well its kinda obvious he doesnt really care much for the media.. but i think muschamp is getting some coaching on how to deal with the media because he did a great job on ESPN radio today.
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]>wrote: > He "bristled?" > He answered a stupid question with a sarcastic answer. > Now we're going to get "Muschamp doesn't like the media" all season because > he handled a stupid question with the attention it deserved. If you can't > report the news just make something up! > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-816-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Woody <[email protected]> > *Date:* July 25, 2011 11:55:06 AM CDT > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* *[gatornews] CFN.com <http://cfn.com/> - Mitchell: A Final Look > Back at SEC Media Days* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > Mitchell: A Final Look Back at SEC Media Days [image: Spurrier, > once again an event highlight] > Spurrier, once again an event highlight > *By Russ Mitchell* > CollegeFootballNews.com <http://collegefootballnews.com/> > Posted Jul 25, 2011 > > > <http://cfn.scout.com/2/1089015.html#><http://cfn.scout.com/2/1089015.html#><http://www.blogger.com/blog_this.pyra?t=The%202011%20SEC%20Media%20Days%20set%20a%20record%20with%201%2C050%20credentialed%20attendees%2C%20some%20of%20them%20actually%20working.%20CFN%27s%20SEC%20Columnist%20Russ%20Mitchell%20empties%20his%20reporter%27s%20notebook%20with%20a%20laundry%20list%20of%20quick%20observations.&u=http%3A//cfn.scout.com/2/1089015.html&n=Mitchell%3A%20A%20Final%20Look%20Back%20at%20SEC%20Media%20Days><http://cfn.scout.com/2/1089015.html#email-a-friend-window><http://cfn.scout.com/a.z?s=451&p=10&c=1089015&refid=4781> > | More <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=scout> > > *The 2011 SEC Media Days set a record with 1,050 credentialed attendees, > some of them actually working. CFN's SEC Columnist Russ Mitchell empties his > reporter's notebook with a laundry list of quick observations.* > > By Russ Mitchell <[email protected]> > *Follow me on Twitter @russmitchellcfb<http://www.twitter.com/russmitchellcfb> > * > > > Miss State head coach Dan Mullen on the city of Starkville, “A hidden gem.” > Apparently there are two Starkvilles. > > Bulldog running back Vic Ballard and his nearly 1,000 yards and 19 > touchdowns were left completely off the Media's three deep ALL-SEC team. > > > Rob Fischer of WHBQ Memphis reminds us that UT head coach Derek Dooley has > *just one career win* against a team that finished the season with a > winning record. That was the 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs, who ended the year > 7-6. > > Was *very* impressed with Vol running back Tauren Poole. Sharp young man. > He’s not going to confuse anyone with Marcus Lattimore, but he did rush for > more than 1,000 yards in a season where opponents knew he was option 1, 2 > and 3. The only senior on this Vol offense, he’s a personable yet > understated leader. If he continues to develop on the field in 2011 like > last year, you will be watching Mr. Poole play in an NFL city come 2012. > > > Speaking of Mr. Lattimore, he's now weighing in at about 235 pounds, up ~20 > pounds over his 2010 playing weight. Sources in Columbia confirm not only is > Lattimore just as fast, he might even be *faster*. Gracious. > > Said Spurrier, “Mississippi State has a jet airplane out there. EVERYONE’S > got a lot of money (in the SEC).” > > More Spurrier (paraphrasing): No way student/athletes should get a four > year scholarship/contract. If they don’t perform, they shouldn’t get to > stay; coaches should have the right to cut them loose. Sports writers don’t > get multi-year contracts; you have to perform every day. It should be the > same for football players; no one deserves multi-year contracts. Except > football coaches. > > > We heard Arkansas running back Knile Davis just bench pressed north of 450 > pounds, and he looks the part. > > > Said new Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin, "There is no ceiling (on the > talent) we can bring to Vanderbilt." I like Franklin, but apparently the > rest of us are operating under a different definition for the word > "ceiling". > > > Auburn coach Gene Chizik was asked 22 questions during the main media > session – 9 of them (41%) had to do with the Cam Newton investigation. In > case you thought that was going away anytime soon. > > Was chatting with Dave Barr at The Hog Sports Radio Network, and we agree > there’s a good chance Auburn goes winless on the road in 2011. AU's @ > Clemson, South Carolina, LSU, Arkansas, and Georgia. Between the Hedges > might be the Tigers best shot. > > > After he's done with football, Mississippi senior defensive end Kentrell > Lockett has a future in television. At least he hopes so – and so apparently > does the assembled media who applauded his impersonation of head coach > Houston Nutt. “My daddy had a dog…” Classic. > > More Lockett: “(This Ole Miss DL) has the chance to be