Dave Snell Joins Bradley Athletics Staff Full-Time

[tornado]

Every single college (and it's the same in the pros) I know about has the sole right to choose or review the guys who do their radio or TV coverage...
so I don't get it....why should Bradley be held to a completely different standard and be required to hire a guy to do their broadcasts that is NOT pro-Bradley and who is more inclined to go hard after the answers that some desire?
This is just another in the long line of demands people seem to endlessly come up with that hold Bradley to some weird standard that NOBODY else is ever held to!!

[Braveman]

Every single college (and it's the same in the pros) I know about has the sole right to choose or review the guys who do their radio or TV coverage...
so I don't get it....why should Bradley be held to a completely different standard and be required to hire a guy to do their broadcasts that is NOT pro-Bradley and who is more inclined to go hard after the answers that some desire?
This is just another in the long line of demands people seem to endlessly come up with that hold Bradley to some weird standard that NOBODY else is ever held to!!

I don't get it... Here is someone saying that another poster said something they didn't.... You just can't stand it when someone says a contrary thought... lol

[tornado]

it is exactly what was said....and it's not the first time I have heard it said..

I also find it especially hard to believe we will ever get a fair or balanced question from Dave to the coach before or after games.

[BradleyJD]

it is exactly what was said....and it's not the first time I have heard it said..

Okay, I will ask you a question. Would you, personally, like to see the coach asked real and tough questions? Or would you like to see "softball" questions?

I know Dave is pro-BU. I think everyone here is as well. However, I think there are some obvious questions that could be asked following games that never are asked.

[tornado]

I don't need to have anyone ask the coach any questions....
Dave Snell isn't working for me...I want Dave to work for the betterment of the team and the program...period...
BTW -- I think Dave Snell is more knowledgable about basketball in general and about BU and his sidekicks (JS & CB) add so much, that personally I think they tell us all we'd ever need to know...
They even have hosted the radio call in show for years allowing you to add or ask just about any question you want...and on top of that the local press had long demanded a degree of openness and answering to the press that's way beyond what most media ever asks....the head coach isn't even allowed to make his mind up about starters at game time - he's expected by the locals to call and tell all to the beat writer.....
I really have no idea what you're talking about with this lack of "hardball questions"......there's plenty of ways to get any quesiton you want to the coach.....and we even had Coach Les live on the chat here asking you to please give him some "hardball questions"....so what MORE do you want???

[tornado]

I gave you a nearly 200 word answer to the quesiton you asked....talk about griping over getting exactly what you asked for...

[BradleyJD]

I don't need to have anyone ask the coach any questions....
Dave Snell isn't working for me...I want Dave to work for the betterment of the team and the program...period...
BTW -- I think Dave Snell is more knowledgable about basketball in general and about BU and his sidekicks (JS & CB) add so much, that personally I think they tell us all we'd ever need to know...
They even have hosted the radio call in show for years allowing you to add or ask just about any question you want...and on top of that the local press had long demanded a degree of openness and answering to the press that's way beyond what most media ever asks....the head coach isn't even allowed to make his mind up about starters at game time - he's expected by the locals to call and tell all to the beat writer.....
I really have no idea what you're talking about with this lack of "hardball questions"......there's plenty of ways to get any quesiton you want to the coach.....and we even had Coach Les live on the chat here asking you to please give him some "hardball questions"....so what MORE do you want???

I agree, Dave is very well versed in basketball and BU history.

I do not believe that the broadcasters tell us all we need to know. If that were true there would be a lot less rumor-passing on this board and others.

What would I like to see asked of Coach Les?

Why were players arrested and allowed to play? Why was a player allowed to take pictures of professors and tweet about their sexuality? Why did certain players leave the university? Why are some players never given minutes? Why was an assistant coach "fired" or why did he "leave" during the season? etc.

[Beninator]

I agree, Dave is very well versed in basketball and BU history.

I do not believe that the broadcasters tell us all we need to know. If that were true there would be a lot less rumor-passing on this board and others.

What would I like to see asked of Coach Les?

