Since it doesn't matter what I write, because no one is actually responding to it, I shouldn't bother answering but I'll try one more time.
1. I have not on this thread defended any Edsall action. I have only repeatedly said believing Edsall is a schmuck does not give you the right to take his quotes out of context. People can't accept that -- fine. But that reflects on this board, not Edsall. As a former apologista and someone who sees eye to eye with you more often than not, I think you are dead wrong here. The difference lies in that you take Edsall at his word that DOB walked into his office and said, "Coach, I'm not committed to the program. I'm not all in." I, as well as others, don't believe that to be the case. I think it's Edsall taking some liberties in spinning the story how he wants it portrayed. There's enough of a pattern with his behavior that leads me to this conclusion. For Pete's sake, he threw Jerome Junior under the bus in his letter of recommendation to the court for the sentencing of the coward who killed Jazz (was it really relevant to detail how Junior told him to go to the wrong hospital?). So it's not a matter of someone taking his quotes out of context, it's a matter of whether you believe that Edsall is shooting straight with that quote. I personally do not.
2. What he said about the Brown family was clearly wrong. That is the one thing thrown out here that, from what I know, appears undefensible. Common ground here. Agree.
3. The outrage at Edsall limiting OB's options is beyond hypocritical. I wish schools didn't have this power, and didn't exercise it, but they do and it's used all the time. Anyone think Jamal Coombs-McDaniel was told by Calhoun he could go whereever he wanted? I missed the outrage that day (even though, as I said, I would prefer that anyone transferring out had freedom). Again, agreed.
None of those three points seems controversial, but I'm sure I'm missing some people's determination to not let anything be said that in any way doesn't result in Edsall being the devil. As I said this weekend, I would be happy to concede that anything bad at Maryland is 110% on Edsall and anything good has nothing to do with him if we could stop with threads about everything that happens at Maryland.
