Big Blue Rising Replay

From August 2024, on the eve of week one in 2024 X League play in Japan, Greg and John sit down with Mike Phair, the head coach of IBM Big Blue to talk about his team and the upcoming season. Coach Phair talks about his coaching philosophy and the lessons he learned from coaching in the NFL and CFL. In addition we learn how John almost was a movie star! Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠www.gridironjapantv.net⁠⁠⁠, on Facebook at ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp⁠⁠⁠. Learn more at ⁠www.gridironjapan.jp⁠ or ⁠www.gridironjapan.net⁠.

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