Comments on: On Melvin Spears and Grambling: Two sides

By: Does a stumble in Magic City Classic mean somebody loses their job? : The Deriso Report

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:05:27 +0000

[...] got me to thinking about Barlow’s offensive coordinator, Melvin Spears – the man who, you’ll remember, defeated the Hornets’ hated rival A&M in that [...]

By: For Grambling's senior leadership, this season is all about Birmingham : The Deriso Report

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:02:38 +0000

[...] seasons beginning in 2003. Kuuan finished with 2,502 career yards under coaches Doug Williams and Melvin Spears – with his highest one-year total (891) coming in GSU’s title-winning 2005 campaign. [...]

By: Reintroducing Melvin Spears | HBCU Digest

Reintroducing Melvin Spears | HBCU Digest — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:26:18 +0000

[...] Very good read from the Deriso Report on former Grambling coach Melvin Spears; especially if you are somebody still trying to determine if you hate or love the guy. Check the excerpt after the jump. As Spears prepares for a televised Thursday night return to Grambling, now as an assistant coach at SWAC West rival Texas Southern, his insoluble nature remains as much as mystery to some as the day Williams, his first cousin, hired Spears in 1998 as offensive coordinator. [...]

By: LRB

LRB — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:47:35 +0000

Coach Spears is a passionate man with a great eye for talent!! He was an oustanding Defensive Coordinator at Morgan State. This was an excellent article & I wish Coach Spears the best.

~L. Bryant
MSU Class '99

By: Terence Clayton

Terence Clayton — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:06:20 +0000

Spears was great and whatever school he end up head coaching i have no doubt that they will win championships

By: WaterGate

WaterGate — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:25 +0000

Melvin was a great person and a true Gramblinite, he truly cared about his student athletics, Great article Nick. WaterGate

By: GSUperTiger

GSUperTiger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:44:26 +0000

Nick, solid writing. Spears' passion for Gram was definitely heartfelt.

By: Kenn

Kenn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:55:35 +0000

Great post Nick.

After reading this, one can't help but to root for Spears. If a school ever gives him the chance to become head coach of their football program, I have no doubt that he will make the most of it.

By: mikebigg

mikebigg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:19 +0000

Good article… I never understood how the love/hate toward Coach Spears could be so intense. Doesn't seem to me he was there long enough to be so revered by some and definitely not so despised by others. The "hate" really went too far, especially since it seemed to be there from the very beginning. Don't know if it was personal or professional but it was in poor taste.

I think he tried to ignore it, but the "love" he was getting from some who surrounded him might have resulted in him "catering" to that faction and only "hearing" their concerns.

But despite all of that…no one can take away the fact that he was a brilliant offensive mind who I think was learning the nuances of being a consistently successful head coach. Hopefully, he'll get another chance somewhere else…I'm sure he'll do well.