JayDuck wrote:Dins. You didn't happen to notice that Few did the exact same thing, did you?
Yeah, but that's out of character for a Few team, more or less. It's standard operating procedure for a Kent eam.
How many McDonald's AA's did Few have, anyway?
And just think if Few gets to recruit to a town where black people aren't terrified to live.
Kent isn't getting fired. Kilkenny gave him a vote of support last week.
Kind of like that "vote of support" he got when his contract was "renegotiated" to the point that the only thing tat really changed was the buyout was cheaper?
You know... that WHOLE 2 year extension with the cheap buyout?
Anyone who doesn't believe that the writing is on the wall for Ernie is blind. He may last one more year, but he isn't going to be there when the arena opens. Not going to happen.
And why would they keep him? Sure, the eye-popping recruiting class every few years is nice, but the underachievement he leads the kids to is inexcusable. Three freaking bigshot seniors, and he accomplished
that?
As to the other talk. The Actual word is that Phil Knight likes Ernie Kent and that's a big part of the reason he's been around for so long.
Phil likes to win. The man doesn't come across as particularly loyal (although he's warmed upto his
other grandson in recent years... but I'll save the Dinsdalian anectdotes). From were te program was rebuilt from, Kent was fine. But in recent years, Oregon is getting its Ducks in a row to make the big time, and Kent isn' a part of that plan.
A coach that was actually capable of recognizing a problem, and actually making some sort of in-game adjustment on the fly, then having the players actually
do it would be nice. And frankly, Ernie is quite possibly the worst in-game coach I've ever seen.
No chance Kent is fired.
"No" is a mighty powerful word thee, Jay. Matter of fact, I believe it qualifies as an absolute. If'n I'm not mistaken, you don't live around here anymore (??). I'm pretty sure you have an internet connection, though. But I'll give you a little news from the Homefront -- Ducksfans are pretty much looking for Ernie's head on a platter right now. Seems to be a decent majority feel this way. But hey, it's not like they need to start selling tickets to pay off a $200 million bill right now, so I'm sure Kilkenny will ignore the fans' wishes and continue on down the road of mediocrity. Makes perfect financial success, especially sinvce that bigtime Kent supporter known as Phil has hinted that he'll cover the bonds if the arena is a financial disaster.
But Phil likes Ernie, and what's a couple hundred mil between "friends," right?
I think what bothers fans te most, is that Ernie has never ever made a mistake... just ask him. After each loss, he'll tell you without hesitation that he's the greatest coach ever, and the players are just losers. His willingness to embarrass his players and shout them down in front of fans, opponents, and media is inexcusable. He can be classy one minute, and a classless jerk the next.
As much as I'd love to see a guy stick around for 100 years and be the team's identity, he's just not that guy.