Tim Tebow harshly criticized the Maryland administration behind that of DJ Durkin shots at the beginning of the week, arguing that the university had shown a lot of morality for not having kept its word and for what it had perceived as a revolt finally in reaction to a negative publicity.

"You have to make a decision and stick to it," said Tebow during an appearance on ESPN 's first take on Friday. "Because currently (the decision to fire Durkin) shows that people are so afraid of having the belief to believe in something when they make a decision that looks like them" Oh, my God, social media are against us. We will send it back. now. & # 39; You have just made the decision to keep it. If that's your decision, if you believe it's what's right for the program, then it does not matter what I say, what social media say.

"So many people want to be loved instead of being respected, and I think more universities need to defend what they believe to be right."

Maryland President Wallace Loh fired Mr Durkin after an "overwhelming majority of stakeholders expressed serious concerns about the return of campus coach DJ Durkin." Loh and university officials initially decided to keep Durkin, who was responsible for the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair five months ago. The player collapsed on the training ground and later died of heat stroke.

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Barely 24 hours passed before Maryland changed its mind about Durkin's future.

Tebow made it clear that he did not necessarily think that Durkin deserved to stay, and said that the university must now call on a "young, high-level, honest and honest persona" to reorganize the program.

"I'm not saying that their decision was good," he said. "But (Maryland officials) must have the courage to say that you know what," I would rather be respected than "and too many people nowadays, they just want to be loved."

Tebow felt that last year a similar situation took place in Tennessee when the Volunteers decided to recruit Ohio State Assistant Greg Schiano before social media and fan critics do not cause a reversal of the price. Finally, Alabama assistant Jeremy Pruitt was hired.

"Listen, let me tell you that social media will never please you, there will always be opponents, it has changed the work in Tennessee, it has changed (the job in Maryland)," said Tebow. "I want these presidents and ADs to stand up and say something, make sense … Let's be men of the word and have character when we say something when we believe in and believe." is right, I mean, people say Something, it's not popular, let me change, who cares to be popular, have respect, defend what you believe in. "

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