Housewright Interview w/Flores

[FA_Q_M]

I'm getting serious Josh McDaniels vibes here. Not good.

[onceacat]

I think theres plenty to be critical of in Housewrights tenure...weird play calls...the O being totally unprepared in SOME (clearly not ALL) big games...wearing Nike gear while repping a UA team...maybe some off the field player stuff that may or may not be true...clearly crashing an MSU car and leaving the scene should have been an immediate termination...the possibility of a DUI conviction on top of the firable offense...

But theres a lot of the grousing that only seems to show up when the O puts in a bad performance.

I'm not totally sold on the dude...but if MSU didnt fire him over the car wreck, there is a 0.0% chance he's getting fired over a DUI conviction and theres an even lower chance he gets fired over a handful of discombobulated road losses against Top 5 competition.

I think Vigen needs to do some dad stuff on House, but unless the O fails to show up this weekend, House is our OC until he gets poached by a G5 squad.

[Cru Jones]

OK, for everyone that things Housewright needs to go? Can you name a OC in the big sky that you would rather have? I can't think of anybody.

[91catAlum]

OK, for everyone that things Housewright needs to go? Can you name a OC in the big sky that you would rather have? I can't think of anybody.

Why just the big sky?
But if that's the only choice, I wouldn't mind the guy in Idaho.

[Cataholic]

‘Leadership and consistency is probably the biggest thing that we lack at times.’

Well Taylor, maybe you should start by being a leader on and off the field.

The way this loser dodges accountability for poor game day coaching, to include attire, and actions, reflects to how he handles accountability off the field, attempts to cover it up. He’s a child that cannot be trusted.

His comment about lack of leadership is absolutely mind boggling. This team is loaded with high character guys who lead by example - both on and off the field. If I was a player, I would go tell House to f-off.

Choate built a program based on character and leadership. Those guys are still here. It only takes one person to chip away at that foundation. House’s actions both on and off the field have me plenty concerned about how HE is affecting our culture. This interview also had me question his ability to lead. No accountability. Lots of finger pointing.

[Augustus]

His comment about lack of leadership is absolutely mind boggling. This team is loaded with high character guys who lead by example - both on and off the field. If I was a player, I would go tell House to f-off.

That may have been a dig against Vigen as well. If so, I'd say his days are numbered.

[iaafan]

A little perspective.

Former Arkansas HC Bobby Petrino juat got the OC job back at Arkansas. He was fired after getting in a motorcycle accident with his mistress who was a volleyball player at Arkansas who was engaged at the time. Petrino and his wife are still together and the vb player still got married to her fiancé.

Former UM HC Bobby Hauck is the HC at the school that he drove into the ditch then ditched when he saw the walls crumbling and he now has a cult following and is the envy of many MSU fans. He’s the leading candidate for national coach of the year.

Of the people on here who don’t have a DUI how many haven’t driven drunk? How many people going off about Housewright yelling at players can say they wouldn’t go off on players that aren’t focused on their jobs? If you don’t have the temperament to not get so involved with a fcs team that you’re on a message board freaking out about, what makes you think you’d be any different than him? Glass houses, right?

[Steve Steverson]

A little perspective.

Former Arkansas HC Bobby Petrino juat got the OC job back at Arkansas. He was fired after getting in a motorcycle accident with his mistress who was a volleyball player at Arkansas who was engaged at the time. Petrino and his wife are still together and the vb player still got married to her fiancé.

Former UM HC Bobby Hauck is the HC at the school that he drove into the ditch then ditched when he saw the walls crumbling and he now has a cult following and is the envy of many MSU fans. He’s the leading candidate for national coach of the year.

Of the people on here who don’t have a DUI how many haven’t driven drunk? How many people going off about Housewright yelling at players can say they wouldn’t go off on players that aren’t focused on their jobs? If you don’t have the temperament to not get so involved with a fcs team that you’re on a message board freaking out about, what makes you think you’d be any different than him? Glass houses, right?

To sum up your quote. Other people did stuff and you might have done stuff so Housewright is fine.

[iaafan]

A little perspective.

Former Arkansas HC Bobby Petrino juat got the OC job back at Arkansas. He was fired after getting in a motorcycle accident with his mistress who was a volleyball player at Arkansas who was engaged at the time. Petrino and his wife are still together and the vb player still got married to her fiancé.

Former UM HC Bobby Hauck is the HC at the school that he drove into the ditch then ditched when he saw the walls crumbling and he now has a cult following and is the envy of many MSU fans. He’s the leading candidate for national coach of the year.

Of the people on here who don’t have a DUI how many haven’t driven drunk? How many people going off about Housewright yelling at players can say they wouldn’t go off on players that aren’t focused on their jobs? If you don’t have the temperament to not get so involved with a fcs team that you’re on a message board freaking out about, what makes you think you’d be any different than him? Glass houses, right?

