Wow. So Bobs position was eliminated with no severance...

[forestdepth]

On B&B he said he would not be back filled and he has no more checks coming in. Shame, shame Cohen. ******.

 

[AFDawg]

That's not exactly what he said. Bob decided to leave. They decided not to try to replace him--which would be very hard to do--and instead hire another sports information person. He was not fired or otherwise laid off.

 

[FreeDawg]

Bob is a good guy and this opinion is in no way a reflection of him or the job he did: I do not like “in-house” beat guys. If everyone has an in-house beat guy, and that’s the direction we’re going, there will be no objectivity left. That combined with declining newspapers.

 

[tatedog]

On B&B he said he would not be back filled and he has no more checks coming in. Shame, shame Cohen. ******.

At least Cohen had the decency to not do this while tossing him out on his ***.**

 

[Len2003]

He made the decision to leave, so he wouldn’t get severance in that case.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Getting a severance when you quit would be cool tho

 

[forestdepth]

He made the decision to leave, so he wouldn’t get severance in that case.

If you were told your position was being eliminated that would most certainly be a discharge...

 

[ronpolk]

So did he quit or get laid-off (or fired)?

 

[AFDawg]

He quit, and the department -then- decided to change the position.

 

[tatedog]

He quit, and the department -then- decided to change the position.

It's so much sexier to imagine Cohen **** canning one of the lower paid people in the department to save a few dollars though.**

 

[Len2003]

The way he has explained it, they decided not to fill the position after he made the decision to leave. Do you have insider information to the contrary?

 

[ronpolk]

He quit, and the department -then- decided to change the position.

So, did the person who started this thread want to start **** or does he not see the difference in someone quitting vs someone being laid-off with no severance?

 

[SyonaraStanz]

Brian did say on the B&B show last week "you lost your job." That made me wonder if he let something slip.

 

[Ishmael]

Bob is a good guy and this opinion is in no way a reflection of him or the job he did: I do not like “in-house” beat guys. If everyone has an in-house beat guy, and that’s the direction we’re going, there will be no objectivity left. That combined with declining newspapers.

Agree completely. I rarely read anything he did because they all seemed like PR pieces. Don’t get me wrong, they were really well done, and I enjoyed the ones I read, but I generally prefer to read pieces written by people not paid by the team they “cover.” For the same reason, I generally don’t listen to Chris Vernon on the Grizz anymore.

 

[HamSammich]

I just tried to quit my job and asked for a severance package. They said no so I rescinded my voluntary resignation.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

I loved it. He was/is a great storyteller and had great articles. I always enjoyed the behind the scenes looks like Omaha and a coach’s first 24 hours.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

Seems like Verno has been a little more critical lately. But I agree.

 

[NoMoralVictories]

I just tried to quit my job and asked for a severance package. They said no so I rescinded my voluntary resignation.

Sounds like a good move to try when I run out of vacation time.

 

[HD6]

This is the correct answer. Bob decided to leave and the university decided after to create a new position rather than fill his old one.

 

[Chesusdog]

I'm gonna take a guess that they just came to the stir the proverbial **** while lacking the real world acumen to understand the differences between being fired, laid off, or quitting.

 

[Crucifictorious]

I only ever read the features on specific athletes. Those were good. I had no desire to read his breakdown of a game because it was coming from within the Department and I knew they would not let him be truly honest about things. But his features were great.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

So, did the person who started this thread want to start **** or does he not see the difference in someone quitting vs someone being laid-off with no severance?

I found the OP’s picture.
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[JoMo MoJo]

there will be no objectivity left. That combined with declining newspapers.

We have plenty of objectivity covering MS State Athletics. We need more “in-house” guys.

 

[AssEndDawg]

If you were told your position was being eliminated that would most certainly be a discharge...

You seem too think to understand this so let me try again....

BOB QUIT HIS JOB! Voluntarily. Quit being a dick. AFTER he quit his job Cohen looked at the position, like all good companies do when they have a change, and decided not to refill that position and instead to use those funds for something else. My department almost never rehires positions, instead we always reconsider and shift when someone leaves. It's smart business. I somewhat suspect that he didn't have anyone in mind that could do it the way Bob did and decided not to rush into a hire, especially in the middle of Summer with nothing happening, and just wait until he felt it was time to do it again, if ever.

Quit stirring up **** with your stupidity!