100. Todd Schaefer: The Coaching Guru
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Todd Schaefer is the associate head coach of the Razorback women's basketball team. Throughout his 20+ year career he's done it all: high school, JUCO, D1, assistant coach, head coach, he was even on the scout team for his college football team – all of which perfectly prepared him for a career he never even knew he wanted. Growing up, Schaefer always thought he would be a lawyer, but coaching opportunities fell into his lap. Along his way Schaefer lost his mother to cancer, was mentored by legendary coaches and met a lifelong friend, Mike Neighbors. The two formed a lifelong friendship bonded over basketball and life, always hoping to one day work together. The two got their chance at Washington, where Schaefer joined Neighbor's staff to develop one of the best players in the nation, Kelsey Plum. After a season with the Huskies, he followed Neighbors to Arkansas. An unexpected 20+ year career in coaching, touching every level in the game, learning every step of the way-culminates to a spot at Arkansas helping his lifelong friend reach heights they used to dream about together.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, man. So the neighbors gave me a lot of dirt on this is going to be a lot of fun. |
| 0:04.0 | Now, we're not going to get into his dirt. |
| 0:06.0 | So I was about to say, so this is a Netflix special, this is Amazon Prime. |
| 0:09.0 | Yeah, right. |
| 0:10.0 | Like he told me that for so many years you were his last call every night. |
| 0:17.4 | Every night. |
| 0:18.0 | Because he knew I'd be up. Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends |
| 0:36.1 | at Core Brewing Company. First Security Bank, Serra's in Resort, and Lindsay Golf. |
| 0:41.3 | Two feet are inside hand. |
| 0:43.4 | Here we go. |
| 0:44.4 | Todd Schaefer is the associate head coach |
| 0:46.6 | for the women's razorback basketball team. |
| 0:49.1 | Through his 20-plus year career, |
| 0:51.1 | he's done it all from high school to Juco to Division 1. |
| 0:54.9 | He even was a scout team quarterback for his college football team which actually perfectly |
| 1:00.0 | prepared him for the career he didn't even know he wanted. |
| 1:04.0 | I don't ever remember going, I want to be a coach. |
| 1:07.0 | I remember going, I want to be a lawyer. |
| 1:09.0 | Then all of a sudden I start getting offers to coach college women's basketball. |
| 1:12.0 | Sprint up there, here we go. |
| 1:14.2 | Shaffer has always been ahead of the curve, |
| 1:17.6 | which started when he was hit with heartbreaking adversity |
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