Timeline of Don Brown departure - questions for Warde

[Adios]

Public officials wishing a Merry Christmas is not a constitutional violation. In fact, it is PC gone mad. It is the real insult that a public official lacks the sensibility to acknowledge wish the vast majority of citizens on important holiday. It shows disrespect and ambivalence, caring more to satisfy the few whiners like you.

Just shut up already. Have a Happy Kwanzaa.

 

[jbdphi]

No point in responding further to this. I think the respective positions have been made pretty clear and I'm comfortable with where I sit. I would wish all a Happy Hannukah but my holiday (which is actually a very minor holiday in the Jewish faith) already ended last week.

 

[formerlurker]

I just watched the CNN photo tribute to the Sandy Hook 26. The very last girl, Allison Wyatt, made me breakdown like I've never done before.

It wasn't just here beautiful smile. It was the fact that she was 6 years old and then I counted the candles.

How about we all take a few days off from the "jackass's" and "moron's"? I don't even know what the OP is about but I could care less if you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or Festivus. Maybe it's just me but those all take a backseat right now, don't they?

I'm Catholic so I say God Bless Allison and the other victims. I respect however you choose to mourn and I urge you to do so.

We're all jackasses and morons on this thing. Lets try and stick together through the weekend at least.

 

[ruskin]

I think I understand how threads evolve into something well beyond what the OP intended. I do not mean in any way to assess blame with the following.. . . . I just wish this hadn't ended up where it just did with the previous post. Again, no disrespect meant to anyone who has posted.

 

[formerlurker]

I think I understand how threads evolve into something well beyond what the OP intended. I do not mean in any way to assess blame with the following.. . . . I just wish this hadn't ended up where it just did with the previous post. Again, no disrespect meant to anyone who has posted.

I'm thinking you're referring to my post and I agree 100%. It seemed like a good response at the time and came from my heart. I can't take that picture down so I'll ask that a mod does. I stand by the point of my post but not of my way of going about making it.

Please take the picture I posted down, with the utmost of respect.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Maybe dumping Brown was the change Warde asked P to make.

The only way that is remotely possible is that WM said to PP "I don't have to state the obvious but you have a severely under performing unit and the coordinator needs to go". PP responded "I guess you are right" and then told Brown he needed to look for another job as WM wouldn't let PP bring him back.

 

[Husky68]

You've been posting since 10:30 this morning and just now decide to reply to this from 24 hours ago? Trolling for arguments?

'Cause I don't read every post by you immediately, I'll try to be more prompt. I hope you truly believe that, and since I said it, it must be true.

 

[jbdphi]

I think I understand how threads evolve into something well beyond what the OP intended. I do not mean in any way to assess blame with the following.. . . . I just wish this hadn't ended up where it just did with the previous post. Again, no disrespect meant to anyone who has posted.

I'll take blame for the thread hijacking I suppose and apologies for that. With all of the conspiracy theorists out there nowadays not only in sports but in politics and other elements of "real" life, it gets real tiring tor read all the time.

 

[businesslawyer]

You're insulted? The majority are supposed to supress their christian faith, because you demand it? Too bad you're insulted. Have a Merry Merry Merry one. P.S. make sure you're not takin Christmas off.

I've had nothing to do with this convesation, but would point out that there is no reasonable interpretation of what he said that gets you to his concluding that "the majority are supposed to suppress their Christian faith ...." But I guess, since you don't like each other, that makes it o.k. to put words in his mouth so you can argue with them.

This board is tough enough to read through when people are actually arguing about what one another say. When they start arguing with things they make up ....

 

[sdhusky]

I've had nothing to do with this convesation, but would point out that there is no reasonable interpretation of what he said that gets you to his concluding that "the majority are supposed to suppress their Christian faith ...." But I guess, since you don't like each other, that makes it o.k. to put words in his mouth so you can argue with them.

This board is tough enough to read through when people are actually arguing about what one another say. When they start arguing with things they make up ....

How dare you say the Irish are all drunks!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

When Warde sat down for that NPR interview Wednesday morning did he have any inkling that Don Brown was leaving? Or did learn of it, like the rest of us, about the time he was leaving the studio.

I have a bad feeling that PP (intentionally or not) kept Warde out of the loop and PP didn't try to put together some kind of counteroffer or pitch to DB to stay, or consider going to Warde and having him do the same.

Maybe DB had his bags packed when he submitted his resignation and couldn't have been persuaded to stay. But if there was no attempt made by PP to keep him - and PP didn't inform Warde Brown was in the process of leaving - well, just add this to the ever-growing list of evidence of poor, passive management of the athletic department.

Losing good, productive people from your staff while other unproductive, unsuccessful people remain behind is not a sign of a well-run department.

Beyond the fact that it doesn't really matter, if (as we all believe) WM is planning on cleaning house in ~ 12 months, why would he fight today to keep one of the members here?

 

[FBUCONN]

Why did Coach Brown leave? Maybe he was tired of losing games when his defense gave up 10 points and the offense couldn't score more than 9!

 

[Adios]

Why did Coach Brown leave? Maybe he was tired of losing games when his defense gave up 10 points and the offense couldn't score more than 9!

He probably saw the writing on the wall that the PP era is less than 365 days away from being over. On the other hand, we CAN consider Don Brown as a replacement. He was a head coach at UMass. But he might be too old to be considered. He sure was great to have around.

 

[J187Money]

Why did Coach Brown leave? Maybe he was tired of losing games when his defense gave up 10 points and the offense couldn't score more than 9!

He was going to leave last year. Maybe he didn't really like working for PP. I know that at least one player was going to leave early for the draft if Brown had left for Yale last year. I think he only stayed for the seniors because they lobbied him hard. I'm not surprised at all.