Dion Dawkins
Appearances
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Stories From An NFL Shower
When I left LSU, that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made. Not because we didn't have success in Miami, because I enjoyed coaching in Miami, but I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you could develop players personally, academically, athletically and all that a little more than in pro ball.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Stories From An NFL Shower
Even though I love the status of coaching in pro football and the kind of guys you coach and you're coaching in the best league against the best players, I loved all that. So then I can't go back to LSU, go to Alabama, and no disrespect to Alabama, it's not Alabama versus LSU, it's just Jimmy Sexton stood on the balcony,
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Stories From An NFL Shower
when I was getting ready to leave LSU and make a decision about whether I went to Miami or stayed at LSU. And he said, what do you want your legacy to be as a coach? Do you want to be Vince Lombardi or do you want to be Bear Bryant? And without hesitation, I said, Bear Bryant. And he said, what are you doing going to Miami then?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Stories From An NFL Shower
That is a part of this league to be able to get an award for being great. And I'll circle back on, you know, offensive linemen don't have awards for being great. You know, there's not a protector of the year award. I'm knocking at so many doors now to get this award going. And I'm going to head spirit and make sure that this gets done before I'm done playing.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Stories From An NFL Shower
Because so many greats, there's so many greats. And if we have great quarterbacks, we have great running backs, we have rushing titles, we have quarterback passing titles, all those titles are reflections of the old linemen, which are the protectors.