Cross Posting from the Eunuch Board:

http://uwmfreak.proboards.com/post/129276/thread

For those of you on here who are totally NOT part of the AD, and/or Braun's buddies, let me make this perfectly clear because I think it is necessary.
  • I know all about Jeter's record. That "progress report" is all public information, and none of it is "news" or "new"
  • I am not very upset over the fact that Jeter was fired. NOT AT ALL
  • I am NOT Rob Jeter's friend, or even friendly with him. I met him a handful of times, all at donor events where I was not even close to the biggest fish in the room. My total time conversing with him in my entire life is about 15 minutes, if that.
  • I hold nothing against Coach Vall at all. HE has done nothing to deserve any negative feedback, and I have never given any in public, or in private. I wish him the very best.
  • I am upset because many people whom I trust, including players, members of the media, and high profile members of the community have independently stated on the record that Braun is a liar, a manipulator, and has no ethical code at all. They are not ambiguous with these allegations, and offer many specifics that, to date, have NOT been refuted with facts and documentation. The ONLY response from AB and her surrogates is to repeat the "they are just friends of Jeter" and dismiss the allegations outright.


    If you want me, and MANY others like me, back in the fold you need to do some very basic things:
  1. Provide evidence that refutes all the allegations made to date about lies and unethical behavior. (i.e. proof that donors were informed of how they donations were to be used, proof that every possible effort was made by the AD to provide resources and fill needs for the MBB team (and I don't mean just "we spent x" either...I want specific examples and a lot of them.))
  2. Provide detailed documentation of all donations in the oft repeated $1 million amount, INCLUDING how much of that was Admirals/Turer money intended for the benefit of the Admirals AND how much are "pledges" that have not and may never become actual money.
  3. Provide concrete documentation that there were NOT sufficient funds available to retain Dee Dee Merritt in her valuable role and reconcile that there WERE funds available for a buy-out of $500k simultaneously, along with the addition of staff to the AD (admin assistants) and raises for current staff. This flat out stinks and has every appearance of a purge of a backer of Jeter from the staff by a vindictive AD. PROVE it was other than that.
  4. Explain why NOTHING was done to alleviate the current practice space issue. DO NOT MENTION THE NEW FACILITY. I want to know why the CURRENT FACILITIES were not made available to the team as often as as exclusively as necessary for the last 3 years. Explain why Ultimate Frisbee can kick a D1 Men's Basketball program, and the flagship team of UWM, off of the practice court and NO ONE IN THE AD addresses it.
  5. Answer all questions openly and publicly with out derision and/or dismissal, using FACTS supported by EVIDENCE. If I am wrong, you d*mn well better prove it to me, and not just "tell" me. I DO NOT TRUST BRAUN AT ALL. HER WORD IS WORTHLESS TO ME. GIVE ME EVIDENCE OR GO AWAY.

    There? Are we clear now why I, and many others, are so pissed off? Do you get it now? The firing is barely a part of it, and most of us have NO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Jeter or any of the coaching staff.