A look at Zook ...Probably the weirdest coaching story of the past football season had to be the firing of Ron Zook Ron Zook (born April 28, 1954 in Loudonville, Ohio) is an American football coach and the current head coach at the University of Illinois. Early career Ron Zook played college football as a defensive back for Miami University, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in . The University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. apparently loved him, but they blamed him for not being his predecessor, the immortal Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier . So they gave him his pink slip ... but for only 75% of the season. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How do you show your liking and respect for a coach you've just fired? Answer: By letting him coach the remaining three games on the schedule. So what makes this so "weird?" Because Coach Zook, who has since resurfaced at the U. of Illinois, didn't believe he had failed. To him, losing wasn't failure. It was a great learning experience. The guru of one-liners, the late Al McGuire, said it best: "Every coach should know that the guy who follows a disposed dictator is always assassinated as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. ." |
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