Stephen Montemayor, one of our three interns, is a senior at the University of Kansas and the sports editor of The University Daily Kansan.

Recruiting violations? So original, Lane Kiffin. If you really wanted to make an impression when you hit Knoxville earlier this year, you’d have taken a few notes from Montana Tech football coach Bob Green.

Scoff all you want at the thought of taking advice from an NAIA coach from Big Sky Country, but you could learn a thing or two from the Orediggers coach.

Few have demonstrated as well as Green the ability to cause reporters to laugh along after an answer. Notice the coach still has a straight face and look of wild intentions and say to each other: “Let’s get the hell out of here.€

This got me thinking – what would a small list of pigskin coaches who employ unconventional means to motivate players or field media questions look like?

Mike Leach, Texas Tech

At 1:49: “Now on Monday, it says bad stuff. Severe storms. Well you’re going to be dead in 100 years anyway. Live dangerously. That thing on the screen is a little too sure of itself. Me personally? Expect sun. Go out there, expect sun, have a good time and if you run into the bad stuff don’t let that hamper your day. Don’t be a coward. Stay out in it, still enjoy the day.€

How has this not gotten the bronze plaque treatment outside Jones AT&T Stadium yet?

Mike Singletary, San Francisco 49ers

Because the dude is so intense, he could yell at me with his pants down at halftime and still make me want to run through a brick wall for him.

Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State

Brock Lesnar may be a Coors Light fan but Gundy auditioned for a commercial before the UFC heavyweight champion got his first cauliflower ear. Oklahoma State may be this year’s Texas Tech (Undefeated deep in the season before losing to OU) and Gundy should have plenty of opportunities to rack up a few more YouTube hits alongside the abovementioned Mikes.

John Gagliardi, St. John’s University

So what if Bobby Bowden gets docked a few victories. He’ll never catch college football’s all-time winningest coach – and neither will JoePa. The 82-year-old Gagliardi has coached Div. III’s St. Johns University since 1953 and has compiled a 461-125-11 record. In 2003, he passed Eddie Robinson on the all-time wins list. His secret? The “Winning With Nos Approach” – a list of things Gagliardi hated doing as a player such as tackling during practice, calisthenics, yelling and nobody gets cut.

BONUS INTERNATIONAL MENTION – Ludi Trener:

Have no idea who he is but I think I burst a blood vessel in my eye.

So, your favorite football coaching eccentricities in 3…2…1…