The school wasn't certain they had any right to fire him immediately, which is why they investigated it first. Dot I's and cross T's when there's any chance at all of dealing with lawyers and courts. Clutching about a matter of days versus weeks (over the holidays) is just splitting hairs.
We didn't have the ability to develop his "basketball skills" further. I doubt he would come back here now.
Minnesota could use a good point guard. Of course, he won't win much nor make what he does now, but the move was for culture anyway.
I highly doubt CDC's job description is to "support his coaches." I googled a template for AD and I spotted Texas Tech's job description, which is probably a template for most college athletic directors and nowhere does it say that. It says "Manage coaching staff". It also says "maintain compliance" with all state, local national and university rules and regulations. Sure he isn't the legal department, but he is definitely required to know what the University regulations are and reports to the University President. CDC has a fiduciary duty to the UT, not to the coaches, and he failed completely here. An AD doesn't go to the players and coaches and say the things that CDC said. That is not in his job description.
You'll have to point me out all of the ADs around college sports that go out of their way to attack their coaches openly instead of support them. Use common sense here. Managing coaching staff is supporting them. Like I said, he's in the wrong, too, and I wonder if UT will get after him as well. CDC could've just been trying to prevent panic...or he could just be a dirtbag. My money would be on the latter.
I agree, I don't really understand those that are asking why it took so long to fire him.
That's pretty much where I'm at. I fully expected Beard to somehow, some way, walk away from this and keep his job.
When the pregame Taco Bell finally hits you.
0% chance- If there was the Mea Culpa of all Mea Culpas then TJ would tell him to get bent.
