While, I lay significant blame at the feet of the primary perpetrators(White, Mbakwe and Nolen) for the Gophers lost season, my patience with Tubby has reached its limit.
Why didn't he show some leadership and simply drop White back in December when word of a 2nd incident within a month leaked out?
I think Tubby sat on the fence and hid behind his Athletic Director because he was afraid of losing his players if he would have been perceived for taking too tough a stance. Meanwhile, Maturi announces an open-ended suspension and we never heard a word from Tubby's mouth on it. The best thing for ALL involved would have been, showing some leadership and making a decision...Either drop the player from the squad or announce that you plan to reinstate him. Leaving both the player and fans in limbo was gutless and wrong. Make a decision and stick with it! It's called Leadership, coach!
Now, White quits the team and Tubby says he wasn't expecting to play him anyway...really??? Why the hell didn't he announce that back in December??? What was the point in waiting??? The only answer I can think of is that Tubby was hoping all charges would be dropped and he could ease White back onto the team...
Tubby's gutless approach not only cost him the season and a prized recruit...it's probably lost him future recruits and any chance of succeeding in this job.
I'm afraid, its only going to get worse before it gets better.
Why didn't he show some leadership and simply drop White back in December when word of a 2nd incident within a month leaked out?
I think Tubby sat on the fence and hid behind his Athletic Director because he was afraid of losing his players if he would have been perceived for taking too tough a stance. Meanwhile, Maturi announces an open-ended suspension and we never heard a word from Tubby's mouth on it. The best thing for ALL involved would have been, showing some leadership and making a decision...Either drop the player from the squad or announce that you plan to reinstate him. Leaving both the player and fans in limbo was gutless and wrong. Make a decision and stick with it! It's called Leadership, coach!
Now, White quits the team and Tubby says he wasn't expecting to play him anyway...really??? Why the hell didn't he announce that back in December??? What was the point in waiting??? The only answer I can think of is that Tubby was hoping all charges would be dropped and he could ease White back onto the team...
Tubby's gutless approach not only cost him the season and a prized recruit...it's probably lost him future recruits and any chance of succeeding in this job.
I'm afraid, its only going to get worse before it gets better.