hotMACmomma

Momma, on the one hand I agree that we are all speculating about what happened. It's a board forum, wherein people do that. On the other hand yours is the second post that infers that the new AD is up to no good, setting up an honorable coach in order to not only get rid of him but to supply the excuse for getting rid of the staff later on. I would suggest that you are speculating just as much on that point, and I would also argue that based on the Zips' performance on the field so far, the AD needs absolutely no "other" justification to let the entire staff go at the end of the season, beyond the simple fact that after 5+ years of JD and Co, the team is a disaster on the playing field. Why would Wistrcill need any more than that to remove any of the coaches at this point?STZSTZ, JD & Co may not be getting the job done on the field, but is that a good enough reason to interrupt an ENTIRE season of play by eliminating a coach? It disrupts any chance of having any kind of success this season. Not to mention, Coach Ferri will most definitely be walking the streets jobless for a few months before coaching jobs open up in January. That does not seem like a well thought out decision to me. Let's think about those athletes for one minute.....isn't that what playing college football is all about? Think about what impact this situation may have had on you during your college football career....if your coach, whom you admired and respected was forced into a resignation two games into a season? These young men will move forward and continue working towards as many W's as they can get because they are resiliant and they have been working hard since the off season to achieve excellence. Momma

First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.