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Grin and Bear it
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Date Posted: 22:05:05 10/25/25 Sat
In the 1960s Brown could not get out of its way. So they hired a man named Len Jardine to coach. Jardine did much to upgrade the Brown personnel, but he couldn't win. In fact, his teams always snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, much like what happened today. After 6 miserable years, Jardine was replaced by John Anderson. And a strange thing began to happen, Brown started to win, something they had done in 15 years. In fact, they had 8 straight winning seasons under Anderson. What is important to note is that Anderson began to win with the players Jardine recruited, not his own recruits. So why was Anderson an immediate success and Jardine a failure? Why? because it doesn't take a good coach forever to win. A good coach knows how to recruit, motivate, strategize, and lead. It is actually quite rare to find all of these traits in one person. I am not sure which of these traits Perry lacks, but it is obvious that something is missing. And I can't really see the situation getting better under Perry. Why? Because if the program were heading in the right direction, the results would already be showing. They're not. Is it time to start looking for a new coach? I think so.
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