Oso planning to go pro
I can’t image how rich I’d be if I quit drinking
It's Utah, for heaven's sake. Getting booze is about as easy as winning the lottery!
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Why are we acting liking the statement about local media turning on him is false? Local media for Marquette is Ben Steele, the Marquette Wire, and the various fan blogs (Paint Touches, Cracked Sidewalks, AE). All of those except Ben Steele turned on Wojo (for good reason). The only way that statement is not true is if you consider Ben Steele as Marquette's only form of local media. And Ben as a beat writer requires access to you know, not get fired, so it's not reasonable to except him to publicly turn on on the head coach. Beat writers just report the facts, they don't give their opinions about the programs they follow (or if they do, they are almost always positive and glowing).
Having lived in Utah for a short spell, the booze flows very freely, at least in Salt Lake City. Southern Utah may be a bit different
A few items I found interesting:Carawell asking Wojo: Do you want to win practice or the game? (This to me gets to the core of Wojo's problem - he couldn't ratchet down intensity/pressure EVER.)The blurb about Wojo playing noon-ball against team managers and them seemingly getting the best of him - which sent him into hot yoga and "retirement"Not being willing to take Scholl's offer/input for how to improve the team/staff/program direction.Wojo had an ego as most D-1 head coaches have. However, there was also some insecurity underneath his ego. He was inflexible. He simply did not grasp that there is a lot more to coaching than getting players to "fight," and "compete, compete, compete." It was evident he didn't have the ability to extract the most out of his talent - nor recognize how to best utilize the talent he had.I don't wish the guy any ill will, nor did I find the article particularly "offensive" to Marquette/blaming Marquette for his struggles. He largely was a class act during his time in Milwaukee, brought in good kids, and there weren't any off-court embarrassments to the university. He just wasn't a very good coach...but..we did play some fun games during his time at MU. So, it wasn't a total disaster.
It doesn't happen often, but I completely agree with Elon here.Wojo was a bad coach for MU, but not a bad guy. The fact he's on the receiving end of so much more hostility than some other unsuccessful MU coaches is bizarre to me.The article was fine and those offended by it are looking to be offended.
I can think of $9 million reasons why I don't feel bad for any flack he takes.
Who would he be a good coach for??? Why do you think the article was written? It was to get another job. MU fans are rightfully warning other basketball teams against this.
Who would he be a good coach for??? Why do you think the article was written? It was to get another job. MU fans are rightfully warning other basketball teams against this.Marquette hasn't had many more unsuccessful coaches than wojo. He never won, and left the program in a worst place than he was given it, and he now can't/ wont get a job and basketball after leaving the program.At least Dukiet could get a bucks assistant job. Oniel left the program in decent shape before going to Tennessee. Mike Deane had a post season win and a decent conference record. Buzz despite destroying the program, won here. No one is going to have hostility for "pre Al" guys. Nearly none of the hostility towards wojo is personal, and most of it is warranted. Not a lot else to say on the matter.
Local mainstream media also includes sports radio, Racine (Woeful), Madison, TV, Cable. I don't recall any of them calling for Wojo's head. Maybe they did but that was hardly heat.
They didn't call for his head. They didn't talk about him at all. I think that's more a product of apathy which is arguably a greater sin.
"As the fans and media turned on him"
Who would he be a good coach for??? Why do you think the article was written? It was to get another job. MU fans are rightfully warning other basketball teams against this.Marquette hasn't had many more unsuccessful coaches than wojo. He never won, and left the program in a worst place than he was given it, and he now can't/ wont get a job and basketball after leaving the program.At least Dukiet could get a bucks assistant job.
So his rub then was the media never "turned on" excluding the "him" "Turn me on dead man". What did Chicos used to claim? "Ghosts in the machine"?