Butch "Lays down the hammer on reporting"

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armchair said:
Also, nobody "lays down the hammer." That is stupid phrasing. I think the phrase is "brings down the hammer." Another feckless internet reporter?
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Yeh laying down the hammer would infer that they are stepping back from attacking. Though the Urban Dictionary states that:

Lay Down the Hammer
To hit something in life hard. To make it happen and own it. To give something the beat down.
 
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The Coach is all focus on growing Tennessee football to the highest level..." hell of a vision"...GO VOLS!
 
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armchair said:
Sorry, but Jones is being stupid. There was NO North "report"--there was an idiotic internet rumor that was based on nothing. It's unfortunate, but that's the way the internet functions a lot of the time--idiotically.

Jones earlier this week made a dumb comment about injuries, saying that (actual) reports on injuries were not respectful to the players. That's crazy, and proves that Jones is just another coach who is clueless about the media. There is nothing "disrespectful" about reporting on actual injuries--that a guy has a ankle or knee sprain or bruised ribs or whatever. Where comes this idea that if you report that a guy has a sprained shoulder you are violating his "privacy." UT is a public university, the players are individuals in whom there is a public interest--a strong public interest.

Has it occurred to the coaches--in all sports, not to mention the sports information department--that if the the athletic department actually //provided information on injuries//, instead of hewing to their silly hush-hush routine, that there would be no internet rumors and speculation? You want to stop the North rumors, then tell the public he's got a knee sprain or whatever and the rumors stop--and there is no privacy issue. If your friend comes hobbling into your house one day on crutches, I'm pretty sure you and everyone else would ask what his injury is, and I'm quite sure he'd tell you and everyone else and not think much about his "privacy."

To be sure, certain issues require discretion and privacy--an addiction issue, a psychological issue--but the vast major of sports injuries are the same sports injuries that players have gotten, and that have been reported, for ages with nary a problem. I'm not sure if it is the Hipaa law that is absurd--or, more likely, the way colleges have decided to interpret it. But I fail to see how reporting that a sports player has, say, a hyperextended elbow is a big deal or a privacy issue of any kind. It's gotten ridiculous.
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So what do you call this?
 

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armchair said:
Sorry, but Jones is being stupid. There was NO North "report"--there was an idiotic internet rumor that was based on nothing. It's unfortunate, but that's the way the internet functions a lot of the time--idiotically.

Jones earlier this week made a dumb comment about injuries, saying that (actual) reports on injuries were not respectful to the players. That's crazy, and proves that Jones is just another coach who is clueless about the media. There is nothing "disrespectful" about reporting on actual injuries--that a guy has a ankle or knee sprain or bruised ribs or whatever. Where comes this idea that if you report that a guy has a sprained shoulder you are violating his "privacy." UT is a public university, the players are individuals in whom there is a public interest--a strong public interest.

Has it occurred to the coaches--in all sports, not to mention the sports information department--that if the the athletic department actually //provided information on injuries//, instead of hewing to their silly hush-hush routine, that there would be no internet rumors and speculation? You want to stop the North rumors, then tell the public he's got a knee sprain or whatever and the rumors stop--and there is no privacy issue. If your friend comes hobbling into your house one day on crutches, I'm pretty sure you and everyone else would ask what his injury is, and I'm quite sure he'd tell you and everyone else and not think much about his "privacy."

To be sure, certain issues require discretion and privacy--an addiction issue, a psychological issue--but the vast major of sports injuries are the same sports injuries that players have gotten, and that have been reported, for ages with nary a problem. I'm not sure if it is the Hipaa law that is absurd--or, more likely, the way colleges have decided to interpret it. But I fail to see how reporting that a sports player has, say, a hyperextended elbow is a big deal or a privacy issue of any kind. It's gotten ridiculous.
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I always find it amusing when a person refers to another person's decision making or intelligence when he/she hasn't accomplished anything near what the person they are criticizing has. I mean how many programs have you ran? How many times have you dealt with media? Have you ever even coached a sport. At least your handle s appropriate,
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Brad Matthews has posted an update with an apology for using the phrase, "feared lost for the season"... basically admitting that it was an unconfirmed sensational headline.
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Would we all be in such an uproar if this misinformation been about a 3rd stringer, or would it simply be "next man up'?
 
