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I think John just doesn’t know how handle/coach black players yet! He’s anti mick and couldn’t wait to get couple white players on scholarship. He ALWAYS throws players under bus basically calling them stupid. Growing up he hated UC and X was his dream job!
 
Ready for another entertaining day. You’d think someone would make a statement at some point but who knows.
 
What happens first:

Another player announces a transfer.

Brannen announces a scholarship being used (either given to Banks or Vogt coming back).

Or the AD makes a statement.

I feel like the longer we go without hearing anything from higher ups, the more likely it becomes that Brannen will be fired. It's easy to make a statement of support for the HC. It takes a lot more time to put all the pieces together for firing Brannen.
 
skyblade said:
What happens first:

Another player announces a transfer.

Brannen announces a scholarship being used (either given to Banks or Vogt coming back).

Or the AD makes a statement.

I feel like the longer we go without hearing anything from higher ups, the more likely it becomes that Brannen will be fired. It's easy to make a statement of support for the HC. It takes a lot more time to put all the pieces together for firing Brannen.
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Playing transferring. I’d be shocked if the transfers are done. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all left at this point. Why stay
 
skyblade said:
What happens first:

Another player announces a transfer.

Brannen announces a scholarship being used (either given to Banks or Vogt coming back).

Or the AD makes a statement.

I feel like the longer we go without hearing anything from higher ups, the more likely it becomes that Brannen will be fired. It's easy to make a statement of support for the HC. It takes a lot more time to put all the pieces together for firing Brannen.
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I don't think any player is a sure thing to stay at this point. I think Mason leaves, Maybe JD but that will the horrible with JD being a Cincy kid and loved playing for this school, MAW and Lahkin will go to a lower program if they leave so I don't see them leaving. I don't think DDJ will transfer again, not to mention he speaks very highly of JB.

I think Banks will get a scholarship, I do not think Vogt will be back, (god I hope I am right on that)

As for the AD making a statement, it takes time to get all the facts, He has to talk to John and the players to get all the info he can before coming out with a statement to save face. If he comes out and supports John and there were things going on behind the scenes he didn't know about then his job would then be up in the air to. I agree something needs to be said but I also agree you only get one shot at making this statement so I am sure he is working to get all the facts from both sides
 
cincyalum2014 said:
I don't think any player is a sure thing to stay at this point. I think Mason leaves, Maybe JD but that will the horrible with JD being a Cincy kid and loved playing for this school, MAW and Lahkin will go to a lower program if they leave so I don't see them leaving. I don't think DDJ will transfer again, not to mention he speaks very highly of JB.

I think Banks will get a scholarship, I do not think Vogt will be back, (god I hope I am right on that)

As for the AD making a statement, it takes time to get all the facts, He has to talk to John and the players to get all the info he can before coming out with a statement to save face. If he comes out and supports John and there were things going on behind the scenes he didn't know about then his job would then be up in the air to. I agree something needs to be said but I also agree you only get one shot at making this statement so I am sure he is working to get all the facts from both sides
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This can't be that hard... You have a meeting with John. You have a meeting with his staff.. you have a meeting with each player.

Every player in the portal should have already sat down with cunningham. John should have already sat down with cunningham.

It's time to make an announcement. It's time.

Day two. Here. We. Go.
 
TheLivingLegend said:
This can't be that hard... You have a meeting with John. You have a meeting with his staff.. you have a meeting with each player.

Every player in the portal should have already sat down with cunningham. John should have already sat down with cunningham.

It's time to make an announcement. It's time.

Day two. Here. We. Go.
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We all know how this will go down, we wont ever get an answer, spring football will start and John will start signing some mid major transfers and international guys and we will get the same BS he always says in his interviews, "we are gonna be young, this takes time, awkward covid year, we have to find guys who want to win, I want to play fast, blah blah blah" I think we get one or two more transfers today to.
 
After the Houston 2nd Debacle I took some time off from the team.

Only to comeback and see the worst possible outcome taking shape.

For the good of the rest of the players, the university, and the city, John Brannen needs to step down immediately.

I base my thought all of of Saunders leaving. He was really the only player Brannen recruited hard (since Jr High), got him, the kid spoke highly of Brannen, and poof he's gone.

UC has the money if they want to have the money, so we are broke is not an option, if Brannen needs to be bought out, buy him the eff out. Get him out of here. No one will want to come here.

Team Quote of last week during Wichita St. Game "We are doing this for Keith" not the coach and team.

If we hold on to Brannen, I may be done as a fan.
 
cincyalum2014 said:
We all know how this will go down, we wont ever get an answer, spring football will start and John will start signing some mid major transfers and international guys and we will get the same BS he always says in his interviews, "we are gonna be young, this takes time, awkward covid year, we have to find guys who want to win, I want to play fast, blah blah blah" I think we get one or two more transfers today to.
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Not sure. I think we get a statement... It may be a blanket statement.. it might not be anything worth our time. But an entire roster turnover likely means we hear something.

