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Jeff Sims to get the start Saturday for ASU
Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt out vs. Cincinnati; Jeff Sims to start - ESPN
Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt out vs. Cincinnati; Jeff Sims to start - ESPN
ATX, my man, that is NM State, down in Las Cruces. @Husker99 may have a problem with this, but I'm a New Mexico Lobo up here in Burque!
Johnny, I live (now) in New Mexico State Aggie territory, but I am, and will always be, 100% Husker.
Ergo, while I cheer for the New Mexico State Aggies as chance allows, their losing a game will never affect me in the slightest,
Is it okay to ask here where our D went? Haven’t seen them in a couple of weeks.
Sucks for TB, provides Trey Palmer with an opportunity to step up. So far he has 5 rec for 61 yds and 1 TD.
Bucs star WRs Godwin, Evans injured in MNF loss
Trey Palmer - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver - ESPN
Bucs star WRs Godwin, Evans injured in MNF loss
Trey Palmer - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver - ESPN
From the 11/21/24 edition of the Arizona Republic:
Bobby Newcombe, who was not allowed to coach his Queen Creek Casteel’s 6A first-round playoff football game last Friday, is back.
Newcombe told The Arizona Republic that the school told him he can return to leading his team starting Wednesday, as it prepares for Friday’s game against Peoria Centennial.
Newcombe said he was “severely disciplined” for using profanity toward his players in Thursday’s practice in an attempt to fire them up, after losing four times over the years to Gilbert Highland.
Casteel, with assistant Jeremy Beamon leading the team in Newcombe’s absence, rallied from a 24-0 halftime deficit to pull off a 29-27 upset of the Hawks and keep the seasons alive.
Newcombe, a former standout football player with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, was removed as the coach on the day of the playoff game. Athletic Director Kraig Leuschner emailed the football parents regarding the situation. There were no specific details on why Newcombe was not allowed to coach.
Leuschner and Principal Jay Schnittger said they couldn’t comment after the disciplinary action.
Leuschner did confirm Wednesday morning via text that Newcombe is back leading the team, but he couldn’t comment on the reason for his absence.
“I was disciplined severely,” Newcombe said. “They didn’t call it a suspension, none of that. Disciplined severely for using profanity. It was in a practice. I’m trying to motivate my players, light a fire under them before we played Highland on Friday, because we lost to them four straight times.
“What I was doing initially, I didn’t think, was working very well. I thought I was probably a little soft. I tried a different method of trying to motivate them. I used profanity at the end. I realized that’s unacceptable and unnecessary.”
It somehow got back to administration, who took action against Newcombe.
“They asked me about what I said and I told them exactly what I said, why I said it,” Newcombe said. “I apologized to the kids. I apologized to the coaches, the district, the administration. I apologized to everybody. I’m not a saint. I don’t want to come off like I’m a saint and I don’t do anything wrong or say anything bad. But I’m not an evil person, either. I’m not a criminal.
“ I’m a very passionate football coach who wants to see his kids do their very best.”
Newcombe said he takes full responsibility for what happened. He’s elated to be back with the kids. He said he was up at 2 a.m., praying.
“I realize it was unnecessary with the words I used, and I do regret that big time,” he reiterated. “Coaching is like a counselor, a source of strength and life.”
Bobby Newcombe, who was not allowed to coach his Queen Creek Casteel’s 6A first-round playoff football game last Friday, is back.
Newcombe told The Arizona Republic that the school told him he can return to leading his team starting Wednesday, as it prepares for Friday’s game against Peoria Centennial.
Newcombe said he was “severely disciplined” for using profanity toward his players in Thursday’s practice in an attempt to fire them up, after losing four times over the years to Gilbert Highland.
Casteel, with assistant Jeremy Beamon leading the team in Newcombe’s absence, rallied from a 24-0 halftime deficit to pull off a 29-27 upset of the Hawks and keep the seasons alive.
Newcombe, a former standout football player with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, was removed as the coach on the day of the playoff game. Athletic Director Kraig Leuschner emailed the football parents regarding the situation. There were no specific details on why Newcombe was not allowed to coach.
Leuschner and Principal Jay Schnittger said they couldn’t comment after the disciplinary action.
Leuschner did confirm Wednesday morning via text that Newcombe is back leading the team, but he couldn’t comment on the reason for his absence.
“I was disciplined severely,” Newcombe said. “They didn’t call it a suspension, none of that. Disciplined severely for using profanity. It was in a practice. I’m trying to motivate my players, light a fire under them before we played Highland on Friday, because we lost to them four straight times.
“What I was doing initially, I didn’t think, was working very well. I thought I was probably a little soft. I tried a different method of trying to motivate them. I used profanity at the end. I realized that’s unacceptable and unnecessary.”
It somehow got back to administration, who took action against Newcombe.
“They asked me about what I said and I told them exactly what I said, why I said it,” Newcombe said. “I apologized to the kids. I apologized to the coaches, the district, the administration. I apologized to everybody. I’m not a saint. I don’t want to come off like I’m a saint and I don’t do anything wrong or say anything bad. But I’m not an evil person, either. I’m not a criminal.
“ I’m a very passionate football coach who wants to see his kids do their very best.”
Newcombe said he takes full responsibility for what happened. He’s elated to be back with the kids. He said he was up at 2 a.m., praying.
“I realize it was unnecessary with the words I used, and I do regret that big time,” he reiterated. “Coaching is like a counselor, a source of strength and life.”
Uhhhh.....every football practice field I have been on has been awash in profanity. T.O. was a gold standard.....not profane....we all loved his approach. But he had assistants that could make a sailor turn red with what came out of their mouths. I'd like to know if that is a conduct standard of the school? Or did some candy-ass parents complain? No cursing at the Y! Or on Bobby Nuke'm's football team.
I concur. I don't know what it would be like to play football for a coach who didn't curse. Times are truly changing.
That's exactly what happened. You can bet your last dollar on it.
While profanity can be a crutch with some coaches, I find it bizarre that a coach with a clean-cut reputation like Newcombe being disciplined for using cursing as a motivational tool. We're talking boy's high school football, right? Seriously, WTF? The times they are a-changing.
Guess what, upset mother and reactionary school athletic director?
IT %$#@&%#$ WORKED!!!
If you want to hear a lot of cussing, go to a food court and sit next to a bunch of High School girls.That's exactly what happened. You can bet your last dollar on it.
While profanity can be a crutch with some coaches, I find it bizarre that a coach with a clean-cut reputation like Newcombe being disciplined for using cursing as a motivational tool. We're talking boy's high school football, right? Seriously, WTF? The times they are a-changing.
Guess what, upset mother and reactionary school athletic director?
IT %$#@&%#$ WORKED!!!
