re: Ehren Earleywine is a bad arse

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But they are coaches,

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Yes. They are coaches. But I would hope that a coach at any level, much less a university, and especially at the SEC level, had enough discretion to not put such comments into an email.

Do I understand the emotions he conveyed? Absolutely. Would similar sentiments have entered my head if I was in his situation. Yep. Still does not make it the intelligent thing to do.

Actions and reactions such as his tend to be supported by immature college age kids and/or 40 year old adolescents.

Again, maybe it is an isolated incident. If not, well, that is Missouri's and his problem.

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not some tight-arse school principal or a corporate kiss-arse

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Good thing I spent the majority of my career as a football and baseball coach. Good coaches at any level have a certain fire in them. Some readily show it, (Saban maybe), while some or more stoic, (think Tom Landry). However, self-control over those emotions is also a needed trait. Again, this may not be a pattern of behavior for him so he may usually have that very control.

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Sunflower seeds, can you just imagine those on a ball

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The fact the SWMO State coach mentioned sunflower seeds as a reason of not playing is silly in my opinion. I would venture a guess that the request centered on the seeds being spit in the dugout rather than in the field itself however.

If that is the case, the Missouri coach decided to not respect his host's request. Or if he did tell his team to respect it then his players decided not to respect his request. Neither reflect positively on Ehren...but its not like it is a major incident the SWMO State coach made it out to be.

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This was non-public communication. EE learned it's ALL public.

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Someone at his level should realize that, hence my statement about:
1. His failure to control his emotions
2. Be smarter than that, there are much better ways to express those sentiments without putting yourself in a situation to have to apologize.

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I'm as non-PC as he is

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Maybe you find it difficult to believe...but so am I. I had my own incidents as both a coach and a school administrator. (Again, Ehren may have much better control of himself than this one exchange makes it appear...probably does). For most of us, restraint tends to be a learned behavior and we rarely perfect it.