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“We’ve got some behavior that we’ve got to keep working on,†McElwain said less than an hour after kicking a defensive lineman out of the Florida Gators scrimmage for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. “What are we? The most penalized team in the last five years, six years, whatever it is? I don’t know where we sit. It’s ridiculous.â€
“We don’t put up with it. There’s no excuse. There’s absolutely zero. To me, it’s one of the most selfish acts somebody can do because it’s them and it’s usually because you’re not going as hard as the other guy so now you’re going to be Mr. Tough Guy or whatever,†he said. “Then because of your actions, you hurt the team. I just don’t see any place for that. I don’t get it. There’s no place on a football team for a selfish player. It’s that simple. We just don’t put up with it.â€
This is a game-changer. Muschamp, when asked about UF committing stupid penalties, said that UF did that before he got there and implied that there was nothing he could do about it. If UF can learn to play smarter, it will reap the benefits of a victory here and there. It's very true the adage about more games being lost than won, and a sure way to lose is to commit stupid penalties at a higher rate than most everyone else.
“We don’t put up with it. There’s no excuse. There’s absolutely zero. To me, it’s one of the most selfish acts somebody can do because it’s them and it’s usually because you’re not going as hard as the other guy so now you’re going to be Mr. Tough Guy or whatever,†he said. “Then because of your actions, you hurt the team. I just don’t see any place for that. I don’t get it. There’s no place on a football team for a selfish player. It’s that simple. We just don’t put up with it.â€
This is a game-changer. Muschamp, when asked about UF committing stupid penalties, said that UF did that before he got there and implied that there was nothing he could do about it. If UF can learn to play smarter, it will reap the benefits of a victory here and there. It's very true the adage about more games being lost than won, and a sure way to lose is to commit stupid penalties at a higher rate than most everyone else.