Urban Meyer goes off on reporter after practice

By Adam Silverstein
March 24, 2010

The top story coming out of Florida Gators spring practice Wednesday was not redshirt junior quarterback John Brantley being absent due to a fever and sore throat or even redshirt senior running back Emmanuel Moody leaving the field on crutches with an ankle injury. Instead, it was head coach Urban Meyer verbally attacking beat writer Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

Monday, Fowler wrote an article quoting redshirt junior wide receiver Deonte Thompson who made an eyebrow-raising comments about former QB Tim Tebow. “You never know with Tim,” Thompson said. “He can bolt. You think he’s running but he’ll come up and pass it to you. You just have to be ready. With Brantley, everything’s with rhythm, with time. You know what I mean, a real quarterback.”

Fowler was doing his job here – the player said it, he quoted him word-for-word. Some might question whether doing so in the manner he did was sensationalistic, but if he didn’t report the quote, it is likely someone else would have. However, Meyer did not see it that way and, after practice Wednesday, he made that quite clear to Fowler in what is (right now) the biggest story of the spring.

Watch and read what Meyer and Fowler had to say to each other after the break!

Video courtesy of GatorBait.net and Steve Johnson.
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Starting off by informing the reporter that he was a “bad guy,” Meyer began this rant while pointing his finger: “You’ll be out of practice – you understand that? – if you do that again.”

“I told you five years ago: Don’t mess with our players. Don’t do it. You did it. You do it one more time and the Orlando Sentinel’s not welcome here ever again. Is that clear? It’s yes or no.”

To his credit, Fowler did not back down one bit. “Urban, come on. Don’t make any threats,” Fowler replied. “That’s fine. I’ll play by the rules. But all I was doing was quoting the guy. I don’t think I was the only one.”

Meyer’s response? “You’re a bad guy, man. You’re a bad guy. […] If [Thompson] was my son, we’d be going at it right now.”

It is not uncommon or even questionable for a coach to go off on a reporter for an unflattering story about himself, a member of his staff or one of his players. What is noteworthy in this instance is the level Meyer took his rant to – including threatening physicality and mentioning pulling Fowler’s credential.

Thompson, apparently, has been bothered about the hoopla over his comment. Florida responded by barring players and coaches from speaking to reporters after practice (at least) Wednesday.

OGGOA spoke with Fowler tonight, but unfortunately he declined further comment.

Photo Credits: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images, Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun

56 Comments

  1. On Campus says:

    You have the top material the quickest out of any site Adam, amazing man. Good for Urban, I didn’t like what was said when you read it on paper, but when you actually watch DTs video, it doesn’t seem like anything at all. I like that Urban is throwing his weight around a bit…but can’t be good for his stress. lol

  2. Thank you. Even though getting you news the quickest is my No. 1 priority, I also prefer to get the story as complete as possible, which is why I try to refrain from posting little snippets (except for the BITS, of course).

  3. ReptilesRule says:

    First of all, Jeremy Fowler is actually one of the good guys. He was only doing his job. If anyone likes to stir the pot to the OS, it’s Bianchi. Second, Urban was just defending his player(s). But we all know how the press blows every little things out of proportion. One of the things I love most about Urban Meyer is the love and passion he has for his players. So it’s predictable that he will re-act like a Dad. Personally, I would love my son to play for a coach like that. And THIRD, He DID NOT threaten Fowler physically. This another thing that will get blown up in the press. He didn’t say, “Im gonna kick your butt” he said “if I was his dad…” BIG DIFFERENCE!

  4. ReptilesRule says:

    BTW Adam, although we may disagree once in a while, you always present your arguement with reason and class. And respectfully. I wish Congress could be like that nowadays. “On Campus” is right, this is THE PLACE to get breaking Gator news. And the content is informative and interesting. The only thing I wish you would do is more one on one interviews because you really nail it when you do it.

  5. JvilleJohnny says:

    I’m with Coach Meyer on this one…I can certainly see where he was coming from, he probably has warned Fowler before. Fowler seems like one of those guys who makes a mountain out of a mole hill. He didn’t publish DT’s quotes completely, just the part about him aparently “bashing” Tebow. All Deonte was was saying is that Brantley is more of a typical drop back pure passer, and Tebow is Tebow (Deonte’s quote “a living legend”).

