the last thing they need right now.. is reporters putting questions in their heads that will make them think too much and question their play too much. They are not ready for that. They are (usually) not mature enough to handle it when they are learning the game at the same time.
Woody On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Rob Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I was just thinking that. > > Dooley said, maybe you think this is just a sportswriter whining. > > I thought, yes that's exactly what I think. > > Dooley said, maybe you want to know what Jeff thinks about starting against > LSU. > > I thought, no I want him to focus on preparing for the game instead of > worrying about inane questions from you. > > I am completely content to let the coach make the call on who should talk > with the press and when. The coach is looking out for his team. That's good > enough for me. > > Rob > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 5, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ya know... I like Dooley and all.. but it annoys me when he gets on his > jounalistic high horse when the media is denied anything. > > These are young players about to be fed to a pit of tigers... they need to > focus and prepare for that and learn how the game is played.. Nothing > else.. especially how to deal with the media. They can do that when they > get their feet wet and have a good head for the game. > > Woody > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Notebook: Driskel is ahead, Muschamp says****** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel (16) trots off the field after the game >> against Alabama on Saturday.**** >> >> *Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun* **** >> >> By Robbie Andreu <[email protected]> >> Staff writer**** >> Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 12:37 p.m.**** Last Modified: >> Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 12:37 p.m.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> True freshman quarterback Jeff Driskel appears to be moving closer to >> nailing down the starting role for Saturday’s game at LSU.**** >> >> “Jeff is obviously ahead because of the playing experience,” UF coach Will >> Muschamp said Wednesday on the SEC coaches’ teleconference. “But we’re >> repping all three guys, preparing all three guys. We’re very comfortable >> with our preparation at this point.”**** >> >> Muschamp indicated UF likely would decide on a starter Thursday or Friday, >> after the coaches had a chance to break down Wednesday’s practice.**** >> >> “(Wednesday) is a big day, we are working in the red zone and on third >> downs,” Muschamp said. “That will be critical for us.”**** >> >> Muschamp said Monday that if the game was that day that Driskel would be >> the starter, but Driskel would be competing this week with fellow true >> freshman Jacoby Brissett and redshirt freshman Tyler Murphy for the starting >> role.**** >> >> Driskel was named John Brantley’s backup midway through training camp and >> has played in four games. After Brantley was injured late in the first half >> against Alabama on Saturday night, Driskel struggled to move the offense the >> rest of the game.**** >> >> Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis said Tuesday that it was tough on >> Driskel because the game plan for the Alabama game was built heavily around >> Brantley. Weis said whichever inexperienced QB plays Saturday, he’ll have a >> game plan better suited for him.**** >> >> “After the game, Charlie and I sat down and said we didn’t know if we gave >> Jeff much of a chance because of the game plan and the experience with John >> running the offense,” Muschamp said. “When you’re getting ready to play a >> defense like Alabama’s or LSU’s, you’ve got to be able to adjust and adapt >> to the situation and do the best job for your football team.**** >> >> “Knowing the inexperience in preparation, what we carry into (Saturday’s) >> game is key.”**** >> >> Muschamp said if Driskel is named the starter, Brissett will be the No. 2 >> quarterback Saturday.**** >> >> *Debose making a move***** >> >> More than two years after Urban Meyer compared him to Percy Harvin, >> sophomore wide receiver Andre Debose is finally starting to show some of >> those Harvin-like flashes. In the loss to Alabama, Debose caught a 65-yard >> touchdown pass on the game’s first offensive play and had a 25-yard >> reception later in the game.**** >> >> He’s started showing the consistency that was missing in his game.