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Who was the reporter Frank sorta got into it with during postgame presser?

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Anybody know who's the reporter that Frank got ticked off at during last night's postgame presser? Frank was evidently mad last night about a question the reporter asked in October on Frank's "job security?" I didn't recognize the reporter's voice, the reporter asks a question about Frank's thoughts during the second half of the game. I don't remember anything happening in October regarding this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYhzKpSDvc&feature=youtu.be
 
I can't watch the video, but was it David Cloniger? On the radio, he had a harsh tone with a reporter about job security or something along those lines, and the radio guys said David Cloniger.
 
Originally posted by bowiestar2003:
I can't watch the video, but was it David Cloniger? On the radio, he had a harsh tone with a reporter about job security or something along those lines, and the radio guys said David Cloniger.
No it wasn't David Cloninger, although David did later ask a different question that Frank shot down.
 
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.

This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
 
Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.


This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
 
Martin does a fantastic job of explaining what is wrong , who is screwing up be that players or coaches but has nothing to lay out as far as a solution or solutions to the problems.

This team goes as one player goes and again this player is falling short - kid had a run of a few games where for some reason he decided to play and take charge , now its basically back to square one with the kid..falls squarely on the shoulders of the head man and the apparent inability to recruit "players" , kids that are not satisfied with coming "close" to winning but go all out every game to make certain they are on the right side of the score at the end of the game.
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This program has got to come up with a couple of serious bigs if Martin intends to win with any regularity as well as take the program from nothing to something at least respectable as well as one that can challenge the rest of the SEC game in and game out.

Saturday will show the major gap between a program that has players that find a way to win , bigs that can totally dominate a game and guards that can shoot as well as want to shoot and get themselves in position to create the offense.
 
Originally posted by Carolina Cat:
Martin does a fantastic job of explaining what is wrong , who is screwing up be that players or coaches but has nothing to lay out as far as a solution or solutions to the problems.

This team goes as one player goes and again this player is falling short - kid had a run of a few games where for some reason he decided to play and take charge , now its basically back to square one with the kid..falls squarely on the shoulders of the head man and the apparent inability to recruit "players" , kids that are not satisfied with coming "close" to winning but go all out every game to make certain they are on the right side of the score at the end of the game.
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This program has got to come up with a couple of serious bigs if Martin intends to win with any regularity as well as take the program from nothing to something at least respectable as well as one that can challenge the rest of the SEC game in and game out.

Saturday will show the major gap between a program that has players that find a way to win , bigs that can totally dominate a game and guards that can shoot as well as want to shoot and get themselves in position to create the offense.
Just say Notice, and be done with it. His play dictates the play of the rest of the team. Unfortunately, he is playing some pretty bad basketball right now.
 
I agree with Kornblut that Martin's treatment of this reporter was particularly distasteful. I'm paraphrasing, but Kornblut said on his show tonight that a winning coach might have some leverage to rip into a reporter like that but that losing coaches don't. I heard the post-game interview, and Martin sounded like a bitter, sarcastic, frustrated bully. The reporter's question was perfectly valid. As I watched the game, I, too, wondered where Martin was? Why was he just sitting there while his team stunk up the place? Martin should be thinking of his future. I'm beginning to think he doesn't have much more of one in Columbia.

One more prediction: The media will turn hard on Martin in the coming weeks. If he thought last night's questions were tough, he hasn't seen anything yet.
 
Originally posted by 55vett:
I agree with Kornblut that Martin's treatment of this reporter was particularly distasteful. I'm paraphrasing, but Kornblut said on his show tonight that a winning coach might have some leverage to rip into a reporter like that but that losing coaches don't. I heard the post-game interview, and Martin sounded like a bitter, sarcastic, frustrated bully. The reporter's question was perfectly valid. As I watched the game, I, too, wondered where Martin was? Why was he just sitting there while his team stunk up the place? Martin should be thinking of his future. I'm beginning to think he doesn't have much more of one in Columbia.

One more prediction: The media will turn hard on Martin in the coming weeks. If he thought last night's questions were tough, he hasn't seen anything yet.
Kornblut also supported Ron Morris, so he can't say anything about winning be a prerequisite. Media always sticks up for media.

None of them will agree with Frank that the question before the season was out of line.
 
Originally posted by uscbeckham:
Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.


