brianstl

That is the situation in a nutshell.

What you are doing is infering that is the reason it happened. Parrish never says or speculates that is the reason it happened, unlike you. Parrish was just pointing out that this decision has no equal except one. If Brad did something wrong SLU should and rightfully would throw Brad under the bus. Biondi would not let Brad soil his legacy at SLU.

You didn't prove me wrong on anything. Your continued attempts to make Brad into a bad person are pathetic. What did Brad not hire you as a team manager? Did Kramer beat you in in a game of one on one when he was twelve?

I have know problem with you posting on here just admit to who you are and please don't claim to be Brian Bertucci again. Nice hit job you posted on UDpride.com on Brad. Good to see you spreading your wings.

Nice to have you back.

Really nice of you to appluad the university for protecting Brad's good name as you accuse hime of doing something wrong or unethical. As you state you have just a feeling that is what is happening, but offer no proof. Brad may have deserved to be fired for his performance as coach, but he does not deserve this kind of speculation on your part. By all accounts he is a fine man.

This is not some willy nilly employee, but the most high profile employee at the school. If Brad did something wrong or unethical to merit the firing he deserves no protection from the university. What is done is not done. This is continue to put the university in a negative light locally and now across the country. As for Majerus I will believe it when I see the press conference for his acceptance of the job. That is if Biondi thinks that requires one.

THe univesity needs to at least talk to somebody on background about what is going on and why. Biondi deserves all of the ##### he is getting for not making this happen. When you leave yourself looking like you are hiding something you have nobody to blame but yourself. This is not the world according to Biondi. Nobody should automatically trust his judgement and ask no questions. Students, alumni, staff, and supporters of the university all deserve answers. Right now his silence is contributing to a black eye on the university.

Biondi deserves every bit of the crapp he is getting now. He is the one ultimately responsible for the firing and everything that has occurred since the firing. The lack of the press conference is just inexcusable. Maybe they have nothing to add outside of the press release, but big-time programs and big time leaders face the heat when a decision like this is made. The lack of the press conference makes it look like they are hiding something and allows rampant speculation to spread.

If a big splashy coach is not hired and announced by tomorrow, somebody from the university at least needs to talk to the media on background to clear up some of the rampant speculation. It is not what being said here that is disturbing, but what is being said in the local and now national media that is damaging to the program. People need to lay off Chaifetz, any other current big donors, and any other unknown new donor that might be behind this. We need these people for the long-term health and success of the program. When you donate huge amounts of money to the program you get a say in how the program is run and rightfully so. While we may have a problem with timing and actions since the firing, Brad is the one that made it possible. A few more wins or a few more recruits in the bag this wouldn't have happened.

Don't think we look like fools around the country right now. The timing was horrible. Let's hope a home run is hit with the hiring. God knows we as fans deserve it after years of the roller coaster.

At an art auction as we speak. Nothing like spending the schools money on your hobby. It would be somewhat acceptable if he had an eye for the good stuff, but shockingly he has horrible taste.

I believe the search committee is at the baseball game.

She should be gone. Unless she was order to be there that is the last straw from that office.

Point made. I am not blaming the SID. It is Biondi's fault that he did not make sure she is in town. This is all on him.

No excuse.

He was a failure at UNC and he is not exactly tearing it up at SMU. He can recruit, but he can not coach.

Me and many others on here have taken shots at Biondi for a very long time.

That Kevin O'Niell beat SLU often when he was coaching at DePaul. Priceless.

If a booster or boosters bank roll it. If that was going to happen I believe they would already have something in place. It is obvious that is not the case.

SLU needs to move to the OVC or D-2. This just keeps getting better.

That says a lot.

Again sorry for any confusion. I think it appears your conclusion is a safe one.

I don't have a problem with the firing in and of itself. If it was my decision I probably wouldn't have done it, but the decision would have been close. I do have a problem with the timing and everthing since. What is clear to me is the fact that a group of boosters and Biondi have decided they are better suited to run the basketball program than Levick. It is a gutsy bet and I hope it pays off, because if it doesn't we are screwed. They have not installed any confidence in me so far. If it fails we have lost an AD, alienated other boosters, alienated a large part of the fan base, will get mocked non-stop by the local media, laughed at nationally, and will have a huge hole to dig out of. A similar situation happened at MU awhile back and it didn't turn out very well.

He is one year away from BIGTIME offers.