Don Brown And The Dude Hierarchy
This is the look of a man seeing far too many Guys.
In college, my friends devised a system for evaluating the social contributions of the people we encountered. While based on the standard ten-point scale, it was a binary system. Greatly enjoyable people to be around were "tens"; people who actively detracted from a given situation were deemed "fours"; not everyone fit into these two categories, but they were the only two that were necessary to point out. You're a ten, you're a four, or you're just there.
Don Brown, Michigan's new defensive coordinator, tweeted yesterday for the first time since October—and, since that tweet was clearly a misfired DM, really for the first time since August. He's not a man to preoccupy himself with the frivolity of social media, not even on such momentous occasions as taking a prestigious new job that pays nearly seven figures. His handle is "@FBCoachDBrown" because he's first and foremost a football coach; his bio reads "Michigan Defensive Coordinator" because he has to put something in that field.
This is a man who generally takes a Ron Swanson approach to social media. Yesterday's tweets highlighted the lone, glaring, glorious exception.
Brown's timeline is almost exclusively dedicated to acknowledging top practice performers. They are divided into two categories: Dudes and Guys. Being a "Dude of the Day" is the highest honor one can receive in this system, which originated at Boston College:
The message boils down to three words: Be a dude.
It started with defensive coordinator Don Brown.
"That's his saying all the time, be a dude," Addazio said. "And what being a dude is is being a baller. You know? Just being a real baller. Just being a dude.
"Be great. Be a baller. Be great at what you are. Just don't be average."
Guys are players who have yet to become Dudes—note the "NOT DUDES, BUT GUYS" line in the above graphic—but are on their way. Nobody else is worth mentioning. You're a Dude, you're a Guy, or you're just there.
To me, this confims Don Brown's exceptional coaching acumen as much as anything on his resumé. He understands that a binary system is all that's needed and not everyone must fit into one of the two categories. He also understands the hierarchy of terms of address for men, which while highly context-dependent goes something like this (DON'T @ ME):
- Guv'nor
- Boss
- Good Sir
- Dude
- Sport
- Bro
- Buddy
- Guy
- Champ
- Pal
- Slugger
- Chief
Never call a stranger "chief" unless you want to be righteously punched in the nose.
In conclusion, Don Brown is better than you or me or anyone that isn't Jim Harbaugh at Twitter, and the Era of Dudes and Guys shall be a triumphant one.
Trusted Agent > Guv'nor
pretty sure that Brown called one of the linebackers a stud
referring to Ben Gedeon.
It's one thing to have a 10-point scale for something that's (not technically) binary when you were very young and amongst friends, but upping the ante to devise a 12-point heirarchy when a "a binary system is all that's needed" and posting it for public consumption is uhhhhh...
Those are two different things, chief.
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Thanks, Ace.
Guy tested
Dude approved...
You break the post game analysis players of the game into two parts:
1) Offense: Friend and trusted agent; and
2) Defense: Dude
and don't forget the Guys (but not Dudes) on defense
I've always wanted to call a random, old guy, "Old Timer." It's on my bucket list...
Go for it!
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I appreciate that Old Timer...I really do.
Still think I need to do it face to face in order to cross it off the bucket list, but this helps!
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Jump on it!
If being called "chief" warrants getting punched in the nose, then "son" probably deserves having your junk clawed out with a dull spoon.
Just to be clear re: Don Brown-ese, though: being "a guy" isn't a bad thing per se, it's just not as good as being "a dude", yes?
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I can't wait to yell, c'mon Butt be a dude!
was out walking around, checking out the local talent, he txted me to see if i needed anything. I replied and asked, because we had done it the previous 8 and being an admitted old-timer "Do we have to drink again tonight?" He replied, "It is the right thing to do," He takes the leaders and the best as more than just words to a fight song. So obviously a little less than 100%, I hadn't really thought what this would mean, but Grumpy, although I think we might limit this to one side of the ball, definitely has.
There is no doubt, now that I think about it, the challenges and cheers we are going to lay on the defense next season every time they take the field. COME ON, BE A DUDE, BE A DUDE, BE A DUDE, DUUUUUDDDDDDDDe. in unison, in one long drawn out cresendo. After a tremendous play, DUDE, DUDE, DUDE. Same chant, only much louder, when they are prepping for a goal line stand with occasional sprinkles of BE MORE THAN A GUY. After they are successful in these situations and after any big 3rd or 4th down stop, as they're sprinting off the field, DUDES, DUDES, DUDES at all of ten decibels., You know that will get them jacked.
I think we'll have a hell of a lot of fun with Coach Brown and All the Yound Dudes. Indeed, Big Fun at the Big House.
w/ 3 choices. Interesting.....
March 10th, 2016 at 10:09 AM ^
One, Zero and None.
A technical FYI only.
Personally can't stand when people, especially those that are my age, call me son.
List needs "cobra," (or, "Cobretti," from that stupid Stallone movie, as we were wont to say)
sounds a little pre-historic cavemanish to me
Greetings old chap!
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And an atta boy, fella.
When even the writers of a once-proud campy college football blog are as bad as the denizens of the posting boards.
Wow.
When you have something to say, or have to say something?
What would it look like?
Sweetie
Doll
chicka
Hun
missy
?????
March 10th, 2016 at 10:14 AM ^
I've been thinking about changing my Avatar for the Harbaugh era...this gives me tons of choice.
Edit: Argh...someone has already taken "Chief" ... so it goes.
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