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re: Spurrier is way out of line here and needs to back off
Posted on 10/2/12 at 9:07 pm to Clutch Cargo
Posted on 10/2/12 at 9:07 pm to Clutch Cargo
Spurrier is such a frickin pussy. Plain and simple.
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Posted on 10/2/12 at 9:24 pm to RebFeBrees
Spurrier is the man, he calls it like it is, doesn't take shite from anybody.
If somebody went on television/radio, or wrote in a newspaper slanderous lies about you and you didn't try to defend yourself... or you say you wouldn't be upset by it...you're either a pussy or a liar.
Nice herp derp thread.
If somebody went on television/radio, or wrote in a newspaper slanderous lies about you and you didn't try to defend yourself... or you say you wouldn't be upset by it...you're either a pussy or a liar.
Nice herp derp thread.
Posted on 10/2/12 at 9:54 pm to Clutch Cargo
Steve Spurrier may not always be a media darling (kind of like another guy down in Alabama)- but he knows more about football than all the rag jockies in SC combined.
I'll bet most Gamecock fans are willing to put up with his treatment of the press- except for the few Lou Holtz loyalists, of course.
I'll bet most Gamecock fans are willing to put up with his treatment of the press- except for the few Lou Holtz loyalists, of course.
Posted on 10/2/12 at 10:16 pm to genro
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The guy compared Spurrier's situation to Penn State. I don't blame him one bit.
I beard the interview on Bill Kings show as it happened. The guy was not in any way comparing Spurrier's situation to the Penn State debacle at all. He was simply making the point that the administration needed to reel Spurrier in after he decided to do his no questions asked press conferences. He was making the point that you cant let coaches call all the shots and that ad's have to look at the overall picture of the athletic dept. The media can be a great tool for a football coach and with the success they are having now why would you want to be on the media's bad side?
Posted on 10/2/12 at 10:16 pm to RebFeBrees
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Spurrier is such a frickin pussy. Plain and simple.
Also mad at Spurrier's Cock victories over OM?
Posted on 10/2/12 at 10:47 pm to Clutch Cargo
I'm on Spurrier's side for this one.
If Spurrier sees fit to use his influence to get the guy fired, so be it.
If Spurrier sees fit to use his influence to get the guy fired, so be it.
Posted on 10/2/12 at 11:13 pm to Clutch Cargo
Had this been Saban you would be all
For it.
For it.
Posted on 10/2/12 at 11:15 pm to BigAppleTiger
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Have you missed Saban berating the press because he didn't like what they had to say?
This. A Bama fan can't say shite about how another coach treats the media. Period. Ie yet to see a Bama fan call our Saban's tyrannical attitude toward media.
Posted on 10/2/12 at 11:47 pm to Rickdaddy4188
Oh look, once again rickdaddy spews his Bama hate instead of addressing the OP subject.
Two posts, both Bama related, at least you are consistent.
Two posts, both Bama related, at least you are consistent.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 12:22 am to bona fide
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Oh look, once again rickdaddy spews his Bama hate instead of addressing the OP subject. Two posts, both Bama related, at least you are consistent.
I don't hate Bama at all. My best friends are Bama fans and I actually cheer for Bama bless they are playing LSU. A good Bama team is good for the SEC. Bama also helped build what the SEC is today and arrows the SEC through the 70's and somewhat the 80's. Bama is the most prestigious football program in the SEC and has a case for being #1 overall , historically.
BUT, for a Bama fan to say another team's coach should watch out, how he treats the media , is dumb.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 1:57 am to Clutch Cargo
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This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read on this board. Do you really want to live in a country without a free press?
"our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." -- Thomas Jefferson
If the current state of journalism (Ron Morris, Fox News, TMZ, CNN twitter feeds, etc.) is the consequence of a free press... then I, for one, would be all for reigning in that freedom a bit. A press that spreads outright falsehoods as news is not doing its job to educate the nation of the actual events of the world. Hiding behind the intent of the first amendment to print/say whatever tickles your fancy, without fear of repercussion, is as bad as using the second amendment to defend your right to own an assault rifle.
