There was a TV show during the 1990s I thought about on Sunday as I watched coach John Cook celebrate the national championship won by the Nebraska volleyball team on Saturday, with the party extending from Saturday evening into Sunday afternoon.
The show was “Coach,” and it was about a college football coach in Minnesota. The character of coach Hayden Fox, played by Craig T. Nelson, often clashed with the marching band director, Riley Pringle.
While Cook shares his opinion about some things about college volleyball that probably don’t thrill everybody, he sure has looked like the opposite of coach Hayden Fox this year, with Cook engaging with the band and fans and having a lot of fun with the players.