Josh Heupel Post Alabama Press Conference

[BeardedVol]

 

[TNHopeful505]

Oh my goodness.

"Coach, it felt like your guys were forced to play 2 hand touch while they were playing Mortal Kombat. Did you feel like it was a bit one sided?"

LONG period of silence and biting his tongue..

Heupel: "was that enough silence for you? Next question."

He knows. They all know.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Yeah and nobody will do anything about it. Next thread.

 

[Voltopia]

He looked pissed, held himself accountable, made an obvious point of not answering a question about the officiating, and wasn't satisfied with the results. Looks like he's not interested in backing down from this season or from his team. Good.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Refs wasn't going to let Gumps lose. But, coach you have to know when to punt the Dang Ball! And how about getting creative on offense

 

[UTvols#1]

Question is why is he scared to say something?
Please don't tell me money
How is it we can talk **** about any president at any time but yet you can't speak of the refs?
Really chew on that awhile .Again it isn't me being a Tennessee homer ,I'm ****in tired of watching staged football games week in week out and no one says a word ..So this is no longer a sport , it's now sports entertainment just like WWE...

 

[TNHopeful505]

Question is why is he scared to say something?
Please don't tell me money
How is it we can talk **** about any president at any time but yet you can't speak of the refs?
Really chew on that awhile .Again it isn't me being a Tennessee homer ,I'm ****in tired of watching staged football games week in week out and no one says a word ..So this is no longer a sport , it's now sports entertainment just like WWE...

Oh he would get fined in a heartbeat. And its easy for us to say "who cares, say it!" But it isn't coming out of our paychecks.

There's only one way to beat this system.

1. Divisions need to go away so that two "contenders" can co exist in the SEC
2. We need to be one of those two contenders. Which, IMO, we are WELL on our way to being.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

We will learn from this, I expect us to bounce back strong. We still have a lot of football left and a lot to play for. Everybody from staff and players made mistakes but we can and will bounce back. We have to develop a killer instinct and when we have somebody down we have to put them away. We have to do better on 3rd and 4th and short. We also have to do better in the redzone. We have to do better there. GBO

 

[EBFVOL]

Don’t tell the negas that

 

[OLEVOLFAN]

Oh he would get fined in a heartbeat. And its easy for us to say "who cares, say it!" But it isn't coming out of our paychecks.

There's only one way to beat this system.

1. Divisions need to go away so that two "contenders" can co exist in the SEC
2. We need to be one of those two contenders. Which, IMO, we are WELL on our way to being.

Seriously?? Do you not realize how much these coaches are making??? I mean he'll if I was making 7mil I wouldn't bat an eye at raising hell at refs for 50K!!!

 

[Jxn Vol]

I wish he would go on a tirade about the refs. A rant that would go viral. An I’m a man. I’m 40 style rant.

Get fined. Who cares.

We would do a Go Fund Me and have that fine covered in 5 minutes.

Only way it’s going to change is enough people speak out.

 

[GAVol]

Seriously?? Do you not realize how much these coaches are making??? I mean he'll if I was making 7mil I wouldn't bat an eye at raising hell at refs for 50K!!!

Lol… yes you would.

 

[JCHateSteve]

 

[TNHopeful505]

I wish he would go on a tirade about the refs. A rant that would go viral. An I’m a man. I’m 40 style rant.

Get fined. Who cares.

We would do a Go Fund Me and have that fine covered in 5 minutes.

Only way it’s going to change is enough people speak out.

Sure it's good entertainment. But taking the focus off of what you can control and putting it on what you can't simply sends the wrong message. The time to defend his players is during the game, and he does. He gives officials earfuls. He knows it doesn't do any good to complain now. The game is over. All he can do is control what his team does. Which tonight, there is a lot they didn't do.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Seriously?? Do you not realize how much these coaches are making??? I mean he'll if I was making 7mil I wouldn't bat an eye at raising hell at refs for 50K!!!

Think of the practical impact though….it would guarantee that the officials would be out to get him for the rest of his career. And you might say “how would that be different?” And of course the answer is that one day in the future we might be one of those teams that it behooves the league to protect. Make your displeasure known in the proper channels; but public rants are your permanent ticket to the doghouse

Yeah it stinks; but there are some fights you just can’t win, especially in public. Besides, I am sure Heupel will utilize non UT proxies to make public headaches for the SEC over this while keeping his hands officially “clean”. Word gets around quickly in unofficial channels

 

[Volizona]

Question is why is he scared to say something?
Please don't tell me money
How is it we can talk **** about any president at any time but yet you can't speak of the refs?
Really chew on that awhile .Again it isn't me being a Tennessee homer ,I'm ****in tired of watching staged football games week in week out and no one says a word ..So this is no longer a sport , it's now sports entertainment just like WWE...

Agree. Why is everyone so afraid of Saban / the refs / Alabama. Their whole state is the laughingstock of our nation. What is there to fear. Is Saban tied to the mob or Hillary? Doesn’t TN have boosters, moovers and shakers with a lot more clout than Alabama? Maybe a lot of other schools and influencers are also involved with this corruption.

 

[Go Fight Win]

What worse could the officials do? Not call a single penalty instead of just one on Bama ? Go after them with the fury of a possessed man. It directly affects the SAFETY of our & every player on the field

 

[Tnphil]

You have a AD or President that can handle that...The last thing you want is for your coach to be a target for the refs...

 

[alavolfan]

He was pissed for sure. Notice him crumple up his paper at the end of the presser?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Strange I didn’t hear anything about his lousy play calling. He kind of took some blame but seems to me he put more on the players.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

He was pissed for sure. Notice him crumple up his paper at the end of the presser?

He should be pissed at himself and his staff more than anyone.

 

[Cartervol]

Yeah the head coach has to bite his tongue on that deal.. Nothing will ever be done about the refs loving some Gump until Saban is gone.. It's been going on way too long..Might be why he was so happy the whole game..He knew he'd get the calls..

 

[TNHopeful505]

Agree. Why is everyone so afraid of Saban / the refs / Alabama. Their whole state is the laughingstock of our nation. What is there to fear. Is Saban tied to the mob or Hillary? Doesn’t TN have boosters, moovers and shakers with a lot more clout than Alabama? Maybe a lot of other schools and influencers are also involved with this corruption.

I don't think its that. Saban has power because he wins. And because he wins, he has power to ensure he wins.

The league has benefitted because Saban wins and he has shown he has the talent and ability to win on a big stage.

When Saban starts to slip, and show that he isn't capable of making playoff waves, the tide will turn on him very quickly, and the next "darling," will suddenly be pushed to the top. Smart and Saban have coexisted because of division play. Both could be undefeated and meet in the SECCG and both could still make the playoffs.

I suspect next year, when OK and TX come in, the league will see how they look and then pick two darlings to promote and "protect."

The only way the SEC doesn't look stupid for not expanding more is if they continue to put out a superior product. Which means that we have to have teams that look better than the other teams.

 

[alavolfan]

He should be pissed at himself and his staff more than anyone.

I’m sure he is…

 

[AthensVol2007]

Lol… yes you would.

$50k (which the fine wouldn’t be) is 0.55% of his salary. Someone making $100k isn’t losing much sleep over $550; that’s the equivalency. The fine would likely be along the lines of $5k-10k. So less than a speeding ticket for the average person.