I usually just wallow here in the swamp sending out signals of what I really think without being able to put them into good prose and await Helen to frame my thoughts perfectly. Then I just murmer: "ditto," and wallow some more. I'm just a life-long Gator.
Ditto, Helen, once again. And...thanks, many times again. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain ________________________________ From: Helen Huntley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, March 26, 2010 11:23:21 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Meyer, media and the truth all tangled up at UF 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 <[email protected]> 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. -- 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.
