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Originally posted by TexasKD82
And yes, I did happen to see PTI this afternoon, and I was not yet aware of the media boycott. I have since talked to a friend on the team (no names, but he is a starter), and the media boycott was voted on by the players, Mack and the rest of the coaching staff had absolutely nothing to do with it. They did not impose the boycott because they are "crybabies that are upset about their loss", the poor guys just want some privacy!! The media has been harassing them on and off campus, and at practices all week. All these guys want to do is put last week's game behind them and concentrate on beating Rice, which is exactly what they should be doing in my opinion. Yeah, its no fun to talk about losing a game, especially in front of 80,000 fans at home, but they have had no problem talking about what they did wrong. But the media only wanted to talk about the loss, and the guys are ready to move on and be optimistic about the rest of the season. This is why they imposed the media boycott.
With regards to Mack Brown, he is a wonderful man, one of the best recruiters in the nation, and very humble. However, I can't deny that he doesn't perform so well in the big games. But he is a class act, and the players adore him because he cares more about their well-being than his win-loss record, and there aren't a lot of coaches in college football today that I could say that about.
To the aggies, good luck Thursday night against VT, I'll definitely be watching. ou, see you in a few weeks in Dallas, hope you're ready, we will be. And Arkansas, good luck with the rest of your season, you guys have potential...but your players might benefit from some lessons in manners and how to be grateful winners, the Texas fans, students, and administration, and the Austin community were NOT impressed with their rude, offensive behavior after the game.
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First of all,
I don't know of any other 'national contender' team that boycotts the media after a loss. K-State has a perinnal boycott against the media, but that's besides the point. You don't want to have to answer for your mistakes? that's crybabyish. I'm sure Miami wanted to implement a boycott after the national title game last year. I'm sure that OU did as well, after A&M upset them to ruin their shot at a MNC. If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.
And i KNOW, that someone whose school is NOTORIOUS for their poor sportmanship, riots after wins in lincoln, abuse of visiting fans to their home games(yes i have experienced this first hand), BOOING THEIR OWN PLAYERS, pooor aggies chant, ETC is NOT lecturing another school on their fans manners and behavior. I KNOW that's not happening. The only thing the Hogs could have done to top the sips is to pee on the state capital.....
Talk about the pot and the freakin' kettle. BTW, if you want to read about how true fans act, here's a link for ya....
http://www.techsideline.com/fanvoice/2003/mm029.htm
Kitso
KS 361 times i spit diet coke on my computer, reading a sip whine about poor sportsmanship.