Truly the End of Becca-Gate

[justML]

John Altavilla's blog puts a definite end to the story:

Yes, she said it. No, she didn't open the locker room door. Coaches discussed incident.

The End.

Now, let's play ball!!!

LINK: http://courantblogs.com/uconn-women/shooting-the-big-east-breeze-3/#more-542

 

[speedoo]

One problem with that is we don't know whether Becca was being truthful with her "explanation".

I think not. Because Geno would not have made a fuss about it if she were as innocent as she claims.

Another problem is that Geno still was evidently not satisfied after speaking with Muffett last May. Probably because Muffett was taking the same kind of position Becca did.

So, it may be "over", but Geno, the coaches, and the team won't forget.

 

[Aluminny69]

Hmm, this has happened to me several times in my life. I think I say one thing, and my wife swears I said something different. Those are the times that I wish there was a tape recording of my life, so that we could hit rewind and see what I actually said. Unfortunately, 99.9% of the tape would be very boring...

 

[pppggg]

Despite what they may say, teams and players really rarely forgive and never forget this type of slight. I can tell that from 1st hand experince. At some point in time the Huskies will shove it back in ND's face and it won't be over until that happens.

What goes around, comes around!

 

[magical2]

One problem with that is we don't know whether Becca was being truthful with her "explanation".

I think not. Because Geno would not have made a fuss about it if she were as innocent as she claims.

Another problem is that Geno still was evidently not satisfied after speaking with Muffett last May. Probably because Muffett was taking the same kind of position Becca did.

So, it may be "over", but Geno, the coaches, and the team won't forget.

Speedo,ppp, I agree with you both that it is now "over NOT". Becca may have thought it was over,or she really avoided getting called out on it! Well maybe Rich Elliot dug into it,abit deeper or John A and Rich just wrote it up differently! Semantics Becca went out of her way to stick her head into the door which may have been open at that moment that she was "next" to it. Rich had enough sources that "Sucks to be you" was purposeville! Yes, Geno was bothered by it enough to bring it up to her privately in May of that year. When he brought it up last week,Becca busted,chose to not own up to it,in fact prolonged it by denying it publicly and in a S Bend interview."Payback is best served COLD" Bulletin boards are always wonderful material! It also was a reminder of what not to do representing Conn and in life

 

[msf22b]

Its over for me; a big, whole lot of nothing.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Hmm, this has happened to me several times in my life. I think I say one thing, and my wife swears I said something different. Those are the times that I wish there was a tape recording of my life, so that we could hit rewind and see what I actually said. Unfortunately, 99.9% of the tape would be very boring...

And if you're anything like me - 99% of it would be wrong. Just ask my wife.

 

[rjp172]

One problem with that is we don't know whether Becca was being truthful with her "explanation".

I think not. Because Geno would not have made a fuss about it if she were as innocent as she claims.

Another problem is that Geno still was evidently not satisfied after speaking with Muffett last May. Probably because Muffett was taking the same kind of position Becca did.

So, it may be "over", but Geno, the coaches, and the team won't forget.

What we do know is that the initial report wasn't truthful. I don't think it's over for ND either. They don't appreciate how it was handled.

 

[UConnCat]

What we do know is that the initial report wasn't truthful. I don't think it's over for ND either. They don't appreciate how it was handled.

The latest clarification is closer to the initial report than the explanation from BB. Sounds like both sides could have handled this better including when it was first raised privately in May. Time to move on.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Who cares!!! It's a player from last year and it has nothing to do with ND owning UConn this year.

Hopefully, the ownership thing will change come Monday - "Come Monday it'll be all right" according to Mr. Buffet.

 

[JS]

The latest clarification is closer to the initial report than the explanation from BB.

Exactly. Like many a guilty party, BB focused most of her response and all of her "outrage" on the detail she could truthfully deny (putting her head in the door) while, in briefer fashion, spinning the facts that she couldn't deny.

So in her telling, her words about how it must suck to be UConn (a) were directed only to a teammate, (b) just happened to be uttered as she passed by the UConn coaching staff outside their locker room door, and (c) were actually sympathetic in nature .

Uh huh.

I take away that:

1. BB made an unsportsmanlike taunt that was taken as such by those who heard it (tone and timing being everything). This was the substance of the initial report.

2. The head in the door thing sounds like a misunderstood fact in the reporting chain -- not as someone being "untruthful" (according to rjp's choice of words).

I do think the story was probably leaked when it was in order to stir the pot and maybe rile up the UConn side and hype the game. The old "This time it's personal" deal. ND can resent that if it wants, but not on the ground that the thrust of the report was unfair to poor BB.

Other than that little exercise by someone who, like Cat, is interested in the dynamics of charges, admissions and denials, my main interest is in the signs of a Fuller/Altavilla feud. They've indirectly traded some unkindly accusations of poor journalism on the one hand and jealousy on the other. Rich I take to be out of the line of fire in this.

We fans appreciate the enormous contributions of both writers. Jim, while he gets the usual briefings, is excellent at getting at horse's mouth sources outside the confines of UConn. And that pro-activism, I think, is where he was coming from.

John has a breezy style that's all his own and is a very active source of information. If he has to back and fill occasionally, well, that's John -- a character as well as a journalist.

We appreciate both. Patch it up, guys.

 

[Timeout]

T h e E n d

 

[msf22b]

Actually JS, I have always been slightly mistrustful of John's journalism since he stole a story from me, posted on the board and wouldn't acknowledge the source.

This season, I find his work just about the weakest of the regular beat reporters, doesn't seem to be engaged.
Interested in other views.

 

[justML]

Actually JS, I have always been slightly mistrustful of John's journalism since he stole a story from me, posted on the board and wouldn't acknowledge the source.

This season, I find his work just about the weakest of the regular beat reporters, doesn't seem to be engaged.
Interested in other views.

Curious - does John post under his own name?

 

[JS]

Curious - does John post under his own name?

I think msf is saying that John stole something that he, msf, had posted on the board. I vaguely recall such an accusation, and IIRC John simply denied this was his source. He does openly acknowledge Boneyard sources and ideas with some frequency and is unique in that.

Of all the beat writers past and present, I'm aware of only one who occasionally posted -- not under his own name obviously. There have been other journalists, of course, who've posted here -- both friendly and otherwise, under handles.

I think we're blessed to have four beat writers -- Rich, Jim, John and here's Carl Adamec's latest, BTW. Plus a good many sports columnists and bloggers who devote themselves part-time to the Huskies.No other team has more than one beat writer, if that, to my knowledge.

We've rarely compared and critiqued the writers, unlike our performance with TV and radio announcers. Not sure why that is. Guess it's because we feel so beholden to them for information. Am not, I hasten to add, discouraging the discussion msf invites us to have. Just saying it's not my personal cup of tea.