This is beyond pathetic. I argued that even Shirley and her statuette corps of administrators couldn't be that bad as to leave this decision to fester and was sure that Smith had some sort of assurance that he would be going forward. After 20+ years I should have known better. Given the circumstances Coach Smith has been more than professional. So professional, that it hid the reality of his circumstances. In fact, that may be the problem as he's the only one acting professionally in this low-budget production. It's Shirley's and McElroy's responsibility, as long as they are collecting paychecks from the Institute, to act in its best interests. If they've checked out and are no longer doing their jobs, then they are the ones that should be leaving immediately, not Dave Smith.
Not being in the CD, I don't have a subscription to the Times-Union. Did anyone in the administration comment on what procedure they are following to get to a decision or did they fall back on the ultimate "leave the guy hanging" line, "we don't comment on personnel issues?" Frankly, I'm surprised half the team isn't in the portal.