Why were players arrested and allowed to play? Why was a player allowed to take pictures of professors and tweet about their sexuality? Why did certain players leave the university? Why are some players never given minutes? Why was an assistant coach "fired" or why did he "leave" during the season? etc.

When I look at the questions that you are wanting to be asked to the coach, there in all honesty are only a couple of questions that could be answered on an open media format. A person representing a company or in this case a University, really can't for legal reasons make a statement as to why an assistant coach left a program.

[BradleyJD]

When I look at the questions that you are wanting to be asked to the coach, there in all honesty are only a couple of questions that could be answered on an open media format. A person representing a company or in this case a University, really can't for legal reasons make a statement as to why an assistant coach left a program.

You can't ask why someone left?

Why not?

[BradleyJD]

You should have asked him your questions when he was available for the chat Tuesday.

If I had been available I would have.

Again, I hope BU and Coach Les have a great year this year. Again, I realize because I do not donate enough money to BU that I am not fan enough according to some people who post here.

But I will stick with my opinions.

[Da Coach]

JD, this is not an issue about money, and I know you are a big fan. But Bradley already has more than its share of detractors, so why do our fans want to try to slant everything in a negative light, and continue to drag up old issues that have already had way more made about them than they deserve. The TB tweeting incident has been made into something on the level of a capital crime by JL-haters, and its been fully dealt with. Now you still want to drag it out more, along with other 2?? year old issues that have long ago been dealt with. Nobody at BU considered the tweeting incident to be anything more than a minor thing for the coach to deal with. IMO this seems like trying to create issues where there are none.

[BradleyJD]

JD, this is not an issue about money, and I know you are a big fan. But Bradley already has more than its share of detractors, so why do our fans want to try to slant everything in a negative light, and continue to drag up old issues that have already had way more made about them than they deserve. The TB tweeting incident has been made into something on the level of a capital crime by JL-haters, and its been fully dealt with. Now you still want to drag it out more, along with other 2?? year old issues that have long ago been dealt with. Nobody at BU considered the tweeting incident to be anything more than a minor thing for the coach to deal with. IMO this seems like trying to create issues where there are none.

I was giving examples of questions that could have been asked before. I did not mean to say they should be asked now.

I know some people think BU is 100% perfect and want to project that image. I understand that. I just wish some things were dealt with openly and honestly.

No more, no less.

Regardless, I am sure Dave will do his new job with the same great energy he does his broadcasts.

[Beninator]

You can't ask why someone left?

Why not?

They could ask the question but a person who is a representative of the company/University has to be careful as to what they say. Your previous post mentioned a question about a person being "fired". I don't know if you see this at your work place, but companies are very conservative as to what they say especially in a public format about a former employee for fear of legal recrimination.

[dogsrus]

I agree, Dave is very well versed in basketball and BU history.

I do not believe that the broadcasters tell us all we need to know. If that were true there would be a lot less rumor-passing on this board and others.

What would I like to see asked of Coach Les?

Why were players arrested and allowed to play? Why was a player allowed to take pictures of professors and tweet about their sexuality? Why did certain players leave the university? Why are some players never given minutes? Why was an assistant coach "fired" or why did he "leave" during the season? etc.

Many people don't want those questions asked for a VARIETY of reasons......to some it ruins their ISU tickets posts...SIU police beat reports and reminds many BU is no better then those same universities they always want to call out.

Also if those questions are asked directly of the coach then some can't come on here and tell all us dummies that those tweets were not really a big deal.....that the players arrested and allowed to play were not REALLY arrested and it was all just some big to do about nothing.

In other words why search for the truth when you can spin the truth and distract by focusing on rival programs problems.

[Da Coach]

Dogs, the haters never let the truth get in their way.
No matter how trivial any issue is, and its not me saying the tweeting was trivial, its everyone at BU all the way to the top. This thread shows pretty clearly that despite no major legal or disciplinary issues for years, people still want to drag up ancient minor stuff to try to reflect anything negative they can at BU.
You and anyone are free to wallow in your disdain. Or in your search for truth.
BTW, whatever happened to 650k...3-2-1?