I'm no Bowden fan, but Whitley's right. Child molestation is unspeakably horrific and what Bowden did was comparatively nothing. More NCAA hypocrisy
Foley On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 7:18 PM Charlie <imaga...@outlook.com> wrote: > I try to not speak bad of the dead. I'm sure BB did many wonderful things > in his life but the moniker St. Bobby wasn't exactly correct. I think he > encouraged questionable conduct on the field. (echo of the whistle) and > having his bench warmers start a fight with the other teams starters prior > to kickoff. Whitley is trying to be Dooley 2.0. > Charlie > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 5:45 PM 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk < > gatortalk@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I have a good question. What the heck is wrong with Whitley? >> >> Oliver Barry CRS, GRI >> Real Estate Broker >> Crye-Leike, Realtors >> 964 Main St >> Nashville, TN 37206 >> Office: 615-650-7447 >> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >> bar...@realtracs.com >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From:* Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> >> *Date:* August 10, 2021 at 8:46:05 AM CDT >> *To:* GatorNews <gatorn...@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject:* *[gatornews] [SUN]: Whitley: Bowden should be all-time >> winningest coach* >> *Reply-To:* gatornews+own...@googlegroups.com >> >> >> Whitley: Bowden should be all-time winningest coach >> David Whitley >> <https://www.gainesville.com/staff/6792484002/david-whitley/> >> The Gainesville Sun >> >> >> Before we ponder whether Minecraft will become an Olympic sport, allow me >> to ask a question as eternal as the Olympic flame: >> >> What the heck is wrong with the NCAA? >> >> The outrage I have in mind isn’t new, but Bobby Bowden’s death makes it >> freshly relevant. In a just world, he would be the all-time leader in wins >> for “major” college programs with 388 victories. But the Keystone NCAA Cops >> stripped FSU of 12 wins in 2010 as part of an academic cheating scandal. >> >> *More:*Bobby Bowden dies: Legendary coach built Florida State into >> college football powerhouse >> >> *Remembering a legend:*Gators notebook: Coaches pay tribute to FSU >> legendary coach Bobby Bowden >> >> *A tribute:*Whitley: Saint Bobby is the ultimate class act >> >> At issue was an online music appreciation course that jocks used to pad >> their grades in 2006-07. An investigation found Bowden was unaware of the >> crip course, but the buck stopped at the top. >> >> Fair enough, but compare that to the all-time leader in wins, Joe >> Paterno. He finished with 409 wins, but the NCAA stripped him of 111 after >> Penn State’s sexual-molestation scandal. Pennsylvania lawmakers sued, and >> the NCAA restored the wins in 2015 as part of the settlement. >> >> Let’s recap: >> >> FSU self-reported the infraction. It gave up victories in five sports, >> including the 2007 men’s track and field national championship. And it was >> all over one online music course. >> >> Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of >> sex abuse of young boys. At best, a clueless Paterno spent decades missing >> the disturbing clues around his program. >> >> At worst, he turned a blind eye, passed responsibility to his superiors >> (some of whom ended up in jail) and willingly covered up the worst scandal >> in college football history. >> >> Paterno got to keep all his wins. Bowden did not. >> >> NCAA logic at work. ... >> >> The SEC’s Toughest Man Competition might go to LSU quarterback Myles >> Brennan. He was loading up a boat for a fishing trip when he tripped and >> broke his arm. >> >> Brennan thought it was just bruised and went fishing. Turns out he’d >> fractured his upper arm so badly that surgeons had to insert screws and >> plates to repair it. >> >> You have to be one tough hombre to go fishing with a shattered arm. I >> just hope Brennan caught a big one, because he’s going to miss at least >> half the football season. ... >> >> Current and former Florida athletes finished with 17 medals at the Tokyo >> Olympics. That would have placed UF in 17th in the medal count if it were a >> country. >> >> Georgia finished with eight medals. And it still has not won a national >> championship since Herschel Walker roamed the Earth. ... >> >> After participating in and watching dozens of preseason football >> interviews, one question remains. What’s the difference between a player’s >> “skills” and his “skill set”? ... >> >> Speaking of interviews, if you want to know why media members revered >> Bobby Bowden, a quick story. At the height of Michael Jackson’s fame, a >> Tallahassee TV reporter asked FSU’s coach to do an interview wearing one >> sequined glove, which was Jackson’s trademark. >> >> Bowden put on the glove, propped his elbow on the back of a couch and >> answered a bunch of football-related questions. His deadpan routine was >> unrivaled in coaching history until Nick Saban bit the head off a bat. ... >> >> Speaking of St. Nick, Alabama’s board of trustees approved his contract >> extension last week. Saban will average $10.6 million a year through 2028. >> >> He’ll be worth every penny, but talk about salary inflation. You know >> what FSU paid Bowden annually when he arrived in 1976? >> >> $37,500, but they probably threw in moving expenses. ... >> >> The Florida Panthers signed Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King to >> an NIL deal Monday. In related news, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced >> they’d signed Vinny Testaverde as a backup goalie. ... >> >> The Dodgers’ trade for Max Scherzer last week was almost scuttled because >> Scherzer would have to pay about $1 million more in taxes if he moved to >> California. After a brief stalemate, L.A. agreed to pay Scherzer’s tax bill. >> >> I have no editorial comment other than to say if the L.A. Times wants to >> hire me, my tax bill is negotiable. And I would write on only three days >> rest. ... >> >> Correction — Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat, not Nick Saban. The >> Sun regrets the error. ... >> >> Four of the six medals in Olympic women’s skateboarding went to >> competitors 13 or younger. In its quest to appeal to young viewers active >> on social media, the International Olympic Committee is adding the ancient >> Greek sport of breakdancing to the 2024 Paris Games. >> >> At this rate, the 2028 L.A. Olympics will replace wrestling with a TikTok >> competition. ... >> >> I don't want to say Michael Jackson was ahead of his time, but he was >> wearing a glove and a mask decades before anyone ever heard of Wuhan, >> China. Not that anyone really wanted to be like Mike. ... >> >> Bears rookie QB Justin Fields adheres to a plant-based diet and plans to >> open a vegan pizza shop in Chicago. That sound you just heard was Mike >> Ditka choking on a 24-ounce porterhouse. ... >> >> *Today in History: *1944 — U.S. defeated Japan in Battle of Guam. The >> NCAA later overturned the decision after it was determined a few Marines >> took a bogus online music course. ... >> >> That’s all the space we have for this week’s Whitley’s Believe It or Not. >> If it taxed your reading skill set, look at the bright side. The tax would >> have been a lot worse in California. >> >> *— David Whitley is The Gainesville Sun's sports columnist. Contact him >> at dwhit...@gannett.com <dwhit...@gannett.com>. And follow him on Twitter: >> @DavidEWhitley* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from Shane’s iPhone >> Go Gators! >> >> -- >> -- >> 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) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/022F44B3-3A35-4C7E-AF0E-C39843B0434A%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/022F44B3-3A35-4C7E-AF0E-C39843B0434A%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> -- >> 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) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorTalk" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/764C8010-1EFA-400F-AFEE-3DF4FB8DF1B0%40realtracs.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/764C8010-1EFA-400F-AFEE-3DF4FB8DF1B0%40realtracs.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > 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) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/CADrWSXvjJ2GHikZ%2BCYEkf4_UkHDx5hB1apJeeanaOcDSx5cr4Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/CADrWSXvjJ2GHikZ%2BCYEkf4_UkHDx5hB1apJeeanaOcDSx5cr4Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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