Deadspin: UW-Milwaukee Basketball Play-By-Play Guy Quits, Burns Every Single Bridge On Way Out
To quote Groucho Marx "Hello, I must be going!" Before the decision is made for me, I am officially announcing my retirement as the voice of Milwaukee Panthers Men's basketball. I would say it's taking the last life boat off the Titanic, but that would be unfair to the crew of the Titanic.
Never have so many competant [sic], talented people been run off by such a talentless group of entitled beaurocrats [sic]. No matter how much the coaches, players, and support staff care, they can't overcome incompetent administrators.
UWM leads the world in incompetent administrators.
I criticize awful athletic directors like Koonce, Costello, Geiger, and Braun. It's not their fault. Hell, if they elected me President I'ld take the job. If I suck at it, it's not my fault. I'm not qualified to be President.
Should Amanda Braun turn down an AD job just because she's horribly under qualified? Hell no. She's a bad AD, and a deplorable human being, but those are the cards she's been dealt.
Those in charge of the UW System have failed to hire effective administrators. Failed. F F F F!
It has been my pleasure to work with the wonderful players and coaches for 17 seasons. The players, coaches, parents and the fans have been like my family.
I will miss Panther hoops the rest of my life. Best of luck to my friends that are still imprisoned at UWM Athletics. Fight on, brothers (and sisters.) Keep your heads low and make us proud.
Finally, best of luck to LaVall Jordan, his staff, and the players. As so often happens in the NCAA, it's not your fault. Win and get out quick, because long term is fatal at UWM Athletics.
Panther Nation, it has been my pleasure.Cheers!
Comments
Riding out with style!
This is magnificent
a lot of people up here are super pissed they fired their coach. dude had 3 straight winning seasons and BEAT UW FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!!! that alone should get a statue of you erected. Instead, he got fired. this though...oh man this is wonderful kudos to that man
Would this statue have the caption "Oh, uh, it's the pleats... the pleats in the pants"?
Well played kind sir! Way to take that ride to pleasure town!
Let the road ahead of us be lit by the bridges we burn behind us.
What a strange and unsettling thought. But interesting.
It's a revolution my friend.
Again, an interesting thought. I have certainly burned more than my share of bridges, but it is the ones strenghthened and left unburned that have kept me from being alone in my journey.
I think this is less of a burn and more of a
Glorious, absolutely glorious.
F-king beautiful A man!
On a side note: does anybody think maybe we could use this guy?
That gif nailed it. Need to watch that movie again
So....I'm guessing that he's changing professions?
So much win.
Tell us how you really feel.
It's like looking into the future of LOLUVA athletics.
Take as many wives as you want!
Wooohhhh....google image Amanda Braun and she looks like the best AD ever.
well played (i looked)....and this thread is now guaranteed to devolve to a point where someone posts the 'abandon thread' gif of the guy doing the space jump...I also now don't care what the actual Amanda Braun from the article looks like, or what her abilities as AD are.......
The bodybuilder?
+1 for the Half Baked gif
If those are the cards you're dealt, what can ya do?