Maniscalco to Illinois?

[BUfan14]

I'd have to think Sammy would see who are coach is first unless something the university did really upset him in this process. I hope he will consider his teammates and all the fans that love him though. It will hurt if he moves on, but I will understand it and not be upset with him. Losing JL hurts enough, I hope Sammy decides to stay. I love watching his toughness in a Braves uniform.

It is obviously unlikely, but if this team could stay intact for next year, we could contend for a tournament bid. Players like Sammy, TB, and RA are once in a lifetime.....that's why I wish JL could have had one more year. But now we must move on with what we have, and I hope that includes Sammy.

Bradley would still be my number one team by far, but I always watch a lot of Illinois games just to see how they are doing, so I would watch him as a fan of college basketball.

[Bradleyguy10]

Believe what you want and I didn't say he was going to be here next year but just that he wasn't going to IL.
What I said came straight from SM and the person he told he is very close to-kind of a grandpa figure-could be lieing about IL but doubt it-not SM style

Well now we know the truth...

[tornado]

Gosh why do you guys hate UIUC so much. They never did anything to us!

jealousy plain and simple, ISU Redbird-type jealousy

Fact.
#1- It's hardly been 48 hours. Let's calm down and breathe....

...yes, and this is what is sooooo interesting.........
has anyone ever seen a coach firing where so much fallout happens within the next 2 or 3 days???
Recruits suddenly changing their tune, recruits' coaches saying they definitely won't be coming, active players asking for release even before the coaching search begins, and ...
(wait for the next few headlines...)
...we all know we are going to get around to it sooner or later...maybe look for the root cause of all the turmoil..

[BUfan14]

jealousy plain and simple, ISU Redbird-type jealousy

I don't know. While that may part of it, I think part of it is a lot of young U of I fans are very arrogant towards Bradley. They are ignorant in acknowledging Bradley's great basketball history.

[Buesch N Chips]

has anyone ever seen a coach firing where so much fallout happens within the next 2 or 3 days???

I don't see much at all happening at all, except talk. Maybe a lot will occur, but right now it's all talk. Officially. We still could end up with the same team. Officially.

Not taking the heat off of the admins, they have made the mess and the hot seat has been clearly shifted to them, but I'm sure every coach dismissal in this day and age has kids at least exploring options.

[BradleyBrave]

...yes, and this is what is sooooo interesting.........
has anyone ever seen a coach firing where so much fallout happens within the next 2 or 3 days???

No. This is absolutely unprecedented in the history of college basketball.

[BradleyJD]

No. This is absolutely unprecedented in the history of college basketball.

What's unprecedented is the happy and cheerful tone of some posters about BU right now. It's too bad, but its common when times are tough.

[tornado]

I see only a very few "happy" people posting -- and those are the ones that are gleeful that Bradley fired it's coach..
I have my doubts that they are all real Bradley fans -- as some are disgruntled and hold grudges againt BU and some of the people there..

but does it surprise me that some would be happy in a very dark time for BU ?? nope -- there even some like Prof Churchill.. that were happy to see the events of 911...

[Buesch N Chips]

What's unprecedented is the happy and cheerful tone of some posters about BU right now. It's too bad, but its common when times are tough.

Everything has turned 180, and it's a struggle for people to keep their heads. Those who pointed out every flaw in JL are now downplaying any repurcussions of the firing, and those who downplayed the flaws in JL are now pointing out every single repurcussion. Everyone is now doing what they accused the other side of doing pre-firing. It could be a sociological experiment. It will calm down, eventually.

[tornado]

...and those who downplayed the flaws in JL are now pointing out every single repurcussion. ....

oh no, no, no.....most of the people in this camp are biting their tongue because even a fraction of what "repercussions" might get public would be disastrous...
nobody comes out clean from a wrestling match in a pig pen..
Did it help anyone, anywhere when the facts slipped out in the JL/WM/Joe B McD debate in 2002?

[thefish7]

Everything has turned 180, and it's a struggle for people to keep their heads. Those who pointed out every flaw in JL are now downplaying any repurcussions of the firing, and those who downplayed the flaws in JL are now pointing out every single repurcussion. Everyone is now doing what they accused the other side of doing pre-firing. It could be a sociological experiment. It will calm down, eventually.

God I hope so.

[BradleyJD]

Everything has turned 180, and it's a struggle for people to keep their heads. Those who pointed out every flaw in JL are now downplaying any repurcussions of the firing, and those who downplayed the flaws in JL are now pointing out every single repurcussion. Everyone is now doing what they accused the other side of doing pre-firing. It could be a sociological experiment. It will calm down, eventually.

I disagree. I did want a change, but I never cheered for JL to fail. I also never "hated" on the President because a change wasn't made sooner.

Now I see people "happy" that players are leaving. People are openly taking shots at President Glasser, the A.D., the school.

[bigdaddystuck]

I do not want SM to play for anybody else. However I truly do not consider him a traitor or anything else if he does. He will be done with his degree this spring. He is a graduate and can move on to anything he wants. I also don't think his leaving is a sky is falling type of event either. I'd be shocked if some players didn't leave!

[tornado]

most "shots" being taken by anyone at anyone are being moderated and I have seen very few....
only what I might consider to be a fair discussion of the events and the situation...

[Buesch N Chips]

I disagree. I did want a change, but I never cheered for JL to fail. I also never "hated" on the President because a change wasn't made sooner.

Now I see people "happy" that players are leaving. People are openly taking shots at President Glasser, the A.D., the school.

I didn't specifically mention your name. I was speaking in generalities. Some people who wanted Les gone amplified every negative to champion their cause. Most of those people have been relegated elsewhere. I don't see people "happy" now, but they are using the transfers and scuttlebutt of dissension to champion their cause.

Like I said, things will calm down. Might take awhile. We won't know if the decision was correct until we see who they bring in, and how that person molds the players, both on the court and off.

Let's just continue to try to see all sides of the issue, and not do anything out of emotion that would lead to regret. It all comes down to who they hire. They darn well should. Maybe that will help them make the right decision.