Texas Longhorns, fans not on the same page
29 Nov '12 23:23Who is Correct: Texas Longhorn Fans or Texas Longhorn Coaches/Players?
Should Mack Brown go?
[quote]AUSTIN - At least Quandre Diggs tried to see things from the other side.
If anything has been apparent about the state of Texas football over the past two months, it's the glaring disconnect that exists between the way players and coaches perceive the program and the way it's viewed by its fan base. Both groups talk a lot about progress and a UT standard, but they clearly disagree on what those terms mean. One side acts like all is well, the other acts like the sky is falling, and the result is that week after week, at least one member of the Longhorns faces the media and looks stunned to be asked about the team's struggles.
It could be argued that Diggs, a sophomore cornerback who's been around the program since his brother Quentin Jammer starred at UT more than a decade ago, understands Longhorns fans' expectations better than any of his peers. And that's why what he said Monday was so revealing. "I feel like if we're 8-3, we should get some love," Diggs said. "But I understand where y'all are coming from."
Diggs' admirable effort to keep an open mind notwithstanding, this is the point: If the Longhorns truly expect to be praised after losing three games (with a distinct chance to make it five) in one season, they do not understand where the fans or media or any other outsider is coming from at all.[/qupte]
Should Mack Brown go?
[quote]AUSTIN - At least Quandre Diggs tried to see things from the other side.
If anything has been apparent about the state of Texas football over the past two months, it's the glaring disconnect that exists between the way players and coaches perceive the program and the way it's viewed by its fan base. Both groups talk a lot about progress and a UT standard, but they clearly disagree on what those terms mean. One side acts like all is well, the other acts like the sky is falling, and the result is that week after week, at least one member of the Longhorns faces the media and looks stunned to be asked about the team's struggles.
It could be argued that Diggs, a sophomore cornerback who's been around the program since his brother Quentin Jammer starred at UT more than a decade ago, understands Longhorns fans' expectations better than any of his peers. And that's why what he said Monday was so revealing. "I feel like if we're 8-3, we should get some love," Diggs said. "But I understand where y'all are coming from."
Diggs' admirable effort to keep an open mind notwithstanding, this is the point: If the Longhorns truly expect to be praised after losing three games (with a distinct chance to make it five) in one season, they do not understand where the fans or media or any other outsider is coming from at all.[/qupte]