  6. Suffice to say, there are a few reasons OGGOA prefers Fowler and the Sentinel when sourcing material. Both parties – Fowler and Meyer – have legitimate arguments here. But what it comes down to is the manner and setting in which Meyer acted this out. Those were improper, in my opinion. There are better and more effective ways to get your point across. Finally, saying “we’d be going at it right now” and threatening to take away his credential are two things that, personally, I find unacceptable. Granted Meyer is not a media relations person, but he should know better.

    Onto your second comment – thank you. More one-on-one interviews are coming up VERY soon. Two are confirmed, one is in the works and two others are being sought after right now.

  7. O-town Gator says:

    Good for Urban Meyer – it’s about time the “Slantinel” was told off, and who better to do it than Coach. I’m sure he’s well aware of all the nonsense they’ve been printing past and present – I onbly wish it was Andrea Adelson that he went off on as she deserves it for several reasons. Still, the media needs to know their place, and stop acting as though they’re so high and mighty.

    And as for the Slantinel – SCREW THEM. They’re an embarrassment.

  8. JvilleJohnny says:

    Adam, I do agree with you with how Urban acted on making his point. It certainly could have been done at a different time and place. But threatening to take away his credential, to me, is probably stemming from an earlier confrontation between Meyer and Fowler. But who am I to speculate. lol

  9. Dean Thomas says:

    I was with Adam after reading Fowler’s article. Not that big of a rip job of Deonte, and it didn’t really require Urban to do what he did.

    However, I barely caught the Most important part of the article……..THE TITLE!!!!!!!

    The title is:

    “Florida Gators WR Deonte Thompson sounds happy to usher in post-Tebow era”

    ENOUGH SAID

    URBAN LOVES DEONTE

    makes perfect sense to me now..

    btw gotta give deonte a ton of credit, from where he came from to where he is now, truly a remarkable story and a remarkable young man… I wish him the best and will really be rooting for him this Fall.

  10. Paul Simm says:

    THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  11. Derrek says:

    The Title says it all:

    “Florida Gators WR Deonte Thompson sounds happy to usher in post-Tebow era”

    Not fair to Deonte.

    DT is a great story and a amazing kid and the entire coaching staff loves him, none more than Urban himself.

    Some players are “off-limits” to be made out as a bad guy and Deonte is on the top of that list!

    GO URBAN GO!

  12. Rich says:

    WOW. I think what we witnessed was the frustration of Urban from the past 2 days dealing with the quote and how it was taken somewhat out of context. I’m not here to judge either side but you can tell from Coach Urban this has been a sore spot for 2 days and he’s taken it out on the writer. I like Urban’s passion, I like him sticking up for his player and his player’s family who I’m sure were also not happy dealing with this the past 2 days.

    ~Rich

  13. mikey says:

    Browbeating a member of the press in public makes Urban look like the “bad guy” here.

    Is is channeling Ron Zook?

  14. Sarasota 'cane says:

    I’m surprised at the spin a lot of you are putting on this. That video goes way beyond defending a player. Meyer almost “lost it” with one of the schools most important beat reporters. He threatened him physically and professionally for God’s sake! He seems more wound up now then he did at the end of last season. Kudos to Adam for having the stones to post the video.

  15. OC Gator says:

    Adam-much like Urban was going out on a limb to protect one of his players, you seem to be going out on a limb to defend one of your fellow journalist.
    In my opinion, the title “Florida Gators WR Deonte Thompson sounds happy to usher in post-Tebow era” set the tone for the article, which seems to me to be an obvious shot at Tebow, especially coming at a time when everyone and their mother is criticizing Tebow’s QB abilities.
    I know Mr. Fowler “was doing his job here”, as was Urban in protecting his present and past players.

    That said, I love Urban as a headcoach and I love your consistent good work on this website and your twitter stream.

  16. Hebert says:

    Way to go Urban! These kids will love playing for a coach that they know will stick up for them. As a parent, I would love for my son to play for a coach that will stand up and defend his players when some jack#$$ tries to put words in their mouth.

  17. npgator says:

    I agree with some of you that Fowler is one of the good guys but I did think that the headlines he and Bianchi used were very low brow journalism to entice readers. If they thought about what effect it would have on Deonte by spinning that story maybe they would have re phrased their headlines. At least Fowler is not a little Sh*t like Bianchi who is about 5 foot nothing and didn’t melt away when confronted like Bianchi most likely would have.

  18. John Shanks says:

    I don’t really have a problem with that. Urban said it to him directly, not through a backhanded comment or something. The quote was ripe for sensationalism, and was used in the national media just that way. I’m not familiar with the process, but I assume the comment was not made at a press conference, just in player interviews after practice. I understand that’s somewhat privileged access and the quote isn’t really a story, it was Dante slightly mispeaking. It wasn’t some story that had to be told, it was just a dig at Tim Tebow that wasn’t meant to be a dig. I agree, Bianci is more the A-hole. I wish it were him, but I’m not sure he’s got the same access as Fowler.

