Ali Mann Resigns!

[nwofalconfan]

How is anything being swept under the rug? Other than naming the student...and in no way am I suggesting that should be done..what more is there to know? Sometimes we just need to accept the fact that not everything is our business...there are privacy issues that need to be respected.

Look, it is very unfortunate that this happened, but it did. From what I have read, it appears that it was handled appropriately and professionally. I am not looking at this "with orange and brown glasses", but I am also not looking at it as someone who wants someone fired just to fire someone. I am extremely disappointed by the poor judgement shown by Ali Mann, but see no reason for Coach Roos to be thrown under the bus. It appears to me that the University has said that this will not be tolerated, hence the immediately removal of the assistant coach involved. To suggest that Coach Roos should be fired because she hired someone who eventually did something they should not have done seems a little strange to me.

[jg4242]

Teachers can't sleep with students. It doesn't matter if it's high school or college, it's not okay. Coaches are teachers. Ali made a mistake, and resigning was the right thing to do. If a high school teacher sleeps with a student, you don't fire the principal.

If you follow this board, you'll know that I have been very critical of the athletic department and the University for the way they do business. With that said, firing the rest of the staff (essentially axing the program) is not the solution. It would be a severe overreaction to a major, yet individual mistake.

[Falconfreak90]

Wow....like BGSUfan, I am a huge Ali Mann fan. She and Lauren Prochaska are my all time fave players. This is a very bad error in judgement on Ali's part. This could affect her for some time.

[MACfan05]

Wow, so shocking. Ali had left such a legacy on BG WBB and now this happens. Bad judgement on her part. Reading the article in the Toledo Blade only left unanswered questions. I think it's important to note that the article stated it was a "student within the program" and not a student athlete specifically. Perhaps that wording was chosen to protect the student athlete involved, or it could be a trainer, manager, or a member of the practice team. This will really impact her future in coaching (if she will even be able to coach after this). I commend the way that this matter was handled. I have nothing but respect for all Ali has done to take the BG WBB program to where it is today and for putting it on the map with the Sweet 16 run. I hope she is able to get through this and learn a lesson from it. She had the opportunity to positively impact the BG WBB program once again and she messed that up.

[BGsocdad]

Didn't our SWA Irvine (who also oversees women's basketball) have a "consensual amorous relationship" with our last soccer coach and is currently doing the same with our volunteer assistant swimming coach??

Attitude reflects leadership.....

[guest44]

Well atleast Irvine hasn't fired the swimming coach and promoted the volunteer assistant to head coach yet. Leaders create the culture.

[HoopsFan]

Unfortunately, I heard who the "student" might be from the guys who won't STFU behind me. It wasn't directed at me, and I didn't care who it was, but it sure would be nice if this whole thing went away.

Lex's nose has a lot of character now after banging it against whoever on Buffalo. After the game she said Buffalo 2 Lex 0.

Anybody know what a Flagrant 2 foul brings? #35 was ejected from the floor, but it was her 5th foul anyway.

Now back to your regular flaming.

HoopsFan

[musicman2343]

Anybody know what a Flagrant 2 foul brings? #35 was ejected from the floor, but it was her 5th foul anyway.

HoopsFan

If it's the same as high school, it's a one game suspension.

[Flipper]

I think that's the rule in the NBA as well.....

[trooperden]

One would think a BGSU graduate would know better than this, apparently not, hope she never gets a coaching job, high school or college

[bgsufalcon24]

Real classy trooperden.

Look, I'm not going to say that what Ali did was justifiable, but to say she never deserves to ever coach again because she was romantically linked to a trainer, student manager, or practice team member is mean-spirited and over the top.

Ali was, and still is one of my favorite bg athletes of all time. It was a severe error in judgment, but in the long run I think she'll be better for it. Its a victimless situation, not even a crime and certainly not one like stealing credit cards or invading homes for drugs.

[BGWriter]

Real classy trooperden.

Look, I'm not going to say that what Ali did was justifiable, but to say she never deserves to ever coach again because she was romantically linked to a trainer, student manager, or practice team member is mean-spirited and over the top.

Ali was, and still is one of my favorite bg athletes of all time. It was a severe error in judgment, but in the long run I think she'll be better for it. Its a victimless situation, not even a crime and certainly not one like stealing credit cards or invading homes for drugs.

Do we know this to be the case and that it wasn't a student athlete? Regardless, it was someone in the program who was beneath her in the program structure, so it is HIGHLY inappropriate.

If it was a student athlete, her coaching career is OVER. There won't be a school or university that will hire her.

[BGFalconfromCincy]

Real classy trooperden.

Look, I'm not going to say that what Ali did was justifiable, but to say she never deserves to ever coach again because she was romantically linked to a trainer, student manager, or practice team member is mean-spirited and over the top.

Ali was, and still is one of my favorite bg athletes of all time. It was a severe error in judgment, but in the long run I think she'll be better for it. Its a victimless situation, not even a crime and certainly not one like stealing credit cards or invading homes for drugs.

Do we know this to be the case and that it wasn't a student athlete? Regardless, it was someone in the program who was beneath her in the program structure, so it is HIGHLY inappropriate.

If it was a student athlete, her coaching career is OVER. There won't be a school or university that will hire her.

All that is known is that is was a student in the program. Was not said if it was a student athlete, student trainer, student manager, or student practice player.

I agree if it was a student athlete see won't coach at the college level ever again

[Flipper]

Keith Dambrot was blackballed for 8 years for dropping an N bomb at CMU....it's not a very forgiving profession.

What a punch in the gut this had to be for Coach Roos. She coached Ali Mann...literally watched her grow up...then she brings her back here as an assistant. That had to be a tough series of coversations to have.

The kids who came forward showed a lot of character. Given the status Ali Mann had here as a player and the obviously high regard the HC had for her, it took a lot of guts to call her out like that.

[fredthefalcon]

Probably most of you never heard about the similar but likely more complicated issue that happened at University of Detroit Mercy earlier in the basketball season. Out of the blue, a small article in the Detroit Free Press stated that the AD (a woman) and an assistant men's BB coach had resigned. No followup, no nothing except a week later Carlos Briggs, another assistant coach was let go. Seemed strange to me at the time and I smelled a coverup of some inappropriate activity. Months go by. No media coverage until Carlos Briggs files suit against the university for illegal discharge under the Whistleblower Act. Finally, the media does a follow up indicating that the AD and first assistant coach had a sexual affair in team hotels at away games and that the players knew about it to the point of listening outside the door. Briggs turned them in and was later dismissed. Seems like our handling of the issues is much better and likely less costly to all.