renaissance Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Inspired by this story about Texas Tech's football coach banning his players from using Twitter So, what say you Tailgate? Should coaches be allowed to do this? Does it make a difference if they're on the college or pro level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think players should be allowed to express themselves and such, but I think sometimes, at the coaches discretion, there should be penalties for making the team look bad. as a libertarian conservative, I am always for the option that best preserves freedom and order at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Nothing wrong with regulating it if it relates to the team directly. If it's unrelated to the team the coach should have absolutely NO say in what the player does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 It seems to me that with Twitter and Facebook, the stars are basically communicating to the fans without another outlet showing what they want to show... I like that, but don't use it while you're playing, that's just stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsBry Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I say sometimes. Locker room talk should stay in the locker room, if it's permitted to be told to the media than let them post it on their Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 If your players typed/wrote the English language, yes. Did anyone "read" what was written? These guys are in college? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Yes, the head coach is next to God in the pecking order of the universe. My teams just loved me :evilg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think the problem will mainly come when they discuss things that shouldn't be discussed. How long will it take for player X to say "Man, we worked on this sweet play in practice today, and it went like this...." and then have that play blow up in their face the next game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think the problem will mainly come when they discuss things that shouldn't be discussed. How long will it take for player X to say "Man, we worked on this sweet play in practice today, and it went like this...." and then have that play blow up in their face the next game? Okay, so there was no problem with a collegiate player calling his coach out on Twitter...but if he gives out disguises and plays for the next game, it's a problem? That's the problem. Respect. Respect for authority. It's gone, and authority has lost the ability to do anything about it. There's your problem. Not just college. All the way down to middle school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlied72 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 College coachs should be able to. NFL no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Yes, I think coaches should be able to ban whatever they think might be detrimental to a player's or the team's performance or is in some other way detrimental to the team. There is a lot of stuff on different college teams that's banned, I think facebook and twittbrain should not be barred from the potential ban-list. An athlete doesn't like the rules, then they don't have to be a part of the team. :ciao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy Burner Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 My hs coach had a simple rule - do it his way or enjoy watching games from the stands. In thirty-nine seasons of coaching, he had just two losing seasons. I know what his view would be - none of that social junk on the internet and he is absolutely, 100% correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinFeathers Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 They should absolutely be allowed to, but only if they think it's necessary. And I don't think it matters college or pro - your coach is in charge. Do what he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Okay, so there was no problem with a collegiate player calling his coach out on Twitter...but if he gives out disguises and plays for the next game, it's a problem?That's the problem. Respect. Respect for authority. It's gone, and authority has lost the ability to do anything about it. There's your problem. Not just college. All the way down to middle school. Well in my mind that's where the college must establish some type of disciplinary measure on the topic. A coach could ban all those things, but if a star player violates the rule vs. some random backup, the coach will institute different punishments (yes, I realize the school probably will do, but they're supposed to be impartial and not play favorites, even if we all know they do/would). In theory, the coach's word would be the final say on the matter, but in reality, he has far less control than he would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I don't think they should ban it. Maybe they could say you can't use it during the season, but I don't think they should tell their players that they can't use it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I can understand that if the coaches want to ban all football talk on there. However, Things life facebook should not be banned, especially when keeping up with friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 If a coach wants to ban his players from eating pizza, he should be able to. Such is life. Go play for a coach that doesn't care about his players enough to protect them as much as he can from bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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