CBB takes a shot...

[hoglady]

After watching that clip I'm not even sure he meant it as a cut to Florida at all/ it just as easily could have been a compliment (as in shocking they've done so well).
Mountain out of molehill.

[PorkRinds]

Dude he may not have specifically came out and said what "UF is doing to surprise people" but by comparing them to Ole Miss, EVERYONE knows what he means. You literally have to know nothing about college football and then MAYBE you can read that and think he meant it positively.

Oh, I get it.  You're going to make an assumption about what he meant in a 10 second sound byte, and use it to assume he accused someone of cheating.  Makes total sense.  Especially for a hog fan.

[azhog10]

According to CBB he wasn't talking about recruiting and his comments were taken out of context by a writer how wasn't even at the presser

That's a hard argument when you say florida is doing some things that surprise you in recruiting. He may not have meant it to be negative but he was definitely talking about recruiting.

[HotlantaHog]

Steve Spurrier did the same thing, though Spurrier did win the SEC championship and the national championship at UF.

If CBB does the same at Arkansas, I will start viewing his shots at other coaches and programs as pleasant and enjoyable. Until that happens, I think he would do better to keep his comments on other coaches and programs to himself.

[HogWild7886]

Oh no, idiots on other teams message boards are gonna talk bad about us now, I just can't go on now

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

Screw context.  He B*rt Bielema.  He speak his mind.  He don't care and neither should we.

WTH do we care what Florida, Ole P, or anyone else thinks.  Oh my gawd we better watch our P's and Q's.

If it creates some fire so be it.  That's life in the SEC.  Eff them all.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

That's a hard argument when you say florida is doing some things that surprise you in recruiting. He may not have meant it to be negative but he was definitely talking about recruiting.

This is completely different situation. Clearly he is talking about FL recruiting today.

But the Urban Meyer thing he has said it was not even about recruiting

[azhog10]

Oh, I get it.  You're going to make an assumption about what he meant in a 10 second sound byte, and use it to assume he accused someone of cheating.  Makes total sense.  Especially for a hog fan.

I'm saying anytime you compare anyone to ole miss, and say the word recruiting EVERYONE is going to think cheating. That's because EVERYONE understands that you don't do what Ole Miss has done and not cheat. Now, CBB could be talking about a million different things that could absolutely have nothing to do with cheating. But I watched the interview and I chuckled and said "shots fired" bc that's exactly how it came across.

[ShadowTheHedgehog]

I did not take it that way. I took his comment as there is Florida, and then the new Ole Miss (Compared to what Ole Miss used to be) and Ole Miss as being the surprise /shrugs

[Iamjacksleftnutt]

Florida should get the death penalty in ALL sports. They cheat in recruiting. If you have them beat on the field they cheat by paying off the officials. Florida is the biggest cheat in all of college athletics. All the talent they have down there in Florida and they steal a Texas guy Arkansas has been on this long ? And if they are using the same cheap tactics with Putu I'd be ticked too !!!

I'm glad to see FU back on the schedule. If they don't buy off the officials again this year CBB is going to blast them. I hate FU... I hope we win tonight in BB too. But I wouldn't put it past them to find a way to cheat their way to a win there too... HATE HATE HATE the gators.

[azhog10]

This is completely different situation. Clearly he is talking about FL recruiting today.

Oh I agree. I was just saying for him to say he wasn't talking about recruiting, and actually use the word recruiting means he was talking about recruiting. I can buy that he's talking about UF recruiting today, but he's talking about recruiting.

[COCHISE]

The only reason it was taken as a shot is because the idiot that tweeted it prefaced the quote by saying "Salty Bielema just took a shot at UF."

[HogsonHicks]

Florida should get the death penalty in ALL sports. They cheat in recruiting. If you have them beat on the field they cheat by paying off the officials. Florida is the biggest cheat in all of college athletics. All the talent they have down there in Florida and they steal a Texas guy Arkansas has been on this long ? And if they are using the same cheap tactics with Putu I'd be ticked too !!!

I'm glad to see FU back on the schedule. If they don't buy off the officials again this year CBB is going to blast them. I hate FU... I hope we win tonight in BB too. But I wouldn't put it past them to find a way to cheat their way to a win there too... HATE HATE HATE the gators.

Off your meds?

[lilRockNDubb]

So you have an update?

Yes. From the same ppl who said Solomn was all hog.. DGB was all hog.. Cleveland was all hog..

