J Rob Terminated

[grappler6]

There are people on the MN forum that would legitimately spin anything negative about JRob into someone else's fault.

Hypothetical Headline: U of M Wrestling Coach Shoots Innocent Bystander

Comments from The G posters: "Well, shouldn't the gun really be at fault, here? It didn't stop J from shooting it. The safety wasn't automatic."
"J was in the Army Rangers and has always been a man of his word. He promotes wrestling. He doesn't deserve this headline because of what he did for our fringe sport that only wrestling fans give a #*$& about."
"They can't fire him over this! Why was the bystander there? Who says he was innocent? I blame the media. They have it out for J."
"The University has been waiting for this chance to can J because he speaks his mind."


I love the G, but J broke rules. When you break rules, there are consequences. I don't have any ill will about him getting canned, although I'm no sure that is what I would have done, in Coyle's place. But the blatant spinning and blaming in every direction is just nauseating. I had to vent, and I know that there are G posters on here, but at least I'm being considerate enough to not purposely post this stuff on there to rile everyone up.

The kids put J in a tough spot, j put the university in a tough spot. I don't fault the universities decision. Is sad to see his tenure end this way. Whole situation overall is unfortunate.

 

[AgSurfer]

I wonder what JRob will do now that he's out of a job. One possibility is that his mother lives in Phoenix and I suspect that ASU or Sunkist Kids might want to find a way to use him. The winters are certainly more palatable than those in MN.

 

[grappler6]

J focuses solely on his camps at this point. Probably does speaking engagements, like gable, from time to time.

 

[CropDuster507]

The kids put J in a tough spot, j put the university in a tough spot. I don't fault the universities decision. Is sad to see his tenure end this way. Whole situation overall is unfortunate.

J focuses solely on his camps at this point. Probably does speaking engagements, like gable, from time to time.

You know my vent wasn't directed towards you. You're the homie.

Also, I don't think the falling out will affect his ability to continue camps and speaking things at all. People will pay J to talk about honor, determination, and inspiration for many years, most likely. And they should.

But if we're all being objective, had this happened to Tom Ryan or someone at a recently-top-flight team with less "wrestling allegiance", people would be trashing their university, the athletes, and the coach. However, J is getting a pass because he's J and it's MN and they're a traditional power. And I get it, to a point. He has done wonderful things for our sport. He did wonderful things for MN Wrestling, in general. But the dude broke the rules, even if he thought he was morally correct in his moves.

 

[slushhead]

In the big picture, who gets what proportion of the blame seems relatively trivial at this point. The incident is unfortunate for NCAA Division I Wrestling and will have lasting effects with respect to the balance of power.

My hope is that those effects do not contribute to a reduction in parity -- the best thing this sport has had going for it the past several years. Having at least 3-5 teams in the championship discussion each year is critical. Perhaps a team like ASU will step up and compensate for the (at least temporary) loss of Minnesota as a perennial title-contending power. Maybe it opens a door for ISU. Who knows, perhaps the silver lining is that the B1G drops a little in dominance and the sport benefits from another conference becoming one team stronger.

 

[grappler6]

I hope, and suspect, I would have similar feelings if another university was put in this situation. I also hope I never have to find out. No more scandals!!