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Thurs March 9, 11:45 AM
Beware.oskidunker said:
MArch 15. Et tu brute
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3 12.....2014
socaltownie said:
3 12.....2014
It was written in the stars. He shall destroy Cal Basketball.
Friday, March 10th. (Anything within 3-4 days of that, but I took it because it's still an open spot in the pool.)
March 9 or 10. Team probably back from the tournament and not a weekend.
If not then March 13. First Monday after the tournament.
If not then never.
If not then March 13. First Monday after the tournament.
If not then never.
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I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired. The athletic dept (as I have learned over the past 7 -8 months post the realignment news) is clearly inept and broken. I think they are just trying to ride things out. There is no evidence of trying to improve our standing in the athletics space and a case can be made that they are trying to slowly suck the life out of the revenue sports so they never have to worry about it again. Think about - virtually all interested over the past 4 years in basketball is lost. Perfect strategy to reduce fans - no one now will harp for more expensive coaches or facilities and they can just pull the plug once it is announced that we are left out of the B1G.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
April 1st - yes, I did that on purpose
Econ141 said:
I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired. The athletic dept (as I have learned over the past 7 -8 months post the realignment news) is clearly inept and broken. I think they are just trying to ride things out. There is no evidence of trying to improve our standing in the athletics space and a case can be made that they are trying to slowly suck the life out of the revenue sports so they never have to worry about it again. Think about - virtually all interested over the past 4 years in basketball is lost. Perfect strategy to reduce fans - no one now will harp for more expensive coaches or facilities and they can just pull the plug once it is announced that we are left out of the B1G.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
I get your pessimism (based on actual recent and non-recent events!). However, I'm pretty sure he's let go some time in the next few weeks. You want to bet a cyber-beverage?
If Fox is still coach at the end of March, you win. If he is relieved of his duties by March 31st, I win. Another poster didn't want to take me up on this. Will you?
(I have no insider knowledge, except what has been posted on BI. It's just that I think we've reached a low-point where even a Knowlton cannot keep him. It reminds me of Holmoe's last season.)
When this is finally done and everybody has a beverage in their hands ("cyber" or not), we can all toast to the better times that will be arriving!
Big C said:Econ141 said:
I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired. The athletic dept (as I have learned over the past 7 -8 months post the realignment news) is clearly inept and broken. I think they are just trying to ride things out. There is no evidence of trying to improve our standing in the athletics space and a case can be made that they are trying to slowly suck the life out of the revenue sports so they never have to worry about it again. Think about - virtually all interested over the past 4 years in basketball is lost. Perfect strategy to reduce fans - no one now will harp for more expensive coaches or facilities and they can just pull the plug once it is announced that we are left out of the B1G.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
I get your pessimism (based on actual recent and non-recent events!). However, I'm pretty sure he's let go some time in the next few weeks. You want to bet a cyber-beverage?
If Fox is still coach at the end of March, you win. If he is relieved of his duties by March 31st, I win. Another poster didn't want to take me up on this. Will you?
(I have no insider knowledge, except what has been posted on BI. It's just that I think we've reached a low-point where even a Knowlton cannot keep him. It reminds me of Holmoe's last season.
When this is finally done and everybody has a beverage in their hands ("cyber" or not), we can all toast to the better times that will be arriving!
I have never wanted to lose a bet more but yes, I will take you up on it. And as much as I don't like this admin and where it is taking us, I can't help but go to the football games so if you happen to be at one, I will buy you a real world beer as opposed to a virtual one.
^^^ You're on. Go Bears! ^^^
April 4th, the day after the NCAA championship game
Start Slowly and taper off
Knowlton has to fire him by March 31st or we enter the new contract year and it will cost Cal an extra $1 million to fire him. Knowlton has done more fiscally irresponsible things than that, but this one seems pretty cut and dry.
PAC-12 Tournament start's Wednesday, March 8. My guess is Cal let's Fox "enjoy" the weekend in Vegas and announces he is fired when he gets back to Berkeley Monday, March 13th.
Who knows, maybe this time Knowlton and Cal representatives even use the NCAA Tournament for networking and coach search like real programs do?
PAC-12 Tournament start's Wednesday, March 8. My guess is Cal let's Fox "enjoy" the weekend in Vegas and announces he is fired when he gets back to Berkeley Monday, March 13th.
Who knows, maybe this time Knowlton and Cal representatives even use the NCAA Tournament for networking and coach search like real programs do?
It will be Friday, June 30, because:
1. End of academic fiscal year makes it easier for Jimmy's spreadsheets.
2. After April 1, so that Jimmy's buddy Mark Fox can maximize his buyout. After all, he sacrificed so much to coach in Berkeley during Covid.
3. You shouldn't terminate anyone on a Friday - so it makes sense to Jimmy.
4. All of the good coaches will have already been hired by then, making Jimmy's choice easier.
5. Announcement in the summer will get much less notice.
6. It will give Jimmy ample time to conduct a proper post season debriefing, put together a committee to select a search firm and conduct a 'listening tour' of concerned fans, players, donors, etc.
