John Brannen

[Rufus]

My hope is they already have a replacement coach in mind. As critical as timing is now, they can't make the mistake of rushing into a bad hire. Hopefully, they're far along with research as to which candidates they want by now. Let's just hope the past three weeks haven't been wasted.

That would be nice but wishful thinking Im guessing. My bet will be that due diligence will be the catch word on the upcoming search for a new head coach. That don't bode well for UC's immediate success in the AAC bball conference.

[RecNizeRealBCat]

But, there were times where you could see Brannen's anger, almost rage, when the game was not going well for UC. I noticed it They would get angry, for certain, but Brannen reacted differently. I can't explain how it was different, it just was in my perception.

Haha, I nicknamed him "Angel" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Man turns into a creature when he's pissed. Like he's "releasing the Evil" on some little Nicky

[longtimefan]

My hope is they already have a replacement coach in mind. As critical as timing is now, they can't make the mistake of rushing into a bad hire. Hopefully, they're far along with research as to which candidates they want by now. Let's just hope the past three weeks haven't been wasted.

[BorisTheCat]

And so.. here we are... I cannot honestly see any pathway that Brannen can come back at this point. This is now gonna be a big ol' legal fight of some sort. UC will make their best case "for cause", Brannen's lawyers will fight that. So.. the question now is... whats the path to officially hunting for a new coach and how quickly can we get there ?

[leo from jersey]

Do they really owe him that much if he's fired? Ready for the Brannen era to be over with asap. Need a coach who can bring some excitement and real interest back to the program.

that would be a crowd pleaser.

[Cliftonite]

Do they really owe him that much if he's fired? Ready for the Brannen era to be over with asap. Need a coach who can bring some excitement and real interest back to the program.

[leo from jersey]

That would be a waste of time. Pretty hard to prove a lot of damage in a situation where everybody was playing and playing pretty well be season's end. RE: Bohn, he hired Fickell which was a home run, and honestly i'm not real sure what to think of Brannen good or bad. He's got a winning record, and a bunch of guys in the portal which is the case with a lot of coaches. Ultimately we appear to be seeing.a big swing in society which is bleeding over into sports. I'm not sure what a coach is going to be able to do an not do anymore. Roy Williams quotes re: he's not cut out for coaching now are very telling.

very well seen through coach. Heck most of them just about played the whole game. This is the the perspective the school might want to be known though. Who knows what is actually happening. I do see the leaking has worked with some opinions swinging against JB in here and elsewhere. AS I said, most have a reason to support the firing, but there still needs to be money to support it. Somehow I think that it can be found. If JB acted distant to his hand picked team, could he have acted in a pompous manner to some boosters, former star players and others with clout. Just wondering.

[leo from jersey]

If the firing is justified and the players well being was in jeopardy, the only $,$$$,$$$ I see needed is for legal fee's ? If?? The University can prove Brannen jeopardized the Players Health etc..... The University might not owe him a dime!

I stand by what I said when Brannen was first hired.... It was a quick hire and a bad hire.... We should have taken a little more time, and evaluated ALL the potential candidates... Problem is, Bohn knew he was leaving for USC most likely and wanted this completed before he announced he was leaving... If Brannen was available and USC needed a HC, would Bohn hire him? Brannen wouldn't even be a consideration...

The longer this goes, the more recruits UC will lose to other schools... If Brannen is fired soon, one bright spot might be some of the current players returning from the portal.

the legal world has many hidden compromises and monetary awards. Many, many deals my friends.

[bearcat1518]

Frankly this is a lot worse than what I knew about. You don't undermine the medical staff. I wouldn't be surprised to see some lawsuits from former players after this is over.

So we have defaulted to blindly assuming this quote from an anonymous player is 100% true? Unbelievable!

#mobmentality

Even if it was true, what does that say about the medical staff? Afraid of John Brannen??? What a joke.

[coach]

Frankly this is a lot worse than what I knew about. You don't undermine the medical staff. I wouldn't be surprised to see some lawsuits from former players after this is over.

That would be a waste of time. Pretty hard to prove a lot of damage in a situation where everybody was playing and playing pretty well be season's end. RE: Bohn, he hired Fickell which was a home run, and honestly i'm not real sure what to think of Brannen good or bad. He's got a winning record, and a bunch of guys in the portal which is the case with a lot of coaches. Ultimately we appear to be seeing.a big swing in society which is bleeding over into sports. I'm not sure what a coach is going to be able to do an not do anymore. Roy Williams quotes re: he's not cut out for coaching now are very telling.

[BearKatz]

[QUOTE=Gmann;n379881]I will reserve my judgement on whether Brannen was a bad hire until I see who the next hire is which appears inevitable with the s##t show we have now.


Compared to the two previous HC's, Brannen is as bad as it gets.... Will agree to disagree... Right now I feel we're at the bottom of the totem pole with Brannen and his staff... With the right Coach, will be back on top again within a few years.

[Gmann]

I will reserve my judgement on whether Brannen was a bad hire until I see who the next hire is which appears inevitable with the s##t show we have now. I don't have a lot of confidence in us getting someone we can get excited about if Cunningham is leading the process. I am in the camp of those that think Cunningham as AD was asleep at the wheel to have not known the state of affairs and to handle it the way he has so far.

We are sliding down the scale in relevance behind Houston, Memphis and Wichita in what is a very mediocre BB conference. I think the best thing the BB program has going for it is that LF is running the FB program and that has kept us in the national spotlight somewhat.

[BearKatz]

If the firing is justified and the players well being was in jeopardy, the only $,$$$,$$$ I see needed is for legal fee's ? If?? The University can prove Brannen jeopardized the Players Health etc..... The University might not owe him a dime!

I stand by what I said when Brannen was first hired.... It was a quick hire and a bad hire.... We should have taken a little more time, and evaluated ALL the potential candidates... Problem is, Bohn knew he was leaving for USC most likely and wanted this completed before he announced he was leaving... If Brannen was available and USC needed a HC, would Bohn hire him? Brannen wouldn't even be a consideration...

The longer this goes, the more recruits UC will lose to other schools... If Brannen is fired soon, one bright spot might be some of the current players returning from the portal.

[leo from jersey]

well we have our reason now to support the firing. We just need the money.

[London 'Cat]

Lot's of coaches run hard practices. We've seen a few around here. Kid's throwing up during conditioning is nothing new. Kid's needing IV's during practice and the manipulation of medical personnel seems new. Things have changed since the days of Huggins in regards to how much say the medical personnel really get in regards to student welfare. Overruling them is line you can't cross anymore especially during concussion protocol. There's a wide gap between "the players are soft and I ran them a lot" and "the players need medical attention after practice"

I think the difference for us is that Huggins and Cronin ran hard practices in order to get the best out of their players but supported them as people off the court. I get no such feeling from Brannen at all. He's practically cold and unemotional even on the sidelines. My initial perception of this when Brannen came aboard was that he was just a different personality type on the sideline than Huggins and Cronin. Now, I think it's a bit more than that. Sometimes people can be a little too smart and unable to get out of their own head when things go wrong.

It was difficult to see most times because the camera rarely focused on Brannen. But, there were times where you could see Brannen's anger, almost rage, when the game was not going well for UC. I noticed it much more in his first year with Cumberland but I also noticed it this past season as well. I tend to agree that this reaction was different from anything Huggins or Cronin ever displayed. They would get angry, for certain, but Brannen reacted differently. I can't explain how it was different, it just was in my perception.