DJ Durkin is....

Reading the ESPN article it sounds like the board forced Durkin back onto the team. Not sure why they have such a hard-on for him...it doesn't really make sense.
 
Fryowa said:
$10 to the Children’s Hospital says Durkin doesn’t make it through the 2nd week of November as head coach.

Somebody take me up on it so they get paid either way.
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Are you anticipating some type of player holdout? If the reports are true about several players walking out of the meeting, I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.
 
tksirius said:
Are you anticipating some type of player holdout? If the reports are true about several players walking out of the meeting, I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.
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That or the media pressure will be too much for MD to take. It won’t take many sponsorship boycotts or social media movements to bring the house down.

Urban Meyer is a steamy piece of shit, but this is different. Durkin was indirectly (some day directly) responsible for a kid dying and abused players.

He’s not making it out of this one with his job, imo. And rightly so. What I see happening is the university caving under massive pressure, and both the university and Durkin allowing themselves to save face by him “resigning.” He’ll give some fake ass statement at a press conference and ride off into the sunset with a pile of cash.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Coach at Nebraska.
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Northside Hawk said:
Maryland is a big UnderArmour school. Could they have a role in all this?
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I was wondering that too. Money talks the loudest. But even still what do they think the outcome will be in 6 months-a year or 2 down the road? He won't be able to recruit. I heard like 3 players walked out of his first meeting with him. I just don't see what the upside is to bringing him back is...But as you mention their could be huge money behind the scenes trying to pull the strings...
 
Fryowa said:
That or the media pressure will be too much for MD to take. It won’t take many sponsorship boycotts or social media movements to bring the house down.

Urban Meyer is a steamy piece of shit, but this is different. Durkin was indirectly (some day directly) responsible for a kid dying and abused players.

He’s not making it out of this one with his job, imo. And rightly so. What I see happening is the university caving under massive pressure, and both the university and Durkin allowing themselves to save face by him “resigning.” He’ll give some fake ass statement at a press conference and ride off into the sunset with a pile of cash.
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Will we see a max exodus of players transferring out? Nobody knows better than those that were there for all the goings on than them. That'd be hilarious if 15 kids all up and announce their transferring out this morning over it...
 
Hawkfnntn said:
Will we see a max exodus of players transferring out? Nobody knows better than those that were there for all the goings on than them. That'd be hilarious if 15 kids all up and announce their transferring out this morning over it...
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The thing is they’d never have to actually transfer. The BOR would have no choice but to can him.
 
Fryowa said:
The thing is they’d never have to actually transfer. The BOR would have no choice but to can him.
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Yup if it came to it for sure. I guess we'll see where the players stand on it one way or the other. They don't give a crap about the board or the president or big money boosters or Under Armour. (maybe a couple of them do if they've been paying players) But the unpaid ones would still outnumber any of those they were.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Maryland is a big UnderArmour school. Could they have a role in all this?
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Kevin Plank, the founder and CEO of Under Armour, is a graduate of Maryland. He walked on to the football team there and graduated in 1996.

And, does anyone know the story on Damon Evans (Athletic Director at Maryland)? Just google his name, DUI, and red panties. Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. He was also retained yesterday.

For even more details, here's a good article. The Washington Post stuff which is really good is behind a pay wall.

https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2018/10/maryland_football_dj_durkin_da.html
 
Heard there's a student body protest in the works but haven't heard about the players yet. I would have a tough time thinking practice as usual is just going to happen today. I mean really wtf... If those players have a spine at all they hold the power here ultimately.
 
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