S&C Coach Wish List - Who Say You?

#76
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207 others said:
As a recovered junkster most people get very inspired by my testimony and it would be very good to have him on board. Dunno why its such a taboo to get out the pit of hell. Players probably would like an egoless dude who is humble and open to being vulnerable, yet gets results.. seems he is a guy you could easily talk to about anything vs some high strung military guy. Athletes generally grow up around people or someone similar to him. Seems like a father figure. No way people on volnation.com dont know someone in his past shoes.
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People are just stupid and unforgiving. "People sober for five years, the chances of relapsing are less than 15%, according to Psychology Today. This guys hasn't used since 2021."

UPDATE: apparently he relapsed in 2024. If that is true, we shouldn't take the risk.
 
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NCFisher said:
Well, no, he went into rehab AGAIN Feb 2024, so not sober even two years. And even that’s making the assumption he hasn’t relapsed in the interim when even his own family and co-workers didn’t know about his addiction prior.

Yeah I’m not concerned about his HC record either. The guy was a high-functioning, successful addict, who - within a year of going sober for the third/fourth time - is now a HC. Handed a winning record from 2024 that goes south in his first year. He hasn’t had to face professional adversity sober; being whacked on fentanyl worked for him. Now he’s already under scrutiny, and from no one more than himself. The point is how will he handle that? We don‘t have the faintest clue whether “he’s not that guy anymore”; he’s only been back in the racket one year.

It has nothing to do with deserving someone, or rallying around someone we don’t know has/will lapse again, but about a $170M football program, and not running a halfway house. If he can demonstrate sobriety and success, he’ll get another shot - again - if that’s what he and his family want. He may be exactly where he needs to be at this point in time.
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I read he hadn't used since 2021 (see below). That would hardly constitute us using our program as a halfway house (which let's not confuse recovery with a halfway house. That's for people reentering society from prison). Overall, among people sober for five years, the chances of relapsing are less than 15%, according to Psychology Today. However, I did read the full ESPN article and have to agree. He relapsed as recently as 2023. That would be an asinine hire.

No, Scott Cochran was not using drugs in 2024; he stepped down from his role at Georgia in early 2024 to focus on sobriety after struggling with opioid addiction, and spent that year sharing his recovery story and working with his nonprofit before becoming head coach at West Alabama later on, showing significant progress in his recovery journey. He spoke publicly in 2024 about his past struggles and his commitment to sobriety, becoming a voice for addiction recovery.
Key points about his 2024:
  • Resignation from Georgia: He left his position at the University of Georgia in February 2024 to focus on his health and recovery.
  • Public Advocacy: He began speaking nationally about his addiction to opioids and fentanyl, sharing his personal story and promoting his nonprofit, the American Addiction Recovery Association.
  • Focus on Recovery: 2024 was a year dedicated to his sobriety, with reports highlighting his efforts to stay clean and help others.
By late 2024 and into 2025, Cochran was celebrated for his recovery and eventually returned to coaching as the head football coach at the University of West Alabama, continuing his message of hope.
 
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vegasvolfan said:
I read he hadn't used since 2021 (see below). That would hardly constitute us using our program as a halfway house (which let's not confuse recovery with a halfway house. That's for people reentering society from prison). Overall, among people sober for five years, the chances of relapsing are less than 15%, according to Psychology Today. However, I did read the full ESPN article and have to agree. He relapsed as recently as 2023. That would be an asinine hire.

No, Scott Cochran was not using drugs in 2024; he stepped down from his role at Georgia in early 2024 to focus on sobriety after struggling with opioid addiction, and spent that year sharing his recovery story and working with his nonprofit before becoming head coach at West Alabama later on, showing significant progress in his recovery journey. He spoke publicly in 2024 about his past struggles and his commitment to sobriety, becoming a voice for addiction recovery.
Key points about his 2024:
  • Resignation from Georgia: He left his position at the University of Georgia in February 2024 to focus on his health and recovery.
  • Public Advocacy: He began speaking nationally about his addiction to opioids and fentanyl, sharing his personal story and promoting his nonprofit, the American Addiction Recovery Association.
  • Focus on Recovery: 2024 was a year dedicated to his sobriety, with reports highlighting his efforts to stay clean and help others.
By late 2024 and into 2025, Cochran was celebrated for his recovery and eventually returned to coaching as the head football coach at the University of West Alabama, continuing his message of hope.
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Then, in the beginning of November 2023, Cochran relapsed again. He was buying painkillers from a former addict -- two a day at first and then six to eight. He didn't tell his wife or anyone at Georgia that he was using again. Cochran said he started out of boredom more than anything else.

A few days before Georgia played Florida State in the Orange Bowl this past January, Cissy Cochran grabbed her husband's arm and said, "I know you're struggling. I don't know if you're using, but I know you're struggling. This can be the last game we coach."