great! People > lifting weights…growling at you. (I’m) getting chills just thinking about > it." > > Lockett take three: “I see a future in TV for me. Hey, why shelter this > personality?” Why indeed. > > Nutt on Lockett (paraphrasing): He’s one of the reasons we had a > disappointing season last year – losing a guy of his personality in the > locker room. Losing a guy of his leadership was crippling. > > Nutt, on if given a do-over, whether he’d still offer quarterback Jeremiah > Masoli a scholarship (paraphrasing): Yes. He’s a good person. He wanted the > chance to prove to himself and others that he’s a good person, and he did > that. I just wish we’d had a bit more talent to put around him. > > > LSU head coach Les Miles thinks some of Commissioner Slive’s reforms have > merit, particularly the cost of attendance option. However, he draws the > line at raising the GPA level to 2.5 (which makes two of us). Said Miles, “I > have a degree in economics from a very prestigious institution. I can’t tell > you when I achieved a 2.5 – I hope I have. (Slive’s proposed change) may > well have prohibited me from taking snaps, other than my lack of talent...I > think that would have been unfair.” > > LSU OL T-Bob Hebert speaking on the merits of bacon and quarterback Jordan > Jefferson: "I don't know if I have a trusting face, but you're just going to > have to take my word for it: Jefferson is ready." > > Jefferson certainly looks the part. Appears fitter than ever; certainly > more confident than we’ve seen him. But as readers of this column know, I > just can’t get past the fact that Jefferson seems to excel only in games > where he has extra time to prepare (season openers, bye weeks and bowls). > Take last year when Jefferson had just seven touchdown passes…two were > against NC, one against Bama, and three against A&M. There’s your season > opener, bye week and bowl game. > > Doesn’t bode well for the Oregon Ducks though, does it. > > Sticking with Jefferson, 12 credentialed Media Day voters picked him with > their lone QB vote for ALL-SEC. 12 free thinkers. Not Murray. Not Garcia. > Not Relf. Not Wilson. How many of them do you think were from outside the > Pelican state? > > > Alabama junior running back Trent Richardson, on his modest personal goals > for 2011, “I want to be one of the best running backs, *ever*.” Bottom > Line: Trent has that chance. He certainly has the talent and the O-line to > do it, and no one achieves a goal like that unless they have a ton of > confidence. No problem with confidence for Richardson. > > That said, I moved Trent to my second team ALL-SEC. Given Alabama's > turnover at WR and QB, and its strength at OL and Richardson, teams will > stack the box against the the Tide all year, making stats harder for > Richardson to amass. The exact opposite situation is in play for Arkansas' > Davis. > > Said Alabama's All-American safety Mark Barron, "Yes, (the 2010 Iron Bowl) > is one of the key motivating factors (for me this season)." File that one in > the "come back to later" folder. > > On Friday, 28 year old Alabama fan Eric Blackerby wore a white t-shirt with > “I HATE AUBURN” emblazoned on the front. According to Jon Solomon of the > Birmingham News, when told that Saban was disappointed, Blackerby replied, > “It’s like I went to church and God told me He didn't approve.” Just in case > you questioned whether the madness in Alabama had somehow abated > post-Toomer's corner. > > > UGA QB Aaron Murray, on head coach Mark Richt, “He teaches us to be better > husbands, better wives.” Not that there's anything wrong with that. > > Once again, when given the opportunity to set moderate expectations, Richt > goes the other way. When asked about his offensive line, a unit that has > experienced material turnover and must now adjust to a new position coach, > Richt effused praise and pumped up expectations. > > > Kentucky's all-everything LB Danny Trevathan interviewed teammate Stuart > Hines – and actually did a solid job. Thankfully for the media in > attendance, Trevathan will soon be doing other things on Sundays besides > journalism. > > However, Trevathan likely could use some diplomacy training. When asked who > is the toughest running back in the SEC to tackle, Trevathan said, “(Florida > RB Jeff Demps) We’re rivals. He (has) made me fast. It's hard chasing a > rat.” You be the judge – compliment or insult? > > > The Florida Gators had only two players in the Media Days three deep > offense or defense ALL-SEC list (3rd Team LBs Dominique Easley and Jon > Bostic). > > New Florida head coach Will Muschamp appeared to bristle at the assembled > media more than once, particularly when questioned about his star running > back Jeff Demps, and whether he would forgo the football season for a > professional track career. Muschamp better take a hint from his mascot and > thicken his skin – being a SEC head coach comes with its criticism. > > That, or he’s channeling his mentor, coach Saban. > > > 1,050 media credentials. 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