I was looking forward to reading an interview with Knowlton. Having read it, I'm still looking forward to reading an interview with Knowlton, since he said nothing at all in this one.
Patience my ass!!! Fire the man, put him out of his misery. Better yet, fire yourself! Had you hired Musselman the program wouldn't be in such dire straits. Mr Empty Suit, you are responsible for the BB program and it is one of two major revenue producing sports at Cal. The old, throbbing, pulsating, electric, fan-stuffed Haas is now an empty waste land (even the Straw Hat Band would rather be elsewhere). This interview is further affirmation that you are a clueless, imbecile. Having Furado conduct the staged interview is like having a Pravda reporter interview Putin. Pathetic!!!
Just a baffling, and if you’re a Cal fan, absolutely terrifying, interview by Knowlton, all the way down to his initially wanting Faraudo to conduct said interview via email exchanges. Everything about this guy screams disaster, at least as it pertains to his current second career in athletics administration.
The accountability factor is troublesome on so many levels, and the COVID reference and tired injury excuse tells us Bear fans that Mark Fox is here until March, at the least….
Fire Knowlton. Fire him yesterday. Fire him 10,000 years ago, when mankind was nothing but carefree Hunter gatherers, unaware of the concept of competitive sports.
At what job could you consistently and publicly demonstrate your own incompetence and have that be ok? JFC
I guess it's asking too much of the university to have an Athletic Director who actually wants to oversee, you know, "Athletics".
Cal admin doesn't understand that successful revenue programs can be free promotion for the school itself. Anecdotally, working college nights for Cal down here in Orange County back in the early teens, having a decent football or basketball team didn't hurt when prospective applicants would ask us about to talk more about the student experience. It's not just about the academics.
Or perhaps Knowlton wants to follow the lead of Whittier College down here in SoCal. The Division III school dropped football, lacrosse, and golf. The administration is touting the $700,000 savings from dropping those sports, claiming it makes more sense to perhaps invest some of those savings into building eSports programs instead. Maybe that's what both Knowlton and Christ talk about when they're knocking back mint juleps on the wraparound porch.
I guess when you have *no* wins (after playing all the relative cupcakes in your non-conference schedule) getting *some* wins is realistic stretch goal?
I don't know how you can achieve anything if you don't set and state goals and expectations for what you hope to achieve. Since the start of Fox's tenure, neither Knowlton or Fox have articulated any specific goals for the program besides the broadest of platitudes. What institution doesn't set or state goals for themselves or for their members (in this case ticketholders and donors)? It seems to me, it's just tactic to not be held accountable or create any set of expectations they might be measured against.
When all you have is shit and a shovel then you just get to shoveling. Knowlton can pretend it's something else but anyone with eyes and a nose can tell what's happening.
A winless team is going to contribute to a pretty dismal game day fan experience. I’m really not sure what he was getting at. This interview is depressing.
What has me baffled is how quickly the Cal fans have abandoned Haas (same story with memorial). The fans were pretty much out as soon as Jones was hired and the situation has worsened with COVID and Fox . A total shit storm of bad decisions and bad luck. Cal fans are going to have to recognize and step up; otherwise, we are just as sorry as our AD and coach. Oski is crying in his Lair.
Fox is a symptom, Knowlton is the disease. We need a new AD asap.
I was looking forward to reading an interview with Knowlton. Having read it, I'm still looking forward to reading an interview with Knowlton, since he said nothing at all in this one.
Patience my ass!!! Fire the man, put him out of his misery. Better yet, fire yourself! Had you hired Musselman the program wouldn't be in such dire straits. Mr Empty Suit, you are responsible for the BB program and it is one of two major revenue producing sports at Cal. The old, throbbing, pulsating, electric, fan-stuffed Haas is now an empty waste land (even the Straw Hat Band would rather be elsewhere). This interview is further affirmation that you are a clueless, imbecile. Having Furado conduct the staged interview is like having a Pravda reporter interview Putin. Pathetic!!!
Great article, Avi. Thank you!
Just a baffling, and if you’re a Cal fan, absolutely terrifying, interview by Knowlton, all the way down to his initially wanting Faraudo to conduct said interview via email exchanges. Everything about this guy screams disaster, at least as it pertains to his current second career in athletics administration.
The accountability factor is troublesome on so many levels, and the COVID reference and tired injury excuse tells us Bear fans that Mark Fox is here until March, at the least….
Fire Knowlton. Fire him yesterday. Fire him 10,000 years ago, when mankind was nothing but carefree Hunter gatherers, unaware of the concept of competitive sports.
At what job could you consistently and publicly demonstrate your own incompetence and have that be ok? JFC
I guess it's asking too much of the university to have an Athletic Director who actually wants to oversee, you know, "Athletics".
Cal admin doesn't understand that successful revenue programs can be free promotion for the school itself. Anecdotally, working college nights for Cal down here in Orange County back in the early teens, having a decent football or basketball team didn't hurt when prospective applicants would ask us about to talk more about the student experience. It's not just about the academics.
Or perhaps Knowlton wants to follow the lead of Whittier College down here in SoCal. The Division III school dropped football, lacrosse, and golf. The administration is touting the $700,000 savings from dropping those sports, claiming it makes more sense to perhaps invest some of those savings into building eSports programs instead. Maybe that's what both Knowlton and Christ talk about when they're knocking back mint juleps on the wraparound porch.
I guess when you have *no* wins (after playing all the relative cupcakes in your non-conference schedule) getting *some* wins is realistic stretch goal?
I don't know how you can achieve anything if you don't set and state goals and expectations for what you hope to achieve. Since the start of Fox's tenure, neither Knowlton or Fox have articulated any specific goals for the program besides the broadest of platitudes. What institution doesn't set or state goals for themselves or for their members (in this case ticketholders and donors)? It seems to me, it's just tactic to not be held accountable or create any set of expectations they might be measured against.
When all you have is shit and a shovel then you just get to shoveling. Knowlton can pretend it's something else but anyone with eyes and a nose can tell what's happening.
Fire Knowlton. There is nothing else to say. It's not just basketball.
Is it sad that I miss Sandy Barbour?
A winless team is going to contribute to a pretty dismal game day fan experience. I’m really not sure what he was getting at. This interview is depressing.
What has me baffled is how quickly the Cal fans have abandoned Haas (same story with memorial). The fans were pretty much out as soon as Jones was hired and the situation has worsened with COVID and Fox . A total shit storm of bad decisions and bad luck. Cal fans are going to have to recognize and step up; otherwise, we are just as sorry as our AD and coach. Oski is crying in his Lair.
"Problem? What problem?"
Louisville won tonight so I think that we are the only winless Power Five basketball program left. I am so proud!!!!!
Tactical Patience is my band name
Is this his end-of-year giving pitch?