Just be ready......

[azhog10]

The only reason it was taken as a shot is because the idiot that tweeted it prefaced the quote by saying "CBB takes a shot at Florida."

Well I watched it in real time and thought the same thing. Had he been given more time maybe he is able to explain what he means and it doesn't come off that way. That's the sucky part about those short interviews if you say something like that. I like CBB and believe that if he feels strongly about something I'd support him with it. But it isn't going to sit well with a lot of folks.

[Pork Twain]

I love that we have a coach that people love and is completely honest.  He talks in person, like many on here need to hide behind a keyboard to do.

[Been10Hog]

The only reason it was taken as a shot is because the idiot that tweeted it prefaced the quote by saying "Salty Bielema just took a shot at UF."

No it's interpreted as a shot if we lose Putu to UF when he never even visited there after also losing Cleveland to them when his Aunt said we were by far her favorite!

[PorkRinds]

I'm saying anytime you compare anyone to ole miss, and say the word recruiting EVERYONE is going to think cheating. That's because EVERYONE understands that you don't do what Ole Miss has done and not cheat. Now, CBB could be talking about a million different things that could absolutely have nothing to do with cheating. But I watched the interview and I chuckled and said "shots fired" bc that's exactly how it came across.

Cool. You assumed he was accusing them of cheating, so he must be.  He could have easily been saying that FL is now recruiting really well, like Ole Miss.  But hey, who should talk the most darn about our coach if it isn't our own fans?

[ROASHE]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

[jkstock04]

I remember Bielema at Wisconsin being outraged over Urban Meyer's tactics.

It's comments like below that he needs to avoid:

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football-news/923552-urban-meyer-negative-recruiting-ohio-state-bret-bielema-upset

"I can tell you this," says Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema. "We at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC—in any way, shape or form."

I'll never forget that. Hogville ROASTED Bielema over that one.

On this deal here today though....I honestly don't see the 100% clarification of what he said as pointing to cheating recruiting tactics. Maybe he left it open ended like that on purpose though. But to me it's at least possible he meant it how it reads. I didn't see it though...seeing him saying it live would give better clarification.

[Hawgndaaz]

Hugh Freeze just told SI’s Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

BB has said on different occasions that he's got a close relationship with Freeze. The respect is mutual.

[azhog10]

Cool. You assumed he was accusing them of cheating, so he must be.  He could have easily been saying that FL is now recruiting really well, like Ole Miss.  But hey, who should talk the most darn about our coach if it isn't our own fans?

Okay a bit sensitive obviously. I'm saying true or not true it didn't come off great. I could care less if he is saying FL is cheating, they probably are. I'm just saying I wish he would have spent more time talking about the kids we have and not opening up that can of worms. He chose to do that and I respect him for it.

[hammer66]

Love CBB, but why? We play them this next season correct? Why take pot shots this early that will only fuel things down the road. I could understand if we aren't playing them next year but if he actually said this I wish he wouldn't have.

I love it! Give em bulletin board material. I think he's just cocky enough and he thinks we'll beat em anyways. Why be afraid of anyone, it's just a game. IMO, the only way our hogs will ever win the SEC is if our coach Instills the belief in our players we r better than the rest.
We can only hope our coaches and players aren't afraid of what might happen with our opponents if one of em speaks their mind about other schools BS

[HotlantaHog]

Florida should get the death penalty in ALL sports. They cheat in recruiting. If you have them beat on the field they cheat by paying off the officials. Florida is the biggest cheat in all of college athletics. All the talent they have down there in Florida and they steal a Texas guy Arkansas has been on this long ? And if they are using the same cheap tactics with Putu I'd be ticked too !!!

I'm glad to see FU back on the schedule. If they don't buy off the officials again this year CBB is going to blast them. I hate FU... I hope we win tonight in BB too. But I wouldn't put it past them to find a way to cheat their way to a win there too... HATE HATE HATE the gators.

If you are in Florida or Texas and have to resort to cheating to win, you should be fired. Unnecessary.

[PorkRinds]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

No way!!! It's obvious he called them all cheaters.  Hogville's expert interpreters said so!

[thefisher]

Oh no, idiots on other teams message boards are gonna talk bad about us now, I just can't go on now

Agreed. Not much else actually comes from it.

[Been10Hog]

I think BB would have reason to be pissed if he had received a silent commit from Cleveland and the public commit from Putu then he flips to UF. If that happened I hope he reports them!

