03-17-2016, 07:26 AM
(03-16-2016, 04:11 PM)garvin link Wrote:Quote:(Some believe that BB had Montgomery all lined up to succeed Trent . . . but the obvious flaw in that theory is that Montgomery took the Low APR U job before Trent left).
Also, Montgomery was quoted when he took the 59er job as saying that he asked Bowlsby if there was any reason not to accept it. No, said Bowlsby.
The whole thing remains shrouded in mystery. Teejers is correct that Bowlsby had no plan to replace Johnson; he wandered the country talking to coaches and being turned down. Dawkins didn't come into the picture for several weeks. Doesn't sound in any way like Bowlsby expected to be hiring a new basketball coach.
But Wilner wrote at least one piece a couple of weeks before Johnson interviewed at LSU saying Johnson was unhappy about Stanford's failure to talk to him about a contract extension. That information clearly came from Johnson and/or his agent. So Bowlsby had to have known he had a seriously discontented coach. If he didn't wanted Johnson to leave, why didn't he take action?
None of this adds up.
Occam's Razor.
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