MAN! Too bad he didn’t talk with Coach Meyer about an easier way out than this... WOW!!!!
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! ALPCA #8756 Europlate #1045 > On Nov 7, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Jay Cicone <[email protected]> wrote: > > It smells more and more like he just wanted an out. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Oliver Barry > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 11:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] No death threats in Jim McElwain’s > emails. Here’s what we found instead > > More of that coaching suicide we were talking about. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Woody Bass > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] No death threats in Jim McElwain’s emails. Here’s what > we found instead > > > http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/2017/11/07/no-death-threats-in-jim-mcelwains-emails-heres-what-we-found-instead/ > > No death threats in Jim McElwain’s emails. Here’s what we found instead > After then-Florida Gators coach Jim McElwain mentioned death threats at his > Oct. 23 news conference, I went looking for proof. > > I called the local and federal authorities, who didn't have any reports to > corroborate his claim. > > I also asked to see his emails, through a public-records request to UF. > Intense fans show up often in my inbox, so I assumed the same thing was true > for McElwain. I was surprised by what UF provided late last week, after the > Gators and McElwain mutually parted ways. > > There were no death threats – or any angry notes at all. > > McElwain received some of the same mundane emails any office worker will > recognize. A travel itinerary. A copy of a hotel bill. A note from IT that > his University Athletic Association password was set to expire in 14 days. > Someone politely suggested he run a fake punt against Georgia. > > But there were four emails of support. > > This one, from FGCU president Mike Martin: Coach, hang in! You are doing what > is right. Comes at a price no doubt. Integrity can't be compromised. And > championships will come as well. > > And one, from Tampa attorney Charles Carver, who wrote: I've never written to > a UF coach before, but I feel the need to let you know my wife and I are > behind you and the team 100%. Unfortunately, the advent of the internet gives > every naysayer a public venue to express their negative opinions, sometimes > in a way that is surely hurtful to you, your staff and the players. Sadly, > their opinions often seem to be the norm… I want you and the team to know > there is a silent majority of fans who support and stick with the Gators > through all kinds of weather. We don't like losing, but we know no one > dislikes it more than you and the team. … So, when you or a player hears or > reads the rantings of a naysayer, remember that for every naysayer there are > hundreds of "silent" Gators fans who support you and root for the Gators, > win or lose. > > McElwain noted in an email that Carver copied athletic director Scott > Stricklin on that email, too. > > There was a note from a fan named Ron Lemke. He wrote: I am one in the > minority that doesn't think my life will end if the team dosent win, don't > get me wrong winning is more fun but it is a game. As I tell everyone who > whines around me it all looks easy from up here. Please know that among the > complainers there are many of us who support the team day in day out. > > And finally there was this one from alumnus Neil Floetkte. It begins: Good > afternoon Coach! After the past few months of Gator news I felt compelled to > write you. First let me say, I'm ashamed of a lot of the negative stuff being > said about the program, it's unnecessary and hurtful, even to other Gators. I > understand criticism, we all do it, but it's reached an unacceptable level. > > Don't interpret this as proof that McElwain made up the death threats, as > some have suggested. I don't have any evidence to back up that claim, and I'm > not implying that. > > But I thought I'd see some venom in McElwain's emails. What I found was > support. Who knew? > > > > > Woody > > -- > -- > 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. > 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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