OC Steve Kragthorpe Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
by PodKATT on Aug 4, 2011 1:21 PM CDT
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- Kragthorpe first noticed symptoms during summer camp
- While being news to us, the staff was informed about 2 weeks ago, at which point it was decided that OL coach Greg Studrawa would become the OC. The players were informed yesterday during team meetings.
- Kragthorpe will stay on as QB coach for as long as he is able, " I hope for the next 8 to 12 years I can still be here coaching the QBs."
- Final decision on play-calling will rest with Studrawa (and, obviously, Miles), though Kragthorpe will be involved in the huddle in every play.
- Coach Stud isn't walking into the role without experience. He was the OC of some highly ranked squads at Bowling Green from 03-06
There are questions that need answering, namely why Coach Stud over Billy Gonzales, but for now let's all say a prayer for the Kragthorpe family. Kragthorpe is returning to the coaching world this season after walking away from a job at Texas A&M to be with his wife as she recovered from treatment for MS. As Miles reminds us:
It's not all about the game. It's about who you share it with.
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It's not all about the game. It's about who you share it with.
What a beautiful quote.
To deal with the actual football nature of this - why Stud and not Billy? -- I think it may be as simple as Stud has been an OC before. This is not the time for ego and perceived slights. It’s about making this as easy as possible for Kragthorpe, the staff, and the players.
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Agreed
Month before the season starts = you need somebody with some experience that can step in and keep what you’ve spent all offseason working on together.
I may put something longer together to deal wit the nuts and bolts of this later.
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My first impression is that from a football perspective, it's not that big of a change
The playbook is already set for the year. The offensive game-planning was going to be a committee of Miles, Krag, Stud, Gonzales, Ensminger already. That won’t change. The only difference will be who is picking the plays from the playbook before the snap.
Now, if Kragthorpe is so bad off that he is being retained but isn’t really going to be working, that’s a different story.
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by Richard Pittman on Aug 4, 2011 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Terrible Terrible news
Thoughts and prayers to him and his family
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by WatsonTiger on Aug 4, 2011 1:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
So sorry to hear this.
I know y’all have to come to Morgantown this fall. Until then – Godspeed. Stay strong down there.
Honestly
There isn’t a head coach in America that could handle this with more class, professionalism, and WIN than Miles.
I can’t imagine how hard this is for Krags and his family. Feel sorry him. It’s just awful.
"I know the quarterback has a strong arm, but...I mean the ball's not gonna outrun ME" --PP7
by LSU Jonno on Aug 4, 2011 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
This Ducks prayers go out to the LSU family
Very sad to see this, but…Coach Miles sure seems to get the meaning of connection and he strikes me as a man that can lead on the fly as well as anybody – very impressive.
by Coach Brooks on Aug 4, 2011 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Sorry to hear that. Terrible disease.
It sounds like he’s staying positive though.
"Those are just facts and facts are just opinions and opinions can be wrong"
-Veronica, Better Off Ted
I hope that....
Krags will have a lot of good years to give to LSU. You just can’t afford to have somebody who may have a physical incident (glitch in Miles’ words) at a decisive moment. That and the need to stay as stress free as possible to extend your health and keep the disease at bay makes this a very workable plan. I hope like him that he can stay and contribute to LSU’s success for a long time.
Krags was clear about his situation and intentions and Miles was as good as I have ever seen him in that setting. The explanations were given as honestly and well as I think any head coach could do it. He touched on everything he was asked without being either curt or over-sentimental. It was a great job. It looks like they took their time and made a decision that was right for both LSU and for Steve and his family. Good for them.
Anybody watching who can’t appreciate what Kragthorpe must be feeling is dead inside. And anyone who thinks that Miles has nothing but dumb luck is, well, dumb.
I’m betting they and the team make the best they can of it.
by pttigris on Aug 4, 2011 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
So sorry to hear this; I have a good friend with this disease and it's awful.
A prayer for the comfort and strength of this man and his family.
by aubgrad on Aug 5, 2011 8:09 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Parkinson Disease
and now he’s diagnosed with Parkinson’s, that is pretty fucking unlucky, and probably not something anyone would use as a convenient ‘cover’ story. Parkinson’s symptoms can be severely accelerated by stress, and I would imagine being the OC of an SEC football team is pretty damn stressful. Coaching ability aside, Kragthorpe was always regarded as a decent human being while he was here. No need for douchebag comments like yours.
by Claudita Cisneros on Aug 9, 2011 10:24 AM CDT reply actions
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