Renown writer John Feinstein exlpains the problem with people who know about one thing who think they know about everything.
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Augie Garrido is the current head baseball coach at Texas. He is a college coaching legend. Garrido has won five College World Series. He’s also the author of Life Is Yours To Win. Augie joined Robert in Hour 1. Podcast after the jump.
There is a short list of iconic schools that tower above the rest of college athletics. Notre Dame and North Carolina are on this list. So is USC. As the Trojans emerge from the rubble of the Reggie Bush punishments handed down by the NCAA, Pat Haden is the man charged with leading the athletics department back to the promised land. Click through for a podcast of the conversation between Robert and the USC Athletics Director after the jump.
If you don’t love college baseball, it’s okay. It’s a little under the radar. But it’s really good, if you know where to look (hint: Pac 10, Big West, SEC).
Walter began telling his team what only a very few knew: he was about to make the ultimate sacrifice in trying to pick up the biggest save of his career. The coach, who guided his University of New Orleans program through the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, stood before the Demon Deacons and shared his decision to donate a kidney to freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan.
“Most of the players had no idea what to say,” Stadler said. “We were shocked.”
Added Demon Deacons assistant coach Dennis Healy: “They were pretty overwhelmed. I don’t think they even knew it was on the docket…A lot of guys just went up and put their arms around Coach.”