I don’t have a problem with it generally, but I agree. It’s not working so far. He can’t just keep going off if no one is responding. Pretty soon he becomes the story and that’s a really bad look.
Yeah, I agree that the usual torrent of fire and brimstone that Brad so often deploys,
is not not having the desired effect on
this group…and I get the point about
not needing his pressers to become a distraction. But, to be fair…what we’ve seen is still mild compared to just about every active SEC FB coach.
( There’s a part off me that hates seeing Brad-lite…because Brad’s got that blue-collar, gutter mouth, street-fighter vibe…and it’s who he is…and it’s a big part of what makes him great. My pops was a coach, and I was essentially raised by a Brad Underwood-type dude so it isn’t at all shocking to me.)
Another thought, how do we know anything will really motivate these guys any ways? Like I said….He’s already gone to Brad-lite in the pressers. It’s like watching a partially de-clawed house cat.) lol
In truth, I don’t know if any amount of nicene$$ and civil di$course, from the coach (especially at this juncture) is going to to do very much of anything to. combat thi$ level of $elfishness and lack of cohe$ion.
For what is worth, during the 1400 AM radio broadcast of the Women’s game against game Iowa…I heard a very distinct female voice on the Illinois bench loudly shout to the refs: “ this is F_ n terrible” It was clear as day, and at near Fran McCaffery levels. My point is, this sort of thing is pretty common in the Sports world.