Re: UNH Wildcats - Marty Scarano
Real good post wildcatdc.
I just want to comment on one aspect of this whole situation.
Often times when it comes to students the administrators will easily side with them. Typically coaches/ teachers don't get to have much of a say/defense. Whether you agree with it or not, it happens.
An example: When I was in high school one day we had a substitute teacher. One of the students was kinda being a pain in the butt and the substitute made a comment to him.(I kinda forget the exact details, it was awhile ago, but nothing too egregious) Well that kid didn't like it and went to the principal's office (during the same class too ) to complain and the substitute teacher was fired by the end of the day. Again I don't know all the details but I doubt the sub had much of a say in the decision.
Another example is at the same high school one of the staff members (wasn't a teacher) called a couple students "morons". Students told the principal and the person was fired on the spot. Now I think the school was looking to get rid of this person but that gave them a great opportunity to pull the trigger right then and there (sound familiar?)
Now obviously my examples are much, much different than the McCloskey situation. But the point I'm trying to make is usually schools & administrators will be quick to side with the student/athlete rather than the teacher/coach. No matter the real truth. Especially if they've been looking for any excuse to get rid of the guy because they feel he's dragging the program down. And sometimes the actions/consequences handed down by administrators will be swift and doesn't always "fit the crime". Again, especially if they want the guy gone. That could explain the overreaction by the school to fire coach for a 'minor' incident. Certainly you feel like if the guy has been there 20 years it would have to be pretty bad. who knows. Obviously, as you said, facts could certainly come out that say the firing was justified. But until it does, and from what I've heard/read of the who situation, I don't think that it was necessary to fire him.
And JB I agree with you. The university has gotten so much bad press from this that someone needs to and will be held responsible for the whole debacle. Who and when will that happen are the questions. Only time will tell on that one I guess.
Real good post wildcatdc.
I just want to comment on one aspect of this whole situation.
Originally posted by wildcatdc
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An example: When I was in high school one day we had a substitute teacher. One of the students was kinda being a pain in the butt and the substitute made a comment to him.(I kinda forget the exact details, it was awhile ago, but nothing too egregious) Well that kid didn't like it and went to the principal's office (during the same class too ) to complain and the substitute teacher was fired by the end of the day. Again I don't know all the details but I doubt the sub had much of a say in the decision.
Another example is at the same high school one of the staff members (wasn't a teacher) called a couple students "morons". Students told the principal and the person was fired on the spot. Now I think the school was looking to get rid of this person but that gave them a great opportunity to pull the trigger right then and there (sound familiar?)
Now obviously my examples are much, much different than the McCloskey situation. But the point I'm trying to make is usually schools & administrators will be quick to side with the student/athlete rather than the teacher/coach. No matter the real truth. Especially if they've been looking for any excuse to get rid of the guy because they feel he's dragging the program down. And sometimes the actions/consequences handed down by administrators will be swift and doesn't always "fit the crime". Again, especially if they want the guy gone. That could explain the overreaction by the school to fire coach for a 'minor' incident. Certainly you feel like if the guy has been there 20 years it would have to be pretty bad. who knows. Obviously, as you said, facts could certainly come out that say the firing was justified. But until it does, and from what I've heard/read of the who situation, I don't think that it was necessary to fire him.
And JB I agree with you. The university has gotten so much bad press from this that someone needs to and will be held responsible for the whole debacle. Who and when will that happen are the questions. Only time will tell on that one I guess.
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