Also, Frank instructed everyone to direct questions at JC, but at this point JC hasn't answered any of those questions.
Frank did a nice job throwing his boss under the buss here. (I love that phrase!)
Way to be a man, Frank!
Hey, he could have been a man and say, "I don't agree with the NCAA's interpretation of the rule, but agree that we had to report it. I'm absolutely sick for Jamar and feel he did nothing wrong." But no, he pussed out and just blamed his boss. What a hypocrite.
My was in reference to your "under the bus" comment. I thought you were weighing in on the Dax/Rams/Trim argument from earlier in the thread.
I agree with you though. Frank could've taken the high road and at least given the impression that he supported Currie...especially given CC's take on the matter (which I believe) that there was really no other choice. Given the facts that we now have (thanks to CC) Frank's comments paint him as whiny and bitter. I feel like I don't really have a dog in this fight because I like Frank and I like Currie and I want them both to stay. I do know from talking about this subject at length with a mutual friend of theirs that there is a rift in that relationship, and Frank's comments and the way he dealt with questions about Jamar lead me to believe he is at least partly to blame for the two of them not getting along. He definitely could've handled that better. I do kind of give him a pass though given the emotions he was probably feeling in that post-game presser.
I do find it curious that everyone is so quick to take Frank's side and paint Currie as the villain. Currie has done some great things since he's been here, yet everyone wants to hate on him for interviewing for other jobs. Meanwhile, you're all swinging on Frank's nuts whilst he openly lobbies for an interview for the Miami job. I mean whatever I guess...it's just weird.
FWIW, and not that you care, but you've been nails in this thread, Rusty.
point by point...
yes frank could have acted differently and acted like he supported currie. he could also have acted like he loved and supported a player that gave four hard, hard years to him and had all of those years taken from him at the last second.
much thanks to cc with some bits and pieces but he's no different from anybody here and types with a bias. there was quite a bit of opinion sprinkled in as well imo and not enough fact/timeline for me to really be sure about what i think. take it all with a grain of salt.
i don't think frank's comments make him sound whiny and bitter at all. weird that you do.
it's possible to like frank and currie and not like everything about each of them and openly talk about what you don't like. currie handled this and the aftermath poorly imo. it's ok to say that.
did you really have to talk to a "mutual friend" to decide there was a "rift". lol.
of course frank is partly to blame.
i thought frank handled it fine.
why would people not take frank's side. we at least know his. currie has not given his or even spoke about the situation. if he can't speak about then he should say so. everybody is just speculating and him putting his head in the sand doesn't help. i mean jesus christ. it seems like your whole opinion on the subject is based on what "captain crap" said on the goEMAW.com message board. again, i love cc but how rough ridin' weird of you is that? i mean jesus.
he has done some great things. not everybody hates him for interviewing other places. i'd say most don't. i don't.
why wouldn't we swing from frank's nuts? he's taken us to the tournament four out of five years with an elite 8 appearance. that's not weird. we are kansas state fans and i'm assuming most of us would rather win games then lose them.
yes. rusty has been great. i disagree w/ a lot of what he is saying but he's great. just an fyi though...if the whole thread was reversed then what he typed also would've been reversed. he's a contrarian. it's what he does and he's amazing at it.
