Big announcement coming today from Bradley- Joanne Glasser to retire

[tornado]

please mods let's keep it respectful & professional..

[Da Coach]

Better late than never- the PJ Star has a report-
Bradley University President Joanne Glasser announces retirement effective May 31
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150122/NEWS/150129706

From Bradley.edu website-

http://www.bradley.edu/offices/communications/pr/releases/article.dot?id=1b4ed1f4-3cbd-4cc9-904c-da3bbb381959

[Vent]

Now we need the Board of Trustees to tell Glasser "it is o.k. to start your retirement today". That way she is unable to do anymore damage. The sooner she is gone and power is removed from her, the better off people and employees of Bradley University will be. I can't imagine the stories that will come out when she is gone. I wonder if she has enough room in her car for Ford. Maybe we will soon hear, "Elvis has left the building". The next president better be a young person, because they are going to have a lot of fences to mend and credibility to restore.

I wonder if Mayor Ardis and the Chiefs would allow us to shoot fireworks from the scoreboard at the downtown ballpark, sound the air raid sirens and pump the lyrics from the Hallelujah chorus from the p.a. system.

[bigjimmy]

I need a bradley fan to fill in this blank:


Somebody say.......

To quote a great man, the nature boy Ric Flair, "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Big Mike]

It's a good start......let's hope there will be more to come!

[Local Brave Fan]

Local Brave Fan

Why do all the good things happen when I am in Florida.

[tornado]

I keep seeing people include the hiring in 2002 with all the bad hires & bad decisions over the past 5-6 years..
I don't agree - for most of a decade we had wins, solid scheduling, good RPI, great reputation nationwide, 20-win years, post-season success, high attendance, sellouts, 10,000+crowds, and many satisfied fans and membership in the highest strata of the Braves Club (the Scholarship Society) was so packed that new members were being declined because there was no more available open seats in the lower bowl or room per fire marshall in the BSS room!
Then 2008, 2009 hit and all that came crashing down, and quickly headed south...and now we are a laughingstock --- and not just in basketball - in nearly every other sport with some programs now worse than DII, and maybe even worst all time (VB, WBB, BB..)

Nope - the bad has only been the past 5-6 years since the people in charge have made really bad moves & bad personnel changes.
The current mess is fully owned by Drs. Glasser, Cross, & company...

[ghunt]

I heard the news on KMOX on the drive home from work tonight. Dreams can come true :-) Thanks to all who wrote letters, emails, and phone calls. I don't think it would have happened without you. Woohoo!

[Braves2006]

So any inside info as to when Cross is canned?

[bu fan 9]

Cross will be gone next.

[BuB]

Excellent news out of Bradley today. Phase 1 of the rebuilding process is complete. Hopefully the BOT has made it crystal clear that no decisions can be made by her or others that would tie the hands of new personnel expected in the athletic department during phase 3 of the rebuilding process. Issues like scheduling, tournaments to enter, contracts with the Civic Center, locations of future games (Ren Col vs CC), more season ticket price increases, etc.

[Da Coach]

So any inside info as to when Cross is canned?

I do have a little more "inside info" but I don't want to get my sources into trouble, so I might have to leak a little at a time here. This is info that all fans want to know and deserve to know, especially fans who have invested their time, effort, and money into the support of Bradley over the years.
Fans should realize that the moves that started with today's announcement were brought on mainly because those ultimately in charge want to restore the faith and support of the fans back to where it once was.
Make no mistake that today's events were driven primarily by one thing- the decline of the men's basketball program. And the move was pushed to happen by the reaction of fans and the opinions posted here and in letters written to the Board. So the thanks go to those who have stuck things out and pushed for change.

First thing to consider- The termination date of the President is May 31, 2015. That is a couple months later than any change with the coach or AD would usually be made. Some have wondered if that means President Glasser could be involved in hiring any replacements.
But I have heard that the departing President will not be involved in any further hirings or other major decisions at the University.

Second tidbit- there will definitely be more departures coming soon in the Athletic Department. I have heard of how the sequence of events will take place, and it is pretty much the way most expect it to be.

One more tidbit- changes like today's announcement are seen by every administrator and every coach in the country, and despite the polite and benign retirement press release, they all know exactly what is really happening. As a result, I have heard that there are coaches/assistants who have already made calls to people affiliated with the university to check out the possibility of an opening coming soon. If anyone would like to know more, PM me...

[Da Coach]

Also, I had to post this YouTube video one more time-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoLywiaM6PA

This is exactly how I felt when I heard this was definitely going to happen.
Watch the entire video (only 1 1/2 minutes!), it'll get you excited in a different context!

[Da Coach]

Please allow me a brief instant for a little boasting...

Here is a look back to over a month ago when I first got the word from a source close to the Board of Trustees that they were working on a major change to resolve the problems facing Bradley-

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=301302&highlight=board+trustees#post301302

Looks like my sources were pretty darn accurate over a month ago, right down to the precise time frame for a change to occur!


And, of course, I was the first person anywhere to report the specific news that there would be the big event Thursday afternoon that Joanne Glasser was announcing her retirement-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24790

So it looks like our sources have been 100% accurate. Again. The hapless PJ Star didn't have any of those news items, nor anyone else. So I am grateful to my sources. Plus, we'll continue to be informed of future happenings and changes, which there will be many of in the near future. So stay tuned here on Bradleyfans.com, the best source for the latest news about Bradley!

[Braves2006]

Please allow me a brief instant for a little boasting...

Here is a look back to over a month ago when I first got the word from a source close to the Board of Trustees that they were working on a major change to resolve the problems facing Bradley-

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=301302&highlight=board+trustees#post301302

Looks like my sources were pretty darn accurate over a month ago, right down to the precise time frame for a change to occur!


And, of course, I was the first person anywhere to report the specific news that there would be the big event Thursday afternoon that Joanne Glasser was announcing her retirement-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24790

So it looks like our sources have been 100% accurate. Again. The hapless PJ Star didn't have any of those news items, nor anyone else. So I am grateful to my sources. Plus, we'll continue to be informed of future happenings and changes, which there will be many of in the near future. So stay tuned here on Bradleyfans.com, the best source for the latest news about Bradley!

Good stuff DC. Thanks for keeping us informed.