‘No Coaching Experience but Sure,’ ‘Big Comedy Routine’ — CFB World Reacts to Robert Griffin III Expressing Serious Interest in Baylor HC Job
‘No Coaching Experience but Sure,’ ‘Big Comedy Routine’ — CFB World Reacts to Robert Griffin III Expressing Serious Interest in Baylor HC Job
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‘No Coaching Experience but Sure,’ ‘Big Comedy Routine’ — CFB World Reacts to Robert Griffin III Expressing Serious Interest in Baylor HC Job
Former Baylor Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III shocked college football by declaring his interest in the vacant head coaching job after the program fired Dave Aranda on Sunday. Griffin, who has carved out a role as a FOX Sports analyst since his playing career ended, has no coaching experience at the college or professional level.
Media personalities and social media users quickly reacted to Griffin’s surprising declaration about the high-profile Big 12 job.
Robert Griffin III’s Surprising Baylor Declaration Draws Reactions
Griffin expressed his interest in the job during an appearance on Monday’s edition of “The Dan Patrick Show.”
“If Baylor wants to get back to winning and have a university that isn’t just respectable on the football field, but the fans can be proud of, they need people who know what it looks like to win at Baylor,”Griffin said. “So yeah, I would 100% be interested. I talked with the A.D., who is a guy in Doug McNamee that knows what it looks like to win at Baylor, know how you have to win at Baylor and recruit to Baylor to make those things happen.”
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The DNVR Rams account was not impressed by the former quarterback’s interest in the Bears job.
“It’s equally embarrassing every time somebody with zero coaching experience tries to publicly lobby for a gig like this,” the account wrote.
Analyst Liam Blutman had a different reason for wanting Griffin to get the job.
“I’d love to see Head Coach RGIII purely for the content,” Blutman posted.
Media personality Jason Whitlock dismissed the former Baltimore Ravens quarterback’s statement.
“It’s all just one big comedy routine,” Whitlock wrote.
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The CFB Home account also mocked Griffin’s lack of coaching experience.
“No coaching experience but sure RGIII,” the account wrote.
X user Cory had another response to Griffin’s comments.
“Grab a controller and hold down the middle button then,” he wrote.
The Pro Football Network account also joined the conversation, posting a GIF representing Baylor boosters’ reaction to Griffin’s statement.
Griffin was a standout football and track athlete who initially committed to Houston before following head coach Art Briles to Baylor, where he also competed in track and field.
He was named the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and, in 2011, led the Bears to a 10-3 season that included an Alamo Bowl victory. After throwing for 4,293 yards, 37 touchdowns, and six interceptions while adding 699 rushing yards and 10 scores, Griffin became the first Heisman Trophy winner in Baylor history.
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Griffin graduated from Baylor with a bachelor’s degree in political science and was a three-time Dean’s List honoree. He was selected No. 2 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, now the Commanders.
He never matched the heights of his Baylor career in the NFL, though he earned Pro Bowl honors and was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.
Source: “AOL Sports”