**** >> >> “The arrow has been pointing up on Andre for about a month,” Weis said. >> “He’s been a very, very slow starter. He didn’t have a great training camp. >> **** >> >> “He’s got tons of ability. He has the ability to be a front-line, top-line >> wide receiver. But he’s got to show evidence of that. You don’t just go by >> reputation.**** >> >> “For about the last four weeks, the arrow on him is pointing up. Some >> people flat line, some go down, some the arrow is going up. On Andre, the >> arrow is clearly pointing up.”**** >> >> Debose said the big difference is he’s changed his practice habits.**** >> >> “I began showing consistency and showing the coaches I could compete on >> Saturday,” Debose said. “I finally realized I had to do that.**** >> >> “I feel like if I can be consistent, I’ll be getting my opportunity to >> make plays.”**** >> >> *Redshirt coming off Brissett?***** >> >> With Brissett battling Driskel and Murphy for the starting quarterback >> role this week, there’s a chance now that he will not redshirt this season. >> He seemed headed for a redshirt year before Brantley went down with a high >> ankle sprain.**** >> >> “It’s too early in the year to do that (decide whether Brissett will >> redshirt),” Weis said. “Once Jeff played, you didn’t want to put Jacoby in >> to hand off.**** >> >> “If Jacoby gives us a chance to win this week, Jacoby will gladly play. >> He’d be more than happy to trot out there for the first time. We’re just >> trying to give ourselves the best chance to win this week.”**** >> >> Weis said the only thing separating Brissett from Driskel is the fact >> Driskel was here in the spring and Brissett did not arrive until this >> summer.**** >> >> “He had to play catch-up over the other guys,” Weis said. “The other guys >> were here in the spring when we put everything in. That’s the only thing >> that kept Jacoby from being possibly the second guy (behind Brantley).*** >> * >> >> “I don’t know how it would have played out if he was here in the spring, >> but he wasn’t.”**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> The Beach Boys Podcast: Episode 6**** Gatorsports SEC Podcast**** >> >> >> >> **** >> Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:40 a.m.**** Last Modified: >> Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:40 a.m.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Pat Dooley and Robbie Andreu talk about Georgia at Tennessee, Auburn at >> Arkansas and the rest of the week six games in the SEC.**** >> >> >> http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20111005/MULTIMEDIA/111009779/1136?Title=The-Beach-Boys-Podcast-Episode-6 >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> October 5th, 2011 12:03pm**** >> Silence is not >> golden<http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/11058/silence-is-not-golden/> >> **** >> >> by Pat Dooley <http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/dooley/>**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Will Muschamp and I are just going to have to disagree on this.**** >> >> He doesn’t allow his freshmen players to talk to the media. That means if >> Jeff Driskel throws for 400 yards on Saturday and Florida upsets the No. 1 >> team in the country you won’t know what he was thinking.**** >> >> Which is silly.**** >> >> I’ve dealt with coaches before who wouldn’t let freshmen talk until they >> played in a game, which is fine. It’s not ideal, but it’s understandable. >> **** >> >> I just don’t see how a kid who has been on campus since January is any >> less capable of talking to the media than a kid who came on campus five >> months earlier.**** >> >> Maybe you disagree. Maybe you feel like whatever the coach wants to do is >> fine with you. Maybe you feel like this is a sportswriter whining.**** >> >> Or maybe you’d like to know what Driskel thinks of playing in Tiger >> Stadium.**** >> >> Your thoughts?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Steelers re-sign veteran Starks* >> >> The Associated Press**** >> >> *Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:41 a.m.* >> >> *Last Modified: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:41 a.m.* >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed veteran tackle Max >> Starks to a one-year deal to give the team’s battered offensive line some >> much-needed depth.**** >> >> The Steelers cut the seven-year veteran out of the University of Florida >> in the preseason in a salary cap move. Starks started 68 games with the >> Steelers between 2004-10 but missed the second half of the 2010 season after >> suffering a neck injury.**** >> >> Pittsburgh made room for Starks by waiving second-year lineman Chris >> Scott.**** >> >> The 29-year-old Starks hasn’t played in nearly a year, but the Steelers >> desperately need help along the line. 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