I guess I'm not as concerned as everyone else. Two things, in particular strike me about this.
The first is something of a 'well, what would you expect?' reaction. I just can't be shocked that a team that fell apart on the field also fell apart off the field. We'll never know which way the causality flowed, but the two go together. I'm also not surprised that the locker room was rocky after the humiliating loss to GS. I'd be more concerned if it wasn't. There is a fine line between holding your teammates accountable and blaming them for a loss. When so many players played so poorly, it would be impossible not to have those lines blurred. The second thing that occurred to me is that Harrison's opinion of his role in all this may not be completely objective. I remember the incident when he was ejected. He didn't 'accidentally touch' the ref. He jabbed him forcefully with his finger. What that tells me is that everything else he says may also be shaded by a bit of self-perception. How do we know what kind of leader Harrison really was? Anyone can tell someone not to do something, but some people have the ability to make people hear them, and others don't. Since I don't think any coach can completely control a whole squad of kids directly, I look at the hotel and partying incidents as a lack of senior leadership. If the freshmen ignore the seniors, then the seniors do not have the respect of the freshmen. That's not just about the coach. Anyway, I have no idea whether CWM is capable of keeping a team under control or not, but I do know that the balance is delicate and this one season does not provide enough information to answer the question. I don't think I would have given Muschamp one more season if I were AD, but once Foley did, I was content to watch and see what happens. I still am. Since we are generally very good on defense, all we need is for Roper to improve our offense from abysmal to mediocre and we'll have a solid season. If he gets them to good, we could see 10 wins. It doesn't seem like all that outlandish a thing to hope for, so I am choosing to be optimistic until the team itself gives me reason not to be. Rob Sent from my iPad > On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Jay Cicone <[email protected]> wrote: > > I true, I’m shocked. I was certain he had laid down the law and cleaned > things up. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Oliver Barry > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Jonathan Harrison Interview > > Hmm… Muschamp had better get his coaching in order. If he doesn’t, he’ll be > gone after this season. > I hope he has, I want to see success this fall. I don’t care who the coach > is, just bring back success. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > REO Department > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Stephen Manuel > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] Jonathan Harrison Interview > > Fellow Gator Fans, > > Here’s a link to an interview with former Gator Jonathan Harrison. It will > leave you shaking your head about what happened last season. > > Maybe it’s just me, but the article gave me a queasy feeling about next > season. > > From what Jonathan Harrison said, last year from the top down the program was > completely out of control. > > I’m not worried about fights between players, that happens from time to time, > probably more so when the team is losing, but the partying, sneaking out of > the team hotel, etc…leads me to believe the program was out of control. > > The culture of the program is set at the top, which is Will Muschamp and > maybe some new coaches will help change the culture, but the article left my > confidence in Will Muschamp a little shaken.. > > http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/floridas-jonotthan-harrison-learns-from-experience-b99250437z1-256269111.html > > Stephen Manuel > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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