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Why doesn't Coach Yoast get more credit in Remember the Titans?

Posted on 9/2/26 at 6:46 pm
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
20622 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 6:46 pm
He was the better coach and had to take a demotion.
It was his defense that was winning games. The offense was trash.
Posted by CR4090
Member since Apr 2023
10761 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 6:58 pm to
That story doesn't sell.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
81306 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:13 pm to
Real life Boone got fired for verbal abuse of players and staff. Imagine how big an a-hole you gotta be back then to get fired for that in the 70s.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
116849 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:15 pm to
Bc the head coach was Denzel
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
20218 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:21 pm to
Posted by TigerBornTigerBred
Member since Mar 2014
1668 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:37 pm to
Cause he blitzed all day?
Posted by putt23
Pingree Grove, IL
Member since Oct 2010
5468 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:44 pm to
Get on that thing like a Christmas ham.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
157574 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:51 pm to
I don’t know. Playing Bosley (Gosling) over Petey for that long is pretty egregious, even when he clearly couldn’t keep up with the WRs.


Also, Yoast himself says that Boone was the right man/better choice for the job.
This post was edited on 9/3/26 at 7:48 am
Posted by Sunnyvale
Little ST. James
Member since Feb 2024
3988 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:56 pm to
Now his fictional daughter is gone. Over dosed.
Fame and fourtune have a cost, even as a coach with a demotion.
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
34427 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 8:10 pm to
How many points do you think teams were scoring in the 70s dude?

Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
22301 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 9:23 pm to
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
7542 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 9:48 pm to
The actual story is a lot different. TC beat the brakes off everyone they played that season. Had 9 shutouts.

I think coaching mattered a lot less than the fact that they combined 3 high schools into a mega school that was integrated 5 years earlier. It was also all juniors and seniors.

They basically created an all star team
Posted by H. E. Pennypacker
Louisiana IceGators Fan
Member since Mar 2013
929 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 10:55 pm to
He looked like W
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
5368 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 5:46 am to
Why do you say he was the better coach?
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
16666 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 6:15 am to
He was a HOFer in Boone’s book.
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7930 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 7:08 am to
I have watched this movie so many times as it's my favorite football movie. and not one time did i think, you know coach Yoast needed more credit. Sad that you can't enjoy a movie without looking for a central narrative. You must be a miserable person.
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