Originally posted by Panicstricken:
So anyway Pony_Fan and I are leaving the game, needless to say not in the best mood. I happen to see Jolly old Copeland in his Santa sweater...so I think this is an opportune time to vent my feeling about our wonderful coach...Lloyd.
So I give holler "Copeland you need to start making some better decisions about your coaches"(I mean come on...we have Bennett and Dement aka Lloyd) Anyway a portly woman looks at me in disgust and states, "I’m the coaches wife" I reply. "I’m sorry Mrs. Dement, I didn’t mean to offend" She then started to cry (slight embellishment) and replied..."Well you did"
So Mrs. Dement, if you’re out here. I would like to offer a sincere apology...but LLOYD cant coach.
You could not have been more frustrated and disappointed than I was. I have watched SMU basketball for 40 years and I am frustrated.
Having said that - Mr. Copeland and Mr. Dement are easy to reach by phone, email, or office visit. If you are a real SMU fan as you lead us to believe, you should have more respect for the people involved than just blurting out negative criticisms in public places. You obviously hurt innocent people with you outburst. If you have something constructive to say - you ought to have the responsibility to say it to the right people in private. Nothing useful is served by doing what you did. You not only hurt a coach's wife but you could have a negative impact on potential recruits and their friends and family.