I don't think we should change coaches, but I think Urban Meyer needs some coaching in dealing with the media. It actually would help his stress level if he could learn to handle himself in a more professional and productive way. I like the analogy of coaches working officials. There are ways that get positive results and ways that don't. You don't have to be a Bowden, you just have to be professional. For Urban to throw a temper tantrum and draw a line in the sand over something as minor as this is ridiculous. Just my two cents. Helen
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Steve McKibben <augiega...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Oops! - sent this to GatorNews by mistake... > > ========================================================== > > Firestorm is right. > > Could Coach Meyer have handled this in a more discreet and genteel manner? > Absolutely. > > Did Jeremy Fowler quote Deonte Thompson directly? Yes. > > Could Fowler have provided context from his interview that would not have > been as potentially inflammatory? Yes, but since it's his job to sell > papers/web hits/promote himself, he chose not to do so, but rather to > highlight and headline the controversial comment. > > Does Meyer have the right to limit access to those entities that he feels > go out of their way to portray his program in a negative light? Sure. > > Does he run the risk of alienating a large contingent of the media by > exercising that right? Looks like it. > > Did Meyer do what he did to send a message to Deonte Thompson, the rest of > his team, and possibly potential future recruits and their families, that he > has their back if any media types may try to take advantage of them when > they don't carefully articulate their thoughts? Could be. > > There was a coach that used to ply his trade up the road a bit from > Gainesville that was a master at placating the press, and that relationship > earned him and his program a free pass for far too long according to a lot > of his critics. But for many years he couldn't even tell you the name of his > players, even some of the stars without prompting. > > Urban Meyer could choose to go that route - he could tell Deonte Thompson > that he's a big boy now and that he'd better learn to choose his words more > carefully. > > Sure, we'd all like to have that coach that the press loves, his team > loves, his family loves, and who wins in the big,brutal world of today's > college football. Problem is, we're stuck with humans, and most humans that > are strong in some areas are also not as strong (maybe even weak) in others. > Given that fact, which of the two coaches described above would you like to > have in charge of your favorite team's program? > > Personally, I like the guy that UF has in charge. > > Steve McKibben > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gatortalk+ > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE > ME" as the subject. > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gatortalk+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
