James, I think you are being too soft on Joey and Akili. Joey wrote the letter and apparently changed it after some of the players had agreed to sign it. I imagine all of the "signings" came by text or email, not a physical signature. But it doesn't seem right to get a player to agree to put his name to something and then change it. Clearly one of these people leaked the letter. Judging from their reactions, I believe it was Akili. And I think he and maybe Joey have been talking to Canzano for a long time. I agree that group had every right to communicate their feelings to Rob, but at best they are very naive about how these things work. Because they clearly had not talked to Wilcox or knew how he felt. It will pass - these things always do. But it's embarrassing and any kind of Duck on Duck crime is never okay. Akili is the guy that got the Civil War killed. I'm not a fan of his, so maybe my bias is showing. But if he and/or Joey have been talking to Canzano, then he/they are undermining the U of O. And that's not acceptable.
James, I think you are being too soft on Joey and Akili. Joey wrote the letter and apparently changed it after some of the players had agreed to sign it. I imagine all of the "signings" came by text or email, not a physical signature. But it doesn't seem right to get a player to agree to put his name to something and then change it. Clearly one of these people leaked the letter. Judging from their reactions, I believe it was Akili. And I think he and maybe Joey have been talking to Canzano for a long time. I agree that group had every right to communicate their feelings to Rob, but at best they are very naive about how these things work. Because they clearly had not talked to Wilcox or knew how he felt. It will pass - these things always do. But it's embarrassing and any kind of Duck on Duck crime is never okay. Akili is the guy that got the Civil War killed. I'm not a fan of his, so maybe my bias is showing. But if he and/or Joey have been talking to Canzano, then he/they are undermining the U of O. And that's not acceptable.