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Post by sdacardinal on Feb 16, 2024 16:34:22 GMT -6
Do not like labels. Aspergers?
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Post by lmills72 on Feb 16, 2024 17:32:21 GMT -6
Every coach I've ever met is a junkie. This is why I think it's weird that he's just been able to walk away from the game for 2 years. Even though I think it's admirable to take the time to focus on his kids, seems to me most coaches would have a hard time with that. If that is indeed what he has done and stepped away from the game, it might be honorable but probably not the sign of a future successful head coach. Energy and passion for the game were never descriptors for Whitford, and it was often lamented that his teams played with neither. Whitford strikes me as someone who could be a very good assistant coach and probably would be much happier in the role. Nothing wrong with that. |
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Post by cardfan on Feb 16, 2024 18:49:51 GMT -6
Every coach I've ever met is a junkie. This is why I think it's weird that he's just been able to walk away from the game for 2 years. Even though I think it's admirable to take the time to focus on his kids, seems to me most coaches would have a hard time with that. If that is indeed what he has done and stepped away from the game, it might be honorable but probably not the sign of a future successful head coach. Energy and passion for the game were never descriptors for Whitford, and it was often lamented that his teams played with neither. Whitford strikes me as someone who could be a very good assistant coach and probably would be much happier in the role. Nothing wrong with that. And lose the buyout he received? |
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Post by chirpsquared on Feb 16, 2024 18:57:36 GMT -6
Every coach I've ever met is a junkie. This is why I think it's weird that he's just been able to walk away from the game for 2 years. Even though I think it's admirable to take the time to focus on his kids, seems to me most coaches would have a hard time with that. If that is indeed what he has done and stepped away from the game, it might be honorable but probably not the sign of a future successful head coach. Energy and passion for the game were never descriptors for Whitford, and it was often lamented that his teams played with neither. Whitford strikes me as someone who could be a very good assistant coach and probably would be much happier in the role. Nothing wrong with that. I don't know. He's been coaching for what, 30 years? Since Wisconsin. I agree with Kid. I'm guessing he's going to get back in if he isn't already. I've met a few coaches socially, including Painter, who genuinely had nothing but good things to say. He's actually respected in the industry. Wishing him the best. Seems like a good dude just not our good dude. |
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Post by lmills72 on Feb 16, 2024 21:16:34 GMT -6
This is why I think it's weird that he's just been able to walk away from the game for 2 years. Even though I think it's admirable to take the time to focus on his kids, seems to me most coaches would have a hard time with that. If that is indeed what he has done and stepped away from the game, it might be honorable but probably not the sign of a future successful head coach. Energy and passion for the game were never descriptors for Whitford, and it was often lamented that his teams played with neither. Whitford strikes me as someone who could be a very good assistant coach and probably would be much happier in the role. Nothing wrong with that. And lose the buyout he received? There are ways to stay involved in the game without coaching (and I assume without losing his buyout). A lot of former coaches do commentary/analysis or scouting, etc. Maybe he's doing those; I don't know. I would just think it weird if he's totally made a break, that is if he really wants to get back in it. |
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Post by williamtsherman on Feb 17, 2024 7:26:41 GMT -6
Nice guy though he may be, I hope the BSU administration has reflected on how they wasted nearly an entire decade leaving the program in his hands when he never came within a million miles of winning the MAC and wouldn't have if he coached here four more decades. Somehow I doubt they engage in such reflection. Instead they are probably satisfied with their excuses (as conveniently listed here by their faithful toady, 00) and secure in the knowledge that they followed the conventional wisdom at every step.
The BSU administration: too incompetent to hire good coaches and too indifferent to fire bad ones.
