Ruffin McNeill Interview

What's go down memory lane for a bit.

I remember the first question Robert never asked at a press conference was directed at our next guest was 2010, after East Carolina football game and I was so nervous and I knew it showed because his response was simply a laugh and sing, you talk too fast. That man was rough and you'll hear his laugh. Right now it's a familiar one, of course, now you're an assistant coach for Dave Doran at NC State but how are things going how are things going with Arlene and being back in North Carolina.

No number written on failure to develop affordable air and Starbucks bought a home your Raleigh probably four years ago. Maybe early founders would come home and some of the fair. But it got louder so we just it was a ready-made and you know now work for Damon and a little bit got home going down memory Lane looking at 2010.

It was your first year at TCU and you brought with you from Texas Tech at the time the youngest offense of coordinator in college football by the name of Lincoln Riley and I remember there were some questions with that early on he was young. It's a bit of a chance but did you know even then that he had head-coaching material. What you see you lose your ability I met was from Lori from what it does is not giving live brought up all monopoly now and I probably can earn it from a very good student told Megan about maybe about Morton 04, the farmworker group. Then all know ball practice. Lincoln often felt bleach was not around much. And now thought that the ranks from the place a call and it. Okay when I found out night told the offense and then we thought would be there, but it worked out and then God came and all because I knew the longer run.

As a coach on the homeowner on Lincoln was rated and from a top-down, so this question they got out.

I never did what I told someone the number is not a knowledge Barton leadership ability and then well I cannot link it is the Lord's job offers wireless… Josh and turned him down over 345 times we make it do not exaggerate any said no more departments. Russ Martin, John call Bob Solomon on the new Baltimore Junior and ITS not like the message you to Lincoln. You gotta go, and it was the time and then away…… Office coordinator not go to the job of the head coach so he's really playing well and you have a great present about them, the media, because it was a players and get started and then it was tough, but we talked about this time I thought about my dad and legally great about entire time they're not so go back in time to be a sample while Josh and MW great to talk to them on Monday… On Monday and long time so now there's a guy want to get your read on will be enjoying here my method McNeil NC State assistant coach for Dave Doran rules just hired to be the Panthers had counties going into his first year with the Panthers you faced him on Lincoln staff in Oklahoma. The last few years, but also you went head-to-head with him when he was at Temple as well. What interested you about coach rule. What separates him from some of the coaches that you face. No doubt Mary will be all the characters documents and met in temple and interaction that we had means that we had to know you knew Mary was one of have a plan to plan and then didn't Temple and availability job in a situation that was when people little bit over an temple and assignment not not know situation with the Panthers, but I have no doubt that Matt would do a great job, Meredith mouseclick today to get the job we saw each other and your vision of the Nashville. It was only spent a long time together and got his number yet my mind all involved that we thought about going back home and booked five to be there and excited for the venture has always been a part of his goal. No. Work with the giant capacity in any one of those Josh was a little done a great job ready to stop a couple turnaround program at Baylor different or anyone and great years there developing the program and got well so others are married do a great job with this. Not too long ago and every time we we catch up with Dave.

He he somebody could be a bit he can internalize things he can be somebody who's not quite the socialite, but he also has his hobbies in one of those is fishing. You have your boat timeout. Of course I visit still at Little Washington right now there little washing I got an over who's the better fisherman you were Dave Doran. Rotted boat the captain of the boat but a lot and I do whatever down and out, but no, not the boat is sometimes only pulling little place I will give you today. No doubt we had conversations before coach method McNeil with us former ECU head-coaching State assistant coach talking about how things ended at ECU. It was ugly. It wasn't the way that you wanted it to be. Of course, but you're somebody who I think years ago for Dave ECU for how that happened but you were still wounded in the immediate aftermath of it. I'm sure it helps that time goes by.

It helps that you have former assistants who are still in Greenville.

But what is your current perspective or your current character race characterization of your relationship with ECU will end up like a great job there and I know Mike a long time and the and then of course what is wrong… Patrick and Chet revert the bill still with them and live there with him so I will a lot of people that have no margin and God never know when you know the job and what you hope nothing negative toward and and and and and and I've always I've always been that way. Josh not one comment about him and what happened to the plotting of the part of the culture bought and never said what negative are not will and C that Mike is there and I know Micah program and and and and give them out. Thank, and not talking school but then the 19 the bars came in and it was canceled and solved a chance to go back to Greenville and do some you know not not right now the live bait will break that the command by the virus and then do it and it's good to hear from you. Hope we could see in person sometime soon. Congratulations on the job at NC State. Good to have you back in the state of North Carolina.

Thanks for doing this really great again brother made them know it sounds good.

That is the head coach at the former head coach of the sky on a pirate's football program, now an assistant head coach Dave Doran NC State method McNeil it is not to find a better guide him to start. I enjoy every single time we catch up just a plethora of knowledge and a lot of interesting things we could talk to Russ about really just all day and says why I want really long to the point were Robert Salmi to hit a brick all right. Robert continuing our series of decade in less I'll rattle off the best ACC basketball players of the 2000 tends next. On the drive