Joseph Fauria Running His Twitter... Against Norm Chow
by Patroclus on Aug 10, 2011 12:29 PM PDT
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PrintWe are barely into Fall practices, and there is already a social-networking aired trash talking. While the message came a few days ago, today's big winner is Joseph Fauria for his Tweet aimed at Norm Chow (per the LAT, since deleted from his twitter page):
Dear Chow, I'm so glad you're gone. Can't wait to beat that [butt] Nov. 12!! Enjoy that big check! You don't deserve any of it.
No matter how you feel about a former coach, teammate or an opposing player, after coming off of a 4-8 season nobody associated with UCLA Football has earned the right to talk trash about anybody. That would be true enough in the case of someone like Johnathan Franklin or Tony Dye - guys that can lead and have produced on the field for the Bruins - but especially true for a player with a career line of 3 catches for 21 yards.
Whether you think this sort of pre-game trash talking is a good or bad part of football, you've got to back up what you are throwing out there; you have to have earned the ability to say it. Joe Fauria has not done anything on the field to back up his talk - or his tweet. The only thing more disappointing may be that right now, nobody on this team has earned the right to talk shit.
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dear joe:
shut up and play. thank you.
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden
I like his fieriness but..
..he better back it up come November. Another good story line for that game.
"A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it." Miles Davis
Can you imagine
if the Sexual Baller Times paid half as much attention to what is going on at SUC as they doing finding every possible nit picking negative thing to write about UCLA, how much content they would have?
Dumb thing to do, but no big deal.
Onward and Upwards Joe. Don’t focus on the past.
by silverlakebruin on Aug 10, 2011 2:53 PM PDT reply actions
+1 On Lead Post
Totally agree with all points made.
In leaving, Chow was classy.
What a classless thing to do.
sjh
Oh man
Fauria’s mouth can be entertaining at times, but this is not one of them.
Eesh
No need to make Chow and Utah want to beat us more. I’m never a fan of giving an opponent bulletin board material. Not a well thought out comment by him!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I hope they have some joking/smack talking relationship and this was a friendly jab
If not, this was really weak, because Fauria has no right to trash talk anyone, much less an accomplished and classy coach like Chow.
The fact he deleted it probably shows which it was. Embarassing.
Let your play on the field do your talking.
greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com
He got quoted in the fishwrap, so either way not very cool.
It does shed some interesting light though…
I'll play Devil's Advocate and say he is free to say what he wants; free speech and all that.
I seem to remember that back when ‘schilly smith’ was happy to report that Chow was returning to SUC (without bothering to confirm it) I heard reports that the players were happy to hear he was leaving.
Let’s not pretend that Chow’s time here at UCLA was a bed of roses. It wasn’t. Fauria spoke his mind which sheds further light on the Chow era at UCLA. It is a historical footnote. Let’s leave it at that.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
You know I love you
but nobody is saying that he isn’t free to say stupid things that reflect badly on the program. Ching chong ling long girl had a right to say what she said too, and she paid the price for it.
I think some things are better left unsaid.
Anyone who follows the program closely understands that there was a problem. Changes were made for the better of all parties involved. No need to stir the pot.
by AllHailMightyBruins on Aug 11, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides the freedom to put his foot in his mouth,
nothing Fauria said ranks up there with anything ching chong girl or even Jrue Holiday has said publicly. Hell, The Rick’s “Punting is Winning” comment is much much worse.
You never want to give you opponents bulletin board material, true. But if our coach had as much fight as Fauria is showing, we would have answered Cheat Carroll’s bomb at the end of the game. Or gone for it at the end of the 1st half in last year’s game.
I applaud Fauria for showing a pulse; showing heart and passion. This is a violent game and I think sometimes we are too concerned with being gentlemen.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
As long as we agree he is just a kid.
With passion.
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
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