Fair or foul: College cross country coach takes his team to Olive Garden to celebrate big conference run, is promptly fired

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6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:18pm EST

Anyone know if there is more to the story?

Change.org wrote:
Change.org wrote:
On November 9, 2023, Justin was wrongfully terminated by the Athletic Director Glen Crawford for taking his Cross-Country team to dinner at Olive Garden after their conference meet where multiple athletes broke personal bests, several school records broken and three students qualifying for the NAIA Nationals. Glen stated that Justin didn't receive approval before feeding his athletes and that Justin was being insubordinate. Glen has stated on his Columbia College bio that he hopes to guide Columbia College Athletics to a place of national prominence through judicious budgetary utilization.
According to Glen feeding the athletes a healthy meal at $11.80 a student wasn't enough for his budget plans and as a result terminated Coach Bishop. During Coach Bishop's time at Columbia College, he hasn't received as much as a warning or any type of scrutiny from his superiors. He has been failed by Columbia College.

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6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:26pm EST

re: rojo

Siunec when is Colombia NAIA ??

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:42pm EST

re: rojo

Should have gone to Sbarro.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:47pm EST

re: since when

since when wrote:
Siunec when is Colombia NAIA ??

There are multiple institutions named Columbia College in the U.S., none of them being Columbia University (within which, though, Columbia College is one of the undergraduate colleges). Not sure of level or conference for each of those other colleges named Columbia.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:51pm EST

re: rojo

Is a terribly written plea for change. Was the coach fired for spending too little on the meal? It kind of reads that way. And referring to the AD by a first name seems goofy.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:56pm EST

Lannana was booted from Stanford for the same violation. He even allowed the team to upgrade to the salad.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:57pm EST

re: by any other name not the same

Misread - thanks. I was thinnking of the good Columbia.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:58pm EST

re: by any other name not the same

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6 months ago 11/13/2023 9:58pm EST

re: rojo

There has to be more to the story. If that is all he did, most likely his boss would've said something like "next time make sure you get prior approval". I've never heard of anyone getting fired for something like that as a first offense.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:04pm EST

re: paper trail

paper trail wrote:
There has to be more to the story. If that is all he did, most likely his boss would've said something like "next time make sure you get prior approval". I've never heard of anyone getting fired for something like that as a first offense.

Even if he gets reinstated - which I hope he does, I signed the petition without really knowing the details - he obviously needs to start looking for a new job because the boss doesn't like him.
I'm stating the obvious. there's probably more to the story.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:06pm EST

re: rojo

Anyone who goes to Olive Garden, ever, should be fired on general principles.

That place is awful!!!

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:07pm EST

re: Anyone////

some people like it.
Didn't there used to be like "unlimited breadsticks, salad, & soup" or something like that? It might be better than dorm food.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:20pm EST

re: start looking for a new job

I once briefly worked at an Olive Garden. I'm not proud of it. They did have a soup that people particularly liked. No kidding, the soup was delivered to the restaurant pre-made in a giant plastic bag. All the restaurant did was warm it up.

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:20pm EST

re: Anyone////

Anyone//// wrote:
Anyone who goes to Olive Garden, ever, should be fired on general principles.
That place is awful!!!

Wouldn't personally go there but for a college coach feeding his team at an away meet it checks all the boxes

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:21pm EST

re: rojo

Anyone that has worked for a struggling athletic department has a story like this (although this is the most absurd).

When I was coached we submitted a request for more meal money for our road trips. It was denied. Then an athletic director traveled with us to the first round of nationals and scolded us for how poor the student athlete experience was…. Couldn’t believe how little money we were spending on the team

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:27pm EST

re: FormerStopWatch

Yeah there 100% has to be more to this no way anyone gets fired for this

6 months ago 11/13/2023 10:59pm EST

re: Anyone////

Anyone//// wrote:
Anyone who goes to Olive Garden, ever, should be fired on general principles.
That place is awful!!!

I don't know if they make it in house, but the olive garden tiramisu is to die for. It's so good.

6 months ago 11/14/2023 1:22am EST

re: Pasta Fauxiole

Pasta Fauxiole wrote:
I once briefly worked at an Olive Garden. I'm not proud of it. They did have a soup that people particularly liked. No kidding, the soup was delivered to the restaurant pre-made in a giant plastic bag. All the restaurant did was warm it up.

If people really liked the soup why is there a problem with how it was delivered?

6 months ago 11/14/2023 1:35am EST

re: salt your damn pasta water

salt your damn pasta water wrote:
Anyone//// wrote:
Anyone who goes to Olive Garden, ever, should be fired on general principles.
That place is awful!!!
Wouldn't personally go there but for a college coach feeding his team at an away meet it checks all the boxes

Man, you ain’t gotta lie to kick it. You know good and well you done took your ol lady to Olive Garden befo. Stop the cap

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