Folks can say what they want about Jim Delany but does anyone in the entire BiG think we’d all be in the situation we are now if Jim Delany was still at the helm?
It’s terribly unfortunate for Kevin Warren that his first year he had to encounter an unprecedented event in the United States.
However, having said that, when you’re in charge, you’re expected to lead without panic and actually have plans developed to deal with problems. Plus, he gets paid a damn pretty penny to do so!
I want to give the guy every break because of the terrible situation going on right now but I just have to absolutely wonder about these key points:
1. Why did the BiG go rogue and come up with a “conference only” schedule without SERIOUS discussions with other Power 5 Confrences? Delany would have hosted a meeting or co-hosted something probably with the SEC and publicly invited all Power 5 commissioners .....months ago.
2. Why did the BiG even announce the actual schedule just a few short days before the cancellation? Makes zero sense whatsoever.
3. With the way this entire virus situation is constantly fluid, why kick the can into the spring when you have just released the schedule that says it has flexibility? Cut a game or even two....move the start back a tad. THERE WERE OPTIONS!
4. And the actual timing of the decision is just...AWFUL! Depicts the conference as the Nervous Nellie Keystone Cops who are making decisions on what ifs instead of what really is happening. Why didn’t they simply wait until the students showed up and within three weeks you’ll know what is happening on campus? If it has gone south on campus then you absolutely have solid footing to try to kick the can into the spring or cancel altogether.
The BiG may come out of this being seen by the left leaning media as some kind of “hero”. But in reality, we are just kind of a laughingstock to the common sense person right now. And the long term implications of this on how serious the BiG is on getting kids into their dream job in the NFL just can’t be lost on players, recruits and parents. And my goodness where are the articles talking about how this decision may deprive so many minority players their chance at wealth. You’d think with all the social unrest at least ONE young firebrand reporter would even mention this.
And all so unnecessary. All Warren had to do was coordinate....even a little...and be a little patient. And I’m not talking about coordinating with medical councils and legal affairs people as I think he did that with excellent thoroughness. What I’m talking about is coordination with the remainder of the power five conferences and trying to display two simple little words called....patience and leadership.
Kevin Warren, to be frank, you screwed the pooch on this one! You know it, we know it, every coach, athletic director, athlete and parent of those athletes in the BiG knows it. And btw...the media does too but they will never admit it in this current climate where ANY dissent from their moral righteousness brings a deluge of bad press.
Good luck but PLEASE DO BETTER!
Oh and for goodness sake’s hire yourself a professional person that can brief you up properly and prepare you for an interview that millions of people are going to watch. Your interviews are frankly.....painful.
It’s terribly unfortunate for Kevin Warren that his first year he had to encounter an unprecedented event in the United States.
However, having said that, when you’re in charge, you’re expected to lead without panic and actually have plans developed to deal with problems. Plus, he gets paid a damn pretty penny to do so!
I want to give the guy every break because of the terrible situation going on right now but I just have to absolutely wonder about these key points:
1. Why did the BiG go rogue and come up with a “conference only” schedule without SERIOUS discussions with other Power 5 Confrences? Delany would have hosted a meeting or co-hosted something probably with the SEC and publicly invited all Power 5 commissioners .....months ago.
2. Why did the BiG even announce the actual schedule just a few short days before the cancellation? Makes zero sense whatsoever.
3. With the way this entire virus situation is constantly fluid, why kick the can into the spring when you have just released the schedule that says it has flexibility? Cut a game or even two....move the start back a tad. THERE WERE OPTIONS!
4. And the actual timing of the decision is just...AWFUL! Depicts the conference as the Nervous Nellie Keystone Cops who are making decisions on what ifs instead of what really is happening. Why didn’t they simply wait until the students showed up and within three weeks you’ll know what is happening on campus? If it has gone south on campus then you absolutely have solid footing to try to kick the can into the spring or cancel altogether.
The BiG may come out of this being seen by the left leaning media as some kind of “hero”. But in reality, we are just kind of a laughingstock to the common sense person right now. And the long term implications of this on how serious the BiG is on getting kids into their dream job in the NFL just can’t be lost on players, recruits and parents. And my goodness where are the articles talking about how this decision may deprive so many minority players their chance at wealth. You’d think with all the social unrest at least ONE young firebrand reporter would even mention this.
And all so unnecessary. All Warren had to do was coordinate....even a little...and be a little patient. And I’m not talking about coordinating with medical councils and legal affairs people as I think he did that with excellent thoroughness. What I’m talking about is coordination with the remainder of the power five conferences and trying to display two simple little words called....patience and leadership.
Kevin Warren, to be frank, you screwed the pooch on this one! You know it, we know it, every coach, athletic director, athlete and parent of those athletes in the BiG knows it. And btw...the media does too but they will never admit it in this current climate where ANY dissent from their moral righteousness brings a deluge of bad press.
Good luck but PLEASE DO BETTER!
Oh and for goodness sake’s hire yourself a professional person that can brief you up properly and prepare you for an interview that millions of people are going to watch. Your interviews are frankly.....painful.
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