Recent content by DarthGopher

Did you miss the massive PR campaign that was being waged on Ben's behalf the past several weeks, especially after the wins at UCLA and USC? Some as recent as yesterday that were borderline playing the race card, if not outright doing it? Here is my take: If that PR campaign isn't happening...

Losing your job, at any level, and in any organization, sucks. Here is the crazy thing, however. For many of the people I've known who were fired (i.e. layoff), it ended up being one of the best things to happen to them. They often ended up in a better situation they might not otherwise have...

Then I'm assuming national media, and they are probably just pissed they didn't get to break the story first, would be my guess. Those little bitches love to be the center of attention. :cool:

Maybe 40 years ago, but in today's instant news cycle, the story is always in motion. Nobody cares about the timing, unless you are really old and get upset when people call during supper. :) There is another way to look at this if I'm the guy making the decision. Ben forced my hand...

Has anyone done a wellness check on @USAF? He had utterly convinced himself he was getting Year 5 and foaming at the mouth, ye of little faith. :p

As I've said in previous posts, I've worked with and for leaders who were clearly in over their heads. It is painful for everyone, morale suffers and the ironic thing is, most everyone intrinsically knows it isn't working. Some choose to accept reality, and some choose to do mental gymnastics to...

Locker room configuration is a lot more of a factor than anybody previously thought.

End this crap now.

Hell no.

It all depends on the locker room configuration.

The thought of buying a ticket and going to a game with a brown paper bag over my head has crossed my mind more than once. His counterpart on the women's side was let go after the same amount of time with a much better track record of success and a nucleus of young players poised to develop...

I am getting irritated. This victim routine is getting damn old. He is not being unfairly persecuted based on race. He is being assessed on a large body of work, and the results are self-explanatory - they are abysmal. He is the worst coach in Gopher MBB history. Whether he is doing it...

As someone who has occasionally suffered bouts of diarrhea of the mouth, the rush to judgment is indeed getting completely out of hand. With context, there is nothing racist intended. I would have just clarified it was in reference to Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys. Not my favorite tune of...

Ha! Take that title contender floppers!

I disagree he was dealt a tough hand. He came in with zero head coach experience. Hiring is a 50/50 proposition with experienced people. It is even less with inexperienced people. While I can appreciate outside the box thinking, this was outside the plant that makes the boxes thinking that...