Steve Sandmeyer breaks the "Can't Fire Romar" barrier

bananasnblondes

Mark Monday, January 26th, 2015 a historic day as a Seattle media personality had the courage to step up to the microphone and utter a phrase that no Seattle sports fan thought they would ever hear on a Seattle-based radio station or read in a Seattle newspaper. At 4:27 PM PST, 1090 The Fan's Steven Sandmeyer spoke the words, "If they don't make the tournament again this year, I would make the move." He qualified his remarks by saying that AD Scott Woodward would have to know ahead of time that one of his top 5 choices would be ready to accept the head coaching position and take over right away and that it would need to be someone who could keep most of the next recruiting class that Romar has put up as collateral against his firing.

Overall, I agree with everything he said. Romar seems to get an excuse every year (someone's hurt, someone got kicked off the team, wait til next year's guys get in) but it's not that much to ask to be the 5th best team in the conference and not lose to teams like Albany and Stony Brook at home. Just because he saw some success at a school thats not used to it doesn't mean he gets a lifelong contract to make the NIT every other year.

Gladstone

POTD.

Tequilla

Today's example of why Sandy is heads and shoulders the best radio going in Seattle at the moment.

JaWarrenJaHooker

Sandy has always been one of the good guys.

ThomasFremont

I like Sandmeyer, but that's a FS reaction to the Upshaw news.

-Pool Boy doesn't have anyone lined up.
-the recruits won't stay (maybe Thybulle and Crisp stay, Murray and the Cali kid definitely not).
-they're NOT making the tournament after Upshaw's dismissal. Probably a bubble team at best with him.

Fucking profile in courage.

doogsinparadise

Just about to poast what fremont said: it's pretty FS to jump right to worrying about replacement candidates. Make the first decision, which is to DTMF, and then go from there.

RoadDawg55

This should have happened at least one, if not two years ago.

Romar's going to get a chance with Murru and the recruiting class. We all know this.

Doogles

The problem with firing Romar is the only thing UW has going for itself is keeping Local elite talent at home. Anyone who doesn't think there will be a hometown support Romar block party featuring Nate Rob, Broy, Jamal Crawford, etc. is naive.

An influential group of professionals swears by him, it is literally impossible to fire Romar unless he completely implodes.

It's the kind of move that is necessary, but also not certifiable until a few years pass IF you make the right hire. It's a PR nightmare waiting to happen.

ThomasFremont

Doogles said:

The problem with firing Romar is the only thing UW has going for itself is keeping Local elite talent at home. Anyone who doesn't think there will be a hometown support Romar block party featuring Nate Rob, Broy, Jamal Crawford, etc. is naive.

An influential group of professionals swears by him, it is literally impossible to fire Romar unless he completely implodes.

It's the kind of move that is necessary, but also not certifiable until a few years pass IF you make the right hire. It's a PR nightmare waiting to happen.

This is actually a real concern. The local guys are very much in the Romar camp. If he is fired, you risk losing the support from the former players. Guys like B-Roy and Conroy are always at Garfield games. And a lot of the Beach guys donate a LOT of money to that program. They have a lot of influence over the young guys coming up.

As much as many here don't want to hear it, Romar is liked by the majority of the fans and alumni. Basketball isn't football. And he has never tanked hard enough to force his firing. If I was a betting man, he retires at UW. O/U is 5 years.

bananasnblondes

ThomasFremont said:

I like Sandmeyer, but that's a FS reaction to the Upshaw news.

-Pool Boy doesn't have anyone lined up.
-the recruits won't stay (maybe Thybulle and Crisp stay, Murray and the Cali kid definitely not).
-they're NOT making the tournament after Upshaw's dismissal. Probably a bubble team at best with him.

Fucking profile in courage.

What he said was not in response to the Upshaw thing, but rather in response to a trend of Romar not making the dance and not getting much out of the players he recruits.

ThomasFremont

bananasnblondes said:

ThomasFremont said:

I like Sandmeyer, but that's a FS reaction to the Upshaw news.

-Pool Boy doesn't have anyone lined up.
-the recruits won't stay (maybe Thybulle and Crisp stay, Murray and the Cali kid definitely not).
-they're NOT making the tournament after Upshaw's dismissal. Probably a bubble team at best with him.

Fucking profile in courage.

What he said was not in response to the Upshaw thing, but rather in response to a trend of Romar not making the dance and not getting much out of the players he recruits.

Except he said it right after the Upshaw news broke...man the fuck up and say it before the season starts.