The quizzical comment
December 8, 2008 by Mike CasazzaBill Stewart was a different man Saturday night. He hollered at officials. He went nose-to-helmet with players. He pointed at this guy and tapped that guy on the helmet. He injected himself into huddle after huddle after huddle and allowed almost nothing to occur without his involvement.
He was fiery and emphatic. He coached and walked and acted with a clear purpose. This is not to say it was a first. I’ve watched closely all season and he’s been some and all of those things during preceding games. Yet that was the most active and demonstrative I’d seen him during a game. You could then understand an animated postgame peformance.
He touched on many things — using lineup changes to define the expectations he has for his team, defending the 8-4 record while admitting he wasn’t as delighted as many seemed to believe, stating there was a method to his madness that would be clear in a year or two — but he was adamant in saying how proud he was of his team and his staff during a transition year.
“It y not have been the greatest of years in some people’ standards and I’ not a big stat guy, but maybe some of you guys with a little time on your hands can look up and see what happens during transition years.”
That’s another discussion for another day. The point here is Stewart was apparently fed up with the negativity and followed with the quizzical comment I cannot explain.
“We’ve got enough coal in this state to heat the world. We’ve got enough oil in this state to lubricate the world. We’ve got enough brains in this state to run the world. Good evening.”
He then walked away.
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