I highly recommend you guys head on over to the WEZ and read the post that Vinn put up earlier today as to the real reason the Hobbit is leaving.
Pretty eye opening. I know the administration *** kissers like bomb won't like it, but a good read nonetheless.
Let's hope they make a good hire who is sympathetic to athletics cause we're a sleeping giant. Get a good staff in here and this ship can get turned around quickly.
Get Golden out of here and let's get moving back in the right direction.
Cliffs notes?
Here's his initial post:
WEZ- GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
I knew something was brewing when my phone started blowing up at 6:45 this morning. I was driving across the Alley headed to Naples and I had to pull over and compose myself. After deliriously dancing amongst the alligators and turkey hawks, I decided to fap into the swamp grass because I had to relieve myself somehow.
Anyway, after many phone calls and not much work done this is what I can share(for now).
About a year or so ago, the University did a employment culture consultation with the folks that run Disney. They brought in HR people to conduct a lengthy review of the workplace culture at UM. Needless to say the results were bad for Shalala and the brass. Upper management was hammered on cronyism, inefficiency, wasteful spending, incompetence and just about everything else you could imagine. Quite a bit was directed at Pasqual Goldschmidt, who was Donna's hand picked stooge to run the Med School campus. That was the beginning of her end. The bleeding of money, bad decisions, theft and corruption were rampant and the employees let it be known. In April, the findings were made know to UM and the BOT's and that was when the ball started rolling. She was now on thin ice and it didn't help with Norman Braman going public in the Herald with some damning accusations as well.
I have been given permission by my BOT contact- to also shed some light from the other hot button issue, which was the athletic stuff. When the Golden/PSU incident occurred there was a fracture in the upper echelon at the U. Like I mentioned during that week, there were folks at UM that were scouring message boards and were shocked at the vitriol. I mean they were stunned. They had no idea of the deep rooted hate and disgust for Donna and her posse. Since then, certain folks have kept up with this site and others from time to time. But this site in particular has been tagged as a troublesome spot. Thanks to all of you who finally saw the real root of our problems. I nudged him to read some of the true fans feelings. He wasn't laughing FWIW.
Now, this site didn't cause Donna to retire. But it did cause her some unwanted attention and through the winter and spring the word kept getting back that the natives were restless and not just calling for Golden's head but there was also a small but growing call for her to fire up her broom and ride off.
I can tell you now that your voices were heard. There are too many recent alums that have soured on her and with the calls for ticket renewals being met with "not until Donna is gone" or "not until major changes are made" that was also being noted. That alone would not have made much of a difference but combined with an outright employee revolt and a fan base that is looking for blood, the mountain was growing.
She wasn't forced out but she has been losing support both inside and outside of the University. She could see the writing.
Hope to have more in the coming weeks/months. As great as I feel today, I am cautious about the direction we take going from here. The BOT's lean heavy toward the academic side, while other BOT's that don't have a much clout like Kosar, ARod, Jorge Perez are wanting to open the check book for the AD.
The key vote to look for is Richard Fain. The BOT will most likely go in whichever direction he wants. Start sending him your thoughts.