To sum up your quote. Other people did stuff and you might have done stuff so Housewright is fine.

Exactly. Or, it just isn’t that big of a f’ing deal. So grow the F up and get a f’n life you whiny bunch of little B-otches.

[Cataholic]

A little perspective.

Former Arkansas HC Bobby Petrino juat got the OC job back at Arkansas. He was fired after getting in a motorcycle accident with his mistress who was a volleyball player at Arkansas who was engaged at the time. Petrino and his wife are still together and the vb player still got married to her fiancé.

Former UM HC Bobby Hauck is the HC at the school that he drove into the ditch then ditched when he saw the walls crumbling and he now has a cult following and is the envy of many MSU fans. He’s the leading candidate for national coach of the year.

Of the people on here who don’t have a DUI how many haven’t driven drunk? How many people going off about Housewright yelling at players can say they wouldn’t go off on players that aren’t focused on their jobs? If you don’t have the temperament to not get so involved with a fcs team that you’re on a message board freaking out about, what makes you think you’d be any different than him? Glass houses, right?

To sum up your quote. Other people did stuff and you might have done stuff so Housewright is fine.

Exactly. Or, it just isn’t that big of a f’ing deal. So grow the F up and get a f’n life you whiny bunch of little B-otches.

What a terrible take: “Other schools are okay with it, so we should be too”. F-that. If I was an Arkansas booster, it is the last time I would support them.

[Catsrgrood]

This thread got….interesting.

Man I hope the Cats win this weekend, for many reasons, but this board is going to be ugly come Saturday night if they lose.

[TomCat88]

A little perspective.

Former Arkansas HC Bobby Petrino juat got the OC job back at Arkansas. He was fired after getting in a motorcycle accident with his mistress who was a volleyball player at Arkansas who was engaged at the time. Petrino and his wife are still together and the vb player still got married to her fiancé.

Former UM HC Bobby Hauck is the HC at the school that he drove into the ditch then ditched when he saw the walls crumbling and he now has a cult following and is the envy of many MSU fans. He’s the leading candidate for national coach of the year.

Of the people on here who don’t have a DUI how many haven’t driven drunk? How many people going off about Housewright yelling at players can say they wouldn’t go off on players that aren’t focused on their jobs? If you don’t have the temperament to not get so involved with a fcs team that you’re on a message board freaking out about, what makes you think you’d be any different than him? Glass houses, right?

To sum up your quote. Other people did stuff and you might have done stuff so Housewright is fine.

Exactly. Or, it just isn’t that big of a f’ing deal. So grow the F up and get a f’n life you whiny bunch of little B-otches.

What a terrible take: “Other schools are okay with it, so we should be too”. F-that. If I was an Arkansas booster, it is the last time I would support them.

I took it more as none of it really matters in the grand scheme of things. It’s just a game. Make good decisions and if you don’t do better next time. Don’t dwell on bad things.

[TomCat88]

This thread got….interesting.

Man I hope the Cats win this weekend, for many reasons, but this board is going to be ugly come Saturday night if they lose.

Football season is fun until it starts getting close to cat-griz and playoffs. I used to think Christmas was bad. I sure hope nobody ruins the Gold Rush game.

[2015cat]

I hate to break it to y’all, but if House leaves/is canned the person that Vigen brings in will most likely be someone with little to no play calling experience, especially at the D1 college level. Vigen will most likely bring in someone who was an analyst/quality control while he was at Wyoming and then went on to be an analyst/quality control at a P5 school. This is all assuming Vigen doesn’t get another job before next season.

This is what I would expect if we have a new OC next season for whatever reason.

[tetoncat]

I hate to break it to y’all, but if House leaves/is canned the person that Vigen brings in will most likely be someone with little to no play calling experience, especially at the D1 college level. Vigen will most likely bring in someone who was an analyst/quality control while he was at Wyoming and then went on to be an analyst/quality control at a P5 school. This is all assuming Vigen doesn’t get another job before next season.

This is what I would expect if we have a new OC next season for whatever reason.

Based on what?

[ND0479]

I hate to break it to y’all, but if House leaves/is canned the person that Vigen brings in will most likely be someone with little to no play calling experience, especially at the D1 college level. Vigen will most likely bring in someone who was an analyst/quality control while he was at Wyoming and then went on to be an analyst/quality control at a P5 school. This is all assuming Vigen doesn’t get another job before next season.

This is what I would expect if we have a new OC next season for whatever reason.

I’d be fine with that. Let’s just hope he carries himself in a professional manner, while showing respect to his program and players.

If Housewright gets fired (), he’ll go into interviews spouting off #1 offense facts and blaming everybody else for why he got fired, while never having looked in the mirror on how he could’ve been a better coach. All that after he’s stormed off to his bedroom, slamming the door and yelling he hates us!

