FL S Jonathan Dowling Rips Heater, Off to W. Kentucky
A while back, an ESPN got us all excited at the prospect of having a former 5* safety in the fold. Well, you can all kiss that goodbye, it now appears as though former Florida DB Jonathan Dowling is headed off to W. Kentucky. For those of you wondering how much his dismissal from the Florida program affected him/reason why he left...
“I don’t do everything right,” Dowling said. “I’m not an angel, but I feel like they could’ve done a lot more things to help me instead of trying to break me down. With (Heater), it was never, ‘Good play; you did good,’ it was always, ‘Why the ‘F’ did you do this or why did you do that?’ There were never positive things coming from him. For the first time in my life, that affected me and made me not like football. I had to get away from that.”
Take whoever's side you'd like, this kid is officially off the board. Good luck with the .....Hilltoppers, kid.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:52 PM ^
Yet RR lacks family values.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:54 PM ^
It should be remembered that he was at one point a Michigan guy who many called as the DC this year. I'm not saying he's wrong or right, it just needed to be pointed out.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:55 PM ^
players respond differently to coaching techniques. this just didn't seem like a good fit.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:57 PM ^
Remember the Titans?
December 13th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^
Dowling = Petey (aka the dude from Clueless)
December 13th, 2010 at 10:22 PM ^
December 13th, 2010 at 10:26 PM ^
Worst part about that movie is (I think its a deleted scene) when they are sitting around talking about colleges, and the one guy goes Im going to go to Ohio State. I then stopped watching the movie.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:01 PM ^
You can put me in the "pro Heater" camp if we're just shopping for a new DC next month. And the fact the kid goes to Western Kentucky and not an actual DI program that plays football or something speaks VOLUMES about the kid, not Heater, in where the problem really laid.
December 14th, 2010 at 6:13 AM ^
I could be wrong but sometimes coaches curse during the course of a football season....
And this was happy Muschamp!
December 14th, 2010 at 6:55 AM ^
Robert Smith and Elliott Uzelac agree with you.
December 14th, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
Is it just me, or have expectations of football coach's behavior changed over the years? I am 34 and only have my H.S. football experience and the stories I have heard from other people, but I always thought of football coaches as miserable pricks. It was sort of expected. My coach was always yelling and grabbing guys by their facemasks. Now, if they don't bring these kids a cup of cocoa after practice they start harping about they are being mistreated. I am not for hitting kids or locking them in closets A la Leach, but if you can't take a coach yelling at you for screwing up, maybe you shouldn't be playing college football.
December 14th, 2010 at 9:11 AM ^
How many times do we have to see a sarcastic "And RR lacks family values, huh?" post?
The guy has been treated unfairly. Boren's a dick. We get it.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:54 PM ^
Who else offered him a scholarship after leaving UF? Can we find out?
December 13th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^
There's a premium article on Rivals for anyone who has it.
December 13th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^
to make an even 13000
December 13th, 2010 at 9:56 PM ^
Well he's officially the best player in Western Kentucky history without playing a snap.
December 13th, 2010 at 11:23 PM ^
Western Kentucky Football.....
Signed,
He Hate Me...aka Rod Smart
December 13th, 2010 at 11:56 PM ^
WKU's Bobby Rainey was third in the country in rushing this year, one spot behind Denard.
December 13th, 2010 at 9:57 PM ^
When I think of Chuck Heater, I undoubtedly think of the late Lou Brown:
"Forget about the curve ball Ricky, give him the Heater"
December 13th, 2010 at 10:04 PM ^
Wow that guy is absolutely going to dominate at Western Kentucky, playing in the Sun Belt. He'll be the best defensive prospects to come out of the Belt since DeMarcus Ware in 3 years.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:07 PM ^
Talent's only half the game. If he keeps up his entitled attitude, he won't do jack squat.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
Granted, I don't know anything about the situation, but what else is the internet for if not baseless speculation. To me this kid screams 5* recruit that everyone sucked up to for four years in his high school. Florida coaching staff probably treated him like a king to get him there. He shows up and realizes nothing is going to be handed to him and its automatically the coaches fault. Can't say I haven't seen it before.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:36 PM ^
may be accurate. However, some guys need a pat on the back, instead of a kick in the arse.
