Fran being interviewed on Jay Mohr Sports

[CPHAWK82]

It mean you can't have an opinion here, without somebody projecting their own "stuff" onto it and leaping to faulty conclusions.

It was a joke dude.

 

[CPHAWK82]

Is it just me or does Fran contradict himself in this line of thought. IMO if he did it to "light a fire" he's saying that he knew exactly what he was doing prior to going off on the official in the first place. That said, I don't understand how he could "lose control" of himself by continuing to chase the official after he'd already accomplished his goal. I think he simply lost control. As a varsity school soccer coach who has often used the strategy of getting a yellow card (soccer equivalent to a first technical) as a way of motivating a team, you go into that situation already knowing that you're going to get the first one and are more then prepared to drop it once you "cross that line". IMO a coach (with self control) doesn't put himself in a position where he is still chasing after an official after the first techincal is issued, if he is in fact doing it intentionally.

These were my thoughts as well. I do love the passion and I'll take the bad with the good, but I do hope Fran can start to reel it in just a little when it comes to screaming at the refs. Seems like once he gets going, he has a hard time turning it off. That said, I love Fran's passion and I think he'll learn from it. Not to say he'll never get another T, cause I'm sure he will

 

[kicker22]

These were my thoughts as well. I do love the passion and I'll take the bad with the good, but I do hope Fran can start to reel it in just a little when it comes to screaming at the refs. Seems like once he gets going, he has a hard time turning it off. That said, I love Fran's passion and I think he'll learn from it. Not to say he'll never get another T, cause I'm sure he will

Agree 100%. I just don't see why he has to take the "light a fire approach". Why not just say the truth; "I think my team was getting the shaft and I wanted to make it clear that I wasn't going to let it continue. I'm a passionate person and simply lost control after the first T". I think something like that would have sufficed as I think we all know what was going on in his head and that he simply lost his composure. I just don't buy the excuse he used.

 

[jacknicholson]

Agree 100%. I just don't see why he has to take the "light a fire approach". Why not just say the truth; "I think my team was getting the shaft and I wanted to make it clear that I wasn't going to let it continue. I'm a passionate person and simply lost control after the first T". I think something like that would have sufficed as I think we all know what was going on in his head and that he simply lost his composure. I just don't buy the excuse he used.

How would he make it clear that he wasn't going to let it continue and actually stop it. Just scream at the refs like Bo and Izzo, walk out on the floor like Matta, face so red he seems on the verge of a heart attack. He knew the way things were going, it was obvious to anyone who was watching the game. He is extremely passionate and defends and protects his players and that has always been his style. I think he has been rather composed most of the season and also last season, plus ever since the chair incident, he has been relatively under control. The ref who walked in front of him and pushed Fran in he chest with his arm and immediately called a T is a nasty piece of work. Fran DID NOT HIT HIM. Look at the tape and observe. He will always be Fran and coach the way he has, which has had us in the top 20 the entire season......

His passionate style of coaching seems to be working and we are successful because of his coaching and coaching style.....

He is not going to change no matter how many fans want him to sit silently with his head in his hands during the games. That would really inspire the troops. Too many people seem to want Lickball back.....

This would be a technical on Fran and is quite similar to his second T.....

And, of course, the Master of Manipulation.....