re: Hannagriff “There’s an ocean of difference between you and Alabama”

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And this is part of the problem -- our own media guys refuse to give O any semblance of credit, or any benefit of the doubt. I'm not saying they should pump sunshine and spread propaganda, but try and proffer something positive and stop playing the broken record that this program is "oceans" off the mark. It's undermining everything the coaches are trying to do. It also makes locking down the talent in the state that much more more difficult.

I usually like what Hanny has to say, but this isn't helping

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To be fair he said this in private conversation but sometimes constructive criticism has a positive impact. There's nothing wrong with pointing out areas that need improvement.

The problem comes in where people make a blanket statement and say coach E needs to be fired because the offense was terrible. Well why was the offense terrible? Could another coach faced with the issues facing this coach done any better? Is the coaching staff doing anything to remedy the problem? Most people don't get past blaming the coach. If a person can't articulate what it would take then it's hard to claim that it's constructive criticism.