I also don't think for a second these transfer will stay quiet. Once they land on a new team is be shocked.
 
Anybody here with BCJ account that wants to give me a summary or bullet points from Chad's recent thread about what's going on? (Of course, it's behind a paywall).

Fwiw, I'm not sure I even expect much news from it (Chad seems more like an extenstion of the athletic department than someone who gives full access). But just in case there's something of real note in there, I'd be very curious to hear it.
 
MDW79 said:
Anybody here with BCJ account that wants to give me a summary or bullet points from Chad's recent thread about what's going on? (Of course, it's behind a paywall).

Fwiw, I'm not sure I even expect much news from it (Chad seems more like an extenstion of the athletic department than someone who gives full access). But just in case there's something of real note in there, I'd be very curious to hear it.
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Im browsing the site now. But chad rarely has anything to say. Seems like Corryville Carl is the guy to follow

Its huge paragraph that actually says nothing. Like nothing worth even recapping. No news. No nothing..

Just an ominous "Likely more news to come"
 
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Starting to sound like it's a combination of jb not being able to connect with guys and some of these kids are soft with a high sense of entitlement.
 
HarryBosch said:
I guess Brannen thinks UC's future is in the Horizon League.
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This is what always rubbed me wrong about brannen.

He has so little respect for this level of basketball

He thinks he can recruit mid major players, with a mid Major staff and have high major success.

He's an arrogant dude with very little to be arrogant about.
 
TheLivingLegend said:
Starting to sound like it's a combination of jb not being able to connect with guys and some of these kids are soft with a high sense of entitlement.
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Kevin Johnson's tweets last night were great basically saying the same thing. Demarr Johnson was tweeting some good stuff to. Like Mikey was the future and he was playing a ton, Tari was playing a ton. Most players don't like there coach, they play for the brotherhood they develop with the other guys. KJ said he considered transferring as did probably 5 other guys every year with Cronin, He said he didn't stay for Cronin, he stayed because he felt like he was quitting on his teammates if he left.

My personal opinion John is an idiot... But at the same time look at who is transferring, the two players with the loudest parents, What did Mikey want? to play every single minute of every game? Where is he going to go that is so much better? His 2nd best offer out of HS was Depaul.. Tari had so much potential but Tari is a wannabe tough guy whos mom tweets for him. I think Tari is a great talent and will be a great player and maybe a pro. Zach Harvey signed with UC because no one else wanted him anymore, that's just a fact.. Zach was never bought into UC, he was pissed he wasn't playing for Kansas. Diarra transferring makes sense, I love Dou and wish him nothing but the best. Gabe Madson is what he is, he opted out really early for mental health reasons so fine I get it, if you want to be closer to home fine. A lot of these kids are full of themselves and think the grass will be greener at another school. Either way, John is still an idiot
 
justinhub2003 said:
Im browsing the site now. But chad rarely has anything to say. Seems like Corryville Carl is the guy to follow

Its huge paragraph that actually says nothing. Like nothing worth even recapping. No news. No nothing..

Just an ominous "Likely more news to come"
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Why am I not surprised?

From what I've seen from him since all of this started to come out is a whole lot of nothing. Ex: "There appears to be some sort of disconnect or trust issues between the players and staff". - Yeah, no shit.

I don't want to bag on him too much, but something about him has always rubbed me the wrong way. He can be an enormous douchebag on twitter, and this is coming from a guy who probably sees 1/100 of what he posts.

He just seems like a guy that is, for all intents and purposes, basically an athletic department employee. He's plays buddy-buddy with the coaches and players to get whatever morsals of info they'll allow him to share.

I get that's part of the game, but I really don't think it's worth spending 10 bucks a month or whatever to read "news" I can find pretty much anywhere within 5 minutes after he releases it.

I miss the old Bearcatnews in it's heyday. I know a few people are still here that came over from there. I refuse to pay for BCJ and unfortunately there's not as many people on here.
 
MDW79 said:
Why am I not surprised?

From what I've seen from him since all of this started to come out is a whole lot of nothing. Ex: "There appears to be some sort of disconnect or trust issues between the players and staff". - Yeah, no shit.

I don't want to bag on him too much, but something about him has always rubbed me the wrong way. He can be an enormous douchebag on twitter, and this is coming from a guy who probably sees 1/100 of what he posts.

He just seems like a guy that is, for all intents and purposes, basically an athletic department employee. He's plays buddy-buddy with the coaches and players to get whatever morsals of info they'll allow him to share.
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He's like UCs version of Geoff Hobson
 

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