Dakich officially gone

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:09 pm

Classy!!

(excerpt)
Being involved with BGSU basketball has been a wonderful part of my life and I thank you and the entire administration for the support throughout these ten years. BGSU will have no bigger fan than the entire Dakich family.

Sincerely,

Daniel J. Dakich

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:14 pm

Glad it was handled in this manner- up front and from the heart rather than behind closed doors with egos and feelings getting in the mix.

What has Rich Walker been up to lately? I lost track of him since he was at Iowa?

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:24 pm

TG1996 wrote:Here's his resignation letter to Christopher.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 6/-1/RSS14

(Maureen is all over this! You go, Mo! )

Very classy of Dan, which is no surprise to me. Good luck wherever you end up Coach

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:25 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:What has Rich Walker been up to lately? I lost track of him since he was at Iowa?

Google shows nothing, but this (CTRL-F till you find "Walker") doesn't sound too hot on his coaching skills:

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/dyopch ... eakingNews

Then again, what do bloggers know?

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:37 pm

I mean this in all honesty, but is it possible that Dakich could stick around in an administrative role for the AD? I understand that he'll probably be looking for a coaching job somewhere, but I think it'd be interesting to see him in the AD somewhere. If not this I wonder how he would do in the broadcast world?

I know this is a slim chance, but I got the feeling from his letter that he'd be open to staying in BG.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:42 pm

BGDrew wrote:If not this I wonder how he would do in the broadcast world?

Better get him on satellite, or the FCC would have a field day.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:50 pm

It's a shame we couldn't have snagged Gary Waters.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:53 pm

I would caution Dan to take his time and not jump on the first thing that comes along. To wit, those "handle medical claims from home" and "secret shopper" jobs that show up in the want ads are often scams.

I would also caution him against attempting to fly to Nigeria to pick up lottery winnings or to help settle the estate of some dead guy who died rich and heirless. Those are also scams.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:15 pm

BGDrew wrote:I mean this in all honesty, but is it possible that Dakich could stick around in an administrative role for the AD? I understand that he'll probably be looking for a coaching job somewhere, but I think it'd be interesting to see him in the AD somewhere. If not this I wonder how he would do in the broadcast world?

I know this is a slim chance, but I got the feeling from his letter that he'd be open to staying in BG.

I think you are reading a little too much into it. He was being classy, but I would be shocked if he doesn't want another shot at coaching.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:16 pm

I know he wants to coach, just thinking aloud.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:18 pm

For all of the frustration of the past few seasons, for me, this is a sad day. I wish Dan nothing but the best, and I hope that there is no bigger fan of Dan Dakich than Bowling Green State University in the future.

Best of luck, coach. And thanks.

Jham · Post by **Jham** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:24 pm

This was a quick about-face from last week.

Last week: "I'm going to continue as though I'm the coach. I want to be here." (paraphrase)

This week: "I don't want to be considered for an extension."

Translation: Christopher gave me two options.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:25 pm

I wish Dan and his family nothing but the best.

But... Why does everyone think this is so classy? Yes, the letter was very well written and certainly heart-felt. But I think he may be just beating Christopher to the punch. Now he can always say he resigned and was never fired. I mean, what makes anyone think Christopher was even considering an extension anyway? Better yet, maybe our AD did the classy thing here and told Dan the situation and let him 'resign' instead of going through the process of not being extended. Just food for thought.

Jham · Post by **Jham** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm

Sorry Warthog, didn't mean to steal your thunder.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm

I think this was the result of their discussions. Its still classy and a good way to handle it. Geez.