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Typically it amazes me how sports activities homeowners will be good on the earth of enterprise however not so sharp in different areas.
Working example: Shad Khan, the billionaire proprietor of the Jacksonville Jaguars, informed USA At this timeearlier this week that he didn’t hearth City Meyer for dropping; he fired him for mendacity.
“While you lose the respect, the belief and a difficulty of truthfulness, how will you work with somebody like that?” Khan informed USA At this time. “It’s not potential.”
Khan went on to check Meyer’s character (or lack thereof) to his two earlier coaches — Gus Bradley (14-48 report in Jacksonville) and Doug Marrone (25-44) — and claimed Meyer’s dishonesty is why he obtained fired with a 2-11 report in his inaugural season.
“I believe when you understand somebody just isn't truthful, how will you be round somebody, OK?” Khan mentioned. “We had Doug Marrone right here 4 years. We had Gus Bradley right here 4 years. I've nothing however the utmost respect and friendship with them. That’s why they obtained the time as a result of it wasn’t a matter about respect or fact. It was a matter of wins and losses over 4 years. That is a lot larger than that.”
Earth to Khan.
Earth to Khan.
Have you ever been asleep for the final 15-plus years?
How did you not know City Meyer’s fame for having an aversion to the reality?
How did you not know he was suspended at Ohio State for “misrepresenting his information” of home violence accusations towards former assistant coach Zach Smith?
How did you not know that Mike Freeman, a former columnist on the Florida Instances-Union (in Jacksonville, no much less), got here up with the nickname “City Liar” 17 years in the past when Meyer was teaching the Florida Gators — and he’s been dwelling as much as the moniker ever since?
How did you not learn about UF soccer legend and Professional Soccer Corridor-of-Famer Jack Youngblood, who as soon as thought-about Meyer a detailed good friend? However when Meyer stepped down at UF and informed Youngblood he was finished with faculty teaching solely to just accept the job at Ohio State just a few months later, Youngblood was furious.
“When any person tells me one thing to my face, I count on it to be the reality,” Youngblood mentioned then. “When it seems to not be the reality, that doesn’t put him very excessive on my Christmas-card listing.”
One final query for you, Mr. Khan:
Should you fired City Meyer for mendacity as an alternative of dropping, then why did you rent him within the first place? …
Quick stuff: Any person requested me yesterday about Roe vs. Wade and I mentioned, “Hey, I’d a lot reasonably be in a ship.” … I noticed the place Disney fired its public relations director after solely 3 months on the job due to the corporate’s disastrous battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis. That’s like an NFL common supervisor blaming the gear man for a foul draft decide. … Charles Barkley on fellow TNT host Shaquille O’Neal’s weight: “If he will get on the size, it’s gonna be saying, ‘One individual at a time, please.’ " … In accordance with a brand new survey by LEAD1, 90% of FBS athletics administrators are involved that NIL offers are getting used as recruiting instruments. Actually? Critically? I need to know who the ten p.c are who assume NIL is NOT getting used as a recruiting software? Are their names Nick Naive, Oliver Oblivious, Dick Dunderhead and Billy Buffoon? … Talking of NIL, did you see the place the NIL agent for College of Miami basketball star Isaiah Wong mentioned his consumer would enter the switch portal if his NIL compensation wasn’t elevated? How lengthy will it's earlier than the stud faculty quarterback — two days earlier than the massive sport — threatens to enter the switch portal until the boosters renegotiate his NIL deal? You understand it’s going to occur finally. …
Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury Information on Georgia’s DC shifting west to Oregon: “Dan Lanning’s former protection had extra first-round picks than Dan Lanning’s new convention.” … Nationwide faculty soccer insider Brett McMurphy of Motion Community was on our radio present Wednesday and he mentioned his sources inform him that not solely will UCF, Houston and Cincinnati be within the Large 12 by 2023, however Texas and Oklahoma will nonetheless be within the league as properly and sure gained’t make the transfer to the SEC till 2025. How cool would it not be if UCF is in the identical league as Texas and OU — even when it is just for a yr or two? …
I really like Doc Rivers, however the Philadelphia 76ers coach didn’t make a lot sense just a few days in the past when he insisted he wasn’t second-guessing himself about having MVP candidate Joel Embiid on the courtroom late in a close-out Recreation 6 victory towards Toronto. Embiid ended up struggling a proper facial fracture with 3:58 left and the 76ers main the Raptors by 29. Mentioned Doc: “Everybody was in there, and the opposite workforce had all their guys in, too.” Come on, Doc, that’s simply loopy discuss. You don’t receives a commission $8 million a yr to do what all people else does. The opposite workforce was down by 29 and their season was coming to an unceremonious finish. Your workforce was on the point of advance to play the No. 1-seeded Miami Warmth and now should achieve this with out Embiid. Isn’t it humorous how NBA coaches will sit out gamers for total video games within the title of load administration, however Doc didn’t load-manage Embiid within the last 4 minutes of a playoff blowout? Nonsensical. …
Dwight Perry of the Seattle Instances: “Tennis nice Boris Becker was sentenced to 2½ years in an English jail for illicitly transferring giant quantities of cash and hiding property after he was declared bankrupt. Appears like Boris had fairly a racket going.” … I obtained invited to play within the Orlando Magic Youth Basis charity golf event final week, and whereas my golf was usually dangerous, the trigger was extremely good. Kudos to OMYF for elevating greater than $150,000 for at-risk youth in Central Florida throughout the event and for donating $1 million to 17 space youngsters’ charities final month. As Arnold Palmer himself as soon as mentioned, “Making a constructive change within the life of a kid is without doubt one of the most vital issues you are able to do.”… Hey, no matter occurred to James Harden? … Did you see the place Kim Kardashian confirmed up on the Met Gala earlier this week sporting Marilyn Monroe’s previous gown. In associated information, Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson confirmed up at exercises the opposite day sporting Tim Tebow’s previous halo. …
Final phrase: Headline from TheOnion.com: “Ben Simmons tells Nets he’s able to play now.”
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