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Mack Brown Bars Media From Texas Practices

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AUSTIN (AP) -- Texas coach Mack Brown asked Longhorns fans to leave their cell phones at home after some fans used them to take pictures of injured wide receiver Jordan Shipley at practice.

Brown is worried the pictures could hit the Internet before the coaches have a chance to tell players' families about injuries.

"We can't have videos of practice and have people going home and putting it on the Internet," Brown said Thursday night.

Brown said he saw "way too many" fans getting shots of the injured player and warned practices might be closed to the public if the problems persists.

Shipley limped off the field after injuring his right hamstring. One of Texas' prized recruits in 2004, he missed last season with a knee injury suffered in preseason practice.
 
Check the texas thread. Same intel provided there... supposed to be a light hammy pull, plus he is still recovering from a knee injury. All of this could be spin, tho.
 
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas coach Mack Brown closed football practice to fans and reporters for the rest of the preseason on Friday, citing concerns that player injury information was being posted on the Internet.



Brown asked fans not to bring cell phones to practice after some used their phones to take pictures of injured wide receiver Jordan Shipley at practice Thursday night. The Austin American-Statesman also posted an online report within 15 minutes of the injury.



Brown closed practice outright after Friday's session. The only practice that will be open to fans and the media will be a scrimmage on Aug. 20 which is designated as Fan Appreciation Day.



"A parent should never have to read on the Internet or hear through the media that their son has been hurt before we can even get off the practice field and call them," Brown said in a statement released by the school. "It's our responsibility to protect the privacy of our student-athletes with regard to injuries."



Shipley limped off the field after injuring his right hamstring. One of Texas' prized recruits in 2004, he missed last season with a knee injury suffered in preseason practice.



Brown had warned that he saw "way too many" fans getting shots of the injured player and that he might close practice.






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as nice a story as that is about the injury and all, there are rumors on some of the premium boards that they kicked a guy out of practice (on several occassions) that was videotaping practice. Rumor is that he is likely a spy for one of our rivals, which as unbelievable as it sounds has happened before.
 
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Brown's talk at Faculty Council a first

Head football coach Mack Brown faced the UT faculty for the first time in his career, making an appearance at Monday's Faculty Council meeting.
Brown spent nearly an hour portraying the average student athlete's life and answering questions from faculty. The Faculty Council praised the coach's interaction with them, but sought more transparency from the athletics department.
"I'm 56 years old, head football coach for 24 years, and this is the first time I've ever been honored to speak to a group like this," Brown said. "I'm really excited about it."
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering associate professor Jon Olson said he was concerned about the athletes' graduation rates. The Texas football team has a 42 percent graduation rate, the lowest among the Big 12, according to an NCAA report released last fall.
Brown said he addresses low graduation rates by looking at each young athlete he has brought into the University and how many have graduated.
Athletes can take up to eight years to graduate, as some try their luck in the NFL, making a $285,000 starting salary, he said. But according to Brown, graduating is all that matters.
"Vince Young will not be on the graduation list because he's making $50 million, but what a great endorsement to the other kids that he would come back and go to school," Brown said.
Classics professor Thomas Palaima said he believes athletes receive extra assistance that is not available to the average student.
"I'm concerned about all the assistance that is being given. Education should not be about smothering people," Palaima said. "There are normal students who come from small schools who are in the top 10 percent who are facing the same kind of transitions but don't get this type of help."
Brown said the athletic department never offers tutors unless the students ask for them.


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Jordan has had numberous injuries since he stepped on campus from Burnet HS. He was supposed to be the next "great" Texas WR and he has big a big disappointment.
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Check the texas thread. Same intel provided there... supposed to be a light hammy pull, plus he is still recovering from a knee injury. All of this could be spin, tho.
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