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Utah State football: Andersen enjoys juggling act

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J prof | 10:05 a.m. Dec. 25, 2008
Congratulatons, Jared! You've fallen victim to one of journalism's all-time worst cliches ... the "chair-leaning" lead. If the most important thing Gary Andersen can do in the future is lean back in his chair and relax, he's not a very interesting person, and this won't be an interesting story. Undoubtedly, Coach Andersen will feel the need to use the bathroom at some point in the future, and a lead that envisions him sitting back or leaning forward while relaxing on the porcelain throne would be just as interesting -- and appropriate -- as the chair-leaning lead.
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Clarification please | 10:16 a.m. Dec. 25, 2008
Wasn't Bill Busch unemployed, a good friend of Gary's who needed a job. Urban didn't even consider Bill for his staff. But now he is a coordinator. For the record Dave Baldwin was also unemployed at the moment, he is at least an experienced coordinator (whatever that means, New Mexico was a powerful offensive machine) and was looking for a job. I would be interested to hear about all those qualified candidates that applied.
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Ernest T. Bass | 10:28 a.m. Dec. 25, 2008
Wow, two sophomoric comments from a couple of slack-jawed yokels.
Anderson will do very well at USU.
Baldwin is a great coach and Busch is a great recruiter and defensive mind.
USU played BYU dead even last year. Andersen will have the Aggies beating The Donc and byu on a regular basis.....that is if byu is tough enough to schedule the Aggs.
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Huh? | 12:02 p.m. Dec. 25, 2008
Wow, Ernest! You have the nerve to call someone else a "slack-jawed yokel" and then come across as one yourself. The first post by J prof didn't say anything negative about Coach Andersen. It was a comment about the reporter's approach to the story. And by the way, he's right. Starting a story by writing about the way someone leans back in his chair is a boring cliche.
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college coach | 7:01 p.m. Dec. 25, 2008
i don't know how you can work 16 hour days and raise a family. Look at Andy Reid at Philly. That is one of the reasons i got out of the college game.
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Juggling! | 3:57 p.m. Dec. 26, 2008
Well that's good. He will have something to fall back on when he,too, fails with the Aglanders.
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