"Last Chance U" Coach Jason Brown Resigns After Hitler Remark
It's always a good idea to keep Hitler's name out of your mouth. In this case, "Last Chance U" Coach Jason Brown sent a text to a German player telling him that he was the player's "new Hitler." He resigned today. LINK.
Brown was former U-M RB Kingston Davis' coach at Independence Community College; Davis was heavily featured on the Netflix series. Davis then transferred to UAB and got kicked off the team and charged with domestic violence in December. LINK.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:50 PM ^
Or Saban's rehab program at Bama.
February 25th, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
Bummer. I liked that guy. Hard to get a true sense from a packaged documentary, but his heart seemed to be in the right place. He wanted his kids to succeed and graduate, even if it was a half-assed community college degree. He was hard on them, had no filter and no tact, but his goal for his students was a net positive.
Reading this article, this wasn't even that bad. He said worse on Last Chance U. But his personality was far too abrasive to last in that role, especially in this era. That town seemed iffy on the whole idea two years ago. It was just a matter of time until a line was crossed.
February 25th, 2019 at 11:45 AM ^
Not that this isn't really bad, but of all the things he was caught on camera doing and saying during the last season of Last Chance U, this was the thing that got him fired?
February 25th, 2019 at 11:51 AM ^
This is what I was going to reply to the poster above who asked how long it will take him now to land a new gig. I would have canned him after what I saw in the first episode, dude is a maniac and an awful coach.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^
Seriously. If I was Independence CC I'd rather continue to lose every game than have that guy representing my school.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
I wouldn't call him an awful coach
February 25th, 2019 at 3:05 PM ^
He may very well be a great football coach, but he exemplifies the behavior of an awful human being. Anyone that has to belittle someone, for trivial reasons, is someone that needs a correction of some serious character defects.
February 25th, 2019 at 11:54 AM ^
I hope the German kid responded with "ok cool, hook 'em"
February 25th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
Felt like this guy was heading for something cataclysmically bad, based on the pattern of behavior and general awareness he showed on Last Chance U. 100% on brand, and completely unsurprising.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:10 PM ^
Next stop: analyst at Bama. Saban’s gotta be drooling over this guy.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:20 PM ^
Character is fate. I'm surprised he made it to the end of his first season after seeing how unhinged that guy is.
February 25th, 2019 at 12:58 PM ^
Brown seemed like an awful coach. Buddy Stephens, although abrasive as well, came across as a guy that knew what he was doing, Brown was just an abrasive guy with no structure to his team.
February 25th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
I'm sure there are some good CC/JC coaches out there, but between this guy and the coach from the first couple of seasons it sure seems like these head guys at these programs are off.
February 25th, 2019 at 1:58 PM ^
On the one hand, I've watched the series and been able to relate to Jason and understand that dealing with these kids is challenging and he probably needs to use some unconventional means to get through to them. On the other hand, I've also seen the way he interacts with both athletes and his assistant coaches alike and thought how he behaves is not right and I wouldn't want to work or play for him. Ultimately he seemed to do a good job with winning games, but he also seemed to constantly be walking the line of getting fired for the shit that came out of his mouth. This is just who he is.
February 25th, 2019 at 2:43 PM ^
He sounds like a super great guy.
/s
February 25th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
After watching his season of “Last Chance U” I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.