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ruger1234 said:
Very true, one way to end speculation and rumors. Just be more open with the media in press conferences concerning injuries.
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So, Have a 3 AM press conference to end speculation and rumors?? Would that be more open with the media concerning injuries?? Alrighty then.....
 
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armchair said:
Sorry, but Jones is being stupid. There was NO North "report"--there was an idiotic internet rumor that was based on nothing. It's unfortunate, but that's the way the internet functions a lot of the time--idiotically.

Jones earlier this week made a dumb comment about injuries, saying that (actual) reports on injuries were not respectful to the players. That's crazy, and proves that Jones is just another coach who is clueless about the media. There is nothing "disrespectful" about reporting on actual injuries--that a guy has a ankle or knee sprain or bruised ribs or whatever. Where comes this idea that if you report that a guy has a sprained shoulder you are violating his "privacy." UT is a public university, the players are individuals in whom there is a public interest--a strong public interest.

Has it occurred to the coaches--in all sports, not to mention the sports information department--that if the the athletic department actually //provided information on injuries//, instead of hewing to their silly hush-hush routine, that there would be no internet rumors and speculation? You want to stop the North rumors, then tell the public he's got a knee sprain or whatever and the rumors stop--and there is no privacy issue. If your friend comes hobbling into your house one day on crutches, I'm pretty sure you and everyone else would ask what his injury is, and I'm quite sure he'd tell you and everyone else and not think much about his "privacy."

To be sure, certain issues require discretion and privacy--an addiction issue, a psychological issue--but the vast major of sports injuries are the same sports injuries that players have gotten, and that have been reported, for ages with nary a problem. I'm not sure if it is the Hipaa law that is absurd--or, more likely, the way colleges have decided to interpret it. But I fail to see how reporting that a sports player has, say, a hyperextended elbow is a big deal or a privacy issue of any kind. It's gotten ridiculous.
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Reporters gona report.

Or at least that's what they are paid to do. Though It should be confirmed reports, not internet hyperbole.
 
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armchair said:
Sorry, but Jones is being stupid. There was NO North "report"--there was an idiotic internet rumor that was based on nothing. It's unfortunate, but that's the way the internet functions a lot of the time--idiotically.

Jones earlier this week made a dumb comment about injuries, saying that (actual) reports on injuries were not respectful to the players. That's crazy, and proves that Jones is just another coach who is clueless about the media. There is nothing "disrespectful" about reporting on actual injuries--that a guy has a ankle or knee sprain or bruised ribs or whatever. Where comes this idea that if you report that a guy has a sprained shoulder you are violating his "privacy." UT is a public university, the players are individuals in whom there is a public interest--a strong public interest.

Has it occurred to the coaches--in all sports, not to mention the sports information department--that if the the athletic department actually //provided information on injuries//, instead of hewing to their silly hush-hush routine, that there would be no internet rumors and speculation? You want to stop the North rumors, then tell the public he's got a knee sprain or whatever and the rumors stop--and there is no privacy issue. If your friend comes hobbling into your house one day on crutches, I'm pretty sure you and everyone else would ask what his injury is, and I'm quite sure he'd tell you and everyone else and not think much about his "privacy."

To be sure, certain issues require discretion and privacy--an addiction issue, a psychological issue--but the vast major of sports injuries are the same sports injuries that players have gotten, and that have been reported, for ages with nary a problem. I'm not sure if it is the Hipaa law that is absurd--or, more likely, the way colleges have decided to interpret it. But I fail to see how reporting that a sports player has, say, a hyperextended elbow is a big deal or a privacy issue of any kind. It's gotten ridiculous.
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Wow. This post is stupid.

You took four paragraphs to say..."I think Butch Jones should tell us fans everything that happens at practice and with the players"

If you're going to whine, at least do it in small posts.
 
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ajvol01 said:
So what do you call this?
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How dare you bring facts into this!!! Armchair had such a good rant going, HE DESERVES TO KNOW the extent of a kid's injuries that plays on his favorite team...

Who are we to take that from him?!?!

Butch is right, media is wrong. These players are identified as amateur athletes, until they are getting paid and have given permission, their health info should be private matter. North's mother was probably scared to death when she heard that erroneous report.

You ppl saying get over, i need my info are idiots. \thread
 
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