Broadway Changes Mind, Takes NC A&T Football Job

Post by **Appaholic** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:55 am

GREENSBORO — Six days after initially rejecting N.C. A&T's offer, Grambling State's Rod Broadway was introduced as the Aggies' football coach Thursday afternoon.

Broadway's move was a stunning development, considering he told Grambling's president Friday he was staying put after four successful seasons.

What changed between that Friday morning conference call in Louisiana and Thursday afternoon's news conference at A&T?

"I don't know," Broadway said. "It's hard to explain."

He paused, and then he tried, quoting lyrics from jazz singer Kem Owens.

"Your mind may be made up, but your heart's got it's own plans," Broadway said. "That's the way I was. My mind was made up to stay at Grambling, but my heart strings started tugging at me to come home."

"I'm in the fourth quarter of my life, and for the first time in my life I decided to put family first instead of my job," Broadway said. "... (The death) just rang a bell for me. It's time for me to go home to my family — to my sisters and my son and my grandson — and be a part of their lives. I missed out on so many things. Understand: I'm in the fourth quarter, and I'm going to close this thing out with a bang and hopefully get this program rolling again."

It's a tall order.

http://www.news-record.com/content/2011 ... otball_job

Post by **danefan** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:57 am

Jesus - talk about screwing a bunch of people in a matter of minutes:

Grambling
Grambling 2011 recruits
NC A&T 2012 class year (impossible to get 2011 recruits now)

Wow.

Post by **tampajag** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:06 am

I've heard some things, but right now I'm still trying to sort out truth from fiction

Post by **ASUG8** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:08 am

$232K + car allowance?

They were 1-10, 1-7 last season. He's got his work cut out for him.

Post by **DSUrocks07** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:46 am

tampajag wrote:I've heard some things, but right now I'm still trying to sort out truth from fiction

I've heard things too and let's just say that hopefully they aren't true for Grambling's sake. But there are folks who take this game a little too seriously...

State Line Liquors · Post by **State Line Liquors** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:05 pm

Broadway was THE choice for the JMU job. Hold on tight A&T, and enjoy these precious moments with Rod Broadway, because once the gavels start dropping in Harrisonburg, he's going to be in the next pickup truck to Harrisonburg.

Post by **tampajag** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:32 pm

tampajag wrote:
I've heard some things, but right now I'm still trying to sort out truth from fiction
I've heard things too and let's just say that hopefully they aren't true for Grambling's sake. But there are folks who take this game a little too seriously...

I've heard the same things online and from people offline, I think that type of thing is classless and petty.

I know Baton Rouge and Grambling are both buzzing. Cue the Doug Williams rumors

Post by **dbackjon** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:43 pm

tampajag wrote:

I've heard things too and let's just say that hopefully they aren't true for Grambling's sake. But there are folks who take this game a little too seriously...
I've heard the same things online and from people offline, I think that type of thing is classless and petty.

I know Baton Rouge and Grambling are both buzzing. Cue the Doug Williams rumors

Can you clue a brother in?

Post by **tampajag** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:10 pm

This is strictly hearsay and second hand speculation but word is Broadway received an anonymous call saying he should go back to NC with his dead wife. There was also an incident with an alum after the Bayou Classic one year but I don't think that factored in.

Post by **dbackjon** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:25 pm

tampajag wrote:This is strictly hearsay and second hand speculation but word is Broadway received an anonymous call saying he should go back to NC with his dead wife. There was also an incident with an alum after the Bayou Classic one year but I don't think that factored in.

That is harsh..

Post by **tampajag** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:41 pm

tampajag wrote:
This is strictly hearsay and second hand speculation but word is Broadway received an anonymous call saying he should go back to NC with his dead wife. There was also an incident with an alum after the Bayou Classic one year but I don't think that factored in.

That is harsh..

I agree, people in La can be quite insensitive when it comes to coaches.

dal4018 · Post by **dal4018** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:52 pm

In a sense I think its a good thing that he left too bad ex-Jackson State off-coordinator wasn't offered the job he like Doug Williams had a pass happy mentality.Broadway was too conservative for my taste.

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