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Post by prestonp on Feb 17, 2024 11:01:57 GMT -6
Nice guy though he may be, I hope the BSU administration has reflected on how they wasted nearly an entire decade leaving the program in his hands when he never came within a million miles of winning the MAC and wouldn't have if he coached here four more decades. Somehow I doubt they engage in such reflection. Instead they are probably satisfied with their excuses (as conveniently listed here by their faithful toady, 00) and secure in the knowledge that they followed the conventional wisdom at every step. The BSU administration: too incompetent to hire good coaches and too indifferent to fire bad ones. Nine years of Whitford was inexcusable. I don't care how nice of a guy he is, he was one of the worst coaches in our history. |
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Post by rmcalhoun on Feb 17, 2024 15:45:21 GMT -6
Real basketball junkie, or nerd. Certainly very high functioning. Asperger's or close to it. Every coach I've ever met is a junkie. That is absolutely crazy. My wife's a psychotherapist and our oldest has Aspergers. There's no way. All the other stuff I agree with, but that? I call BS. Being awkward around people that are trashing you makes more sense than being on the spectrum. Im not talking basketball nor was I trashing him at that time or now. Im talking 4-5 years worth of mini conversations about kids, life, practice time etc. Guy had some social issues |
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Post by williamtsherman on Feb 17, 2024 18:03:26 GMT -6
Do not like labels. Aspergers? Wouldn't want to use your kitchen pantry or your medicine cabinet. |
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Post by sdacardinal on Feb 18, 2024 9:23:52 GMT -6
Well to quote a famous line from a movie "my pantry and medicine cabinet are like a box of chocolates you never know never know what you are going to get".
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Post by ruffledfeathers on Feb 18, 2024 14:40:52 GMT -6
The cold hard truth is it will take money, lots of it, to hire a winning team. This past week a labor board ruled the Dartmouth men's basketball team can join a union. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/2838726/labor-board-grThe board stated the basketball players are employees of the university. If they vote to join the union they will be eligible for all the other benefits that Dartmouth union workers receive. So much for student athletes. Just buy a basketball team. Go Cards! RF |
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Post by bsu1 on Feb 18, 2024 15:58:08 GMT -6
This season is a disaster.
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Post by 00hmh on Feb 18, 2024 16:35:20 GMT -6
The cold hard truth is it will take money, lots of it, to hire a winning team. This past week a labor board ruled the Dartmouth men's basketball team can join a union. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/2838726/labor-board-grThe board stated the basketball players are employees of the university. If they vote to join the union they will be eligible for all the other benefits that Dartmouth union workers receive. So much for student athletes. Just buy a basketball team. Go Cards! The union is not always bad for sports owners. It for example means the owners under a collective bargaining agreement are exempt from anti-trust. They can restrict NIL in that case. They can bargain for all kinds of restrictions on player movement, restrict the portal, bargain for binding 4 year scholarships, off season, year round mandatory duties, and so on. The union membership would be a separate bargaining unit from those who are longer term employees. And all players would have a vote. BSU players would be perhaps a different local than the big boys. More likely it would be set up where BB conceivably part of a national player union, and you can bet then the NCAA or some umbrella organization would be the one negotiating similar to the NFL dealing with NFLPA. Owners WANT unions so they have that exemption! Biggest beneficiaries are the currently low paid players. |
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Post by lmills72 on Feb 18, 2024 16:59:13 GMT -6
The cold hard truth is it will take money, lots of it, to hire a winning team. This past week a labor board ruled the Dartmouth men's basketball team can join a union. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/2838726/labor-board-grThe board stated the basketball players are employees of the university. If they vote to join the union they will be eligible for all the other benefits that Dartmouth union workers receive. So much for student athletes. Just buy a basketball team. Go Cards! The union is not always bad for sports owners. It for example means the owners under a collective bargaining agreement are exempt from anti-trust. They can restrict NIL in that case. They can bargain for all kinds of restrictions on player movement, restrict the portal, bargain for binding 4 year scholarships, off season, year round mandatory duties, and so on. The union membership would be a separate bargaining unit from those who are longer term employees. And all players would have a vote. BSU players would be perhaps a different local than the big boys. More likely it would be set up where BB conceivably part of a national player union, and you can bet then the NCAA or some umbrella organization would be the one negotiating similar to the NFL dealing with NFLPA. Owners WANT unions so they have that exemption! Biggest beneficiaries are the currently low paid players. Will that ruling extend to all athletes? If so, the non-profit athletes would likely outnumber the for-profit athletes by quite a bit. And big-time college football and basketball players won't want women's field hockey players dictating their deals. If unions become prevalent, that might be fine for the non-scholarship athletes at Dartmouth and other universities, but I can't imagine Alabama football and basketball players joining the same local. Might be a whole bunch of bargaining units out there. |
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Post by cardfan on Feb 18, 2024 17:51:29 GMT -6
Will cheerleaders now attempt to unionize? Band members? Debate team? Etc etc. Student employees all over campus?
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