Warde Manuel ...

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

Mittener40 said:

Teflon Warde survives again. More lives than a cat.

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

openroad2950 said:

This is a totally off topic question but do you know if Warde is healthy? He walked by us at the United Center and looked terrible...lost a noticeable amount of weight, struggling to walk, out of breath. That combined with the blazer over the hoodie look was tough to watch

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. And some of those looking to make a change are no longer in position to do so. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

ClaytonSayfie said:

Elevator gate

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. And some of those looking to make a change are no longer in position to do so. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

ChrisBalas said:

I think he's healthy. Just lost a lot of weight.

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. And some of those looking to make a change are no longer in position to do so. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. And some of those looking to make a change are no longer in position to do so. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.

ChrisBalas said:

I will go on record and say it's gone from "he's likely going to be elsewhere next year" to "his job is most likely safe" after events of the last several weeks. He has the full support of the interim president, Dominic Grasso, who called him the "best Athletic Director in the country" at the basketball celebration last week. Grasso will obviously be here longer now given Kent Syverud's brain cancer diagnosis. For those who missed it, Syverud will not be the next President. He is in our prayers — great guy, and would have been really good here. And some of those looking to make a change are no longer in position to do so. On a separate note, I rode the elevator with the interim President and some other people he was with on the way up to the press box Saturday. The young lady checking credentials told one of the men he needed a different pass — that he had to exchange his for another one, because that's what she was told and she had to do her job. He told her no, it was the right pass, "don't worry about it," and tried to blow her off. She insisted. He got more adamant. Eventually, he said, "I'm here with the President, I'll come back, don't worry about it." And she stuck to her guns before finally giving up. The President just put his head down and didn't say anything. The woman was worried she was going to get in trouble. I thanked her on the way down for trying to do her job — she was pretty distraught. It reminded me of when a former Athletic Director pushed his way past somebody in the press box when she didn't recognize him and he didn't have a pass (he may have been A.D. at the time, even) and made it uncomfortable. That's poor leadership. He should have chuckled and commended her for doing her job. Regardless ... happy Monday.