The announcement will also include the fact that Mark Fox is taking a special position within the department as Assistant Director in charge of community outreach. Contract guaranteed until 2034.
1. End of academic fiscal year makes it easier for Jimmy's spreadsheets.
2. After April 1, so that Jimmy's buddy Mark Fox can maximize his buyout. After all, he sacrificed so much to coach in Berkeley during Covid.
3. You shouldn't terminate anyone on a Friday - so it makes sense to Jimmy.
4. All of the good coaches will have already been hired by then, making Jimmy's choice easier.
5. Announcement in the summer will get much less notice.
6. It will give Jimmy ample time to conduct a proper post season debriefing, put together a committee to select a search firm and conduct a 'listening tour' of concerned fans, players, donors, etc.
The announcement will also include the fact that Mark Fox is taking a special position within the department as Assistant Director in charge of community outreach. Contract guaranteed until 2034.
Econ141 said:
I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired…..
I can be dark, but not that dark. I'll wager my great grandmother's necklace that Fox doesn't get an extension.
If you're interested, my buddy will be the stakeholder.
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I sure hope he goes to the right NCAA Tournament . . .calumnus said:
Knowlton has to fire him by March 31st or we enter the new contract year and it will cost Cal an extra $1 million to fire him. Knowlton has done more fiscally irresponsible things than that, but this one seems pretty cut and dry.
PAC-12 Tournament start's Wednesday, March 8. My guess is Cal let's Fox "enjoy" the weekend in Vegas and announces he is fired when he gets back to Berkeley Monday, March 13th.
Who knows, maybe this time Knowlton and Cal representatives even use the NCAA Tournament for networking and coach search like real programs do?
It has to happen no later than the evening after the team loses in the Pac12 tournament...maybe the next morning. If it lingers past the conference tournament, then I will get very nervous...
I agree. He probably already knows he has been fired effective at the season end, but I'm going with March 13.calumnus said:
Knowlton has to fire him by March 31st or we enter the new contract year and it will cost Cal an extra $1 million to fire him. Knowlton has done more fiscally irresponsible things than that, but this one seems pretty cut and dry.
PAC-12 Tournament start's Wednesday, March 8. My guess is Cal let's Fox "enjoy" the weekend in Vegas and announces he is fired when he gets back to Berkeley Monday, March 13th.
Who knows, maybe this time Knowlton and Cal representatives even use the NCAA Tournament for networking and coach search like real programs do?
Lol, that's also how I'd imagine it would go down if Christ told JK to terminate Fox. Thankfully, it seems as if fed-up donors are driving the bus this time though.BeachedBear said:
It will be Friday, June 30, because:
1. End of academic fiscal year makes it easier for Jimmy's spreadsheets.
2. After April 1, so that Jimmy's buddy Mark Fox can maximize his buyout. After all, he sacrificed so much to coach in Berkeley during Covid.
3. You shouldn't terminate anyone on a Friday - so it makes sense to Jimmy.
4. All of the good coaches will have already been hired by then, making Jimmy's choice easier.
5. Announcement in the summer will get much less notice.
6. It will give Jimmy ample time to conduct a proper post season debriefing, put together a committee to select a search firm and conduct a 'listening tour' of concerned fans, players, donors, etc.
The announcement will also include the fact that Mark Fox is taking a special position within the department as Assistant Director in charge of community outreach. Contract guaranteed until 2034.
Fed up donors driving the bus? Gawd help us.
Why would you say that? You rather have Knowlton in the driver's seat again giving Fox another extension or hiring another Fox? It's about damn time some stakeholders pushed aside these ineffectual admins that have destroyed our revenue programs.Bobodeluxe said:
Fed up donors driving the bus? Gawd help us.
What is the quality of the tarmacary in Vegas?
A British Airways passenger plane caught fire on a runway Tuesday afternoon at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas (2015)
*I would deliver the news and conduct the exit interview on that precise spot in the interests of poetic justice.
A British Airways passenger plane caught fire on a runway Tuesday afternoon at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas (2015)
*I would deliver the news and conduct the exit interview on that precise spot in the interests of poetic justice.
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For far too long Cal athletics have relied upon a donor base that was willing to suffer horrific mismanagement. I welcome their driving.Bobodeluxe said:
Fed up donors driving the bus? Gawd help us.
Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore!socaltownie said:For far too long Cal athletics have relied upon a donor base that was willing to suffer horrific mismanagement. I welcome their driving.Bobodeluxe said:
Fed up donors driving the bus? Gawd help us.
socaltownie said:For far too long Cal athletics have relied upon a donor base that was willing to suffer horrific mismanagement. I welcome their driving.Bobodeluxe said:
Fed up donors driving the bus? Gawd help us.
I think you hit on the very reason to have some doubt about their navigation skills and to ask Gawd to be their co-pilot.
