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30 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:
The 9th Region Championship will be a rematch of the District 35 final as Covington Catholic shuts out Ryle in the semifinals.
Championship game versus Beechwood tomorrow at 7 pm at UC Health Stadium in Florence.
I know CCH is not real deep in pitching, how does Beechwood's pitching stiff still look? I would imagine it is advantage Beechwood.
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I imagine a shoot out today with Ryle.
Seems like most teams remaining are going to be very limited with their pitching from here on out. Not a fan of the three games in three days to win the region. Just feels like the region championship is going to be won on the shoulders of the 6th or 7th best pitcher on a team.
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9 hours ago, BWTigers said:
Final! Pitchers duel early then turned into a hitters duel late. Ryle took 6-1 lead to the bottom of the 7 and Highlands scored three runs to push the game closer. Ryle moves on to meet Cov Cath tomorrow at 4pm.
Highlands hit the ball hard all game, just couldn't get them to fall, until the last inning. Props to Ryle centerfielder and left fielder, made some very nice plays, as they were very busy. Highlands allowed Ryle to hand around and the Raiders took advantage of it.
I expect Ryle to have to win a shoot out today if they want to advance.
On a side note, Highlands may have more coaches than they do players. 🙂
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Any idea when the region draw is? Also, when does the region tournament start?
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8 hours ago, Walter said:
Doc is another one in the minority that sides with Brannen. He's pretty much always been negative when it comes to anything UC.
The Complaint/lawsuit is designed to show Brannen in his best light, engender support for his position, and set the stage for settlement discussions, rather than the time consuming Discovery process. Mars purposely didn't put too many facts in the complaint because that would then give the defendants an opportunity to admit, deny, or claim not having enough information for the truth of the statements.
Since player health and safety was a major reason for Brannen's dismissal, I'm assuming former S&C coach Tyler Stuart and Head Athletic Trainer Bob Mangine will be key witnesses if this ever makes it to trial.
The lawsuit is just a ploy, IMO, to get a settlement done quickly and out of public eye. Suing the AD and president individually is already career suicide for Brannen. He will never be a HC again, unless it's at a low major program.
Your bias shows with every post you make.
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16 hours ago, Walter said:
You clearly have no idea what has gone on, continue to ignore the facts I've laid out, or just don't understand the process of what "firing for cause" entails so it's pointless to continue to go back and forth with you.
Per Brannen's contract, UC followed every step that it takes to fire him for cause. That's good enough for me. Stop blaming the UC administration for John's failures while head coach at UC.
Ha, ha....when Brannen wins I want you to be the first person to admit you were wrong. The UC administration messed this up and he will win.
On a side note, I can see you don't want to discuss how a so-called high caliber D-I program was so lacking with assisting their athletes dealing with mental issues. This whole ordeal has been very eye opening and has shown just how amateur the UC administration really is. They have become a laughing stock, showing just how little they care about the athletes raking in the money for them.
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10 hours ago, Walter said:
When did I say the non compliance admission by his attorney was the primary reason for his removal as head coach?
Allow me to re direct you back to the info below as further reasoning why Brannen is no longer at UC... On top of the things mentioned in the Cumberland interview from year 1:
If he was so hard on the kids, why did Vogt decide to follow him from NKU? Perhaps those kids mentioned didn't take basketball and their conditioning as serious as they needed to. It says a lot about the UC administration if they believed Brannen had committed fire able offenses and they sat on their tales until after the season. Not surprising though after seeing how they failed to invest in the mental health of their athletes.
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The information in that first video, which was read verbatim from a court case, is very disturbing. I don't care what the situation was that surrounded those messages, in my opinion, there is no way they can be justified.
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On 5/14/2021 at 10:42 PM, Walter said:
Think you may be a little disappointed with the outcome. Odds aren't looking good for your buddy Brannen considering the facts presented so far....and the fact that his attorney hasn't filed a lawsuit against the University to collect unpaid wages that he feels are owed to his client. 👍
Why should they rush the lawsuit? I am sure it is in the works. I hope your boy Cunningham is not holding on to the fact John spent $135 of his own money to try and help his player get the right help he needed, as the main means for the firing. Seems like Cunningham was grasping for any straw he could find and in actuality, it makes Brannen look even better. God forbid Brannen try and get some proper help for a kid struggling mentally, which UC didn’t have the proper channels to help out. Also a lot of he said, he said in this allegation about who was notified and if UC is going to fight with this as their main bullet, might as well pay Brannen his money.
