The Glanville

Superprep.com has a great in-depth Jerry Glanville profile about why he came back to coach for UH and what he does for the program. A lot of this is stuff covers what Kalani Simpson and others have written about but it's still an excellent article that includes interviews with Jeff Reinebold and June Jones. It gives one hope that Jerry will be around for a long time.

“That’s the one thing about this place,” said Reinebold. “You are going to get coached by some unbelievable guys that have seen it all. That’s the reason I came here. I was working as the Senior Manager of NFL Development in Europe. I had a chance to come to Hawaii. When I learned Jerry Glanville was going there to become the Defensive Coordinator it sealed the deal for me. I was working with Chris Dishman in Europe. He played for Jerry and told me to get ready for the greatest coaching experience ever. It has been amazing here and Jerry is all of that and more.”

With the offense set under Jones, Mouse Davis and company it was the defense that needed overhauling. Coaching, especially on the defensive side of the ball, is even more of a premium. Glanville showed up for the first spring and got their attention immediately.

Under Glanville nothing is scripted. For him it’s all about feel and spontaneity. Everything he does is done with a great deal of thought because he knows what he wants. But Glanville just has unconventional coaching methods to the mainstream coach. In essence, Jerry Glanville defies the standard coaching model but the results are the same and than some.

Definitely read the whole thing. It was hard deciding on an excerpt.