Knowing when to do each is part of coaching.
December 14th, 2010 at 7:36 AM ^
Whenever I hear "Sun Belt" I think of the 2005 Alamo Bowl officiating crew.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:06 PM ^
Western Kentucky.. pretty much the worst Division I team in the country year after year. Apparently compliments mean a LOT to this guy.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:12 PM ^
Im sure the head coach of WKU or whoever recruited him is a Certified Brown-noser.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:17 PM ^
My fiancée just caught me looking at that gif and now she wants to hit the bedroom for some fun.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:47 PM ^
poor baby!!
December 13th, 2010 at 10:18 PM ^
I can't tell whether you're trying to make fun of the NSFW post or you just've got women on your mind..either way it's not funny
December 13th, 2010 at 10:18 PM ^
Come on. Not all threads need to degenerate into this.
December 13th, 2010 at 11:34 PM ^
After all, "tis the season to be jolly."
December 13th, 2010 at 10:47 PM ^
You really revived your user name for this?
For those who don't remember, MichMike86 lost about 1500 points due to straight neg-bang when Shawn Conway committed.
Welcome back.
Edit: Not about WolvinLa
December 13th, 2010 at 10:55 PM ^
downvote this.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^
December 13th, 2010 at 10:17 PM ^
Different coaches have different styles. This didn't fit what Dowling wanted in a coach. Western Kentucky though - that's...different.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:24 PM ^
Florida likely granted his release only if he transferred out of the SEC - my guess is he would be transferring out to sit out a year and then transferring back in (should he want to).
December 13th, 2010 at 10:28 PM ^
Back into Florida? Or the SEC?
December 13th, 2010 at 10:46 PM ^
to any FBS (Div1) school, then he must sit out a year before becoming eligible. If Dowling goes back to the SEC, then he has to sit out another year.
Correct me where I'm wrong.
December 13th, 2010 at 11:07 PM ^
i was aware of that. but it's the basis of what cam newton did, though his junior college (or whatever it was) featured some sort of perk where he didn't have to sit out the re-entering element.
December 13th, 2010 at 11:53 PM ^
Newton's junior college (Blinn) didn't count for that because it was a junior college.
Western Kentucky, bad as they are is a FBS school. I'm no expert, but I think that means Dowling is either stuck there or has to sit out an additional year, if he transfers again.
Once Dowling enrolls at Western.
Edit: OK, grammer Nazis "bad as they are is". Can that possibly be right?
December 14th, 2010 at 7:49 AM ^
"As bad as they are, Western Kentucky is a FBS school."
By the way, that's Grammar Nazi to you.
December 14th, 2010 at 12:23 PM ^
That's basically correct. It's also why any JUCO transfer in can play immediately.
If Dowling really wanted to play in the SEC again, he would have gone to a JUCO and lost only next year. He could have been re-recruited back into the fold as a JUCO Jr.
Stevie Threet is the example of transferring between different D-1 schools and it just not working out well. Committed to Georgia Tech for 2006, transferred to Michigan in 07, played 08, transferred to ASU in 09, played in 10. He lost 2 years because he transferred.
December 13th, 2010 at 10:27 PM ^
Lil B approves of Jon's decision.
December 14th, 2010 at 6:50 AM ^
There were rumors and speculation that one of the contributing reasons for the depature of Vlad Emilien was that he hated Tony Gibson, and his coaching style that was overwhelmingly negative in style. There were some MGoBloggers who concluded that Gibson was at least partially responsible for the non-injury attrition in our secondary.
December 14th, 2010 at 8:36 AM ^
If you can't stand the Heater, get out of the kitchen.
December 14th, 2010 at 11:30 AM ^
- Kicked off the Florida team? Check.
- Crybaby issues (aka "the Boren")? Check.
- Joining the national powerhouse that is Western Kentucky? Check.
- Making all of these points after he decided not to come to Michigan? Check.
I don't know guys - something is wrong with this kid. The above just does not add up. Probably personality / team / grade issues (why else would he go to WKu?) all wrapped into one.