2009.02.24
Al Groh checks in
I just got off the phone with Virginia football coach Al Groh, who was surprised to hear that new assistant Bobby Trott has been added to the UVa Directory.
You can do a people search and find that Trott has a "faculty" position in the athletic department, specifically the the football office.
"I hadn't been notified that it was official," Groh said. "It's probably not always safe to assume, but it's hard to believe there would be two people in the office with the same name."
Groh said he has a statement from Trott and that he has a statement of his own that he is ready to release as soon as sports information director Jim Daves gets the go-ahead from Human Resources.
Trott will coach the linebackers and perform some of the standard duties of a defensive coordinator, but will not have that title. Trott, most recently a member of the Cleveland Browns staff, will coach the linebackers.
Groh said that Trott, 54, coached outside linebackers for the Browns. He also has been a defensive coordinator for five Division I-A programs.
Rich Bedesem, entering his second season as a graduate assistant, also will work with the linebackers.
The assistant football coaches come and go fast at UVa! Constant staff turnover is a negative! I'm reminded of the late Chuck Noe, who used to say that if you're constantly having to coach the new coaches, it takes time away from being able to coach your team!
On the other hand, Al Groh is a very nice man. You'd never see him responding to a question about his salary the way that Jim Calhoun recently did!
Comment by Nelson — February 25, 2009 @ 3:55 am