FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The phone calls came in rapid-fire succession: One, two, three. Each one delivered the same message.
Adam Gase was three years out of college, making a $12,000 salary as a recruiting intern for LSU. His dream was a career in football, scouting or coaching, but he didn't have enough money to pay his college loans and career advancement was going to be difficult because he wasn't a former jock with a big name to open doors. His father, concerned about his future, started asking some dad questions. You know the kind: Is it time to get a real job?