I havent liked them the last several years. They remind me of parachute pants from the 80s
On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Realtracs <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a couple of questions. > Is anyone here impressed with the coaches' shirts/jackets this year? (See > photo below) > The patch pocket on the sleeve in a contrasting color by Nike isn't really > doing it for me. > And, what's the weather for Gainesville tomorrow at noon? Hot? Rain? I > guess it won't matter because both teams are probably used to the Florida > heat. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Shane Ford <[email protected]> > *Date:* November 20, 2015 at 7:00:49 AM CST > *To:* GatorNews <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *[gatornews] [SUN]: Should college coaches know all that is > going on in program?* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > Should college coaches know all that is going on in program? > > Florida coach Jim McElwain screams at the coaching staff during the game > against Vanderbilt earlier this month. > *Alan Youngblood/Star-Banner* > By Kevin Brockway <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/kevinbrockway> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:20 a.m.Last Modified: > Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:20 a.m. > > When it comes to college athletics sports scandals, not knowing can be as > damaging as a violation itself. > > The latest scandal at Louisville, involving alleged prostitution in an > on-campus dorm to entice basketball recruits, raises an interesting and > concerning topic for coaches across the college landscape. If Hall of Fame > Louisville coach Rick Pitino had no knowledge of the actions of his former > graduate assistant Andre McGee, who reportedly set up paid sex for > recruits, should he have known? > > Under NCAA bylaws, Pitino and Louisville could be hit with the same > dreaded “lack of institutional control” sanctions that were levied against > Miami in 2013 for failing to monitor rogue booster and ponzi schemer Nevin > Shapiro. > > Is it possible, or reasonable, for a coach to know everything that goes on > within his program? > > “Programs have gotten so big, staffs have gotten so big, to say I know > everything going on in my program would be a lie,” Texas A&M basketball > coach Billy Kennedy said. “I respect Coach Pitino and I don’t believe he > knew what was going on. Unfortunately, it’s our job and we’re paid a lot of > money to have the responsibility of knowing what is going on in those type > of situations. I’d like to think I would have known that.” > > Kennedy recalled some stories about how evangelical preacher Billy Graham > avoided scandal. When Graham met with a woman, he always left the door open > and always had someone present. > > “We’ve got to do that in a different way with everything we do because > we’re in a high-profile position,” Kennedy said. “We’ve got to be sensitive > to that in a position as head college basketball coach that I don’t think > Adolph Rupp was worried about years ago.” > > Georgia men’s basketball coach Mark Fox said it’s impossible to know > everything that goes on within a program. > > “You’re never going to know everything,” Fox said. “But you do owe it to > your university and your team to have a great pulse on your program and to > have a set of eyes and ears out there that help keep that pulse and know > what it is.” > > At Florida, football coach Jim McElwain prides himself on being > detail-oriented and welcomes the responsibility of monitoring his program. > > "Well, I think we should,” McElwain said. “That's our job. Some things, > you know, we don't have them 24 hours a day. I wish I could. I wish I could > have them all over at the house. I'm here to protect them. I'm here to help > them. > > “What you try to do is educate. Here's the thing I think people don't get > sometimes. It's your choice. But it's, I'm wrong if I don't try to help > educate. That's where our duty is.” > > Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White said it comes down to the type > of players being brought into your program. > > “How realistic is it to monitor your players? I think the first factor > would be, what type of student-athletes do you have,” White said. “What > type of relationships do you have, what type of relationships do they have > with each other, what type of overall character do they have. That’s why in > recruiting and evaluating that’s one of the things that coaches are looking > for, a lot of times first and foremost before anything else, guys that you > can trust on and off the court.” > > White said he had tried to monitor recruiting visits closely, both at > Louisiana Tech and now now at Florida. > > “You can’t spend 24 hours a day with your student-athletes and you can’t > with your recruits,” White said. “But you do your best to keep your eyes > and ears open and have your staff members do the same. It’s a challenge of > course at times and it is at every program in the country. But again, you > want to bring in those student-athletes that you feel like, at the bottom > of your heart, are representing you and your university, the way that it > deserves to be represented.” > > *Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 > <352-374-5054> or [email protected]. Also check out Brockway's blog at > Gatorsports.com > <[email protected].+Also+check+out+Brockway's+blog+at+Gatorsports.com>.* > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > -- > -- > 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) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" 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) > --- > 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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