Rocky Seto Takes the High Road...

The fuck? It’s not the god damn Yukon Peninsula.

Honestly I thought it was a mistake for Rick to hire Rocky. He didn’t need two on the job coordinators at the same time, not with his job on the line. However once he offered the job, he needed to stick to his decision. Speaks volumes of Rick, none of it good. Seto is a class act and I sure don’t blame him for taking the job. Again however that was a bad job to take. Young assistants need to hitch their wagon to a rising star, not a falling rock. I feel bad for Rocky, he deserves better.

I wanted to comment on this. What a scumbag move, to verbally offer, and then rescind. No backbone, no fortitude, no character……crumbling support. I have to admit that I am a bit surprised at how perfectly Skippy Neuweasel has played into the negative image that most of us projected of him. Rick Neuheisel is who we thought he was!!!!

I too feel bad for Rocky, and honestly think he is getting a bad rap. There are old quotes of Pete heaping praise on Rocky as one of the smartest coaches he has worked with. Pete has given credit to Rocky in the past for being a star behind the scenes in game planning. Sounds like a Phil Johnson Xs and Os type, only inexperienced. But, a real hard working Xs and Os talent.

What’s funny is that the Bruins may have missed out on one of their great coaching hires but cutting off their nose to spite their face. Rocky is a strong character, smart football coach. Or, the exact opposite of Skippy Neuweasel.

Sadly, there are still a few folks over on other blogs who are actually proud of the histrionics and tantrums they threw regarding the entire Seto thing.

As I mentioned once before, questioning Seto’s credentials and experience is absolutely legitimate. Seto had no experience running a 3-4 defense (which it seems Ucla wants to instill), and he has very little track record on which to base any conclusions about potential. Fine, fair, and legitimate. But those people just lost their damn minds about this and launched into a personal attack that bordered on slander. At one point one of their guys wrote an “open letter” to their AD in which he pointed out that one of Seto’s transgressions was that he named his son Troy. No kidding. They went berserk over what he named his child.

And those folks continue to believe all their paranoia, hatred, and slander is justified. Their argument goes something like this: Seto was Carroll’s desciple. The Bush scandal happened on Carroll’s watch. Therefore, Seto is guilty of being a cheater. The guilt-by-association is revolting. Of course, applying the same logic they should ban any reference to Wooden since he was coach during the time Sam Gilbert was paying players. There is no difference. If that standard applies to one, it applies to all, no? If a scrub like Seto is responsible for an agent paying Reggie Bush then the head coach oc a basketball team should be responsible for a booster paying his star players?

Now, my take is that neither Wooden nor Seto are guilty unless it’s proven they are. I honestly do believe Wooden had no knowledge of Gilbert’s cheating, just as I believe a lackey on the defensive coaching staff had no knowledge of Bush’s family getting a house. Further, I would think the Ucla compliance officers and their Athletic Dept would have performed a full cavity search of Seto to make sure there was nothing that linked him in the least to Bush.

But those children over there either can’t or won’t accept that. In their eyes Seto is guilty because he chose to be mentored by Carroll. End of story. And the disgusting display of petulant crying and screaming by a few of their “fans” just made the entire Bruin fanbase look bad. If I were a Bruin I would be ashamed right now.

The reason why Wooden didn’t like Tark is because he lost to him in high stakes poker games and would welch on the Markers.