North Texas coach responds to criticism of low hit that injured Gators QB Luke Del Rio

[Harry]

“These people know nothing about the kid,” Littrell said, according to Vito’s report. “That is what is frustrating. He takes it personally. He is an unbelievable person. If anyone knew him who was saying those things, they wouldn’t be saying them.

“He didn’t mean to do it. He was playing hard and trying to make a play. To be honest with you, if you look at it closely, he was pushed in the back and tripped. He was on his way down anyway. There is nothing he could have done. It is what it is.

“I understand their coaching staff and their frustration. That is their quarterback and their player. We don’t want to see anyone get hurt. Afterward, (McElwain) said (that) we have had a couple of  targeting calls. Those are not the facts. We haven’t had any targeting calls. He brought up that we took out the SMU quarterback. No, the SMU quarterback was running in the open field. He got hit, his cleat got stuck. It is what it is. It’s football. We are not trying to hurt anyone.

“I feel bad for both of those young men and want them to get healthy, but trust me, I am going to take care of my guys, too. No one is going to come over and yell at me or my sideline and say that we don’t have integrity or play the game the right way. That’s not the facts. I am not going to allow that to happen.”

read more: 

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/north-texas-coach-responds-to-criticism-of-low-hit-that-injured-gators-qb-luke-del-rio

 

[Christopher Walker]

Damn, do I love our coach.

[Shuke-D]

What is particularly awesome about this is that it has rescued "Come after me. I'm a man. I'm 40!!!" from being nothing more than an internet meme.

That and he is level-headed in his rebuttal. Impressive. Professional. Inspiring.

 

[THOR]

Ya, now that I discovered the twotter, I hit up the uf coach wondering if he will come back off his comments...I like the littrell

[GM1998]

3 hours ago, Harry said:

“These people know nothing about the kid,” Littrell said, according to Vito’s report. “That is what is frustrating. He takes it personally. He is an unbelievable person. If anyone knew him who was saying those things, they wouldn’t be saying them.

“He didn’t mean to do it. He was playing hard and trying to make a play. To be honest with you, if you look at it closely, he was pushed in the back and tripped. He was on his way down anyway. There is nothing he could have done. It is what it is.

“I understand their coaching staff and their frustration. That is their quarterback and their player. We don’t want to see anyone get hurt. Afterward, (McElwain) said (that) we have had a couple of  targeting calls. Those are not the facts. We haven’t had any targeting calls. He brought up that we took out the SMU quarterback. No, the SMU quarterback was running in the open field. He got hit, his cleat got stuck. It is what it is. It’s football. We are not trying to hurt anyone.

“I feel bad for both of those young men and want them to get healthy, but trust me, I am going to take care of my guys, too. No one is going to come over and yell at me or my sideline and say that we don’t have integrity or play the game the right way. That’s not the facts. I am not going to allow that to happen.”

read more: 

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/north-texas-coach-responds-to-criticism-of-low-hit-that-injured-gators-qb-luke-del-rio

 

Moxie.

[Aldo]

Great, now we're gonna be known as UTN. #ThanksVito

[TreeFiddy]

4 minutes ago, Aldo said:

Great, now we're gonna be known as UTN. #ThanksVito

Welp, I guess I am going to need a new coffee mug. 

[Aquila_Viridis]

4 minutes ago, Aldo said:

Great, now we're gonna be known as UTN. #ThanksVito

Universidad Tejas del Norte?

[eulessismore]

56 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

Welp, I guess I am going to need a new coffee mug. 

 

56 minutes ago, Aquila_Viridis said:

Universidad Tejas del Norte?

Nah, that's for T shirts.

[UTSA Fan]

Really, targeting and intentionally injuring players? They should play La Tech.

[MeanGreen01]

4 hours ago, Christopher Walker said:

Damn, do I love our coach.

Absolutely love our coach and the rest of this staff!  Glad he stands up with confidence and tells the the real facts! Try to bully Littrell around because it's not going to happen! Love how he sticks up for his team and North Texas!

[DeepGreen]

And it wouldn't surprise me if the team responded for their coach against Rice.

[NT93]

3 minutes ago, MeanGreen01 said:

Absolutely love our coach and the rest of this staff!  Glad he stands up with confidence and tells the the real facts! Try to bully Littrell around because it's not going to happen! Love how he sticks up for his team and North Texas!

Agree.  And I would hope had Wheeler's hit been a cheap shot he would admit such and say that its being dealt with internally...which I think he would do. 

[oldguystudent]

He's definitely saying all the right things.  It's refreshing after eight years of utter arrogant cluelessness followed by defiantly slurred coachspeak.

[untjim1995]

This is exactly how you fix the locker room issues we had last year with the team quitting on the university. You get a fired up coach who makes it clear that if you'll go hard, Ill back you up. If you won't, you need to leave.

[UNTLifer]

Proof that we hired the right man for the job.  Convinced more every day that Coach Littrell will turn this program around.  #GetLit

Here's why McElwain really sticks to his story.  He knows he doesn't have the horses on both sides of the ball to win the SEC and needs to keep his team engaged and fired up.

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-players-feeding-off-jim-mcelwains-on-field-reaction-to-qbs-injury

I still think he has a mangina.

[Withers940]

You know what would be awesome?  To see Ekeler and Littrell back to back fighting a group of UF fans. Im pretty sure they would kill everyone involved. TWO WORD......ROAD HOUSE

Edited September 21, 2016 by Withers940

[UNTLifer]

Ditka or Littrell?

[UNTFan23]

7 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Ditka or Littrell?

Full sized Littrell or mini-Littrell?

[TreeFiddy]

Tiny Ditka or regular Ditka?

[EagleGreen]

Great response.  We finally have a coach with a sack.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, UNTFan23 said:

Full sized Littrell or mini-Littrell?

Full sized.

Another one to ponder: Littrell or Bill Brasky?

[Christopher Walker]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Ditka or Littrell?

Or rather...

100 Littrell-sized Ditkas vs 1 Ditka-sized Littrell??

Edited September 21, 2016 by Christopher Walker

[Aldo]

3 minutes ago, Christopher Walker said:

Or rather...

100 Litrell-sized Ditkas vs 1 Ditka-sized Littrell??

Mustache or no mustache. 

Important questions people.

[Green P1]

Think Littrell could throw a punch so hard that he himself couldn't take it?  

I do but at the same time I don't.