Thee University said:RightRevBear said:Thee University said:
For 10 years I have defended some great Bear teams that played long ago. Some of these were great teams. I have been quick to take up for these teams as they have been used in a manner that was supposed to make me angry. It did not work. I have rallied to protect those teams and to bring up valid points that show there was very little difference in the average fan's admiration for all of these Baylor teams. Each era has their favorites and that is understandable.
This is exactly the problem that we have with you and your view on Briles. You feel like you have to defend those teams when we celebrate them too. Yeah, we hate the San Jose loss, but our disappointment is probably not near the heartache that you and other members of the team had.
The problem is that you see any success afterwards as tearing down those teams. You have made it clear you did not like Art because he didn't engage you as a past player in the way you thought he should. Due to that you feel like your success was overshadowed and you don't like it. This is why you try to tear him down. You blindly supported the board tearing down CAB because you didn't like him, instead of looking critically at the information out there.
BS! My "problem" with Art you mention above started at a BU golf outing where upon meeting him again for the first time in 32 years he clammed up and refused to acknowlwedge a small crime I witnessed him commit during my University of Houston recruiting visit. He became very distant when I told the story in front of a small group at the golf outing.. One other thing happened that December weekend in 1976 in Houston that caused me alarm. I refuse to go into details but that was the reason I stayed away and refused myself to "engage".
One other opportunity came up in Atlana when my son and I were there to watch the Baylor vs. Duke Elite 8 game. Not worth going into details but it was selfish and uncalled for. It got my attention but again I passed it off.
I did not seek any special treatment. I don't care about developing a relationship with coaches. As a matter of fact I shy away from getting to know coaches.
Our failure to engage never bothered me. What bothered me was piss poor defense, piss poor special teams and leading the nation in penalties. All signs of something going wrong.
I didn't try to tear Art down. He tore himself down. I could have told him how to survive the Baylor situation but his ego would not allow it.
I believe that Art left the Baylor BOR zero to very little room to work with. He created that sucking sound and it got him and pulled him under.
As one who helped build up a Baylor program I have a little bit different expectation than you or your Stepford Girls. I refuse to sit idly by nodding my head in agreement like a puppet that all is well and Art did nothing wrong. He tarred and feathered MY program I helped build!!!! Baylor was a stepping stone for him and he ground his heel into our faces.
Thee, one thing you and Art will always share, during your best season you both chocked to Spartans.
Face it, you'll never shake that, nor will he. Y'all are the same when it comes to choking.