Ole John makes 2 points here that are interesting. He agrees with Meyer. I just wish the whole episode would be solved between Meyer and Matthews.
He says players should discard sweet tea and soft drinks in favor of water. Actually during exercise the caffeine and sugar in both of those would help. While you're not practicing it would be a good idea to use water over the sweet stuff. Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 <http://www.fbnewsleader.com/> Fernandina Beach News Leader Matthews' job is to talk and Meyer's is to protect his team <http://images.townnews.com/fbnewsleader.com/content/articles/2009/05/07/spo rts/03john.jpg> John L. Crawford While I don't necessarily agree with Meyer's "you're either a Gator or not" philosophy, I can't help but side with the coach. Because while Matthews or anybody else has the right to voice his opinion, Meyer has the right to keep what he views as negative energy away from his players and assistant coaches. I have no doubt Matthews bleeds orange and blue, having been Spurrier's first All-SEC quarterback. Unfortunately, his job requires an unbiased, honest assessment of the Gators. But Meyer's job, which he seems to do quite well, is to protect his players, former players' feelings be darned ... With spring football kicking into high gear, parents should stay on their players about the importance of hydration. Players need to put down the soft drinks and sweet tea in favor of the good old H2O to lessen the risk of heat related illnesses during what is expected to be a hotter than normal spring season. By the way, I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV. John L. Crawford's column appears in the News-Leader Wednesdays. E-mail questions or comments to him at [email protected]. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