  19. Steven says:

    Urban could not be more out-of-line if he tried. Well, actually I guess if he actually took a swing @ Fowler he’d be more out-of-line. But aside from that, nothing about his tirade was acceptable. OGGOA, you’d know better than me, but I’m 99% sure that writers don’t even come up with the headlines to their articles. IF Urban had a problem with what Fowler wrote, he should’ve set up a meeting between himself, Fowler and Steve McClain. Going off on Fowler in that manner was totally uncalled for and Meyer owes Fowler an apology.

    Most people would love a coach that stands up for their players, but just like it was stupid for Zooker to go to the Pi Kapp house back in the day, it was stupid for Meyer to handle this on his own. That’s the SID’s job.

    Holler.

  20. John Shanks says:

    By the way this isn’t really a “story” either. If that’s “going off”, I need to file suit against some of the contractors I work with.

  21. *Sarasota- It’s not about having the “stones” to post the information or video, it is newsworthy so I am reporting it. Just like ESPN, SI and all the newspapers are. But I appreciate the compliment nonetheless.

    *OC Gator- I’m not going out on a limb nor am I defending a fellow journalist. I’m just giving you my opinion, which happens to be that Meyer stepped over the line and Fowler didn’t deserve the rant he received. What Meyer did may reflect on him positively to his players and potential recruits (let’s be honest – his most important audiences), but it does look bad nationally.

    I understand Meyer has to defend his players. Through my time in Gainesville, I attended multiple press conferences held by Meyer, Donovan and other coaches. I also sat in at some media sessions in South Florida with Nick Saban. I’ve seen Donovan pull someone aside and go off on them, only to shake hands afterward and leave. I’ve seen Meyer point someone out in a press conference and say they weren’t answering any more of their questions and that something they wrote was off-base. I’ve seen Saban purposely ignore someone and then scorn them and laugh at them when they tried to ask him a question.

    Nothing I’ve witnessed previously came anywhere close to what Meyer did Wednesday. It’s not going to change my respect for Meyer as a coach or human being. At the same time, I think he could have done it much more professionally and still gotten the same point across. That doesn’t mean I am going out on a limb or that I’m defending one party or another. It only means that I disagree with the manner in which he went about expressing his anger.

    *Steven- To answer your question, in a blog format, I’m pretty sure Fowler does come up with his own titles (as do most writers on their blog pages). However, for the newspaper, his editor would likely be the one who writes the titles to his articles unless said editor approves one submitted by Fowler. Good job on the rest of your comment – I agree wholeheartedly. That would have been the best manner.

    *John Shanks- That’s “going off.” When someone is wagging their finger in your face, calling you a bad guy, threatening you with pulling your credential and making the comments Meyer did. The best arguers know that you don’t accomplish much by raising your voice and throwing a hissy fit. But Meyer talked down to him like he was his father or boss and did whatever he could to cut him down without coming off worse than some think he did.

  22. Thanks for all your comments and opinions – good thoughts coming from both sides here. I’m going to try to bow out of the conversation now so I can get back to writing about, you know, football and more important things.

  23. rich says:

    I think it should be pointed out as well, again not taking sides.. There were 8 or so reporters there, they all knew what Thompson said and they all knew what he really meant. Out of all of those 8 only one reporter ran off and filed that story making a big deal out of the “real” quarterback. I’ve talked to two of the eight guys, one of them my good friend from school Brady Ackerman and again, the quote was there but the intent was not. I’ve been in the media so I totally understand the article and again I’m not saying who is right or wrong but among the journalist there that day 7 of the other guys knew what Thompson really meant and didn’t go write an article pointing out how he said something. Just my take

  24. You cannot say only one reporter ran off with it. He was simply the first who was able to do so. Multiple media sources – including reporters who were there – published the SAME quote and gave it the same context. I heard someone make the argument you just did yesterday and thought he was just protecting his own @$$.

  25. brlgator says:

    I only read the first couple of posts so this might have been said already but I agree with adam that both parties are both partially right and wrong but urban was def wrong to call out folwer publicly like that instead of in private

    HOWEVER urban may have done so on purpose to ensure that this part of the story gets ink too. urban probably gets a lot of bonus points with parents and recruits everywhere for publicly defending his player

  26. rich says:

    I’ll say this, never a dull moment with the University of Florida. Always something going on, sometimes that’s good, sometimes it’s a not.. LOL

    Go Gators

  27. John Boof says:

    This really became a story about reporters. We have reporters reporting about reporters.

