UCLA Athletics is in tatters right now. I don't know whether Jarmond will be able to manage it as it is, a complete desperation salvage operation. There is no Ch. 11 for Athletics Departments, after all. I think he's in a lose-lose situation, it will be difficult to know how effective of a leader he is.
It reminds me of one of my fraternity brothers back in the grim days when we were pledges and the Pledge Trainer -- responsible for our scholastic and moral (?) well-being at UCLA -- polled the pledges re their academic progress. My friend -- notoriously gloomy and cynical -- told him, "Well, sir, looking up, I see bottom!"
So, yeah, like that.
I wish this young man well. If he fails, I certainly will not not blame him but if he turns it around athletically and financially then the sun, moon, and stars are his!
Don't get me wrong. I will still blame Jarmond if he fails. IMO, you don't get paid $1M+ per year to not handle any crisis of any size. But obviously I root for him to succeed.
No, I understood you perfectly and I agree with you wholeheartedly. I matriculated through UCLA when J. D. was the AD and things were managed to a "T".
It was truly "The Golden Era" and THE ONLY THING J. D. did wrong was run off Denny Crum when Coach retired. Crum wanted vary badly to take over but J.D. did not like his womanizing so he hired "Ropetow" who burned through the talent that Coach left and got squat. He could have beaten Bobby Knight's Indiana team (March 27, 1976) with the personnel he had. his "statues of stone" defense was atrocious and wasted TWO YEARS of Marques Johnson..
UCLA Athletics is in tatters right now. I don't know whether Jarmond will be able to manage it as it is, a complete desperation salvage operation. There is no Ch. 11 for Athletics Departments, after all. I think he's in a lose-lose situation, it will be difficult to know how effective of a leader he is.
It reminds me of one of my fraternity brothers back in the grim days when we were pledges and the Pledge Trainer -- responsible for our scholastic and moral (?) well-being at UCLA -- polled the pledges re their academic progress. My friend -- notoriously gloomy and cynical -- told him, "Well, sir, looking up, I see bottom!"
So, yeah, like that.
I wish this young man well. If he fails, I certainly will not not blame him but if he turns it around athletically and financially then the sun, moon, and stars are his!
haha, good analogy.
Don't get me wrong. I will still blame Jarmond if he fails. IMO, you don't get paid $1M+ per year to not handle any crisis of any size. But obviously I root for him to succeed.
No, I understood you perfectly and I agree with you wholeheartedly. I matriculated through UCLA when J. D. was the AD and things were managed to a "T".
It was truly "The Golden Era" and THE ONLY THING J. D. did wrong was run off Denny Crum when Coach retired. Crum wanted vary badly to take over but J.D. did not like his womanizing so he hired "Ropetow" who burned through the talent that Coach left and got squat. He could have beaten Bobby Knight's Indiana team (March 27, 1976) with the personnel he had. his "statues of stone" defense was atrocious and wasted TWO YEARS of Marques Johnson..
..but there I go, on atypical "codger rant".
I am become truly cynical!