"The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice." -- Thomas Jefferson
Posted on 10/3/12 at 2:16 am to Loathor
The owner(s) of a media outlet decide what is news. If I owned a network, say like Ted Turner did, my views would be communicated. As with major media, a smaller outlet owner decides what he wants written/said.
If you want to influencde news, just buy you a television network. Simple as that.
So the press isn't free, it comes at the price of whatever a network like CNN costs.
If you want to influencde news, just buy you a television network. Simple as that.
So the press isn't free, it comes at the price of whatever a network like CNN costs.
This post was edited on 10/3/12 at 2:19 am
Posted on 10/3/12 at 3:11 am to NorthGwinnettTiger
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An Alabama fan complaining about coaches being abusive to the media.
The OP is an excellent example of how out of touch Bama Fans are with reality.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 5:48 am to TenTex
Saban berating the media does bother me. I have said that before here. There is a video of Coach Bryant being rude to a female reporter, and it bothers me too. It may make fans feel "tough", but I don't like it.
That being said, I've never seen either of them publicly try to get a reporter fired. And Spurrier has a long history of taunting, accusing, and berating other coaches and programs. So he comes off looking really pathetic when he does this.
That being said, I've never seen either of them publicly try to get a reporter fired. And Spurrier has a long history of taunting, accusing, and berating other coaches and programs. So he comes off looking really pathetic when he does this.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 6:09 am to Dr RC
This coming from a fan of a team coached by Nick Saban?
Posted on 10/3/12 at 6:51 am to Crimson Legend
I have yet to read a good argument as to how Spurrier is wrong and crossing a line. He doesn't like what a columnist has been writing and feels that he is being unfairly attacked. Whether he is right or wrong is irrelevant.
Just as the newspaper is free to write opinions and publish them, Spurrier is free to stop allowing that newspaper direct access to the program until the columnist is no longer employed at said newspaper. Freedom is a two way street.
Feeling like this is a dick move by Spurrier is legitimate but I don't see how the argument that Spurrier shouldn't be allowed to do what he is doing holds any water.
Just as the newspaper is free to write opinions and publish them, Spurrier is free to stop allowing that newspaper direct access to the program until the columnist is no longer employed at said newspaper. Freedom is a two way street.
Feeling like this is a dick move by Spurrier is legitimate but I don't see how the argument that Spurrier shouldn't be allowed to do what he is doing holds any water.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 7:39 am to Clutch Cargo
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Nope. I didn't say he should always play nice and never disagree with what was written. Debate, discourse, disagreement is all part of the arrangement. No one said he had to like it or even pretend that he liked it. That's altogether different than trying end the man's career and trying to literally control what he can and cannot write. You can complain about it all you want. But when you disregard the First Amendment, then, yes, there's a problem. I take my rights seriously. Politicians shouldn't be able to control what the media (or you and I) can say. Football coaches damn sure shouldn't be able to do that. When they can, you do get situations like Penn State. It was a bad analogy, but, basically, that's the point. Football coaches should coach football, not dictate what a free press has to say about it. There is a HUGE difference.
I agree 100% with everything written in this response. The only thing I might add is that the issue with today's media types is that just because one has 1st Amendment rights doesn't necessarily mean they have to always exercise it. Today's media seems less concerned about the facts than they are about their own opinions.
That said, I do agree and will fight for the right of the media to be wrong as often as they want.
On a lighter note, it occurred to me that it is wholly appropriate for the weather forecast to be included with the local news...now both can be wrong most of the time and still keep their job. I'll bet that's not true with most professions. (LOL)
Posted on 10/3/12 at 7:43 am to mlminbtr
No 1st ammendment rights are being violated. At all.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 9:15 am to BloodRunsRed&Black
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Feeling like this is a dick move by Spurrier is legitimate but I don't see how the argument that Spurrier shouldn't be allowed to do what he is doing holds any water.
I agree that Spurrier is allowed to do what he is doing, but there is a difference in what a person should do, and what that person is allowed to do.
Spurrier is being an insecure dick. He shouldn't do that, but he's absolutely allowed to.
Posted on 10/3/12 at 9:22 am to BloodRunsRed&Black
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No 1st ammendment rights are being violated. At all.
Don't go getting all factual and accurate.
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