Geno and Vic are friends. I could see them having an honest conversation when AEH transferred. Something like Geno saying she got off in the wrong foot at UConn and suggesting that a fresh start at MS St might be good for her. I don’t think Geno is the type of coach that will hold a grudge against an 18 year old kid who made some mistakes.
He said she did not do what she was told to do? Multiple times? That is not "trashing" her. People beg to know what happened, but when he tells them some do not like it. I was unhappy that a good basketball player who committed to UConn early did not work out, but not with Geno's explanation. I wish her well. And I wish the NCAA would publish an explanation for every waiver granted or denied. The more you know...
I’m sure you are correct. If you recall there was a period of time over the winter break when AEH was not with the team, but not off the team either, presumably at home with her family to consider her options. I strongly suspect that before she left, Geno advised AEH of his concerns as well as his expectations going forward if she decided to remain with the team. Ultimately, she decided not to stay.
At the time this "unofficial recording of Geno's words" came out I was so angry that Geno would choose to rip a kid apart. I say many things to my spouse I'd never say in public. Meaning: What is said in private belongs and should stay PRIVATE.
If basketball was only for superstars teams would only consist of 3 players. Kid transfer for lots of reason, one of which is: They love the game and want to play, regardless of their talent. Old stumble bum me walked around with a BB in my hand, and played anyone any time--if I needed talent, I'd never play.
No, no. The NCAA should either grant waivers to all or none. They are already a suspect organization. They should at least have guidelines for why waivers are granted for some and not for others.
Geno was among friends and supporters when the remarks were made. There is no greater friend and supporter of the program than the person who took the video. There was no ill intent or trickery in the taking or the posting of the video.Geno should have learned by now that when you are among friends, some of them are not your friends. I do not envy him his lot. Damned if he does or doesn't.
100% Correct. If you saw the video, there was absolutely no way Geno didn’t know he was being recorded.
Definitely no intent to defend Geno remarks in this instance. I have previously stated that these particular remarks were perhaps better left unsaid. My intent was to defend the taker and poster of the video as a "non-Friend" ( enemy?) and to clarify that a Program expectation (rule) was not met by AEH.
A warrant is less the issue than consent. The question is better stated as whether the speaker had a reasonable expectation of privacy. If so, you need "consent" to record the conversation. In most states anyone who is a party to the conversation can give that consent. That means that you can record a conversation that you are a party, in most states. Eleven states require the both (all?) parties to consent to recording a conversation. Pennsylvania is one of those states. An interesting question is whether a public figure speaking to a large group has an expectation of privacy in that conversation.*
On the men's side Sid Wilson attended a summer class at St. John's and "transferred" to UConn and was forced to sit out a year.