This is Gross with Ron Rivera

[TheRumGone]

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/audio/This_is_Gross_with_C_Ryan_Kalil/e14ee76d-f164-452d-a89e-6d02b7db73a4

 

Here are some quick tidbits from the interview:

 

--Rivera said he wanted to be on the show, says he's heard all the interviews

 

-- Rivera was the trusted guy among the players; acted as the liaison to Ditka

 

--Rivera said his 6th year in the league him and a bunch of guys went awol on training camp and went to the American legion to shoot pool and drink beer. Waitress comes up and has some pitchers of beer; waitress comes up and says here you go, Rivera says no i'll buy those, she says "no its from the coach" they turn and look and Mike Ditka is sitting in the corner with a bunch of his friends. Ditka comes up and slaps a 20 dollar bill on the pool table. They stay up till 12:30 am had practice at 8:30.

 

--Gross is the liaison to Rivera. They seem pretty tight. His nickname is "Captain Curfew" because he is the guy who gives the speech about everybody being back to the hotel on time and getting good sleep before away games. Says the players rag on him asking him "Hey gross i'm going to the bathroom is that ok?"

 

-- Ron Rivera brought a couple books, one of them "Roosevelt's Centurions." Is a big history buff. Went to Normandy this past off-season. Gross is reading "World War Z.

 

-- This is Rivera's 27th training camp. Has learned living minimally works the best at camp.

 

-- Talk about players who are trying to lose weight and gain weight. Byron Bell is one of those trying to keep his weight down. Kalil came up with a plate full of cookies and said "dig in guys." Pissed Byron off, and he left the table. lol

 

-- Rivera's daughter is on the Puerto Rico world cup softball team?

 

--Rivera loves to travel. From a military family. Has been all over the world.

 

Great interview. You can see why the players love him.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Lol at Byron Bell.

We replaced a guy who couldn't keep his weight down to a guy that struggles to keep his weight down...

Brilliant.

[KSpan]

Lol at Byron Bell.

We replaced a guy who couldn't keep his weight down to a guy that struggles to keep his weight down...

Brilliant.

 

At least the replacement (generally) succeeds at it. 

[rayzor]

just got done listening.

 

really good one. not the funniest, but still good. nice to hear more of that side of rivera.

[TheRumGone]

Lol at Byron Bell.

We replaced a guy who couldn't keep his weight down to a guy that struggles to keep his weight down...

Brilliant.

 

stop being an idiot.

 

Byron Bell works hard, Otah didn't give a fug

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

stop being an idiot.

Byron Bell works hard, Otah didn't give a fug

Just because you work hard doesn't mean you'll succeed. Some of the hardest workers in sports have failed because they simply don't have the talent.

When you have guys that work hard and have talent to go with it is when you know you got something special (Luke Kuechly, Steve Smith. Charles Johnson, Thomas Davis etc.).

Also what's up with the name calling, grow up a little why don't you...

[TheRumGone]

Lol at Byron Bell.

We replaced a guy who couldn't keep his weight down to a guy that struggles to keep his weight down...

Brilliant.

 

this is what you said. has nothing to do with talent. it was a slap in the face to somebody who works hard.

[Razeyfingers]

morning practices suck, how could anyone be lobbying to Gross for that. . damn go-getters. I remember aaaalways wanting to practice at night. Man its all wet in the morning and half the people are half asleep and cranky and the other half are trying to be all "Cmon man GET PUMMMMPED". Coach is yelling poo non stop. . . ughhh.

[jtnc]

morning practices suck, how could anyone be lobbying to Gross for that. . damn go-getters. I remember aaaalways wanting to practice at night. Man its all wet in the morning and half the people are half asleep and cranky and the other half are trying to be all "Cmon man GET PUMMMMPED". Coach is yelling poo non stop. . . ughhh.

Eh, I would think mosquitos are rampant at night in Spartanburg.

[bleys]

morning practices suck, how could anyone be lobbying to Gross for that. . damn go-getters. I remember aaaalways wanting to practice at night. Man its all wet in the morning and half the people are half asleep and cranky and the other half are trying to be all "Cmon man GET PUMMMMPED". Coach is yelling poo non stop. . . ughhh.

 

you got that nice breeze in the air that has had all night to cool down, instead of late afternoon when it's just starting to cool down...

 

fresh cup of coffee and a little love for the game goes a long way..  I'm getting nostalgic just thinking about it...

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

this is what you said. has nothing to do with talent. it was a slap in the face to somebody who works hard.

Good thing I didn't say it to his face.

[Razeyfingers]

 

 

you got that nice breeze in the air that has had all night to cool down, instead of late afternoon when it's just starting to cool down...

 

fresh cup of coffee and a little love for the game goes a long way..  I'm getting nostalgic just thinking about it...

 

 

 

 

 

I am not scurred to admit. . I fugging hated rolling around in the wet grass. . . FUNK DAT SSHIT. When you have to catch balls its like "awesome, Im trying to catch a greased pig going 50 miles on hour. Oh no worries I'll just think of bacon and WILL it into my hands." I had coaches that used to teach us to not ever use our hands to get up. Get your gloves too wet and thats gonna make the difference from you looking like "Harry Highschool" to "Joe College". . . . lol wtf why didnt we just have more poo for dry gloves. . . .sigh. Thats why I liked night practices better. . . dry gloves.

 

 

edit: fugged up not hitting qt the button

[csx]

morning practices suck, how could anyone be lobbying to Gross for that. . damn go-getters. I remember aaaalways wanting to practice at night. Man its all wet in the morning and half the people are half asleep and cranky and the other half are trying to be all "Cmon man GET PUMMMMPED". Coach is yelling poo non stop. . . ughhh.

Morning beats the hell out of 100 degree afternoons. It's the best time of the day.

[Everfrost]

I am not scurred to admit. . I fugging hated rolling around in the wet grass. . . FUNK DAT SSHIT. When you have to catch balls its like "awesome, Im trying to catch a greased pig going 50 miles on hour. Oh no worries I'll just think of bacon and WILL it into my hands." I had coaches that used to teach us to not ever use our hands to get up. Get your gloves too wet and thats gonna make the difference from you looking like "Harry Highschool" to "Joe College". . . . lol wtf why didnt we just have more poo for dry gloves. . . .sigh. Thats why I liked night practices better. . . dry gloves.

 

 

edit: fugged up not hitting qt the button

 

 

Sounds like you had a hard life on the pine