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Wednesday, September 3,1975
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Bryant's shadow follows Moore
It was a lazy summer day in Tuscaloosa, Ala., last Friday. So laxed, in fact, that Alabama head football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant decided to take a mid-afternoon nap. "I'm sorry," Bryant secretary said. "But we just had to be quiet."
That simple statement, without awe but dripping with reverence, helps to show what kind of respect is held for Bryant, recognized as one of the top football coaches of all time.
Certainly he's earned that reputation. His teams have proved it on the football field by consistently achieving winning records. In fact, the Crimson Tide is one of the teams most often represented in major postseason bowl games.
Bryant's influence in the collegiate coaching circles can be seen at the university of Kansas, where new
Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
Kansas coach Bud Moore
head coach Bud Moore steps up from his job of the past three years, offensive coordinator at Alabama.
CERTAINLY THERE are similarities between the two men, and naturally, Jayhawk fans would love to see them.
But there's another side to the coin. Moore, obviously, is his own man. He'd like to coach in his own style. With the shadow of the "Bear," coach Paul Bryant, following him, that could be a problem.
Bryant himself partially disregarded that theory.
"Bud Moore is his own coach," the gravel voiced Bryant said in a telephone interview from Tuscaloosa Monday. "He can't necessarily coach like me. And I can't coach like him."
But Bryant said he hoped some of his influence had been retained by Moore.
"He certainly knows football," Bryant said. "Football means a lot to him. Winning a major to him. He's a natural winner. I certainly think he he an outstanding player. I will probably develop to development. I'm sure he'll build a winner at KU."
WITH THAT BACK-PATTING done, Bryant delved into some of the coaching philosophies that have helped keep his Crissison Tide on top of collegiate teams the past two decades. At the same time, though, Bryant stressed that his methods were those of most successful coaches, a point Moore later made.
Discipline is the most important element toward
building a winning football program--both Bryant and Moore strongly supported that statement.
"You've got to have some leadership from within the squad," Bryant said. "If you have to designate leaders, you can lose that feeling of togetherness. The leaders on the squad will handle the discipline."
Moore, of course, is at a disadvantage here. In his first year as head coach, he's just started the "get-tough" policy with players who are used to an easier, more lenient program.
"Discipline is the key to a winning football program," Moore stressed. "If there is a secret to winning, it's discipline. I do know that you've got to have discipline to win the game, and with you, you've got to have confidence. They go together."
BRYANT ALSO HAS SOMETHING called tradition, which would have to be built that kind of tradition. We have to try to build that kind of tradition.
we have a lot of tradition here," Bryant agreed. "That's been built up over a long period of time. Football is very important in the state of Alabama. It means a lot to the youngsters. They take great pride in being the best."
"The player that studies the film constantly—he's the worker, the one that's going to have confidence in himself."
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Other players, if they're not careful, they'll be tipping down the field and not be aggressive."
Both Bryant and Moore support the adage that the kicking game is the most important aspect of college
"You have to keep from losing before you can win"
Bryant said. "You do that with a good kicking game first and a good defense that doesn't allow the long run or pass second. Now, if you don't score, you won't win. But you score more ways on defense than on offense. That's why we stress defense at Alabama."
"Kicking, defense and offense in that order," he said. "You can win or lose a ball game quicker with your kicking game than any other way. Your defense keeps you safe when the ball is hit to you, but that can move well either way (on the ground or by air)."
MOOORE REFRESSED TO THE SAME question important parts of football in starring similar terms.
Possibly the most similar thing about the two coaches is their practice field towers. Moore had his installed last month. It gives him a view of the entire KU practice field with just a turn of the head. The coaching tower is something Bryant has for years at Alabama. Thus, Moore is Moore is following yet another Bear innovation persist.
That theory is disputed by Bryant, who said, "The tower was used by other coaches before me. You can see so much in it."
Moore agreed with that.
"THE TOWER HAS BEEN used for years," he said. By using the tower, Mowers can be able to watch the landscape as it changes. KILLS's practice fields.
Ken Martin is KU's new running back coach, after spending the past six years on Alabama's staff. He sees some similarities but also some sharp differences between Moore and Bryant.
"I don't think anyone can coach or be like coach Martin said. "He's a unique individual. But so is coach Meach."
"You can't help but pick up a few of the things Bryant's done on a coach, I don't think it a matter of patterning your players."
(Bryant) is successful. You can learn from the man. Certainly coach Moore has picked up some things from coach Bryant. But certainly he's picked up things from other coaches."
THE DISCIPLINE MOORE IS stressing this year is a well known trademark of Bryant's. Martin agrees with
"You've got to have a disciplined football team if you're going to have a winning football team," he said. "Coach Moore is a lot more easy-going (than Bryant). Coach Bryant is more of an individualist than coach Moore."
