Mel Tucker on Connecting with Players & Similarities Between the College & NFL Game

NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks

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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back with a new episode. The guys are joined by Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker, as he talks about challenges that come from everything going on in the world, the importance of communicating and connecting with his players, college recruiting and what traits he looks for in players, similarities between the college and NFL game, and much more (1:19).

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0:00.0	And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks.
0:07.0	What's up everybody?
0:08.0	Welcome to Move the Sticks, DJ and Bucky here with you and Bucky.
0:12.0	Today we have a chance to visit with a guy.
0:14.0	I've known for a long time.
0:15.0	I think 15 years.
0:16.0	I've known Mel Tucker and we've got a chance to visit with him
0:20.0	at media days over the years.
0:22.0	And I think people are going to enjoy our conversation with Coach Tucker today.
0:26.0	Yeah, he's one of the best coaches in football.
0:28.0	He has a unique background.
0:29.0	A guy who has really been in both worlds, the NFL world and the college football world.
0:33.0	And so being able to pick his brain to talk about building a program, the differences between the pro and the college game.
0:40.0	And just some of the fun things that you like to ask in interview.
0:43.0	Yeah, he's the best.
0:45.0	I did a little media thing with him last week and I wore my app state shirt.
0:50.0	So as soon as it turned the camera on and here he has a new head coach at Michigan State.
0:54.0	And I've heard my app state shirt.
0:56.0	It was well received.
0:58.0	Let's just put it that way.
0:59.0	It was a lot better received than it would have been an Ann Armer Michigan.
1:02.0	I can promise you that.
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