What Happened To Gary Andersen?

[Frank Costanza]

There was that 3-year period from '12 to '14 at Utah State and Wisconsin where he won 30 games and seemingly covered every game while at it. But in the last 5 years he has fallen off the map at Oregon State and back at Utah State winning just 14 games (total) before being fired this season.

What happened to him?

 

[s--k]

Sounds like he is a strange dude with big personality swings or something. Remember when he quit Oregon State? Was like throwing everyone under the bus. Think he quit again at Utah State. Not sure if they said they fired him or if it was mutual. Guy just quits when it gets tough. Must've lost his "stuff" he used to have to get guys to buy in and win.

 

[RetroVK]

he no longer had good players

 

[bones]

Gordon Monson: The strange saga behind Gary Andersen leaving Utah State ... again

It was Nietzsche, the philosopher, not the Hall of Fame Packers linebacker, who said: “I obviously do everything to be ‘hard to understand’ myself.”

www.sltrib.com

 

[s--k]

Kinda seems like he'd be a prick too. Like not the kind of guy players would rally around if things weren't going well.

 

[Frank Costanza]

Gordon Monson: The strange saga behind Gary Andersen leaving Utah State ... again

It was Nietzsche, the philosopher, not the Hall of Fame Packers linebacker, who said: “I obviously do everything to be ‘hard to understand’ myself.”

www.sltrib.com

Damn. Thanks for posting.

 

[twinkie13]

Gordon Monson: The strange saga behind Gary Andersen leaving Utah State ... again

It was Nietzsche, the philosopher, not the Hall of Fame Packers linebacker, who said: “I obviously do everything to be ‘hard to understand’ myself.”

www.sltrib.com

I totally forgot he left Wisconsin for......Corvallis?!

wow

Also, what is going on with the players and “religious” concerns or is that at Utah?

 

[Buck50]

The 59-0 beatdown he took in the 2014 Big Ten Championship game, when Wisconsin was a 4 or so pt favorite seemed to tip the sled down the hill....and it appears that was a very long hill, as the sled may have just reached the bottom.

 

[L8kersFan74]

he no longer had good players

Exactly. And there's a huge difference of getting good players at what's probably an upper tier WAC/Mountain West school vs getting good players at a consistently bottom tier PAC 12 school.....and obviously competing against the other PAC 12 schools.

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Gary Andersen blasted his staff in texts to reporter before leaving Oregon State

“I hired the wrong (expletive) guys…”

ftw.usatoday.com

It's clear the Oregon State Beavers are better off without Gary Andersen: Issues & Answers

Interim coach Cory Hall is a breath of fresh air.

www.oregonlive.com

 

[s--k]

Cory Hall was fun for a minute. But I love Jonathan Smith there.

Utah State is in a rough spot now. Gary Andersen part ll ruined any carryover from the Wells years and now it's a total salvage and rebuild job. Blake Anderson is a strange hire, that might not work. And after what the President and players did, it's a total clusterfuck now.

 

[TahoeLegend]

Good story on Gary Anderson, Bones. Thanks for posting