Ahemeastcoastcal said:
Thurs March 9, 11:45 AM
11 mins off from the official tweet Taking this as a sign to randomly guess on my midterm tonight!
Excellent. No hand wringing or interviewing players. Maybe major donors have spoken. Ghee iseastcoastcal said:Ahemeastcoastcal said:
Thurs March 9, 11:45 AM
Taking this as a sign to randomly guess on my midterm tonight!
Ts too bad that some might not contribute to new practice facility.
Go Bears!
Econ141 said:Big C said:Econ141 said:
I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired. The athletic dept (as I have learned over the past 7 -8 months post the realignment news) is clearly inept and broken. I think they are just trying to ride things out. There is no evidence of trying to improve our standing in the athletics space and a case can be made that they are trying to slowly suck the life out of the revenue sports so they never have to worry about it again. Think about - virtually all interested over the past 4 years in basketball is lost. Perfect strategy to reduce fans - no one now will harp for more expensive coaches or facilities and they can just pull the plug once it is announced that we are left out of the B1G.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
I get your pessimism (based on actual recent and non-recent events!). However, I'm pretty sure he's let go some time in the next few weeks. You want to bet a cyber-beverage?
If Fox is still coach at the end of March, you win. If he is relieved of his duties by March 31st, I win. Another poster didn't want to take me up on this. Will you?
(I have no insider knowledge, except what has been posted on BI. It's just that I think we've reached a low-point where even a Knowlton cannot keep him. It reminds me of Holmoe's last season.
When this is finally done and everybody has a beverage in their hands ("cyber" or not), we can all toast to the better times that will be arriving!
I have never wanted to lose a bet more but yes, I will take you up on it. And as much as I don't like this admin and where it is taking us, I can't help but go to the football games so if you happen to be at one, I will buy you a real world beer as opposed to a virtual one.
I'm sure this is one bet you're glad you lost. If you haven't figured out a way to fax me a beer in the next five months (upcoming new BI feature?), I'll see you in the fall! (not gloating, just glad to be moving on towards better days... hopefully)
Big C said:Econ141 said:Big C said:Econ141 said:
I think it is more likely that he gets an extension than it is that he gets fired. The athletic dept (as I have learned over the past 7 -8 months post the realignment news) is clearly inept and broken. I think they are just trying to ride things out. There is no evidence of trying to improve our standing in the athletics space and a case can be made that they are trying to slowly suck the life out of the revenue sports so they never have to worry about it again. Think about - virtually all interested over the past 4 years in basketball is lost. Perfect strategy to reduce fans - no one now will harp for more expensive coaches or facilities and they can just pull the plug once it is announced that we are left out of the B1G.
The coffin in the nail is keeping Fox for one more year. No way he gets fired because that shows a proactive step and potential for actually being better. It also takes more work which is already a no no for Knowlton.
I get your pessimism (based on actual recent and non-recent events!). However, I'm pretty sure he's let go some time in the next few weeks. You want to bet a cyber-beverage?
If Fox is still coach at the end of March, you win. If he is relieved of his duties by March 31st, I win. Another poster didn't want to take me up on this. Will you?
(I have no insider knowledge, except what has been posted on BI. It's just that I think we've reached a low-point where even a Knowlton cannot keep him. It reminds me of Holmoe's last season.
When this is finally done and everybody has a beverage in their hands ("cyber" or not), we can all toast to the better times that will be arriving!
I have never wanted to lose a bet more but yes, I will take you up on it. And as much as I don't like this admin and where it is taking us, I can't help but go to the football games so if you happen to be at one, I will buy you a real world beer as opposed to a virtual one.
I'm sure this is one bet you're glad you lost. If you haven't figured out a way to fax me a beer in the next five months (upcoming new BI feature?), I'll see you in the fall! (not gloating, just glad to be moving on towards better days... hopefully)
Wow - not only were you right but I would have never thought they would do it the day after the tourney.
We have endured bad basketball for several years so Cal's reputation is rock-bottom and further exacerbating that is all the heat the pac-12 is taking. I just hope we can convince a worthy coach what an opportunity it is. To be honest, with the lack of support I keep hearing about, even I have some doubt about what kind of opportunity this is.
In any case, let's hope we back in to an amazing coach and get some great players.
Please accept this virtual beer on my behalf (cheers) - you've taught me that Cal is at least a bit more aggressive than I thought, and I'll take it.
Once football starts I will try and pay my debt with a real beer.
Well done! I thought of specifying before noon, but didn't because I just wanted it to happen last night when he landed...on the tarmac even. However, that would have been assuming Fox didn't spend all night on the casino floor.eastcoastcal said:Ahemeastcoastcal said:
Thurs March 9, 11:45 AM
Taking this as a sign to randomly guess on my midterm tonight!
Did Knowlton let the players stay in Vegas overnight to at least blow off some steam after he forced them to serve the full term of their sentence to have to be led by Fox?
Great timing. Overshadowed anything that will be coming out of the PAC12 tourney, maybe even all of march madness.
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