Saturday, September 19, 2009

Open Letter to ESPN

Dear Bristol,

This week, I've seen Tim Teabow's "speech" from the press conference after the Ole Miss game last year multiple times on your network. If you're trying to make him look like a warrior, you're not. That footage is of a petulant child struggling with disappointment. He looks considerably more like the 12 year old you see with tears in his eyes after the Little League World Series than he does a Heisman winner, adult, and leader of a college football team. "No one will play harder than me, and I'll make sure these guys play hard, too" isn't leadership. You'd think Teabow was the first great player that has ever had to deal with a hard fought loss before. Being a member of your team made available for the postgame press conference, making a speech, and not taking any questions is bush league...it's not something to be celebrated.

Look, Teabow is a great player and by all accounts a great person. But that outburst last year was a long way from his best moment.

Respectfully,

Most College Football Fans Outside of Gainesville

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