Georgia announced on Feb. 14 that Cochran was no longer a member of its coaching staff. He entered rehab in Athens and signed a two-year contract to remain sober through the program.

www.espn.com

He was the most famous strength coach in college football. Now, Scott Cochran opens up about his addiction

Scott Cochran was a rising star coach at Alabama and then Georgia while hiding what he calls an addiction to painkillers. He is now sober and is out of coaching, trying to help others going through similar struggles.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

and not even for pain relief; the guy just wanted to be high again.

I’d read through it before posting the first time.
 
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NCFisher said:
Then, in the beginning of November 2023, Cochran relapsed again. He was buying painkillers from a former addict -- two a day at first and then six to eight. He didn't tell his wife or anyone at Georgia that he was using again. Cochran said he started out of boredom more than anything else.

A few days before Georgia played Florida State in the Orange Bowl this past January, Cissy Cochran grabbed her husband's arm and said, "I know you're struggling. I don't know if you're using, but I know you're struggling. This can be the last game we coach."

Georgia announced on Feb. 14 that Cochran was no longer a member of its coaching staff. He entered rehab in Athens and signed a two-year contract to remain sober through the program.

www.espn.com

He was the most famous strength coach in college football. Now, Scott Cochran opens up about his addiction

Scott Cochran was a rising star coach at Alabama and then Georgia while hiding what he calls an addiction to painkillers. He is now sober and is out of coaching, trying to help others going through similar struggles.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

and not even for pain relief; the guy just wanted to be high again.

I’d read through it before posting the first time.
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Sad. Man he’s got a heck of a wife. Now I see why you referred to his family. But… I mean… how was he at all bored? Let me introduce him to my life as of late 😂
 
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KB vol said:
Anyone have any knowledge of who are some great S&C coaches out there, and who we might want and target? Seems like there was one we had back around Kiffin/Dooley years that showed before and after pics on the jumbo-tron at the games. And the results were amazing. It actually brought ooos and aahhs from the crowd. I’m not sure who it was though. I remember one guy we had was a former Navy SEAL or green Beret or something. Thoughts anyone?
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I thought we would be elite when we hired Rock Gullickson after his career in the NFL weight rooms. Right up there with Bob Shoop as a homerun hire that turned out to be a bunt.
 
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JGB said:
Any updates? We need the new guy in the house yesterday.
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I read Maurice Sims was the leading candidate but the source was speculating and I cannot find the source this AM. So, hopefully that means that’s not who we are going after. That would be an underwhelming hire.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
The other day I had a Big Ten game on, might have been the conference championship, and my wife pointed out that a lot of those linemen looked big and burly, where many of ours just kinda look tall and fat. Being 320 pounds doesn't mean much if a quarter of that is bad weight. We need some of those lumberjack types like Indiana has. I bet the right S&C coach can turn Sanders and Perry into just that.
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The games are shorter because the clock never stops for first downs and out of bounds until the 2 minutes warnings. Big and burly seems to be more desirable now that cardio is less important.
 
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Working in the addiction world… people like Cochran don’t get high just to “get high” just from seeing him and watching some videos I am assuming he has ADHD (I am not on the kick that ADHD is terrible) but when taking opioids it helps calm and slow stuff down internally and that is what makes it addictive then shame cycles and regret etc etc. it’s hard coming off of and man do I admire the people that are able to. Jesus helps a lot.
 
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vegasvolfan said:
People are just stupid and unforgiving. "People sober for five years, the chances of relapsing are less than 15%, according to Psychology Today. This guys hasn't used since 2021."

UPDATE: apparently he relapsed in 2024. If that is true, we shouldn't take the risk.
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I would not want my sons to be coached by him. The players are with the S&C coach more than any other coach.
 
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vegasvolfan said:
Who should we go after? This guy has done it everywhere:

Scott Cochran - Wikipedia

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Could we lure him from an HC position at West Alabama?

Who would your top target be?
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Are there any S&C coaches that bunked with Heupel at summer football camp? That would probably be a good place to look.

But seriously, is Tom Myslinski still in the biz?
 
#94
#94
Scott Cochran and Tommy Moffitt are out there. Make either one of them the highest paid S&C coach in the nation.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
I would not want my sons to be coached by him. The players are with the S&C coach more than any other coach.
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Yeah I learned a lot more via some gent on this board after throwing out that name. Hence the update.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
I would not want my sons to be coached by him. The players are with the S&C coach more than any other coach.
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Yeah I learned a lot more via some gent on this board after throwing out that name. Hence the update.
 
#99
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I hope we get news on this front soon. Looking at the physique on the Indiana players and how stone tough they play, its so night and day compared to our players!
 
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Aaron Feld is one I would go after if the Miami strength coach, who was his assistant, does not want to come back home to Tennessee. Another name is Derek Owings, currently Indiana's strength coach, who was an assistant strength coach for one season while Heupel was at UCF. The last one is Zac Woodfin, who is currently with the Tennessee Titans but spent a lot of time at the collegiate level. Another name is Derek Owings, currently Indiana's strength coach, who was an assistant strength coach for one season while Heupel was at UCF. The last one is Zac Woodfin, who is currently with the Tennessee Titans but spent a lot of time at the collegiate level.
 
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