TrueGriz said:Engstrom wanted o'day to fire phlu. O'day refused and Engstrom fired them both.
It really isn't any more complicated than that. :clap:
TrueGriz said:Engstrom wanted o'day to fire phlu. O'day refused and Engstrom fired them both.
hawaiiangriz said:TrueGriz I believe you are exactly right - I would also like to add that that kind of loyalty is very hard to find in today's world, which is sad. If O'Day was told to fire Pflu and he refused, with which he was fired for, that is commendable in my mind, whether Pflu deserved or not (which he didn't)..
But in the end, I ultimately defer to AZGRIZFAN who is apparantly smarter than all of us combined. He was after all, a CEO, of a company......God I feel so belittled now.... We should all listen to him because he's been a CEO..... oh my God, did you hear that AZGRIZFAN has been a CEO of a company... I wonder what that takes, you know, to be a CEO of a company?
Oh wait, I've done that! Maybe not as much as AZGRIZFAN, who if you didn't know, was/is the CEO of a company, but I've done that.....![]()
hawaiiangriz said:Umista - thank you and +1 - keep asking questions as it helps one learn, unlike azgrizfan :shock:
azgrizfan - I give as you just don't want to even consider the 'other' side to this or consider other opinions. Thought you were a CEO - don't want to hear other opinions or sides?
hawaiiangriz said:Gosh I would hate to work for the company you ran or supposedly still run.....the employees would always be scared and that's no way to run a company, or a University, in my mind. If employees are scared, you won't get far, as they will never buy into your vision, long term, for the company and that's sad.....
A university works the same way - a strategic vision needs to fit the people you have on the bus and you just can't drive the bus over people to get there. You need to get people on the bus with you....
You will NEVER convince me that Pflu and O'Day were nothing other than the scapegoats, you just won't. Few people in the UM believed in the UM less than those two, so stop trying...
hawaiiangriz said:I do AZ and that is probably what is so hard about this for me. Believe it or not, I can somewhat see, and that is a very small 'somewhat', why all this happened. Like you have said, I still feel the BS shouldn't stop at O'Day and Pflu, but I can't help but feel with the BOR has said, it's going to. And I think that is just wrong. Leadership starts at the top and can't just be dealt from the top. Championships, as well as all the crap, start at the top, and it just doesn't end there, and I just can't stand the bs surrounding all of this......
hawaiiangriz said:AZ your comment about 'coaches are hired to be fired' rang home..... Let's just agree that Engstom should go to, which it sounds like you do, should ring true...
I do believe you will always be a GRIZ at heart, as will I... I just want good people to do well, and I want the Griz to do well, as I think you do, so let's just agree on that can we?
GO GRIZ.....
Rockygriz said:Well, both Coach Pflu and AD O'Day are gone and we need to move on! We all need to support the student/athletes to help them succeed. The rest of this shit is political, and the last thing these kids need is this crap. Pointing fingers doesn't matter(but it will never stop), but at least stop putting your stupid, narrow minded, verbose arguments above the futures of these young athletes. The shit that comes out in some of these posts are sickening! I have a five year old who loves the Griz, the Maulers, the Lady Griz, etc...but when I see the rabid sports fan and the lack of care for the young athletes, I'm absolutely disgusted! He wants to be a Griz, but sometimes I wonder why!
hawaiiangriz said:Rocky you are right - I too have young children that absolutely idolize the Griz and all this crap saddens me... I just wish none of this had happened, but I also wish none of the shit jappened our 'beloved' players did to the coaches - and that's how I look at it - the players did this to the coaches and the AD, and that is sad.
I will continue to tell my children to be Griz fans, if for no other reason, than to support the two that are no longer there!! Gives me yet another reason to teach my children to be good and decent citizens, as you never know who your actions might hurt.....
hawaiiangriz said:It's obviously no secret that AZ and I have had our issues, but he's right when it comes to this,... all universities deal with this crap and it's just how the admin. deals with it that determines the winners and losers. AZ, along with me, are NO fans of the current admin, and I truly hope AZ I'm not putting words in your mouth, but the next three months or so are absolutely PIVOTAL for our future and I truly hope Engstrom is NOT part of it :shock: ......
On another note, did you all know that Burger King is changing their menu??? I'll give it a try!!
AZGrizFan said:Rockygriz said:Well, both Coach Pflu and AD O'Day are gone and we need to move on! We all need to support the student/athletes to help them succeed. The rest of this shit is political, and the last thing these kids need is this crap. Pointing fingers doesn't matter(but it will never stop), but at least stop putting your stupid, narrow minded, verbose arguments above the futures of these young athletes. The shit that comes out in some of these posts are sickening! I have a five year old who loves the Griz, the Maulers, the Lady Griz, etc...but when I see the rabid sports fan and the lack of care for the young athletes, I'm absolutely disgusted! He wants to be a Griz, but sometimes I wonder why!
When you find a university that doesn't have the same issues, you let me know. :lol:
Rockygriz said:AZGrizFan said:Rockygriz said:Well, both Coach Pflu and AD O'Day are gone and we need to move on! We all need to support the student/athletes to help them succeed. The rest of this shit is political, and the last thing these kids need is this crap. Pointing fingers doesn't matter(but it will never stop), but at least stop putting your stupid, narrow minded, verbose arguments above the futures of these young athletes. The shit that comes out in some of these posts are sickening! I have a five year old who loves the Griz, the Maulers, the Lady Griz, etc...but when I see the rabid sports fan and the lack of care for the young athletes, I'm absolutely disgusted! He wants to be a Griz, but sometimes I wonder why!
When you find a university that doesn't have the same issues, you let me know. :lol:
Just great to see your cynicism! You seem to excel at it (by the way, more posts do not make you smarter). I'm not talking about a university's issues. I'm talking about the so-called fans! I'm talking about people like you who put their personal, egotistical opinions above everything! These students deserve better! If you could pull your head out of your rectum, you might see the big picture. These students/athletes who represent this university need our support, now more than ever. Give 'em a break!