"But," Martin asserted, "you've got to be yourself as a coach. I think that's what coach Moore wants."
Moore agreed with that assessment.
"The only similarity I see is that I take some of the things I've learned from coach Bryant and put them to use."
Alabama coach Paul Bryant
here," he said. "Hopefully, I'm my own man and I can do things that I feel should be done and the staff feels should be done. We're not going to do them that way just because of the situation. We need to do it but do. But I've learned some of the things not to do, too."
New Juyhawk quarterback coach Gary Ruller spent most three years as an Alabama quarterback. He awwed that he'd be one of the 2016 draft picks.
"LIKE COACH MOORE SAYS, he's not Bear Bryant. No matter what people want to think," Rulledge said. "He's doing a lot of things similar to coach Bryant. He's got the disciplined organization we had there (alabama). The more discipline you have, the more respect you're going to have for your coach.
"Coach Moore played under him (Bryant) and like he's said before, he'd be dumb not to use some coach skills," he wrote.
Moore said he didn't think the comparisons with Bryant were harmful to him. But it's obviously he'd like to be known for his own achievements, rather than be known as just someone else who had coached under Bryant.
"Our personalities are definitely different," Moore said. "Every coach has his own method of relating to players. Some are more relaxed around players. I just do what comes naturally."
"The fact that I had an opportunity to coach and play for Coach Bryant was the greatest thing that ever happened to
"I don't see that being a handicap in any way to what I do in the future."
Timmons turns down Arab offer
Sports Writer
Bv KEN STONE
Bob Timmons, University of Kansas head track coach, has turned down an offer to become a track and field consultant to the Saudi Arabian government, a job that might have been worth as much as a quarter of a million dollars over a three-year period.
The offer was made through a representative of the Whittaker Co. at Los
JENNINGS WAS QUOTED as saying, "I was a tremendous deal—$60,000 salary per year for three years, $25,000 per year cost-of-living expense, a job for my wife with a
"I turned them down a week ago for a number of reasons. I like my job here, and I like the University of Kansas." Timmons said yesterday. "My son, Dan, has two years of high school left. I just thought it was an inopportunity time to consider it."
Sports Illustrated reported last month that the job had also been offered to Parry O'Brien, three-time Olympic shot put champion; Dave Maggard, the athletic director at Berkeley, coach of Berkeley; and Tom Jennings, coach of the Pacific Coast Track Club.
large salary and a tremendous benefit package besides."
Angeles based conglomerate which has supported hospital cases in Saudi Arabia for the last two years.
Had Timmons accepted the offer he would have headed a staff that included a manager, a trainer and five assistants. He would have overseen the development of both an Olympic and age-group track and field program.
Although Timmons declined to say what he had been offered, he did admit, "It's a lot more than I get here. It was a fabulous offer. It was unbelievable."
Bob Timmons
The $1 million budget for the development of programs in track, swimming and basketball is $7.5 million more than the projected funding for the entire U.S. Olympic program.
The budget for the three sports the Saudis wanted to introduce to their primary and secondary schools was $19 million.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SAID,
"Although American governments have often been hired by foreign governments to help
defeat terrorism, the cost of this agreement is staggering."
In his 11th year as head coach at KU, Timmons has established a reputation as one of the most successful track coaches in the country.
In late July, the Saudi Arabian government contracted with the Whittaker Corp., to launch a three-year program to educate the Saudis in those three sports.
Timmons said the idea for the program originated with the Whitaker Corp, which had been dealing with the Sauls on the development of the three hospitals.
SINCE TIMMONS' ARRIVAL in 1984, when he became an assistant to Bill Eason, himself a highly respected coach, KU has won four NCAA championships and 21 Big Eight titles in cross country and indoor and outdoor track.
Some members of the corporation got acquainted with a rich Arabian prince, Timmons said, and convinced him that it would be a great idea.
"We gave it a lot of thought. A lot of fine
work." She came after it, "be said,
referring to the book."
Timmons is, perhaps, best known as the man who coached Jim Ryan during his time at Notre Dame.
But the lure of Arab cash and an escape from NCAA restrictions and the Title IX ramifications didn't appeal enough to Timmons.
Under Timmons, KU's outfield track
despite decisive Big Eight
titles and 11 of the past.
"In the end it was a family and personal decision more than anthony else," he said.
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It's down to two now. Only Nolan Cromwell and Scott McMichael remain as candidates for the starting quarterback job at KU.
Tom Kratt became the last quarterback to drop out of the scene when he quit the team following Monday's practice. Previously, Mike Loyd didn't return to school and Scott McCamy was moved to running back.
Kratifi's departure left McMichael, last year's starter, as the only experienced quarterback. But KU coach Bud Moore hinted that Cromwell might have the edge.
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