Curt Newsome steps down immediately as E&H football coach for health reasons, refers to "treatments" in press release— Mark Berman (@BermanRoanoke) July 30, 2024
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I never like to hear that anyone is dealing with serous health issues. I wish him and his family nothing but the very best.
With that being said, he was by far the worst football coach to ever walk the sidelines of Lane Stadium, and yes, that includes anyone on the CornFu staff.
EDIT: My apologies for offending anyone here, and more than that if it came across as being hard hearted towards another human being who seems to be in a battle. I certainly do wish him the very best. Without question. I highlighted something here as an opinion (I'll keep my experiences with him and opinions about him to myself), that maybe shouldn't have been shared, about a former VT coach (I can usually read the room, but maybe I didn't here). Getting sick/ill/injured (or whatever he's dealing with) sucks; it's not fair; and it's a shitty thing many of us deal with in one way or another.
I chose not to delete the original comment so as not to hide from it. Again, my apologies.
Mike O'Cain?
He was bad, but not Curt Newsome bad. I will go to my grave convinced that CFB would have had another shot at a National Title if not for Newsome.
He was certainly atrocious as a coach. But definitely pulling for him to recover health if that is the issue.
I watched Cincinnati's front 4 tear our O Line up from like the 10th row at FedEx field. Newsome was completely unengaged the whole game, never lit anybody up for missing a block, never spoke to the line as a group and barely talked to anyone really. If you'd watched him with no context you would have zero idea we were losing of his position group was underperforming
Multiple shots...
On paper, in the situation- O'cain wasn't a bad hire. We had Stiney and needed to replace Rogers- so we hired a veteran QB coach that knew the ACC footprint and would align to Beamers philosophy. Also a former head coach- that never hurts with knowing how to recruit. In hindsight, he was too conservative and part his prime, but at the time there were worse potential hires.
With that being said--really?
Comment retracted
Maybe it's just me, but it feels gross to air grievances about him as a coach in a thread talking about him being in such poor health he had to quit coaching to get treatment
I wish him and his family all the best going forward
Hope he can beat this illness and write a series of OL coaching books
'gross' is too generous here.
Guys... c.news is now playing the 9th (inning) of The Game of Life!!!
Po' Curt could be a short-timer... recall coach Hite done saved his life, already.
May St.Ceara (Patroness of ☦️ech), Bless!!!
sad...
b.street
Example 234,56788 of why you don't hire an unqualified coach on a small on field staff just for recruiting/to sign a player in this case Tyrod. Do whatever you can do to get Tyrod without having to hire a substandard coach. This isn't basketball.
Refraining from comment and wishing him good health, but as an EHC alum and knowing the standard Lou Wacker and Fred Selfe set for the program, I am also not sad that he is no longer the coach. I do not like the circumstances leading to him stepping down though.
Well said. I should have waited to comment. I apologize to all those my previous comments affected.
Don't beat yourself up too much. It's a fan message board. No one here is trying to wish bad health or anything like that to former players or coaches.