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Tensions among Texas players being shown publicly via Twitter
As Texas copes with the aftermath of its blowout loss to TCU, Longhorn players are searching for causes and solutions. Searches of a similar vein for struggling teams are nothing new. But in the case of 1-4 Texas, the issues within the Longhorn team are playing out publicly.
Saturday, freshman DB Kris Boyd retweeted a joke from a Texas A&M fan at halftime of the TCU game. Boyd apologized for the tweet on Sunday. According to one of his teammates, the team felt disrespected.
Duke Thomas on Boyd's halftime retweet: "When he did that, everyone felt disrespected. ... He didn't think anything was wrong with it."
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 5, 2015
After the game, Texas coach Charlie Strong said no player should have been on his phone at halftime.
The public drama continued Monday. Texas safety Dylan Haines had some things to say about the Longhorns' freshmen. The class is Strong's first full recruiting class, though according to ESPN, there's "nowhere near the pressure" to make a coaching change with Strong as there was to remove athletic director Steve Patterson or former coach Mack Brown.
Haines on Texas teammates: "People need to grow up and take things more seriously. A lot of people aren't preparing."
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 5, 2015
Haines on young players: "They just want to go out and play the game on Saturday. They don't want to put in the work on (the other days)."
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 5, 2015
Haines said there's not a "strong resistance" between young players and old players, but said, "Everyone's not on the same page."
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 5, 2015
Predictably, Haines' comments didn't go over too well. Defensive end Charles Omenihu had this to say about a tweet that included Haines' quotes. It was deleted.
Texas' 2015 team, y'all. This is freshman DE Charles Omenihu referring to Dylan Haines' comments. pic.twitter.com/f7twBECDfJ
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) October 5, 2015
Omenihu also posted this to Twitter and deleted it as well. From Hookem.com:
People get in front of the cameras and just talk they heads off,” Omenihu added in a subsequent tweet that was deleted. “Always remember think before you speak.”
Sophomore receiver Armanti Foreman tweeted, “I walk around campus every day, no body guard, no security! If you have something to say please say it (to) me and stop hiding behind Twitter!”
And wide receiver DeAndre McNeal pitched in as well.
#LetsRide #HookEm pic.twitter.com/s67osCbjJb
— The DeAndre McNeal6⃣ (@tbhmcNEal) October 5, 2015
DT Hassan Ridgeway was optimistic about the words being shared.
We're not fans of widespread social media bans, but perhaps it's something that should be discussed with the entire Texas team (again). Or, at the very least, there may need to be another open conversation in person (though Texas had a postgame meeting Saturday) among players to get everything that needs to be said verbalized instead of tweeted. There's still seven games for Texas to turn its season around.
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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
