Good to see that the philosophy is to "hope" for wins instead of ... I
don't know, working for them!
On Dec 13, 2011 8:03 PM, "Nonni Daly" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I did see it -- it sounds as if people had to ask permission to show some
> kind of distaste for the current coaching leadership.  Nothing was said
> about how the protest was staged.  Tim said that it was a distraction to
> the players, their families, the staff and their families and they
> essentially needed to ignore it and keep playing and hoping for wins.
>
> I just checked the WABI website and the clip is not available.  It might
> be after they use it again on the 11:00 news tonight.  I haven't seen
> anything about any sort of protest written up in the Bangor paper ... check
> www.wabi.tv later and see if they post the clip.
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Jon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I guess WABI asked Tim about the fans wanting him fired tonight on the
>> news. I didn't see it, did anyone see it?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Wayne Smith <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Matt Dewkett <[log in to unmask]>wrote, in part:
>>>
>>> I think the telling sign in all of this is Grant Standbrook "retiring".
>>>> If you retire to spend time with your family, and then ultimately get back
>>>> into coaching and recruiting halfway across the country rather than in your
>>>> own back yard, that speaks volumes to the situation in Orono.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> While I don't disagree with this statement, it's not necessarily
>>> true/fair.
>>>
>>> Coach Standbrook did stay on at Maine longer than he planned and well
>>> after his wife had retired.  They retired to Florida.  He apparently got a
>>> call from Jim Montgomery to come up for a few days to help new head coach
>>> Jim with goalies.  I can imagine Jim pleading that he was in over his head
>>> and didn't know what to do with (so-and-so).  So Grant went up for a few
>>> days ... and  that became a week and then a month.   I think the case could
>>> be made that college hockey wasn't out of Grant's blood, and though his
>>> intention was retirement, maybe there should be more coaching.  Accounts
>>> I've heard has Jim and Grant turning their club around in a big way.
>>>
>>> That said, I've heard Grant wasn't comfortable with some of the roles
>>> Tim needed.
>>>
>>> AD Abbott has some serious work to do.  He found an incredible person to
>>> lead women's basketball ... I just hope he can be retained ... but I
>>> digress.
>>>
>>> Comments by Jon and Bob on development are perhaps as serious, as it
>>> should be obvious that the Maine state government and UMaine are not going
>>> to contribute the funds necessary to sustain success as we have become
>>> accustomed.  Maybe fund-raising  is concentrating on the larger donors and
>>> so "we" get the student calls?  Maybe fund-raising is concentrating on the
>>> relatively large ($14M) Memorial Gym/Field House project?  We did get a
>>> $4.85M renovation to the Alfond last summer ... not too shabby. ;-)
>>>
>>> If the extent of the plan is to terminate the current coach, we don't
>>> have much of a plan, IMHO.  While winning game against the best of college
>>> hockey may be what we want, it's the result of what is done, not what we
>>> can do directly ... if that makes any sense.
>>>
>>> If you could buy wins, then the BCs, BUs, Michigans and Minnesotas would
>>> win most of the time.  Hmmm, they do win most of the time.  How to
>>> compete?  I'm not at all saying we can't ... just that it will take a very,
>>> very good plan and very, very good effort and people.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Wayne
>>>
>>
>>
>
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