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Mussatto: How Sherrone Moore of Michigan showed glimpses of his head coaching ability at OU
Chris Messner recalls the belly dance. James Patton recalls the group’s direction. Alan Bowman recalls the incident.
About Michigan coach Sherrone Moore, who attended OU in 2006 and 2007, everyone had a tale to share. Moore’s offensive linemate for the Sooners was Messner. Moore’s offensive line coach was Patton. Bowman, too? Before Moore was recently elevated to head coach at Michigan, the Oklahoma State quarterback spent two seasons as an offensive coordinator there.
Moore, who has never held a head coaching position before, will take over the Wolverines, the reigning national champions. Jim Harbaugh was banned, so Moore filled in as interim coach. However, with Harbaugh now playing for the Los Angeles Chargers, the 38-year-old Moore is leading one of college football’s
Despite the lackluster nature of Moore’s Sooner career, Messner denied that Moore had little influence.
Teaching and coaching at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Messner stated, “Everyone has a role on a team, and for me, looking back, Sherrone was always the teammate — it doesn’t matter if it was a good day, bad day, he was bringing people together.” “Always cheerful and upbeat. had a smile on his face all the time.
and dancing indefinitely.
“I always ask him when he’s going to show off his dance moves,” Messner remarked. “That’s one of the things I remember him for at OU, whether it was during pre-practice or when we’d call someone out in our stretch lines and they would start dancing.” Sherrone was among those individuals.
“You wouldn’t know he could move like that, so he would surprise you.”
Moore’s career was hinted at by small acts like fostering togetherness and making football enjoyable.
Patton, the offensive line coach at OU from 2006 to 2012, said of Patton, “He had all the qualities of a coach.”
Patton, who is currently the offensive line coach at Miami (Ohio), his alma mater, seeks for three characteristics in his players: toughness, intelligence, and accountability.
“Three items that I believe constitute
Bowman, who will play quarterback for OSU again in his eighth year of college, has experienced a variety of things throughout his time at Texas Tech, Michigan, and OSU. He has received coaching from a wide range of people.
Of the coaches I’ve ever worked with, Coach Moore is among the most enthusiastic, according to Bowman, who played in seven games during his two seasons at Michigan. “The best thing Coach Moore does is put those guys in situations where they can perform at a high level and then get them to believe in him and what they’re doing.”
For Bowman, moving from Lubbock, Texas, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, was a culture shock on many levels.
He recalls using the indoor facilities for practice.