    Urban blew some steam. Let it pass, and resist the temptation to report about reporters.

    I’m not knocking Adam — who does an excellent job. But let this just pass — there is no real story here anymore.
    We could go on forever if this becomes commentary about commentators.

  28. John – I don’t disagree with you. I’d rather report about what is actually happening on the field rather than other reporters. However, if you want to blame anyone for making this a story – that person would be Meyer. He chose to make a public spectacle of it. Either way, as you correctly point out, “there is no real story here anymore.”

  29. PGator says:

    I’ve listened to the interview several times. But, what Fowler did was give the comments his own meaning, and attribute that to DT… which, of course, is BS. In fact, when you listen to the interview, you almost can’t even hear that part of the interview, like DT is distracted or trying to pay attention to something else going on around him. But, Fowler put words in DT’s mouth, too. This is part of what Fowler said: “And no receiver suffered more than Thompson, who finished the year with 24 catches for 343 yards and four touchdowns.”. DT didn’t say anything about suffering under Tebow; that was implied by Fowler. DT talks about a lot of reasons for his lackluster season. Fowler takes what DT actually says, and makes it mean what he (Fowler) wants it to. DT never says he was wronged by Tebow; but that’s the impression Fowler is trying to leave with readers… that DT feels like he was wronged by Tebow. And DT not only said that wasn’t what he was saying at all, he was actually very disraught that it was misconstrued that way. Fowler’s a punk, and knew exactly what he was doing… taking advantage of an off-the-cuff remark and sensationalizing it. Meyer knew it, and put his foot down… he had already warned Fowler at least twice not to use his players as cannon fodder.

  30. Jon says:

    Meyer was in the wrong. By his reactions you can tell that he did not read what was actually wrote. It feels to me, the Meyer thinks that he is better than everyone and needs to be big and bad. I commend Fowler for the way he reacted because Meyer was out of line. To threaten a journalist (professionally or physically), who was doing his job, is ridiculous.

  31. “He had already warned Fowler at least twice not to use his players as cannon fodder.” …and you know that how? By the way, the things you point out – he was adding context to the statement. He wasn’t putting words in his mouth.

  32. Mr2Bits says:

    I’m with Urbes on this. You can tell these two have some history and Meyer has let it slide in the past. Fowler wrote this knowing it would be “juicy” and he could get some notoriety off of it. He knew exactly what he was doing when he went to the camp fire with gasoline in hand. He just never thought he’d be the one to get burned. I’ll guarantee Fowler doesn’t write stories about Gator players before thinking twice going forward.

    For those of you saying that it was the wrong place, piss off. This journalist is in Meyer’s house. If your going to be there, your going to play by his rules. If you don’t like it, then there is the door.

  33. Mr2Bits, your last paragraph is so blatantly incorrect that I cannot even begin to argue with you about it – nor do I have the desire to. No offense to you whatsoever, but the people who are unanimously saying it was done in the wrong place and in the wrong manner (Forde, Dooley, Schad, Barnhart, etc.) have been working in college football for decades and are experienced enough to know right from wrong in a situation like this. Considering I agree with them and have said so, I don’t appreciate the “piss off” comment one bit. As far as it being his house? First Amendment – freedom of speech and the press. That is all.

  34. Mr2Bits says:

    Whats so wrong about it (outside of the piss off as I meant to not offend)? Its not like Urbe hunted him down in the streets or walked into the Sentinel and blasted him in his place of business. Much unlike what Fowler did to Urban’s family(players) in Urban’s place of business.

    Last I checked, accessing the practice facilities and media rooms is a privilege. Privileges can be taken away if you don’t want to play by the rules. Urban made a statement to all in what he said to Fowler, if you don’t play by the rules after being warned your gone. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Urban simply let him know his opinion and that it was not appreciated.

    You are going to have two different opinions on this and thats fine. I’m simply stating mine.

  35. I have no problem whatsoever with your opinion. I took issue with the way you presented it. I’ve already explained my stance on it in hundreds of words both in the above post and throughout this comment section – I am not going to go over it all again. Don’t have the time. As I’ve already said, I don’t have a problem with Meyer’s feelings. It bothers me (and many others who have been doing this for much longer than I) how he went about expressing them. There are dozens of different avenues and methods he could have used to resolve the issue with the same impact and sternness.

