Yes, but that's the fine line one plays with when the make decisions to goon it up. It's not just the players welfare on the line - it's the program's reputation. In the public eye, this is a big deal. My guess is that they hope the story goes away, or they force Chaney to 'retire'. If they don't they're playing with their reputation in a dangerous fashion.
Chaney's out of control and has no one at Temple who can control him, which the university acknowledges by letting him issue his own punishments. Perhaps there are a lot of quiet orders from coaches to issue hard fouls, but Chaney took the extra step of making a threat beforehand, and his player was exceptionally blatant. Fouling out in four minutes and ending a player's college career is unbelievable. I think Chaney's put out to pasture after this season, once enough time passes to let him leave a little more gracefully. Perhaps they'll give him a swan-song season to get his plaudits with each final stop around the country, but he embarrassed himself, his program, and Temple with this behavior. If he has to quit an exceptional career in shame, he has no one to blame but himself.
It's too bad Dick Cheney didn't suspend himself for selling wholesale lies to the American public and sending thousands of boys into a meat grinder. Anything John Chaney does, by comparison, is very small potatoes.
Chaney (John, not Dick, which is a whole nother story beyond the scope of this website) is far from done at Temple. He's too entrenched there. And he'll coach until he drops. He's got plenty of fire left. Obviously.
is far from done at Temple. He's too entrenched there. Knight was pretty "entrenched" at I.U.
Bringing up Knight is interesting...maybe I'm just missing something here, but I'm not hearing the outcry for Chaney to get kicked out of Temple like I heard for Knight to get the axe in Indiana...
I'm not hearing the outcry for Chaney to get kicked out of Temple like I heard for Knight to get the axe in Indiana He has to try harder, maybe choke a few people...
If he does it again, then you'll hear the chorus start to grow. But this seems like it's being treated like his having gone over the line. One other thing: Chaney immediately and loudly expressed remorse about what he did. That does count for something, especially in the American media.
Who wouldn't?
at least he didn't threaten to kill somebody this time.
Who wouldn't? Well, The General, for one...
Chaney immediately and loudly expressed remorse about what he did. If he never opened his mouth at the post-game press conference, we wouldn't even be discussing this.
If anyone is interested in Bob Knight, I recommend reading A Season On the Brink. It's dated now, but very interesting.
Any of us that played any level of sports knows that is a common thing. Heck, thats coaching 101. If you dont remember your coaches saying that, then you must have been the water boy or you have amnesia.
I second Mayerkyl's recommendation. Also, (slightly OT for this thread) I just finished Steven King and Stewart O'Nan's Faithful. Not a classic like Season on the Brink or Among The Thugs, but a hell of a read if you're a Sox fan and want to relive last year one more time. Made me pull game 5 of the ALCS off the TiVO to watch again- currently in the bottom of the first :)
The difference between knight and Chaney is that Chaney's already apologized for his actions. Knight rarely (if ever apologized), and generally tried to make authority figures around him seem like assholes.
