First&Tenn
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The simple fact that most people are overlooking in this whole media storm over nothing is that CLK had three very specific targets in mind (and we the fans were not one of them)
1. Boosters
2. Players & Recruits
3. Urban Meyer
1. If Lane wants to keep his job for any amount of time, he must have the boosters behind him. If he makes a couple of remarks that fire them up and leave them feeling better about UT football than they have since 2001, he doesn't care what the conference or national media say about it. Also, he knew what he was doing and said it in jest (he made a very impressive score on his recruiting exam).
2. CLK shot off at the mouth and challenged the biggest, baddest guy on the field. This makes him look like a young cocky fool to the fanbase, but we aren't the important ones right now. 18 yr old alpha males that want to go out on the field and beat the best teams in the nation, however, see a coach who isn't scared of the bully on the playground. This persona is exactly what he needs to help bring in some blue-chippers and give our current players the fire they need to compete with schools like Florida.
3. Sometimes when you challenge the bully to a fight, you get beat up. CLK might just take that fall this coming season, but he can't risk looking like he accepts his role as a second place team to Florida. This is where the fanbase seems to still have the personality of CPF. For the last two years, Florida beat UT into the ground without mercy. CPF stayed calm and talked about film and gameplans. To paraphrase a very good coach: Say all you want about X's and O's, most football games are won by big angry men. CPF just didn't get the troops fired up. He was a great guy, but it's not enough to get the boys to follow you into battle, they have to be ready and motivated to fight once they are there.
In short, CLK doesn't care about winning the fans right now for one reason... he can't. If he produces on the field this fall, we will love him. If he fails miserably, we will hate him. Either way, we won't care less about this incident, but the boosters, players, and opposing coaches will take from this that Lane won't back down and let them have their way with his team. Win or Lose, he's all fight.
1. Boosters
2. Players & Recruits
3. Urban Meyer
1. If Lane wants to keep his job for any amount of time, he must have the boosters behind him. If he makes a couple of remarks that fire them up and leave them feeling better about UT football than they have since 2001, he doesn't care what the conference or national media say about it. Also, he knew what he was doing and said it in jest (he made a very impressive score on his recruiting exam).
2. CLK shot off at the mouth and challenged the biggest, baddest guy on the field. This makes him look like a young cocky fool to the fanbase, but we aren't the important ones right now. 18 yr old alpha males that want to go out on the field and beat the best teams in the nation, however, see a coach who isn't scared of the bully on the playground. This persona is exactly what he needs to help bring in some blue-chippers and give our current players the fire they need to compete with schools like Florida.
3. Sometimes when you challenge the bully to a fight, you get beat up. CLK might just take that fall this coming season, but he can't risk looking like he accepts his role as a second place team to Florida. This is where the fanbase seems to still have the personality of CPF. For the last two years, Florida beat UT into the ground without mercy. CPF stayed calm and talked about film and gameplans. To paraphrase a very good coach: Say all you want about X's and O's, most football games are won by big angry men. CPF just didn't get the troops fired up. He was a great guy, but it's not enough to get the boys to follow you into battle, they have to be ready and motivated to fight once they are there.
In short, CLK doesn't care about winning the fans right now for one reason... he can't. If he produces on the field this fall, we will love him. If he fails miserably, we will hate him. Either way, we won't care less about this incident, but the boosters, players, and opposing coaches will take from this that Lane won't back down and let them have their way with his team. Win or Lose, he's all fight.