This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
Yes and no. All the questions I've seen posed about job security are related to what has to happen in year three to ensure Martin remains in good standing. Which, in my mind, is a fair questions based on where Frank will be with his contract. At the conclusion of this season, he'll have three years remaining on his current contract... about the time when AD's start adding a year or two, at a minimum, for coaches they'd like to keep. If he goes into year four with no extension, that is unquestionably an indication that he's under significant scrutiny. And if he doesn't get an extension in or after year four, well, he's almost certainly gone.

On the one hand South Carolina cannot have much in the way of expectations and one could certainly argue it would take four or five years to see improvements (I don't necessarily agree with that). On the other hand, Martin was hired by the previous AD, he's had an embarrassing incident that resulted in a suspension and the team has been woeful. If I'm a reporter, just the fact that he was hired under a previous AD would have my antenna up. Throw in the suspension, the poor results and a looming decision on a contract extension, I don't see those types of questions as out of bounds at all.
 
Originally posted by Carolina Cat:
Martin does a fantastic job of explaining what is wrong , who is screwing up be that players or coaches but has nothing to lay out as far as a solution or solutions to the problems.

This team goes as one player goes and again this player is falling short - kid had a run of a few games where for some reason he decided to play and take charge , now its basically back to square one with the kid..falls squarely on the shoulders of the head man and the apparent inability to recruit "players" , kids that are not satisfied with coming "close" to winning but go all out every game to make certain they are on the right side of the score at the end of the game.
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This program has got to come up with a couple of serious bigs if Martin intends to win with any regularity as well as take the program from nothing to something at least respectable as well as one that can challenge the rest of the SEC game in and game out.

Saturday will show the major gap between a program that has players that find a way to win , bigs that can totally dominate a game and guards that can shoot as well as want to shoot and get themselves in position to create the offense.
I think the gap between a team full of 5 stars at a powerhouse school and all others is the same. I see nothing in Auburn or UT that impresses me. They won the games but they are not going anywhere. There are only about 15 bigs worth a damn out there. The rest are 4-5 guys forced to play 5. Our problem is shooting guard. If you cant get a big ( and we cannot) then you have to have at least 2 guards or a 3 that can ball from outside.

Just like UK will never be relevant in football, USC has little chance to be relevant in basketball without a small miracle (ie seventh woods)
 
Originally posted by _NOVA_:

Originally posted by uscbeckham:

Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.



This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
Yes and no. All the questions I've seen posed about job security are related to what has to happen in year three to ensure Martin remains in good standing. Which, in my mind, is a fair questions based on where Frank will be with his contract. At the conclusion of this season, he'll have three years remaining on his current contract... about the time when AD's start adding a year or two, at a minimum, for coaches they'd like to keep. If he goes into year four with no extension, that is unquestionably an indication that he's under significant scrutiny. And if he doesn't get an extension in or after year four, well, he's almost certainly gone.

On the one hand South Carolina cannot have much in the way of expectations and one could certainly argue it would take four or five years to see improvements (I don't necessarily agree with that). On the other hand, Martin was hired by the previous AD, he's had an embarrassing incident that resulted in a suspension and the team has been woeful. If I'm a reporter, just the fact that he was hired under a previous AD would have my antenna up. Throw in the suspension, the poor results and a looming decision on a contract extension, I don't see those types of questions as out of bounds at all.
All true, but it is still not a question that you ask right before the start of the season. Especially for a coach who is not on the Hot Seat.
 
Originally posted by uscbeckham:
Originally posted by _NOVA_:

Originally posted by uscbeckham:

Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.



This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
Yes and no. All the questions I've seen posed about job security are related to what has to happen in year three to ensure Martin remains in good standing. Which, in my mind, is a fair questions based on where Frank will be with his contract. At the conclusion of this season, he'll have three years remaining on his current contract... about the time when AD's start adding a year or two, at a minimum, for coaches they'd like to keep. If he goes into year four with no extension, that is unquestionably an indication that he's under significant scrutiny. And if he doesn't get an extension in or after year four, well, he's almost certainly gone.

On the one hand South Carolina cannot have much in the way of expectations and one could certainly argue it would take four or five years to see improvements (I don't necessarily agree with that). On the other hand, Martin was hired by the previous AD, he's had an embarrassing incident that resulted in a suspension and the team has been woeful. If I'm a reporter, just the fact that he was hired under a previous AD would have my antenna up. Throw in the suspension, the poor results and a looming decision on a contract extension, I don't see those types of questions as out of bounds at all.
All true, but it is still not a question that you ask right before the start of the season. Especially for a coach who is not on the Hot Seat.
That's a debatable point, but nonetheless, it was three months ago. Martin was a jerk in this press conference.
 
