University of Toledo Coach Hadsell Resigns

The end of an era. Great coach, even better man. Can't imagine what he's going through. Best of luck to him and Toledo.

Dang, some names going down. Kearney now this. Are schools getting tighter on this stuff?

What stuff?

Not NCAA rules, university rules...

Wow another sad day for track and field. The coaches that are heading up theses programs have to do better.

Definitely sounds like a case of someone's rocket sneaking out of the pocket.

I heard he was coaching more than just Track and field

Shame- pretty good guy- hung in there for a long time at a really shiddy place to coach- great administrator and appreciated his work with the ustfccca

Shiddy place to coach? No. Have you been to Toledo? Unfortunately, the truth will reveal itself. No one resigns in the middle of an indoor season for simply violating university policies. It'll be interesting to see what comes out.

Toshua wrote:

No one resigns in the middle of an indoor season for simply violating university policies.

Why would you say that? Do you even think? What if he did something amounting to a firing offense that someone on or associated with the team knew about and threatened to reveal unless he quit? Don't you think that people are inclined to control their own destinies to the fullest extent possible, which in this case means quitting before they can shitcan you? Ever heard of Christian Hesch? Or Lance Armstrong?

Rumor around the world is relationships with athletes, yet that has been a big one for a long time here.

I do agree though that for the time being we have lost a solid Coach. Very outspoken.

What are you trying to say? Your point isn't exactly getting across.

Toshua wrote:

What are you trying to say? Your point isn't exactly getting across.

Not to you, I'm sure.

I'm just saying that "no one resigns in the middle of the season merely for violating university policy" is naive at best, senseless at worst.

Maybe if the coach had claimed that he wanted to spend more time with his family, or left the water running in his house, or wanted to improve his high score in World of Warcraft, it would make sense to question his story. But if he did something he knew was against the rules and also knew that others knew about it and were likely or certain to tell hois bosses, why *wouldn't* he resign?

If, as you seem to think, he did something supremely illegal or evil, like killing someone, then he most likely would be sitting in jail, not releasing statements about his departure to school officials and the public.

This is what I was alluding to, Uncivil Engineer. I understand what you are saying, but it is a fact, he left for violating a policy and kudos to him for owning up to it but uh, it must have been damaging if it was in the middle of the season.

Toshua wrote:

This is what I was alluding to, Uncivil Engineer. I understand what you are saying, but it is a fact, he left for violating a policy and kudos to him for owning up to it but uh, it must have been damaging if it was in the middle of the season.

Well, I agree. Obviously, a violation of university policy could be anything from parking too many times in the provost's reserved space to forcing his athletes to sell weed to underage prostitutes with Down syndrome. I imagine is offense stands somewhere between these extremes, but would have gotten him axed had he not preemptively resigned.

Duh. Anyone who knows anything about saving their reputation in a bad situation will make the best of it; hence Hadsell resigning before "getting the axe"

Toshua wrote:

Duh. Anyone who knows anything about saving their reputation in a bad situation will make the best of it; hence Hadsell resigning before "getting the axe"

Which is why your initial skepticism looks silly. You've done a 180 without seeming to be aware of it.

Anyway, I'd bet decent money that this is your standard coach-female athlete fraternizing. I don't blame him. I live in a college town and there are at least 464 women between the ages of 20 and 23 I'd be unable to resist fornicating with if given the chance.

MACinsider wrote:

Everyone knows about the relationship he had with Briana Shook while she was an athlete, wouldnt be surprised if he was having a relationship with another one of his top runners.

# Slurping coffee