Dan Cozzetto?
by John Berkowitz on Feb 12, 2009 1:56 PM PST
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PrintRumors are swirling around that ASU TE coach Dan Cozzetto is about to become the OL coach at Washington. Cozzetto has coached at Washington before and left with less than glowing reviews after his tenure. Nobody doubts his ability to coach but his personality didn't go over well with the kids he coached or the people he worked with.
I have heard a lot of good about him from friends in the Snohomish community. He just happens to be from Snohomish and there are a lot of people up there who think highly of him. They were surprised the kids at Washington hated him when he was coaching up here under Gilbertson. I am not using the word hate lightly either...they wanted him dead.
We all agree we need a kick butt guy to take over the OL and Cozzetto is the definition of kick butt and get in your face. I think under the right leadership such as Dennis Erickson he can do well. The question I have is if a rookie head coach can handle a guy like Cozzetto. Somebody needs to be able to turn the switch on and off with this guy so he doesn't cross the line when it comes to being abusive.
You want a tougher offensive line as soon as possible?
You want some extra room in next years recruiting class?
Cozzetto just may be the right guy for the job if managed correctly.
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An O-line coach too abusive...?
That’s like saying Secretariat was too fast…
I think the only players crying foul were those accustomed to the country club atmosphere established by the guy before Gilby. The transition from TW and Denbrock should not be as severe, but should be a nice test of all the linemen’s testicular fortitude, to be sure.
I agree with Tunnelrat
This is major college football- no pansies allowed!
Sarkisian in from the Pete Carroll School of hard knocks. Dan Cozzetto is from the Dennis Erickson School of hard knocks. Neuheisel and Willingham’s regimes practiced ass grabbing in practice. These guys come to play and compete. Some coaches get it, others don’t.
Go Coz! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
i think we
Should have locked up michalczik,paid him more whatever,moving on i think we need a tough coach that’s not a total a hole.We’ve had a bad enough atmoshere around here the last 8 years.
Judging Cozzetto
Take it with a grain of salt. He is a tough guy and with the right head coach history shows he is capable of getting the job done. Like most things that happened during Gilby’s two years it just didn’t work out well.
The head coach always sets the tone…remember that!
by John Berkowitz on Feb 13, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Big night in Pac-10 hoops
ASU up vs. UCLA. If they hold and we take care of business, we take sole possession of 1st in the Pac 10.
Elsewhere, Ernie Kent is filling out his unemployment papers.
Kevin Calabro on the call tonight. Love it.
Overton killing us count:
In his first three possessions on the court he has 2 turnovers.
And for those of you who have been saying that his turnovers come from him pushing the ball: neither one was in transition.
Hard to call him a great ball handler
When he got pulled in favor of Turner, a freshman, because he couldn’t deal with the half court trap that they’d prepared for all week.
Emtman
Emtman says that Cozzetto’s hire is worth two extra wins next year…take it for what it is worth from someone who worked with him.
Juan Garcia told Kim Grinolds that those guys are going to die, they are just going to die.
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sorry, but after Neuheisel, any coach would have seemed like a harsh SOB. Football isn’t a game for soft players, if they can’t take it, LEAVE!
I’m all for positive reinforcement, but you need that yelling, screaming, no room for error, bust your balls coach. Ideally, I’d like a coach who could do both. If Sark/Holt and Cozzetto can blend their styles, it could be a match made in Husky Heaven.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Styles Differ
As long as the kids see the big picture and all of it translates to a better chance at success then I don’t have a problem with it. I’m not found of screamers, not that their is anything wrong with that. My point is a coach needs to use what works with his players.
My 14 year old son’s AAU coach is a screamer. Parents from opposing teams think he is a big A-hole. But my son’s coach doesn’t belittle the kids or curse. He’s just loud and it comes across as screaming. But the kids love him to death and play their guts out for him. Why? Because my son and his teammates understand what it takes. So if it works and the kids dig it then what’s the problem?
Coach Sark and Holt knows what it takes and they will fill Coz into what their plans are this season and beyond. I like this hire, because we’ve been way too relaxed. Their has to be a sense of urgency and the past coaching staffs didn’t quite understand that- that is why they packed their bags.
Go Coz! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
Too Relaxed
the past regime was WAY to relaxed and it showed. To tell kids to not have emotion during a game is ridiculous. Football is a game of pain and gain…Coz will bring that to the table! O linemen need to be tough and a little, well lets say off mentally. Coz will make these kids angry and mean and that is what we need.
I don’t think anyone is disagreeing that it’s good to have coaches that are tough and hold kids accountable. And it is true that Cozzetto has a pretty good track record. All I’m saying is that there’s a fine line between “tough love” that is effective and simply being an a-hole. Also, keep in mind that the culture around us shifts over time, and methods that may have worked in the ’80’s and ’90’s may not work as well with kids in the late ’00’s. I’m also saying that, according to what he says and what little I’ve seen via taped practices, Holt seems to be more about encouragement than tearing a kid down, and that’s not what I’ve heard about Cozzetto.
I’ll trust that Sarkisian knows what he’s doing with Cozzetto, that Cozzetto’s track record is proof of his methods and that between Sarkisian and Holt, Cozzetto will be made to fit in with the coaching philosophies established here by Sarkisian.
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