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6 hours ago, Walter said:
So you can justify ONE practice before his first season... What about the others over two years that led to kids puking, injuries, two different situations where a player was hospitalized and needed immediate medical attention, a separate workout where the medical staff had to step in and stop it, as well as all the other stuff that was documented with past year's team?
There's a reason Brannen and his attorney have gone quiet since details began being released by the media. They literally have no case to justify being paid a buyout. Brannen should have taken the settlement to resign and go quietly but his ego got in the way.
Ha, what am I supposed to go through each example and give you a justification? Not happening. I will just sit back and wait until UC loses the case and has to pay Brannen his money.
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6 hours ago, TheDeuce said:
You're not biased?
Did I claim to not be? I am sorry if it bothers you I believe your buddy is as biased as they come. I called him out and he proved my point with his statement.
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17 hours ago, Walter said:
Not true at all. I supported Brannen until all of this stuff came out that showed who he was behind the scenes ... Go back and look at my posts from last year and throughout this season.
I was at his introductory press conference and at the team banquet following Cronin's final season. I first met him in 2015 at Boo Williams while covering an AAU event when he was an assistant at Bama. I've never had a problem with him and actually think he is a pretty good X and O guy. I just think he's a terrible leader and these past two months have proven that with what has come out. I don't see how anyone can argue otherwise.
If there's two sides, why are Brannen and his attorney not denying any of this stuff?
Yeah, your not biased, right!
Why would Brannen and his attorney tip their hat and say anything in public? They will get a chance to present their side of the story and win their appeal, then UC will have to pay the buyout. UC has been dropping these stories to try and put pressure on Brannen to settle. As I have said previously, Cunningham has screwed this thing up royally. Will be funny when UC has to open the checkbook because of him.
Like I said previously, there are two sides to every story. If your out all night partying, your most likely not going to be in the best shape to make it through a 6AM practice.
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14 hours ago, Walter said:
Skinny is an open Brannen supporter. Of course he's not going to try to interview a UC player that actually went through these past two years. Key part you left out:
Did you think or hear that those practices got ramped up at all at UC from what you did at NKU?
"I can't speak first-hand with what happened"
From the Cumberland article with Justin Williams:
Was it strange being around some of those UC players these past couple of months, when all of this turmoil was going on in the background with Brannen and the eventual coaching change?
"To be honest, last year, some of those guys were upset with the way I was acting and what I was saying. But the more I was explaining why and they saw what was going on, the more they started realizing who Brannen really was. Then they started telling me I was right. They even started asking why I came back for my senior year in the first place if I could read him that good.
.....Now that the other players finally saw it, they realized I had been fighting for what I believed, what I thought was the truth and fighting for Bearcats basketball. Then they all saw it happen again this year.
Even with the fans. The fans couldn’t even see it. If he told the fans this, he was doing another thing. One thing people never appreciated about Cronin is that Cronin cared about the fans and made sure we went out every game and played for the fans, made sure we fought. Brannen, it was all about himself."
Cumberland never had any issues under Mick, FWIW.
"You saw what people thought about me last year when all of this was happening. It was his word versus mine. And I had been there for three years by that point. That’s what hurt me. I felt like he was talking bad about me and fans were believing that. It was wild. Why didn’t Cronin ever have any problems like that with me? Cronin never had to kick me out of practice. Never had a problem with my character. Nothing.
....I’ve been a winner. I won at Cincinnati. And that last year Brannen shows up, and suddenly my character changes, I’m a bad guy, I lose games, I don’t play some games? It really wasn’t a fun year."
And your not a Brannen fan, as evidence by your posts. Again, there are two sides to every story.
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On 5/11/2021 at 1:22 PM, Voice of Reason said:
This keeps getting worse for Brannen. I said a month ago he should settle for anything he could get. That amount decreases with every report as this goes on. In addition he is killing his opportunities in coaching. UC might pay some amount to avoid legal fees. Again, Brannen should take what he can get along with no more disclosures and move on.
There are two sides to every story. One of his former players at NKU, Drew McDonald just came out in support of Brannen. Said he was in contact with players and coaches from UC and nothing they did at UC was different than what they did at NKU. Said if he had it all over to do again, he would go play for Brannen again.
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On 5/11/2021 at 10:54 AM, DragonFire said:Aaron Mudd
@NewsByAaron
At tonight's @BGISD board meeting, the board unanimously voted to decline participation in the new Supplemental School Year program, the so-called "do-over school year" law. 23 students applied to retake a year of school. None were K-6 students.