Disagree and what little I know doesn't make me think Coach was out of line. He was pissed during the game (as most of us were), and probably really was thinking, "if they keep playing like this, I won't have a job long". So, when the guy who pissed him off months ago asked a question about what he was doing/thinking during the game, he took the opporunity to say "you know what, remember that crappy question about my job security you asked way back, well, that's what I was thinkin' about, my job security". Two birds with one stone. One, we were sucking so bad it made me think about losing my job. And two, you were an ass to me back then, and I remember it -- don't think I forgot how you treated me.

Don't see anything wrong with it.
 
the 107.5 crew are all clueless , as is most of the Columbia Media Market .The guy that ask the question is some jerk who has a mid day show . Not living in Columbia not hearing him every day i can only imagine what else he says . I pass through Columbia maybe 4 to 5 times a week during his time slot and have never heard one postive remark he has made . Don't even know his name . They all come and go .
The only one in the market with ant any credit is Kornblut [ been in the market over 20 years] .He will upset us sometime , but they guy does report good infromation .He works at it his job . All the others just read the newspaper and report what they read .Exculding The Gamecock Central guys and Big Spur Guys they too work at very hard and give us great infromation .
As far the radio they are awful jokes .Thank God my man The Corey Rich got off the radio.
The only true and good infromation comes right here .
 
Re: Who was the reporter Frank sorta got into it with during postgame?


Originally posted by uscbeckham:
Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.


This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
Think Coach Martin is a good coach. But could handle some things differently without compromising the integrity of who he is as a coach by calling out players and reporters out loud publicly.
 
Re: Who was the reporter Frank sorta got into it with during postgame?


Originally posted by Garnet Man:

Originally posted by uscbeckham:
Originally posted by GWMorris:
It was a pretty jerkish response to a fairly innocuous question. Actually, two pretty jerkish responses to two fairly innocuous questions.


This post was edited on 1/21 5:36 PM by GWMorris
He wasn't responding to the question. He was using a smart-aleck answer to tell that reporter that he's not welcome to ask questions.

Any reporter who asks a college coach about his job security, before the 3rd season even starts, is bush league. Especially a coach who took over a dumpster fire program like ours.
Think Coach Martin is a good coach. But could handle some things differently without compromising the integrity of who he is as a coach by calling out players and reporters out loud publicly.
Yep, and that's a question I'd let him have at. But he get's mafia with a lot of questions. If I'm his boss I tell him to tone it all down or lets start working on separation. Cut the anger shit! Some of us dont like it and are embarassed by it.
 
Re: Who was the reporter Frank sorta got into it with during postgame?

Heated press conferences are entertaining when you are a winning program. When you are mediocre, it looks like a temper tantrum. When it happens in games, at press conferences, and in practice, you start to wonder if someone has issues. Still, acceptable when you win. People look the other way. It looks like part of the winning component. When you lose it is a glaring fault. Saw it in Indiana for years with Bobby Knight.
 
Re: Who was the reporter Frank sorta got into it with during postgame?


Originally posted by coastguardcock:
Heated press conferences are entertaining when you are a winning program. When you are mediocre, it looks like a temper tantrum. When it happens in games, at press conferences, and in practice, you start to wonder if someone has issues. Still, acceptable when you win. People look the other way. It looks like part of the winning component. When you lose it is a glaring fault. Saw it in Indiana for years with Bobby Knight.
Knight is the only other coach I've seen that could'nt handle your basic stupid question. I've seen MANY coaches handle questions like that with simple generic answers that do more to piss off the questioner than the questioned. He HAS to rise above it. He also has to realize HE recruited the kids he has. He has to love them and have confidence in them He cant talk about how they left their game in New York or how badly they may have sucked in a game. I would rather not hear that AND I expect HIM to make them better. If he CANT! Go coach up some stiffs in the Poconos in some rec league.
 
Originally posted by Carolina Cat:


Saturday will show the major gap between a program that has players that find a way to win , bigs that can totally dominate a game and guards that can shoot as well as want to shoot and get themselves in position to create the offense.
CC: Please don use UK as an example of anything to do with the college game. The UK BB program is a sold out enterprise that is comfortable winning while running a NBA minor league program. I am embarrassed as a SEC fan to have such a program in the same conference. The whole nation pulls against UK. Student-athletes at the UK BB program! What a joke.
 
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