Reporters Wanting Apologies

[AM64]

I wish the numerous reporters stating that Tennessee fans owe Schiano an apology would open up a VN account so we could help them with their thinking.

They have some sort of mental disconnect or defective logic. These are the same people who wrote account after account about Schiano's shortcomings - his mediocre record both as HC and as OC at OH St, his attitude that alienated players, his dirty on field tactics, his micromanagement (Butch Jones clone). And, yes, they are the same people who dredged up and printed the documents alleging that Schiano saw Sandusky abusing a kid.

Why would Tennessee fans owe an apology for rejecting someone based on reports that are supposedly factual and accurate? If anyone owes Schiano an apology, why wouldn't it be the reporters themselves, or do they consider that they alone have the inalienable right to judge a person's character and worth?

Somewhere something has been perverted. Reporters have become activists using fact to support their own opinions rather than providing unbiased fact that leaves the reader to form an opinion. What is confusing is that Tennessee fans reacted as the "reporters" suggested they should, but somehow that's wrong.

 

[Power T-Rev]

The world is a messed up place

 

[Shaun1985]

I wish they had accounts, Freak would be swinging the ban hammer a lot with all the GTFOs

 

[turnuptheVOLtage]

Hahahahahaha

 

[Vfl83]

Snowflakes

 

[rocketskates]

This is big time college football. Go coach at Yale if your feelings are hurt that easily.

 

[volintheham]

Who cares what they think as most are dumb as a box of rocks. We don’t owe him a damn thing but there is no consistency but inconsistency. Power struggles within our school is tearing it apart.

 

[golfballs]

It's because we impugned the integrity of the venerated program of Ohio State, and cast a shadow on their blessed and beloved coach, Urban Meyer. How dare we not accept what the good lord Urban Meyer would bestow on us. Kirk Herbstreit curses us for such insolence!

 

[dduncan4163]

It's because we impugned the integrity of the venerated program of Ohio State, and cast a shadow on their blessed and beloved coach, Urban Meyer. How dare we not accept what the good lord Urban Meyer would bestow on us. Kirk Herbstreit curses us for such insolence!

Wish I could like this 100 times

 

[golf437]

I wish the numerous reporters stating that Tennessee fans owe Schiano an apology would open up a VN account so we could help them with their thinking.

They have some sort of mental disconnect or defective logic. These are the same people who wrote account after account about Schiano's shortcomings - his mediocre record both as HC and as OC at OH St, his attitude that alienated players, his dirty on field tactics, his micromanagement (Butch Jones clone). And, yes, they are the same people who dredged up and printed the documents alleging that Schiano saw Sandusky abusing a kid.

Why would Tennessee fans owe an apology for rejecting someone based on reports that are supposedly factual and accurate? If anyone owes Schiano an apology, why wouldn't it be the reporters themselves, or do they consider that they alone have the inalienable right to judge a person's character and worth?

Somewhere something has been perverted. Reporters have become activists using fact to support their own opinions rather than providing unbiased fact that leaves the reader to form an opinion. What is confusing is that Tennessee fans reacted as the "reporters" suggested they should, but somehow that's wrong.

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

 

[WiseOlVol]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

Losing is the only thing that hurts a program.

 

[RTVFL89]

Read the court reports. We overruled a pedo enabler.

 

[wartburg2ohio]

Who is the reporter that said something like “no one unless they’re a VFL wants to touch that job with a ten foot pole.”?

 

[OrangeByBirth]

Jim Tressel approves this thread.

 

[Booker512]

It's because we impugned the integrity of the venerated program of Ohio State, and cast a shadow on their blessed and beloved coach, Urban Meyer. How dare we not accept what the good lord Urban Meyer would bestow on us. Kirk Herbstreit curses us for such insolence!

If we get Leach. I hope we can play Ohio State in some bowl games and beat their damn brains in.

How would they feel then? Probably still wish we woulda took Schiano most likely. Lol.

 

[led0321]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

Some of you must pee sitting down. I swear

 

[Orangedogsrule]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

You don't want to ever understand.

You want to make it ONLY about Penn State.

Most everyone was opposed because of his total body of work...

How he alienated players and people around him.

His crazy town micro management of professional players at Tampa, recording them on the sidelines and in the locker room. The "Shiano Man" schtick. The guy's not what we wanted as the face of Tennessee football.

All that, regardless of what he did or didn't do at Penn State. And that only adds more fuel to the already burning bonfire.

No, we really, really did not want Schiano as coach.

Nor do I want a man whose every fourth word coming out of his mouth in locker room talks is foul.
Mike Leach cusses like a pirate, and I have no use for "men" in leadership positions who do that either.

 

[kcvols1]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

Just so we're clear, not paying a dude $5 million bucks is not the same as hanging him.

I think there's a valid point you had, but can't see it through the hyperbole.

 

[kcvols1]

Some of you must pee sitting down. I swear

Only when there's a false alarm for no. 2. What's the big deal?

 

[volum3]

Losing is the only thing that hurts a program.

There's a guy named Sandusky that would agree with you....

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Clay Travis' op ed explained it. Most cfb media relies on agents and coaches to provide leaks so they can break news. They will not bite the hand that feeds.

 

[butchna]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

Why hire a man who couldn’t get through his introductory PC?

 

[Alto1]

Only when there's a false alarm for no. 2. What's the big deal?

Now that's funny, I don't care who you are! lol:

 

[Madscientistvol]

So the media wants UT fans to apologize for supposedly hanging someone in the court of public opinion? Man if that doesn't smell of hypocrisy.

If anyone owes Schiano an apology it's Curry for bad judgement.

 

[dono]

You would never understand. Our fans hung a man with to trial and no proof. I did not want Him but our bad fans went went nuts and hurt the program.

The concept of optics of a situation is a big deal in the Political World. Basically perception IS reality. The Sandusky stink produces perceptions and the stink is pretty much permanent.

Has Schiano taken legal action to remove the stink from the WaPo revelations, the optics would have been much different.

The Nation was very astute in understanding this and preventing gasoline being poured on the dumpster fire. I own my part in that and if that makes me a "bad fan", I will wear that as a badge of honor.