RE: Does NZ like press, good or bad?

[Dan Marshall]

"The state of the basketball program will have absolutely 0% impact on Darth
Z
and her continued employment at UC"
 
0%?  Actually it has at least 2%, and probably more like 4 or 5% chance...
the athletic budget is about 2%, and with the lost revenue, the athletic
dept will need money from the general fund... so I would say more like 4%
chance...  
 
although, our basketball program gets us about 95% of our national media
time, and is constantly pointing out our downfall...
 
other than 4% You're right though...
 
that said, then one could argue, that anyone showing up at the games has 0%
chance of changing the situation, and you get to watch a losing team, so
you're just throwing your money away.

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From: Mike Brungs [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:49 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Does NZ like press, good or bad?


I hate to TOTALLY disagree with folks but... While I understand that to all
of us
on this forum, the state of basketball program is near and dear to us all.
It IS
afterall a basketball forum.  However, you are absolutely fooling yourself
if you
think the basketball program is THAT important to everyone else and to the
administration !
 
The state of the basketball program will have absolutely 0% impact on Darth
Z
and her continued employment at UC.  I wish that were not the case but it
is.
She is not some rogue loose cannon acting on her own.  She has the backing
of the BOT who are obviously blessing her moves.. not just in the athletic
area
but with the University as a whole.
 
I know it stings that what we value most, our basketball program, is being
destroyed
before our very eyes but while this is a HUGE deal to us, realize that it is
NOT
such a big deal to others... OBVIOUSLY.  They see the basketball program is
just
a SMALL piece of the university, deserving no more attention than other
aspects
of the university.
 
Again... it sucks for all of us because this is OUR baby that they are
dumping on,
but to continue to think that this will have ANY impact on Darth Z is
fantasy.  I
wish that were not the case but sadly, as long as the BOT is behind her....
 


Craig Bickel <address@hidden> wrote:

.and that will lead to even more missing revenue from the basketball program
next year.
 

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From: Bob Fancher [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:49 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Does NZ like press, good or bad?
 
Missing the NCAA, missing the NIT, and missing the BEast tournament are ALL
PROBABLE. No mystery there.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Brad  <mailto:address@hidden> Esterman 
To: address@hidden 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Does NZ like press, good or bad?
 
It will be interesting to see how things play out over the next few months.
If we miss the NCAA's, which looks probable, things could get very ugly for
the administration.   Zimpher's contract is up in 2007, if we flop this
year, and win 10 games or less next year (which also looks probable) there
is a real possibility her contract won't be renewed. 
 
I guess it all comes down to the hiring of the next head coach.   One would
think if Nancy & Pals screw this up she is on her way out the door.

 
On 1/30/06, Shawn Hunter <address@hidden> wrote: 
At least the media (i.e. Bill Koch) has also started to place blame where
blame is due (although not directly).  From Sunday's Enquirer: 
Don't blame Kennedy, his staff or the players for the state of UC
basketball. They're simply trying to hold together a virtually impossible
situation. 
Blame the power struggle between UC president Nancy Zimpher and former head
coach Bob Huggins that has left this program in a shambles during its first
season in the Big East Conference. 
 

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