Arians posted a pair of 6-5 seasons and earned three wins against Pitt (which the program hadn’t defeated since 1945 before his arrival), but was fired following the 1988 season. That candor - and authentic concern for his players - forged loyalty, trust and love, but few victories. But that’s what remained the same over the years.” Now you may not like what he says, but he’s honest with you. “That’s all you really ask for as a player or a coach. “That’s the thing you appreciate about him: He’s straight up, and he’s honest with you,” said Armstrong, who arrived at Temple as a running back but switched to the secondary. Nearly 40 years later, that philosophy remains an Arians modus operandi. Don’t be afraid to tell the truth, no matter how ugly it comes out. The prevailing lesson he gleaned from Chaney ( who passed away last week at 89): Be yourself. I probably learned as much coaching watching him practice and how he taught his guys than just about anybody I worked with other than Coach Bryant and Coach (Jimmy) Sharp (his Virginia Tech coach).” God bless (former legendary Owls basketball coach) John Chaney.
“But Peter Liacouras was a fantastic president to work for, and (former Owls athletic director) Gavin White. Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. It’s non-stop comedy, but we do put in a lot of work, and it’s great to get up in the morning and go to work with guys that you like being around.” Even assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust attended Temple when Arians was coach and her ex-husband played for him. All except Ross played at least three years for Arians.īucs safeties coach Nick Rapone served on Arians’ staff all six of his seasons with the Owls, the last four as defensive coordinator.
“At that point, to see the determination and the drive that he had - not taking defeat as an answer, and trying to get everybody in shape - you knew you had something going right there,” Bowles said.īowles, running backs coach Todd McNair, special teams coach Keith Armstrong and cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross all played at Temple for Arians, hired at age 30 to lead an Owls program competing then as an independent. A championship team wasn’t spawned in that pre-dawn purgatory, but some championship coaching resumes were.įour guys who played for Arians at Temple, and one of his Owls assistants, are members of his sprawling Bucs coaching staff that will try to capture a Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. The next morning, Arians - disgusted at his team’s lack of conditioning - had everyone back out at 6 o’clock to try again, Bowles recalled.
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