[2015cat]

I hate to break it to y’all, but if House leaves/is canned the person that Vigen brings in will most likely be someone with little to no play calling experience, especially at the D1 college level. Vigen will most likely bring in someone who was an analyst/quality control while he was at Wyoming and then went on to be an analyst/quality control at a P5 school. This is all assuming Vigen doesn’t get another job before next season.

This is what I would expect if we have a new OC next season for whatever reason.

Based on what?

Based only on what I think Vigen will do. No evidence, just my opinion.

[TomCat88]

I hate to break it to y’all, but if House leaves/is canned the person that Vigen brings in will most likely be someone with little to no play calling experience, especially at the D1 college level. Vigen will most likely bring in someone who was an analyst/quality control while he was at Wyoming and then went on to be an analyst/quality control at a P5 school. This is all assuming Vigen doesn’t get another job before next season.

This is what I would expect if we have a new OC next season for whatever reason.

Based on what?

Based only on what I think Vigen will do. No evidence, just my opinion.

It just. Doesn’t get. Any better. Than this.

[technoCat]

This thread got….interesting.

Man I hope the Cats win this weekend, for many reasons, but this board is going to be ugly come Saturday night if they lose.

On the flip side, I imagine these threads to get awfully quite if we win.

[Slackjaw]

I cannot believe that some of you are giving this coach a pass on this interview. This isn’t just a person that is “a bad interview”. This is a weasel that lacks accountability and will find anyway to point the finger in another direction. Which is bad for any teammate/coach, but for a coordinator, it is especially going to limit his ability to improve. So, for all the knuckleheads that can’t see this here is your interpretation.

406: Is there anything specifically you’re trying to focus on or anything you wanted to clean up from the last game?
TH: Well, everything comes down to blocking and catching and tackling, and we didn't do those things very well, for whatever reason. So we've worked on the blocking, we've worked on the catching and trying to get athletes in space and see what they can do, and just continue to do what we do. That's worked before. And trying to be more consistent, that's what we need. Leadership and consistency is probably the biggest thing that we lack at times.

Interpretation: The players didn’t do very well in doing the things the players are supposed to do. We need the players to be leaders and start holding themselves accountable.
Added Note: Interesting comment on leadership coming from this dude.



406: Anything that you saw specifically? I know there was a false start in there, a couple runs that got kind of blown up. Is that just as simple as executing?
TH: Simple as that. Ten guys doing their job and one guy not doing his job. Obviously as a coach, you want to look at the play calls and all that and take the blame for our players because they played their butts off. But it was just out of sync, out of whack. It was interesting.

Interpretation: Well, I know the play calls were right, we just kept having players mess them up. I really WANT to take blame, but you know, I just can’t. I don’t know, it was interesting, they just kept messing up.
Added Note: It’s really telling that he says he wants to. And it matters that he said “want”. He doesn’t take any responsibility. He just says he wants to.

406: Any comment on why Sean didn't play very much in that game or the Idaho game?
TH: No comment. Yeah, I can’t. That’s… yeah, no. Sorry.

Interpretation: I really want to tell you some things I’ve been holding back but I can’t. I really shouldn’t. And I probably shouldn’t because I’ll essentially be throwing another player under the bus to protect myself.


406: Both (Idaho and UM) games, he came in and there was some procedural stuff or maybe misread too. Again, you don't have to comment, but I'm just curious if you can on if that was part of (his limited playing time), him making mistakes.
TH: It’s a lot of stuff. He's a young kid, and everybody makes mistakes at quarterback. That's not just it. It's probably the rhythm of the game, it's practicing during the week, it's executing during the week and on game day. You look at Senior Night (against Eastern Washington), that was a little bit different with them because we were up so much and there just happened to be plays. It was Senior Night, trying to get him involved on some things that were wide open.

Interpretation: Ok, you pressed me enough now I’ll kind of say what I wanted to say before. Everybody is on my case because Sean scores so many TDs every time he is in there and I didn’t play him at Idaho or Montana. But people need to get off my case here. You need to realize that I only played him so much against Eastern because it was Senior night, and we were up by so much. And he did so well because the plays I called had things so wide open that anybody could have done what he did. I most definitely know what I’m doing in close games and I did not forget about one of my best players.
Added Note: He clearly hears what people are complaining about but can’t admit his mistake. In order to protect himself and his decisions, he diminishes Sean’s accomplishments. Not cool.

I want to be clear, I don’t care for him as a play caller but my problems with this interview has nothing to do with what he said or didn’t say in terms of X/O’s. It has everything to do with how he uses players to protect himself. The players are the program. They own the program. They are the most valuable asset to the program. If I was the head coach, to protect my program, this toolbag would be done. Remember this isn’t the first time he has done something like this.