MRasor0200 Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 She still had another year on her contract. The U will eat about $100,000.blogs.ohio.com/rasor Quote
zipsbandman Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 I agree, Kennedy had to go. But I don't agree with us having to eat 100k for women's basketball. We could have waited a year. Quote
GoZips Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 I hate seeing anyone, especially a coach, get fired.The very best to coach Kennedy. She had an awful mountain to climb with the Lady Zips. Quote
MRasor0200 Posted April 1, 2006 Author Report Posted April 1, 2006 Let me correct this....I am now not so certain that coach Kennedy was fired. In my eagerness to get you guys some news, I may have jumped the gun a bit. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 Let me correct this....I am now not so certain that coach Kennedy was fired. In my eagerness to get you guys some news, I may have jumped the gun a bit. Wow...that's a H-U-G-E gun to jump.I saw her at the Cleveland airport two weeks ago. She was flying to Kansas to scout some JUCO players. Quote
zip37 Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 Rasor-- you ought to get the HARD FACTS from the ultimate source before you post something like that. I don't think that's ethical, but there is so little of that in news reporting, that it's an oxy moron.WEBALAL Quote
zipboy Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 I saw 1 game this year and listened to about 5-6 on the radio. I don't think that I watched enough to even give an opinion about Kennedy. In interviews, I like her. In watching the kids, they seem to like her. They definitely play hard. She has not increased the talent level very much. McCoy and to a lesser extent Crooks are the only 2 players that I could see the top 5 teams in the MAC finding playing time for.I doubt she turns it around in 1 more year. But I don't want to waste $100,000 on womens basketball. Even if we brought a great coach in who would win the MAC next year, we still would not make that up in ticket sales. Hopefully Mike is wrong on this one and we save the money. I appreciate Mike's blog. If he jumped the gun, a good learning experience for a college kid that will help him in his professional career. Quote
AkronURocks Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 Nothing on gozips.com, wouldn't there be a release by now if a move had been made? I never saw the original post on Rasor's blog, when did it say it happened?I too would be shocked if the school spent $100,000 with only one-year remaining on her contract. My daughter attended her camp and she seemed like a nice lady. Obviously, that doesn't lead to wins. We went to 3 or 4 games this year and never saw a win. At times the team looked lost, but I can't say I saw enough to know what was really going on. Unfortunately, coaches getting fired is part of sports, if this rumor is true, I wish coach kennedy the best and pray this move leads to a brighter future for women's basketball for the zips. Quote
Balki Bartokomous Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 oh boy, another reason for everyone on this site to start another "newspapers and journalists suck because ..." thread. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 oh boy, another reason for everyone on this site to start another "newspapers and journalists suck because ..." thread. Nope. It's just the Beacon that sucks. Everyone knows it, so no use beginning a thread. Quote
zippyrifle32 Posted April 2, 2006 Report Posted April 2, 2006 i'm keeping my mouth shut here... Quote
Z.I.P. Posted April 2, 2006 Report Posted April 2, 2006 You folks don't seem to see the irony here, do you? If losing a year's salary is the most worrisome thing you can find in changing women's basketball coaches, that says a lot about how the program got where it sits today. From that perspective I suppose the only reason we have a team is to satisfy Title IX requirements.What no one has mentioned so far, is that if Kelly is sacked, we will likely lose with her the top recruit in school history, West Virginia state Player of the Year, Sarah Tokodi of Parkersburg Catholic HS -- the #66 ranked HS player in the nation according to the respected Blue Star Girls BB Reporthttp://www.bluestarbb.com/BlueStar-ClassRa...t-Class2006.htmI can't say that things are going to turn around right around the corner -- I'm still lacking a crystal ball -- but I can say that if Akron quits on coach Kennedy now, it will put the program in a bigger hole than its already in. I would equate it to K-ent State firing coach Corrigal, it will take 2-4 years to get back to the low level we are already at. Akron made a major investment in Kelly Kebe (now Kennedy) by hiring her away from Iowa State. She was one of the hottests assistants nationally, and Akron put a relative lot of $$ on the line, her salary is over 100k -- not very far behind KD's -- as we had to outbid Fresno State for her services at the time.It would be a shame for the new AD to make the wrong decision right out of the gate.Zip in Paradise Quote
Z-P Posted April 2, 2006 Report Posted April 2, 2006 Hey ZIP...........Sorry to get off topic a little, but I know you are going to look at this thread.I'm sure I can speak for the hard corp guys here, and we hope you are OK with all the flooding and water that's devistated the islands................stay safe and well!ZP Quote
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