[MountieDawg]

You could also spin it as pointing out that Florida is a program that hasn't had the tremendous success they had under Meyer, gone through a failure of a coaching change, and then landed a big class despite that just like Ole Miss landing a huge class despite not being a consistently major player whereas we have shown consistent improvement since the JLS Debacle.

Those statements are just ambiguous enough.

Florida did get 10 wins its 1st year under its new coach in its first year.... That is pretty good especially since he got 7 conference wins which ties in with CBB in conf wins and CBB has been coaching in the conf for 3 years. Maybe CBB was surprised the Florida coaching staff told the recruits that...  What makes me mad, is I was just about to come around and like him as a coach but then he makes a statement that pushes me away again.

[DukeOfPork]

He's never been wrong when he says things like this but people try and burn him anyway.

No, the problem is that he HAS been wrong.  If he was always right when he shoots his mouth off, I would agree with you.

[scruf]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

[lilRockNDubb]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

He also stated that he didn't  while shaking Strongs hand for pics before the Texas bowl either...

[ROASHE]

Jacquez Green™ ‏@JacquezGreen  30m30 minutes ago
So that fat coach for Arkansas took shots at the Gators

Herein lies a small problem. Pissing off coaches in Florida. Jacquez is a coach at Tallahassee Lincoln

[PorkRinds]

Florida did get 10 wins its 1st year under its new coach in its first year.... That is pretty good especially since he got 7 conference wins which ties in with CBB in conf wins and CBB has been coaching in the conf for 3 years. Maybe CBB was surprised the Florida coaching staff told the recruits that...  What makes me mad, is I was just about to come around and like him as a coach but then he makes a statement that pushes me away again.

You'll survive sweetheart.  If this is what did it, you were just tricking yourself into thinking you liked him anyway.  I hope your shattered heart will continue ticking...

[SemperFi]

Funny that mouth running fans don't like the coach to do the same.  lol

Exactly!

[PorkRinds]

He also stated that he didn't  while shaking Strongs hand for pics before the Texas bowl either...

And he didn't...

[rhames]

He also stated that he didn't  while shaking Strongs hand for pics before the Texas bowl either...

Becase he didn't intentionally

[a0ashle]

Hey, today did turnout like Christmas morning, but only for the CBB haters who hide in waiting.

[LJHOG]

Good for Coach.

Yeah, you tell 'em boy.  I bet they'll feel real bad.

[PorkRinds]

Hey, today did turnout like Christmas morning, but only for the CBB haters who hide in waiting.

Indeed.

[MojoHog]

https://twitter.com/ZacEllis/status/694966918466441216

[Theolesnort]

I for one hope he said it, hope he meant it and is peed off enough to do something about it. To many of you fellows are to timid and willing to take this stuff. Evidently Bielema is getting fed up with it. Ya'ii can't be grinders unless you have some grit to you.

[a0ashle]

Indeed.

I am still holding out hope that they see their shadow and go away for 6 weeks.

[Atlhogfan1]

https://twitter.com/ZacEllis/status/694966918466441216

Just as likely as him accusing them of cheating especially considering their reported friendship.  Problem is so many of his comments get taken out of context because he doesn't explain well.

[PorkRinds]

Just as likely as him accusing them of cheating especially considering their reported friendship.  Problem is so many of his comments get taken out of context because he doesn't explain well.

Yeah, he should be able to explain really well in the 90 seconds of that interview.

[Pork Twain]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

Obviously Hugh is lying and that never happened...  Those looking to slam BB any chance they get said differently

[HogsonHicks]

Hugh Freeze just told SI's Signing Day show that Bret Bielema called him and said his earlier comments were meant to compliment Ole Miss.

Of course now we can construe this as meaning he was complimenting OM's effective cheating capabilities!

[Atlhogfan1]

Yeah, he should be able to explain really well in the 90 seconds of that interview.

Then don't say it.  He could have said he thought Fl and OM did some things well in recruiting their current classes.  One sentence doesn't take 90 seconds. 

[Nosboar Accubond]

https://twitter.com/zacellis/status/694966918466441216

[rljjr]

The people who went negative are the one's who need to ask themselves why they automatically thought that way. THEY are the ones who believe OM and Fla are cheating.

[PorkRinds]

Then don't say it.  He could have said he thought Fl and OM did some things well in recruiting their current classes.  One sentence doesn't take 90 seconds.

That's pretty much what he said...