http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2015/8/23/9193869/charlie-strong-killed-art-briles-with-a-trident
Great article in which HCS talks about his decision to take on Michael Dyer. It's a good example of why U of L has done pretty well taking on 2nd-chance players in general:
"I'll tell you what, when I was at Louisville, I took one. I took Michael Dyer. I said, "You have him to come and see me. I don't want anyone to come with him, I don't need his mentor or anyone to speak for him. I don't need his parents. I just want him to come up here by himself." So he came to Louisville and we sat down and we talked. I made him sign a contract. I said, "These are things you're going to do, and if it doesn't happen, you will not be here. I'm sorry. I know I'm taking a chance on you, but if I get rid of you, I'll just take the hit, I don't mind doing that."
But the whole time we had him there with the classes, he did everything I asked him to do. But you have to research it and you have to know you say, "Hey, what really happened? You had a gun charge. Really, what happened with the gun charge?" "This is what happened, Coach." Then so when I called Gus, I said, "Now tell me really what happened and he told me." But I wanted to -- I wanted the young man to speak and I wanted him to tell me exactly what happened to see if he was going to tell me the truth."
Great article in which HCS talks about his decision to take on Michael Dyer. It's a good example of why U of L has done pretty well taking on 2nd-chance players in general:
"I'll tell you what, when I was at Louisville, I took one. I took Michael Dyer. I said, "You have him to come and see me. I don't want anyone to come with him, I don't need his mentor or anyone to speak for him. I don't need his parents. I just want him to come up here by himself." So he came to Louisville and we sat down and we talked. I made him sign a contract. I said, "These are things you're going to do, and if it doesn't happen, you will not be here. I'm sorry. I know I'm taking a chance on you, but if I get rid of you, I'll just take the hit, I don't mind doing that."
But the whole time we had him there with the classes, he did everything I asked him to do. But you have to research it and you have to know you say, "Hey, what really happened? You had a gun charge. Really, what happened with the gun charge?" "This is what happened, Coach." Then so when I called Gus, I said, "Now tell me really what happened and he told me." But I wanted to -- I wanted the young man to speak and I wanted him to tell me exactly what happened to see if he was going to tell me the truth."