  36. John Shanks says:

    Adam if this is “going off” then the media has been going off on Meyer for some time. I understand that Fowler is not responsible for all negative press coverage, but sports writers have always bullied players, coaches, owners, and AD’s, Then they always throw fits if someone calls them out, and the entire industry rallies around them as though they’re a victim. Look at coverage of Bobby Bowden over the last 2 years (senile, wifes a b****). Where was the media to expose and ridicule those people. I personally would much rather someone tell me off to my face than write it in a newspaper, or post it on the internet where it lives forever.

    Fact: Fowler should have asked Deonte a follow up question to confirm his intent, before quoting it. That is just basic decent journalism, especially when you’re dealing with an Amateur player. That needs to be said in the press coverage of this, and I heard none of that today. I did hear plenty of “maybe he’s on the wrong Meds” comments on the way home though, from the professional media (Rick Ballou 1010XL). Maybe Meyer should have a quiet sit down with Rick over drinks.

    Fact: The quote embarassed Deonte, and put him in a bad place with his teammates and fans of Tebow, neither of which he deserved.

    Fowler didn’t have the decency to consider either of these things, why should he be granted the professional courtesy of a quiet personal discussion?

    I would like to know Fowler’s history with Urban. Is that available?

  37. First of all, to say “the entire industry rallies around them as though they’re a victim” is incorrect. I have read from a few colleagues who blamed Fowler for this. If you choose to ignore what established journalists believe in this regard, that’s your prerogative. But the vast majority…and I mean VAST MAJORITY…agree that Meyer went to far this time.

    (And by the way, plenty of fans and non-writers disagree with what Meyer did as well. The reason why you are noticing writers being critical of Meyer for doing this to a writer is because…guess what…writers are the only ones who have the ability to write about it! )

    “Should have” “would have” “could have.” It doesn’t matter. When you are doing a group interview with someone, asking a follow-up question is not always possible. I don’t know about your experience in the area, but if you’ve had to do interviews or ask questions in a setting like that before, it is quite difficult. Additionally, seeing as he was transcribing the interview from a tape recorder (I’m assuming), you don’t know when it is he picked up on the comment.

    I didn’t say Meyer had to have a “quiet personal discussion” with Fowler. I didn’t say Meyer shouldn’t have yelled at him. There are certain things Meyer said, and ways he said them that were improper in my opinion. It is NOT uncommon for coaches to go off on reporters and writers. I’ve seen it myself. This exceeded anything that I (or many reporters who were either there or are more veteran than I) have seen.

    You are either ignoring all of the things I have written/explained previously or just don’t care to fully understand my opinion on the subject. Either way…

    That’s it, that’s all. I’m done talking about this. It has gone on wayyyy too long and is quite unimportant in the grand scheme of things. There are plenty of other topics (see the 10 or so new stories posted today) to discuss. Thanks.

  38. John Shanks says:

    Also when I said this wasn’t going off, I was speaking to my experience as a volunteer umpire for little league.

  39. SC Gator says:

    Urban has a degree in psychology and has shown perfect willingness to use it in the past. I’m perfectly willing to believe that Urban’s decision to confront Fowler and the manner in which he did so was at least partial motivated by him knowing full well the kind of impact it would have on his players and on the people and parents he is recruiting.

    All is cost him is a little bad personal PR and lets face it, after having people go after you for your quit/back/gone/not yet gone/ok gone/ ok back routine you aren’t going to care too much what they say about something like this.

  40. John Shanks says:

    I believe he should have asked a follow up question before posting and printing a comment like that. I personally have experienced many such outbursts, and when I deserved it I took it. No one else in my industry ran to my defense, and I dealt with it, and in the case of little league let it role off my chest.

    I’m not really taking issue with you, there were probably better ways to handle it. But the media coverage (what I see and hear) of this is overblown. If the larger media outlets want to make this a story, it needs to be a story where both sides are told, I would like to know what issues Fowler and Meyer have had in the past in order to render a personal opinion of it. That is what I was taught the media’s purpose is. In my opinion, which is solely a fans perspective, if the media crosses the line and puts an amateur athlete out there, there should be some accountability, and its Meyer’s job. Meyer represents the players to the media, and he’ll take his medicine as he has the last five years: arrests, eye gouging, concussion, retired, leave of absense etc. If I were him I think I would respond similarly. From what I’ve read and heard Couglin was far worse.

