SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Dec 8, 2004 17:23:45 GMT -5
In an extraordinary statement, Rev. Malloy, Pres of ND, said he thought it was a big mistake to fire Ty Willingham. HE said he did not agree with the call. I didn't hear all the details, but it sounded like he said he acquiesced because he is retiring in the spring. However he definitely said it was a bad idea.
That is quite remarkable.
I think ND is in deep _____ now. What name coach would want to go there under these circumstances???
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Dec 8, 2004 17:29:02 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1941810That's the link to ESPN's news on this... here's a quote: ""In my 18 years, there has only been two days that I've been embarrassed to be president of Notre Dame: Tuesday and Wednesday of last week," said Malloy, speaking during a panel discussion at the Sports Business Journal's Intercollegiate Athletics Forum. ----- A question from the panel moderator about Willingham prompted Malloy's three-minute, 30-second rant. When he finished, the crowd comprised mostly of sports marketers and fellow collegiate executivesat the Westin Hotel in Times Square, applauded Malloy's public stand. "That was one of the most extraordinary answers I've ever heard," Vanderbilt president G. Gordon Gee, a fellow panelist, said after Malloy finished. "For people who have not sat in these chairs you don't know how courageous of a statement that was."
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 8, 2004 19:43:02 GMT -5
What makes that statement particularly irksone to ND fans is that Molloy has already announced his retirement next year. Saying "I do not assume responsibility for it" is highly disingenuous for a university president.
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hoya4ever
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Post by hoya4ever on Dec 8, 2004 19:51:36 GMT -5
Malloy was dedicated to that school. I wouldn't be surprised if he was somehow pressured to not interfere. 18 years of service usually is compelling enough for someone to be a part of such a big decision. He has been vital in making Notre Dame a dynamic environment. He would not just wash his hands clean. Besides, the way he came out and said it, means that he really had no choice in the decision.
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hoyaboy1
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 8, 2004 20:19:16 GMT -5
I have heard that he was basically being forced out, and it was heavily related to his stance on football. Not surprising at all that he would say this.
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Dec 8, 2004 20:41:26 GMT -5
malloy is on his way out after doing his best to ruin the football program...his comments today will be his legacy...he sounds like an old gf that was given the boot...talking bad about her former man...sad to hear jt talking about his buddy monk today...
goodbye malloy
hello jenkins
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C86
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Post by C86 on Dec 8, 2004 22:08:39 GMT -5
I agree that his apology is disingenuous. The man is President of the University. If he believes a bad decision is being made, it's his obligation to do something.
My guess is Molloy would never have made this statement if everything worked out and ND had been able to hire Urban Meyer. Instead he, along with everybody else in South Bend, would have been talking about National Championships. The fact that Molloy is going public with his position suggests that he's trying to distance himself from a fiasco.
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