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Lynne Andrew has resigned as the Alaska Nanooks women's basketball coach.
This is certain. She said so herself.
But then, she hasn’t resigned. Yet, anyway.
Such is the nebulous world up on the hill these days.
It’s hard to see this ending well.
No one is willing to go on the record about it. That’s part of the problem. But the rumblings that the Lost Blog is hearing are that it’s a timing issue that’s being worked out. The issue seems to be -- when’s the best time for Andrew to resign.
We here at the blog are extrapolating at this point, so keep that in mind, but we’re told that five years is the magical number for a pension at UAF, and since Andrew is darn close to the five-year mark, the fact that they’re playing games with the calendar seems to bear out the guess that they’re trying to make sure she gets her goodies. Not that these games seem to be in the university’s best interest.
After another year at the bottom of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, an influx of young talent would be a welcome sight. Sheena Brown needs a running mate on offense. And the Nanooks still have a hole at point guard, where a junior college transfer would seem like a necessity while they younger players get more polished.
And of course a team always needs depth for down the road. Brown and fellow senior Cristina Bruketta will need to be replaced in the not-too-distant future.
But with the national signing period just around the corner for basketball, there’s no coach to bring any of those players in. And the longer it takes the university to finalize it’s deal with Andrew, the longer it will be before someone can come in.
More and more, this all the makings of a lost summer for Nanooks recruiting.
Which begs a question — scratch that, a few questions.
Purportedly, Andrew has resigned. As noted, she said so herself almost a week ago.
If this is the case, then why should she be able to hold the program hostage? She knew when she chose to resign what it would cost her whatever goodies lay at the end of the rainbow, and made the decision anyway. So what’s the hold up?
The logical answer seems to be that she may have “resigned” but she didn’t resign. In other words, she was asked to resign. That’s the only way any of this whole charade makes sense — if she’s not doing it of her own free will.
And lets not forget, we at the Lost Blog are merely guessing here, because that’s all we can do. No word from the university, means those who have followed the team, media and fans alike (you few souls who speckled the stands of the Patty), can simply guess.
But in our guess, it’d be easy to see why Andrew would play along. A resignation looks better on a resume than being fired.
But why does the university continue the agony? If it asked her to resign because the teams weren’t winning, why undermine the process of improving the team by undermining this year’s recruiting class?
The greatest scoring threat the team has is in her senior year. It’s now or never. If the university felt that a change was needed, that’s fine. But why undermine the recruiting process any more than it has to be by dragging this out? Why make it even more likely that the Sheena Brown Era will end not with a bang but a whimper?
It’s a situation that’s begging to be resolved. Now.
Lynne Andrew has resigned but she hasn’t. And we can’t make heads or tails of the rest of it, either.
Let's get this over with finally! Kick her to the curb and get a winner in here! She was never going to lead UAF to a winning season! Let's all face the cold hard facts about this!
Kick her to the curb are you kidding me?!? I suggest that somebody actually go and look behind the scenes of the women's basketball program at UAF. Never will you ever find two women were more dedicated to a program. Both Coach Andrew and Coach Gonsalves put more into that program than any of that team even deserved. It takes HARD WORK to win and when it comes down to it, VERY FEW girls on that team wanted to work that harder to get better so instead of deciding to make it burn a little more or run a little faster, it was easier just to open their mouths and complain about somebody that was making them give there all EVERY DAY in practice instead of only half the time. That is the problem with society these days, everybody is looking for somebody to be the bad guy instead on taking the responsibility on themselves. The Nooks won four of their last three games and ended the season with a huge win against Seattle U. And that was about the same time more and more players continued (mainly a select few) decided that it was TOO HARD to finish the season strong so why not complain some more and get out of Spring workouts, then get a new "toy" (coach) for the next season. GOOD LUCK to the next coach that has to step into that mess. And if the next coach happens to be reading this just know that your stepping into a mess where the players think that they have all the power in the world over you. Oh and P.S. don't demand respect or hard work from them cuz it may cost you your job.
Great Season Coach Andrew and Coach Gonsalves, you did everything you could with what you had. Go on and get the teams and school YOU DESERVE.
I don't know if I am correct in guessing this, but YeahYeah must be one of the coaches right? Who else would know about practice everyday and the players not running fast enough? The P.S. comment also sounds like a direct quote from someone who coached the ladies. I am just guessing here, but comments like these from a coach are sort of petty and childish and almost prove that if a coach said them, they shouldn't be coaching anyways.
I'm not a coach, thats the honest truth. :)
I've been a fan of UAF athletics for many years. Never have I been so disgusted by a coach's behavior than that I have seen exhibited by Lynne Andrew. It was an embarrassment to the athletic department as well as for the university. I am not at all amazed by her so-called resignation, which was obviously a choice the administration gave her to save face. Although I am amazed that it took as long as it did. She had four different assistant coaches in her five years at UAF. That says something about her. She couldn't even pay people to stay around her.
YeahYeah you seem to be incredibly focused on the 2007-2008 season, completely disregarding the previous four. She was obviously not fired because of players complaining about running this year. This has been a long time coming. The community knew it and so did she. Apparently you were the only one that didn't.
I think the title "ten win Lynn" says it all.
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