Not sure if anyone read the article on TOS but it had some interesting quotes from DB. It's getting public now and there's lobbying on both sides. Anybody getting uncomfortable?
"He did a good job as a football coach. Being AD’s a different deal"
"I like Coach a lot, and he was great for me. But I wouldn’t be an associate in that role"
"Now, in terms of, would I help him and his legendary status if things were to go a certain way, at any moment in time — whether I’m here, there or wherever? Absolutely, I would. I think he deserves it and should be recognized for all the good that he did do.”
“I think exactly what Florida did was the right thing,” Blackburn said. “I think you have to honor the past with folks like that. They connect with them. I think that is very important, and I do. Whether they do it or not is ultimately their call. But, yeah, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with those kinds of roles."
"He did a good job as a football coach. Being AD’s a different deal"
"I like Coach a lot, and he was great for me. But I wouldn’t be an associate in that role"
"Now, in terms of, would I help him and his legendary status if things were to go a certain way, at any moment in time — whether I’m here, there or wherever? Absolutely, I would. I think he deserves it and should be recognized for all the good that he did do.”
“I think exactly what Florida did was the right thing,” Blackburn said. “I think you have to honor the past with folks like that. They connect with them. I think that is very important, and I do. Whether they do it or not is ultimately their call. But, yeah, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with those kinds of roles."
