Actually, OSD, he said it in 08, so it was still a year and a half before WM was gone. But that's not the point. Of course he can't say he's getting rid of him. But instead of saying things like the loser things he's been saying such as "We represented well even though we lost," and "we're not always going to win" and garbage like that, he might try some things similar to--
“The ‘good enough is enough’ attitude is not what we’re looking for, we have got to use every opportunity to improve individually so we can improve collectively."
“The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful."
"They can "stand up and say I did everything I could do to make it right. I did right, I worked hard, I was responsible to my teammates."
Or, they can "have a lot of regret about how (they) played because (they) didn't prepare right, didn't do it right, and didn't have the discipline to stick with it for 60 minutes."
"Each play has a history and a life of its own. How is that play going to be remembered? If you're focusing on that play and what you have to do that single play, usually you'll do pretty good on it."
These are all quotes from Nick Saban on tidefootball.com. A bit more inspiring and motivating to a team that CMR's babble. I didn't look up any of Meyer's, but I'm guessing they're more similar to these than CMR's.
I think CMR should have just said........THIS KIND OF EFFORT AND RESULTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A PROUD PROGRAM LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.