McDermott to Creighton

[SpanishMoon]

Re: McDermott to Creighton

I wonder how it went down?

Greg: Hey son, I really screwed over those jackasses at ISU. Told em I would coach there a long time but I have lost most of my players and now I am going to Coach the Creighton Bluejays!

Son: Gee Dad, do you think that's right?

Greg: Of course it is right and it is the best thing for my family. Now why don't you skeedaddle over to the bb office and tell Jake you are comin with me?

Son: Gee Dad, isn't that like fibbing?

Greg: Who cares? We got to look out for ourselves.

Son" Gee Dad, I guess you know best and I wanna grow up just like you.

[Trapped in California]

Re: McDermott to Creighton

Dude - you make LakesBison look like William F Buckley JR

[JayJ79]

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You're wrong, but if you were right there would be no point in having a conference office if they are not there to enforce conference rules. Before UNI had even received a release request Elgin had already dodged the issue and put the monkey on UNI's back. There's no excuse for him doing that, other than he liked it better when CU was at the top of the MVC than when UNI is.

If the conference rules didn't already clearly state the waiver process on the matter, then the ball would have been in Elgin's court. But the waiver system is there in black and white.

[Kyle]

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This board has gotten much more entertaining since Spanish started posting.

[SteinPizza]

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This board has gotten much more entertaining since Spanish started posting.

LOL. I'll second that.

[orangetennis]

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I honestly don't know how this scenario could've ended up in any other way than Doug at CU with pops but it sure does rub me the wrong way.
I don't have a problem with Mac's accepting the CU job but if I was Mac I woulda told Doug to honor his commitment.
If I was Doug I would have honored my commitment.
If I were Jake I would said "It's no big deal Greg. Family is family."...while thinking in my head..."you mother f******!"
The fact that I hate ISU & I hate CU doesn't make this any easier to digest either!

[orangetennis]

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http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/article_c1841ce8-527c-11df-9ac3-001cc4c002e0.html

"He asked if I wanted to go with him, and it was hard to turn down," Doug McDermott said Tuesday. "It has nothing to do with UNI, the fans and my would've-been teammates.-Doug McD

Mac should never have asked him that. He should've let his son come to that decision on his own IMO.

[dragon]

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http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college...cc4c002e0.html

"He asked if I wanted to go with him, and it was hard to turn down," Doug McDermott said Tuesday. "It has nothing to do with UNI, the fans and my would've-been teammates.-Doug McD

Mac should never have asked him that. He should've let his son come to that decision on his own IMO.

Exactly. Greg put his son in a tough spot.

[06panther10]

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http://wcfcourier.com/sports/college...cc4c002e0.html

"He asked if I wanted to go with him, and it was hard to turn down," Doug McDermott said Tuesday. "It has nothing to do with UNI, the fans and my would've-been teammates.-Doug McD

Mac should never have asked him that. He should've let his son come to that decision on his own IMO.

Sounds like he recruited him.

[Anne Frank]

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Like everyone else, I STILL want to know why Doug wasn't going to play for his father at ISU, but will play for him at Creighton.

[JayJ79]

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I remember hearing Greg say something along the lines that UNI (and/or the MVC) was a better "fit" for Doug than the Big 12.

Different leagues have different styles.

[GonzoCat]

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Those that have drunk enough of the BCS koolaid will say that Doug wasn't good enough to play in the B12, even at ISU which barely qualifies, but he is good enough for UNI or CU. That's pure horse manure of course. The real reason is Greg knew his days were numbered at ISU.

[FerociousCat]

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The Cyclone radio guy said on OPR that Greg looked @ Doug's recruitment as his dad, & not as the Coach @ ISU. Greg felt Doug had a better chance of success in the MVC than the Big 12.

Greg also felt that if he came to ISU, Doug would no doubt transfer after realizing what a sucky coach his dad is...

[SteinPizza]

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Those that have drunk enough of the BCS koolaid will say that Doug wasn't good enough to play in the B12, even at ISU which barely qualifies, but he is good enough for UNI or CU. That's pure horse manure of course. The real reason is Greg knew his days were numbered at ISU.

I'm not a BCS basher, but I completely agree with this. You'd never get Mac to admit it though.

Keeler just recounted a conversation with Mac at the end of last season where Mac questioned the "loyalty" shown him by his boss. He had to know the program was an avalanche going downhill, and his days were numbered. He may well have had those feelings while advising his son.

I don't really blame him, as you have to look out for #1. People play angles in their business and personal lives all the time, and no laws or serious ethical boundaries were broken here. He was just damn lucky that this played out the way it did. It just as easily could've gone the other way, with Mac getting fired and taking an assistant job at a school that would've been a horrible fit for Doug. Or, even worse, a head job in DII.

[UNIChippewa]

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Well, now that it's said and done with, I'm ready to move on, but this still sucks and I'm not happy about it.

If Greg McDermott did put his son in that position that's a pretty crappy thing to do. As I said in another thread, Greg McDermott is dead to me now.