Long short on words after solid performance

[RedCajun]

He had fun with the media. They get to ask all kinds of stupid questions and expect meaningful answers. Shawn didn't give any easy material to work with so they crucified him for it. "Journalist" are the biggest bunch of complainers there are.

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Based on Long's twitter response(s), he was just having fun and didn't mean it as disrespect. As long as it doesn't happen again, I have no problem with it. Jmo

[Boomer]

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---How about this answer for Luke------Sir when you give us the courtesy of calling our school/team by our preferred athletic name like your competitor does, than I will give you better answers!!!----think that would stir it up a bit!!! but probably like the former SID and the ESPN deal!!!

[CajunRed]

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Based on Long's twitter response(s), he was just having fun and didn't mean it as disrespect. As long as it doesn't happen again, I have no problem with it. Jmo

Five pages about an unpaid athlete who didn't sit there long enough to satisfy a writer from an out of town paper that calls us by a name we've asked people not to use.

I must be missing something.

Btw...great game Thursday night, Shawn.

[alum81]

If thats the worse thing Long does while he is still a young man being put under a spotlight that most of us never experience, then I for one am more than willing to cut him some slack. People make mistakes. Young people make more mistakes.

[CajunRed]

I understand that sentiment, because there are far too many negative stories out there in today's world, but if I glossed over the negative and only focused on the positive, I'd be terrible at my job.

Yes, what Long did was incredibly frustrating for someone in my line of work, but I did my best to make sure I didn't just focus on the bad without the good.

As always, thanks for reading. I appreciate the feedback, y'all.

You called out an unpaid 20 year old athlete?

[ManAboutTown]

You called out an unpaid 20 year old athlete?

Who gives a ____ if he's paid or not? That has nothing to do with it, whatsoever.

[CajunRed]

Who gives a ____ if he's paid or not? That has nothing to do with it, whatsoever.

It's your opinion that an unpaid athlete in college can be treated like Drew Bree's. That's fine. I don't share that opinion.

My opinion? He doesn't owe Luke crap.

[duggie85]

It's your opinion that an unpaid athlete in college can be treated like Drew Bree's. That's fine. I don't share that opinion.

My opinion? He doesn't owe Luke crap.

Not paid? How much school related debt will he leave with compared to the avg student?

[ManAboutTown]

It's your opinion that an unpaid athlete in college can be treated like Drew Bree's. That's fine. I don't share that opinion.

My opinion? He doesn't owe Luke crap.

Treated like Drew Brees? Are you kidding? Shawn Long has to personally make the decision to avail himself to the media; no one forced him, no one has ever forced him. Drew is bound by a collective bargaining agreement that obligates him to speak to the media. Not even close to the same thing.

Long was trying to get attention, plain and simple. I'm so tired of people acting like if someone isn't "paid" to do something, they have no standard of behavior to uphold. Athletes are spoiled brats sometimes, period. You can blame backgrounds, journalists, EMOTIONS (barf), demanding schedules, not GETTING them, etc all you want. As was stated earlier, Shawn has a history of immaturity and a history of plenty else that people have kept behind the scenes (giving him the benefit of the doubt). This was a repeat performance. He needs to grow up. Luke did his job, the way he usually does, the right way.

[cajun4life]

Not paid? How much school related debt will he leave with compared to the avg student?

I really wish everyone who brings this up could experience what a college athlete has to go through in school. I am not for paying student athletes, but you are very poor and struggle as a college athlete to make it. Lucky if you have money or food for the weekend.