Bowling Green Independent voted against allowing. BG multi-sport athlete (and state champ QB) Conner Cooper appeared to be desiring to take advantage of the rule - he had changed his Twitter description to include "22’ Prospect" and he retweeted a negative impression of Bowling Green's decision.It is a shame the higher ups at Beechwood High School didn't make the same decision. Especially when it can be confirmed you have individuals only taking advantage of the extra year for athletic purposes.
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39 minutes ago, snakesnot_2000 said:
I'm all for it if it helps him or others out. Plus, I'd like to get him down here and send him on his merry way.
What about the kids behind him and the others who are now legitimate seniors and have put in the time, waiting patiently behind these guys that are coming back? It doesn't help those guys out at all. Do you just say screw you to those kids?
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Hergott's decision is strictly an athletic decision and not right in many ways. Why should the tax payers of Ft. Mitchell have their tax dollars go to him and any of the others mentioned who are strictly making this decision for athletics. If this decision was based on academics, I get it and all for it. It 100% is not, it is based on not liking his scholarship options and that is not right the tax payers are on the hook to support this decision. He had his 4 years and had a great career, move on!
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Is this game open to the public?
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2 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:
Brannen's attorney always seems to pick out just one item to divert attention from the whole menu. I get it that he is doing his job. And it's good that he clarified this one incident but what about the other incidents that were listed in the termination letter? The fact that he does not address those raises questions.
Pay the man his money he is owed UC and move on. After they pay Brannen, perhaps UC could find a little more money and hire a real psychologist to assist the student athletes, I mean they are the ones making the school millions.
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Rock Your World is my pick
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18 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:
What were his health concerns? Anything that might be lingering?
Plantar Fasciitis. I am sure he has already taken steps to try and get the issues addressed, but not sure.
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21 hours ago, Walter said:
This is a Wes Miller thread. If you wanna talk about John Brannen, take it to the other thread.
90% of UC fans have moved on and could care less about John Brannen. Until he is able to provide facts to support he was relieved of his duties without cause, comments like yours are nothing but speculation and opinion. An investigation was launched and the findings were verified at multiple levels. He is no longer the coach at the University of Cincinnati for a reason and it isn't because he got a raw deal.
Moving on....
Take your UC blinders off for once. I was replying to a post in this forum where he stated Brannen had no leverage. He obviously has plenty of leverage.
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13 hours ago, futurecoach said:
Well at least you said talent this time and not size like you did last time. You saying he didn’t have the size is what brought out all the replies, because that was just flat out not true. Now if you feel like he just isn’t talented enough that is fine, because everyone has their opinion. However, this is now the second top coach who has believed he has the talent. Which I would be willing to bet, that there were other bigger schools who called him too that wanted him. I honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if NKU didn’t even reach out to him, because they knew they would have no chance.
Well because he was lacking in talent, it was hard for him to make up for his offensive and defensive inefficiencies. If the kid was taller, I believe he could have made up for some of those issues. He couldn't create space for his offense and defensively struggled. Had he had a couple additional inches, he may have had a little easier time trying to make up for what he lacked. Kid was put in a bad position by Cal and was never going to live up to the expectations. You could see from his summer workouts with Boston and Clarke he was going to struggle. I just wonder at what point Cal realized Askew was not going to cut it.
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3 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:
Brannen has little to no leverage at this point. The fans don't care about him. They will move on with the new guy. There will be no pressure on the administration to do anything about Brannen.
Miller looks like a really good hire. Ten years experience as a head coach and created a winning program where he's at. The tone about the program change dramatically with this hire.
The first big challenge will be pulling some of those freshmen back into the program and out of the portal. Give Brannen credit for the talent that he brought in that freshman class. If Miller gets those guys back in the fold that will be more positive news for UC and a big feather in the cap for Miller.
Quite false, Brannen has leverage to get what he is deserved, his full buyout amount. Brannen got a raw deal and yes, there are fans who do care about him and the way he was treated. Pay up UC, you screwed the guy, honor the contract.
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Covington Catholic 4 Dixie Heights 3 (9rh Region Quarterfinal)
in KY Baseball (High School)
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I go back and forth on it. I just don't like it forcing teams to keep kids out there to pitch, when they clearly are gassed. That is when injuries happen. It is not good for the kids, but teams have to do what they have to do with this format. In my opinion, Monday-Wednesday-Friday is the best format. Still requires at least two-three solid pitchers to advance.