Mike you know he said "some players". What is important is that THEY know who they are and THEY know he was talking about THEM. That is the important part. THEY know he threw them under the bus. Have you ever been on a team where something like this happened. When this happens you don't have your coaches nor the teams best interest at heart. It's just the way it is.
This is where you and I completely disagree.
THE TRUTH is that it is actually the OPPOSITE. He has his players' and his teams' BEST INTEREST at heart because he CARES enough to CORRECT THEM. It is actually WISE to allow players to feel shame about their pathetic performances. IF they don't have the work ethic to do the necessary things required to get better and perform in an acceptable manner--then they do not deserve their scholarship.
These guys have to comply with academic standards of performance, and they have athletic standards, too.
You're wasting your breath here, sir because the coaches and teachers in my life that earned my respect and admiration were always those who refused to encourage and cajole mediocrity in my performance. The man who taught me how to play baseball actually played with Willie McCovey and always said to out entire team: "
boys, if I didn't care about you, I'd never say anything to correct you or motivate you to get better."
He never hesitated to correct us, but he also never hesitated to praise us, too!
CJP had done BOTH of those things for the VOLS this year.
You guys have chosen to forget what CJP said after the UGA game--how he praised his team in the loss for their resolve and refusal to give up and to keep fighting. Why doesn't CJP get any credit now for that? He's the same Coach that he's been all this year. And he's coaching the same way now that he did then.
I know that I'm too abrasive in my comments some times, but there's a couple of things that you seem to believe that I will NEVER accept.
1. It's NOT a LACK of caring concern for a coach to point out mistakes and failures in the performances of his players--it actually PROVES THAT HE CARES; and
2. It's NEVER acceptable TO RESENT the ONE in authority for poor performances in his subordinates. Losers do that.
You and those like you make a sport out of violating these two RULES. And that's just the way it is because, unlike the way our society has now trained a generation--they don't hand out participation trophies for just showing up in the real world.
” I swear, there’s an entire generation of “men” who can’t handle critique, criticism or instruction without getting offended and blaming someone else for why they are the way they are. Own your crap and get better at your job. That’s how you succeed in life.
