Letter from the Publisher

Two recent games in the SEC gave vivid and contrasting examples of how coaches can react after losses. One is the right way to do it, and a way for a head coach to serve as a role model for his team, and a leader. The other is nothing more than simple excuse making and serves no one well. Do you remember playing wiffle ball in the back yard as a youngster, and if you hit the runner with the ball he was out? Well, if you watched the annual Tennessee-Florida bloodbath in mid-September, you might think that the SEC has a similar rule; if a quarterback hits a receiver in the end zone, it is a touchdown. Trailing 23-20, Florida drove to the Tennessee 3-yard line in the last seconds. UF QB Jesse Palmer then threw a third-down pass to Jabar Gaffney just over the goal line, but two Volunteers defenders slammed into Gaffney and knocked the ball loose. The line judge paused briefly before raising