1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: All right, My first guest tonight is one of my 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: all time favorites. He was the UC football coach for 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: a decade nineteen ninety four to two thousand and three. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: What a foundation he laid. His coaching resume he goes 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: back to nineteen seventy seven as a grad assistant with 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: Henderson State. I'm talking defensive coordinator at Notre Dame in 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: Kentucky and South Carolina NFL. As a linebackers coach with 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: the Eagles. You name it, he has done it. And now, man, 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: what a story developing. His son, Jesse is the new 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Let's welcome in, Rick 11 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Minner coach. How are we doing? 12 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: How are we doing? 13 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 3: LA's so good to hear you for a change. Man's 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 3: been a. 15 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: While, it has been. It is great to hear your voice. Congratulations, man, 16 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: what an exciting time for your family. And how proud 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: you must be? 18 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: Well, absolutely number one as a father could be more 19 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: proud of. 20 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 3: My son Jesse. 21 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: He's worked hard, He's earned this opportunity. 22 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 3: It's kind of ironic. 23 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: As with the Ravens, where he got started in seventeen 24 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: as an inturn under John holle Off, who had worked 25 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: of course with us there at U SEE, but also 26 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: just as a co worker. I've worked with Jesse now 27 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: for five straight years being an analytical role or that 28 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: type of thing. And for me to see him on 29 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: a daily basis just grow and the tour and gain insight, 30 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 2: it marbles. 31 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: It really does marble me to watch. 32 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: How he's grown and developed as a defensive coordinator, turned 33 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: down these offenses and now it's onto the new adventure 34 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: being a head coach. In the last three or four days, 35 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 2: he's been on the phone NonStop doing these zooms, you know, 36 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: living that life of a head coach. You know, it's 37 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 2: never a dull moment. Rick. 38 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: For those who don't know, he played here at Mount 39 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: Saint Joe from two thousand and two to two thousand 40 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: and five. Did you always have a sense he would 41 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: get into coaching and be a coach someday? 42 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 3: Well? What happened? 43 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: Yes? To answer that is yes. I remember our first 44 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: ball game as a head coach at uc I went 45 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: over to play IU Bill Mollery's team and Jesse we 46 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: were a divorce family. He came down from USI, Indiana 47 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: with some France, came down and at eight or nine 48 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: years old, he's just intensely watching the game right here 49 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: on the sideline, with of course head coach privileges. So 50 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: he was right there up front. And for ten years 51 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: he did that. And I'll tell you what. When he 52 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: graduated high school, he had an option. One is to 53 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 2: continue to try to play perhaps a little bit lower 54 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: level college football, or I offered him the opportunity as 55 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: plan B, to come to UC and learn the coaching 56 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: trade from the ground up. And so without any influence, 57 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: I just laid the two options out for him. He 58 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 2: chose to come to UC first, and he did that. 59 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 2: That was what his mission was, is to come there. 60 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 2: I put him on the field as a field manager. 61 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: All the coaches loved him as a young helper and 62 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: a young student of the game and that sort of thing. 63 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: But after one year, right toward the end of that 64 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: first year there at you see, he came into my 65 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: office and was all emotional, and I didn't know what 66 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 2: the heck he was going to talk about, but he said, 67 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: I want to play. And so that's what kind of 68 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: derailed him. That you see him on track to go 69 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: to Mount. 70 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 3: Saint Joe and want to play. 71 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: That was the level of athletics that you know, probably 72 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 2: suited his abilities physically. And so he goes over and 73 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: investigates the Mount and investigates Thomas Moore and uh Rod Huber. 74 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: I mean, to this day, I love the guy to death. 75 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: But he's the guy that convinced Jesse this is the 76 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,119 Speaker 2: place to come, even after they just suffered and oh 77 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 2: and ten because because Northern Kentucky or Thomas Moore just 78 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: went ten and oh, And I'm thinking, why is he 79 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 2: choosing the O and ten program versus the ten and 80 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 2: oh program? 81 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 3: But it was all on Rob Huber. 82 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: I mean, he's a great person, great health person. So 83 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: he decided to go there. And then so he finished 84 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: out the year. He goes over to get in line 85 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: to do registration and pre orientation and that sort of 86 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: thing over there at the Mount and low and behold, 87 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: here's this beautiful young lady standing in line next to 88 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: him that he meets. And I'm telling you, twenty years later, 89 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: I just I'm over to their house right now, and 90 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: they got three, you know, twenty years seeing plus years 91 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: of marriage, three kids later, they're rolling as a team. 92 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: It's a wonderful family family there in Cincinnati and So 93 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: it's just a blessing. I mean, he's blessed with great 94 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: family life, wife and partner for life, the three beautiful children. 95 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 2: He's got a tremendous advocate and friend and a supporter 96 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 2: in me. I couldn't be more proud for him. 97 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: Boy, Rick, of all the things you've experienced and succeeded 98 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: in in your career, what's it been like. What's the 99 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: reward been like to be able to coach with Jesse 100 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: the past five years? 101 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: As you mentioned, well, let's a dream come true. 102 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: I mean it started at Notre Dame when I was 103 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 2: the decordinator there on my return trip there post U see, 104 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: and I went up there and was the decordinator and 105 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: Charlie Weiss allowed us to hire him as a young intern. 106 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: So that was his first indoctrination. I remember that January. 