sports at your school compete. Some of those kids have never had anyone support them and show up to their events. To them, we are superheroes 💯.
#Notallsuperheroeswearcapes
#CoachesChangeLives
40 year relationships > 4. We owe it to our former players to remain solid long after they can no longer athletically benefit us. 🤞🏾
#67thAndLowerBuckeyeBuilt
Shoutout to the coaches, teachers, and counselors that stop at nothing to create opportunities for student-athletes. Keep being fountains in a world full of drains.
#Salute
S/O to any coach that has ever went the extra mile for any student-athlete or program. Thank you… the ones that are in it for the right reasons have done many thankless jobs along the way.
#Respect
“Coach, I want a scholarship!” If you want what it looks like… you’d better be prepared to endure what it feels like. You can do many things… but you cannot fool August. It knows who was working and who was chillin 🤷🏾♂️
To every senior athlete ANYWHERE. Understand that for you and/or many of your teammates that this could be the last go around with YOUR CREW. Embrace it, care about each other, push each other, and let loose. You’ll never regret giving something you love everything you have.
S/o
@bobbydigital63
for seeing the vision, and
@RyDillardAllen
for executing it! Thanks for allowing me to be a VERY small piece in the process. I appreciate it…I think that Long term move to Safety turned out okay 🤷🏾♂️??⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#GigEm
#WelcomeToTexas
Best LB that I’ve had in 11 years coaching football. HS AND college. High intensity and you know what you’re gonna get EVERYDAY. It’s been an absolute pleasure 9 🤞🏾🤝.
To every kid out there that thinks the world owes them something... look at Jalen Hurts. Kid busted his hump... 2 losses in his college career and gets pulled. He handles it like a class act, sure he’s upset but handled it like it should be handled
Been around athletics for 25 years, and I have still yet to see a kid become a better student because they quit playing sports. Less accountability, more free time to do what you were already doing to be a poor student 🤷🏾♂️
High school players that aspire to play ball in college hear me out...colleges aren’t looking for BUT guys, they want AND guys. “He’s a baller BUT his attitude is poor” 🚫. He’s a baller AND he’s selfless AND he’s gonna be one of the hardest workers on the team” 🎯!!!
“Coach, I’m not gone play ball because I rap!”—- Well most of those guys rap because they can’t play ball!! And i heard your sound cloud, its terrible. Practice is at 3:30 🤷🏾♂️
I tried to not say anything for as long as I could, but 2020s please stop taking these unofficial visits to these games of schools that aren’t actually recruiting you just to post it here. Focus on the schools that really want you. LIKE WHO LIKES YOU
Alright HS coaches, our kids will be signing to colleges across the country over the course of the next couple of months. Don’t be that PLAYOFF coach that doesn’t have enough hustle to get those kids that gave you everything into school 🤷🏾♂️.
#ISaidWhatISaid
#MyGuysHaveAHustler
Parents stop bailing kids out because their coaches are hard on them, and hold them to a high standard. The world is going to be hard on them and there won’t be anything you can do about that unless you’ve got a bottle of warm milk for them and a couch until their 35.
#JustFacts
Want to take a second to s/o RB1 for our program
@berg_nabors
. He doesn’t know this pic exist until now. An hour before a dream came true and he got his first scholarship offer. After practice he’s still selfless enough to lift up a freshman AND carry in the ball bag. 🎯
#WeNotMe