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Jack Parker To Announce Retirement Monday, Really.

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4four4 said:
Is it better to announce his retirement on his terms or the AD?[/QUOTE

I would think that most forward thinking Universities would allow a legend coach that they wanted to sack to announce his retirement after the season ends. If you are speculating that the BU AD is making him announce now, that would be a horrible mistake by the AD.
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Haven't read the whole thread so forgive me if this has already been talked about but the timing on this seems weird. BU is hosting a playoff series and could still get an NCAA spot. Shouldn't the focus be on winning? So now it's all about Jack. Do it for Jack? Teary eyed fans who stayed home 2 weeks ago packing Agganis for nostalgic value? Yuck.
 
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Fishhawk said:
Haven't read the whole thread so forgive me if this has already been talked about but the timing on this seems weird. BU is hosting a playoff series and could still get an NCAA spot. Shouldn't the focus be on winning? So now it's all about Jack. Do it for Jack? Teary eyed fans who stayed home 2 weeks ago packing Agganis for nostalgic value? Yuck.
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So if he announced it at the beginning of the season, would that have been better? The focus would still have been on him as the end nears.

If nothing else, this takes the focus off of the underachieving team, which could perhaps loosen them up enough to keep their recent positive results going.
 
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LTsatch said:
4four4 said:
Is it better to announce his retirement on his terms or the AD?[/QUOTE

I would think that most forward thinking Universities would allow a legend coach that they wanted to sack to announce his retirement after the season ends. If you are speculating that the BU AD is making him announce now, that would be a horrible mistake by the AD.
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even worse than letting him foster the "environment" that he fostered?
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He's getting HUMILIATED out of his position behind the bench, having overstayed his welcome by anywhere from one to three years (depending on who you speak to). The number of years is immaterial. You can be sure that he was strongly 'encouraged' to do this, although the language coming from all corners will be quite deferential to Parker. Is Parker simply Paterno on Ice? Well, I know that I'm not the first person to say that, and there's the rub. Half the people weighing in on this subject weren't even ALIVE during BU's heyday. And those who were don't remember it. Parker's selfishness cost him some luster on that all-important 'legacy' of his, we all agree.
 
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Can't believe it, sandie actually made me laugh.

I will say that fans outside hockey east obviously haven't seen/heard the parker we've seen, thus the wide variety of thoughts.
 
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J.D. said:
Can't believe it, sandie actually made me laugh.

I will say that fans outside hockey east obviously haven't seen/heard the parker we've seen, thus the wide variety of thoughts.
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I'm looking at a 40 year coach, in a business where that is beyond rare. And he had success (much success) at his job. The minutiae is not relevant at this point, IMO. Congratulate him on his longevity, and wish him well, rival or not. :)
 
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Right, to outsiders, the minutiae is irrelevant. That's fine, I completely understand that. In his day, he was a great coach. No doubt about that.
 
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Here is the problem. As an outsider looking into one of the most storied programs with one of the most revered coaches in college hockey history, we can only see strife. Right at playoff time. Why not go quietly, with class at the end of the season. Imagine if they miraculously win it all?
 
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Mike Sullivan. David Quinn. John Hynes.

It will be a major surprise if one of these three men is not BU's next head coach.
 
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LTsatch said:
Most older coaches usually leave the job not on their own terms. We went through that at Yale after a decade of denial. Be happy that Coach Parker continued to produce at a high level for your team in the recent past. I am leaving a similarly high pressure position after only 31 years, I do not know how someone could sustain it for forty. Good luck and good health to the Coach.
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Good post. Should have left it at that.

LTsatch said:
As an addendum to my my previous post, I will call out Parker for bad form if he announces his retirement just before the playoffs. He is sending the worst message to a team downwardly spiraling. He could have waited until after the last loss at least. Very unfair to the team.
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Ask the Baltimore Ravens if they felt Ray Lewis was unfair to the team.

LTsatch said:
I have been more focused more on the pairwise standings spiral than the standings of the conference, on that I stand corrected. I still don't believe he should announce now. Maybe he is trying to give the the team the "Gipper" edge, good luck with that.
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LTsatch said:
I would think that most forward thinking Universities would allow a legend coach that they wanted to sack to announce his retirement after the season ends. If you are speculating that the BU AD is making him announce now, that would be a horrible mistake by the AD.
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LTsatch said:
Here is the problem. As an outsider looking into one of the most storied programs with one of the most revered coaches in college hockey history, we can only see strife. Right at playoff time. Why not go quietly, with class at the end of the season. Imagine if they miraculously win it all?
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Yea, imagine if they win it all? The players will be so pizzed off at Jack for taking the spotlight and pressure off of them that they'll throw the trophy off the Tobin Bridge. Where's the excitement in winning a trophy now? :rolleyes:

I'm going to guess that after 31 years at your own job, you feel YOU DON'T have the right to decide when and where is the RIGHT time to announce your own retirement. In your opinion, how many years does one have to work to earn the right to make their own decision regarding a career ending, life changing announcment? 41? 50? There's gotta be a number, yes?
 
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