107 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: I took him. 108 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 2: Proudly to the AFCA, which is the American Football Coaches Association, 109 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 2: and you know, proudly put him on my arm and 110 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: showed him to all my friends and here's my kid 111 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: come along and coaching, you know, twenty years ago and so. 112 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: But the point is, coming out of college in December 113 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: of five, the guy. 114 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 3: Couldn't get a job. That just happens in this business. 115 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: And uh so we finally hired him at Notre Dame 116 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: and he came up did an internship. Unfortunately I got 117 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: fired after that year he was there. So Charlie fires 118 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: both of us, Jesse and myself, and maybe a blessing 119 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: because he goes back to UC. I'll called Brian Kelly 120 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: up and said, hey, you know, he was new on 121 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: the job at that time, and uh following d Antonio 122 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: and he hires Jesse to be a GA right there 123 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: at UC. So he did make it back to UC, 124 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: spent a couple of years there. In between, he and 125 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: Rate got married, and uh, you know, I got on 126 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 2: my journey. I came back and lived there for years, 127 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 2: you know, back in seven and then uh, you know, 128 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: continue my journey along. Then we worked together in two 129 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: ten at Indiana State. We worked together in sixteen at 130 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: Georgia State, then worked together at twenty one in Bandy, 131 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: twenty two to twenty three at Michigan, and now twenty 132 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 2: four to twenty five with the Chargers. 133 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 3: And then hope that I have some kind of role. 134 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: We haven't settled on that yet, but I hope to 135 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 2: have some kind of role with the Ravens and go 136 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: go forward. But the most important thing I want to 137 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 2: do is be a dad, a supporter, an advocate of 138 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: Jess and watch him just continue on his journey that 139 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 2: he's well earned. 140 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 3: He was. 141 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: He was a hot coaching name in this cycle. This 142 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: time around, he interviewed with multiple teams. What do you 143 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 1: think it was about this situation that made Baltimore the choice? 144 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 3: It was kind of weird. 145 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: I'm sure all the sports fans out there would probably 146 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 2: be with me when you said a month ago, would 147 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 2: you've ever thought John Harball would be fired with the Ravens. 148 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 2: You know, he had such a great career there. John's 149 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 2: a wonderful person. But he did get you know, he 150 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: did get let go, and so Jesse got. I mean, 151 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 2: if Jesse doesn't have the Ravens, it's because John's still there. 152 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: The other nine teams wanted to interview him, and the 153 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: first two that he ended up interviewing with both of them. 154 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 3: Offering the job. So he was a hot guy. John 155 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: ended up with the giant job. 156 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 2: It offered him the opportunity for me to think that 157 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: the best job in the cycle was the Ravens. Uh 158 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: with Lamar Jackson and Kyle Hamilton and all the like 159 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: of guys coming back next year, Derrick Henry, the rich 160 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: tradition and uh the ability to compete in AFC North 161 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 2: and just a you know, a benefit when I say that, 162 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: just a little perfect Jesse Ben have to come back 163 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 2: once a year and coach in Cincinnati against the Bengals. 164 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: I mean that's just a fun thing, you know for 165 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: family related things, family and friends and uh so it's 166 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: all going to be fun. But he has the it's factor, 167 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: I do believe. Uh, Jesse's always been this kind of 168 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: young man throughout his life with I call it the 169 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: Pied Piper effect. You know, people want to follow Jesse. 170 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: He's a guy that is uh you know, not uh 171 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: uh not in basic. He's not a rude person. He's 172 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 2: high class entire. Why people just want to be around him. 173 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: I mean he just mean I watched him grow up 174 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: and I just saw friends be attracted toward him and 175 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: just he doesn't repel people. 176 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 3: You know, he's magnetic. People want to. 177 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 2: Be around him, and I think that'd. 178 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 3: Be the same. 179 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: He's that way with our players. Players with the Charger 180 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: just love him. He just brings the best out in him. 181 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: He's very collaborative, very open, very involving, gets the players involved, 182 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: and I think they'll do the same thing as a 183 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 2: head coach. 184 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: Coach, I'm I'm so happy for you. I can hear 185 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: it in your voice, and I mean it when I 186 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: say you're one of my all time favorites. We have 187 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: talk since I came back to town and was first 188 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: on radio here in ninety seven, and I've always enjoyed 189 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: our conversations. When this news broke, you were the person 190 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: I thought of, and I'm so glad we could hook 191 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: up tonight and talk about it. 192 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: Well. I appreciate you, Lance. I mean, you're a big 193 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: time right there in Cincinnati, your iconic. There's been a 194 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: lot of great talk show radio people come through that 195 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 2: city as it invented talk radio. 196 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: I believe, yes, But you been there now long enough. 197 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: To develop a reputation to be along the best steps. 198 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: You made my night with those kind words. Please pass 199 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: along my best to Jesse and enjoy this coach. Thank 200 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: you for your time. 201 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 3: Appreciate the last. All right, take care you bet, Thank you. 202 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: There you go. Rick Minner, you see football coach nineteen 203 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: ninety four to two thousand and three, and Jesse what 204 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: what a cool I mean? Can you imagine getting to 205 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: coach with your son at as many different stops as 206 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: as he laid out and now your son at the 207 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: age of it. I think Jesse is forty he's forty 208 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: two and the new head coach of the Baltimore Ravens 209 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: and was playing at Mount Saint Joe in two thousand 210 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: and two to two thousand and five. Up next college 211 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: basketball spotlight on Oxford tomorrow night. We'll talk with the 212 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: man who's on the call for ESPNU. It's a national 213 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: spotlight tomorrow night. Mark Adams talks Miami RedHawks as we 214 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: continue RNL Carrier Sports Talk presented by Kelsey Chevrolet seven 215 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: hundred WLW