    Your reporting on this has been thorough and prompt. I personally don’t think this is that big a deal, and I am surprised that you and many others who I respect like Frank Frangie were shocked by it.

    You dont have to respond there’s plenty going on for you to worry about. I understand you think it was out of line, and that he shouldn;t have talked down to him. If I knew Fowler better maybe I would better understand, but I don’t. So in a situation where its Urban Vs. Fowler I tend to side with Urban. From the look on Fowler’s face it looked like he knew it was coming.

    Again thanks for all the great work you do.

  41. Drew 4 Orange & Blue says:

    I think Meyer had reason to be upset….the problem is the media is going to side on the the side of a fellow comrad about 99% of the time and that is what we are seeing…I think the media in all areas but especially in sports has gone way too far in trying to create news….I do think Fowler spun this way too far and you can definitely tell DT was distracted during the interview…and Meyer is right being there is a priviledge and I think he is well within his rights to take it away if need be but lets hope he can find a way to do it off camera next time!!

  42. JS- Fair enough on the “umpire for little league” comment. I’m sure some of those parents are insane.

    SC – I agree.

    JS2- Yes, the media coverage of this is overblown…but that’s what happens when the best coach in the nation goes ape on a reporter for something that was not that huge of a deal to begin with. He brought the additional attention on himself. And Meyer is not going to go out of his way to explain any past relationship or problems with Fowler – he doesn’t need to put it in perspective – he doesn’t care one bit. Fowler was interviewed by ESPN this evening. We will post that video shortly.
    As to saying I was shocked by it, I wasn’t shocked at all that Meyer ranted on Fowler. What I was surprised at was the level he took it to. Have never seen him do anything like that before.
    Thanks for the kind words.

    Drew- This whole media siding with media thing is hogwash. There are plenty of occasions where iti s just the opposite. In this case, anyone that has been a beat writer or been around beat writers and coaches knows that things can get heated and hostile from time-to-time. But Meyer took it to a different level with some of what he said and how he said it – and that’s why the media is reacting the way it is – because it was above and beyond what is the norm for lambasting them

  43. SaraGator says:

    I don’t understand why journalists, media, beat writers, and bloggers have free reign to write whatever but can’t handle it when they get called out for it. Sounds very double standard to me.

    Jeremy isn’t totally innocent like he comes off. His body of work wasn’t damaging. But the headlines and the Sentinel’s tweets were. It made it sound that Deonte was happy that Timmy is gone.

    Urban has always stressed that his team is his family. He recruits through family. He invites the players to his house and hang out with his real family. The last thing Urban wants is a selfish family member to diss another family member – especially through the media.

  44. Gatordad says:

    Adam, I have read every one of the3 posts here, and I understand your position…but I, alnog with most of the posts here, disagree with you. I do agree the enough has been said about this.

  45. Sara- I’m not sure Fowler couldn’t handle it. I haven’t heard him complain about it or make a big fuss. His colleagues who think Meyer could have tackled the issue better are not necessarily defending Fowler, they are simply saying that Meyer was out of line. There is a big difference between the two things. And everyone is entitled to their opinion on the subject.

    Gatordad- I have no problem with you disagreeing and appreciate you thoroughly reading my comments before coming to that conclusion. One point of correction: I wouldn’t say “most” of the commenters here disagree with me – in fact, many agree with me. It’s probably 50/50 or 60/40. However, those who do disagree have been dragging it on so long that it makes it seem as if there are more of them than there actually are. haha.

    In conclusion, as I said dozens of posts ago and you just reiterated, this topic is dead.

  46. Greg says:

    Fowler says, “Playin by the rules”. It sounds like he had a pretty good idea of what this quote could do. That is why, in my opinion, Meyer took this situation very serious to say the least. Could Urban have handled the matter a bit more professionally? Yea, but it didn’t happen that way. Any coach that care’s about their players would have felt the same. The only thing wrong with it was how it went down.

  47. Greg says:

    And… Yes, Meyer owes Fowler an apology.

  48. Drew 4 Orange & Blue says:

    Adam – Goes ape on a reporter….are you kidding me….I don’t even think Meyer cursed for crying out loud….but then again media sticking up for media is hogwash in your opinion!!!!

  49. camino says:

    Enuf with Meyer’s homoerotice affair with Tebow.

  50. Drew- No, I’m not “kidding you.” You don’t have to yell, scream or curse to browbeat someone unnecessarily. And for the upteenth time, I’m not “sticking up for media,” I’m just not happy with how Meyer handled it. But why bother reading anything I’ve previously written, right? Let’s move on.

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