Davenport Fired

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#178
05_never_again said:
You sound like you are really well-informed on this, but I find it really hard to believe that she was fired purely or primarily because she simply was that bad at her job.

Executive-level people like this are usually only forced out for 1) some kind of gross misconduct or 2) they lose power struggles. She'd only been there a year too. It would make more sense if she had been there for many years and had a long list of questionable decisions she had made.
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Pushing a post-modernist, identity politics agenda too hard (sex week, anyone?) could certainly qualify as (1) - Gross Misconduct in Tennessee. We're pretty much a red state; could certainly see a significant amount of unhappiness at state legislature level if she was truly pushing the diversity/inclusion angle as hard as portrayed.

I'm not saying this isn't a Haslam thing...as I already mentioned, hard for us outsiders to tell which it is.

But it could be this instead.

It could even be both, in concert.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Pushing a post-modernist, identity politics agenda too hard (sex week, anyone?) could certainly qualify as (1) - Gross Misconduct in Tennessee. We're pretty much a red state; could certainly see a significant amount of unhappiness at state legislature level if she was truly pushing the diversity/inclusion angle as hard as portrayed.

I'm not saying this isn't a Haslam thing...as I already mentioned, hard for us outsiders to tell which it is.

But it could be this instead.

It could even be both, in concert.
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Red state. Not a red CAMPUS! Sister sent my niece there perfectly lucid. Graduated as a fire breathing tree embracing liberal.
 
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butchna said:
Red state. Not a red CAMPUS! Sister sent my niece there perfectly lucid. Graduated as a fire breathing tree embracing liberal.
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I know, brother. My daughters are coming out of Vanderbilt literally brainwashed on social, political, and economic issues. Colleges these days....
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Pushing a post-modernist, identity politics agenda too hard (sex week, anyone?) could certainly qualify as (1) - Gross Misconduct in Tennessee. We're pretty much a red state; could certainly see a significant amount of unhappiness at state legislature level if she was truly pushing the diversity/inclusion angle as hard as portrayed.

I'm not saying this isn't a Haslam thing...as I already mentioned, hard for us outsiders to tell which it is.

But it could be this instead.

It could even be both, in concert.
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By "gross misconduct" I mean something like Shumaker did (use university plane for personal trips, use university credit card for personal expenses, etc.). No evidence or even accusations she's done anything like that.

That stupid "Sex Week" thing been around for a while anyway. Why is she the one that has to take the axe for it? Seems like cover, IMO.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
I know, brother. My daughters are coming out of Vanderbilt literally brainwashed on social, political, and economic issues. Colleges these days....
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Please tell me they aren't yelling, "Anchor Down!" or "Show Your Gold!" at you...

Be strong, JP!
 
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05_never_again said:
By "gross misconduct" I mean something like Shumaker did (use university plane for personal trips, use university credit card for personal expenses, etc.). No evidence or even accusations she's done anything like that.

That stupid "Sex Week" thing been around for a while anyway If so, why is she the one that has to take the axe for it? Seems like cover, IMO.
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Yeah, you could be right. Not ruling out a Haslam play, here. Just saying, the state legislature could finally have had enough, IF it's true that she was single-mindedly pushing an identity politics agenda.

Boca Vol said:
Please tell me they aren't yelling, "Anchor Down!" or "Show Your Gold!" at you...

Be strong, JP!
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Heh, my one consolation in all this is that the girls could not possibly care less about Vandy athletics. They'll cheer the Vols, even while wearing a Vandy shirt. :good!:

They're just economic socialists, social liberals, and political post-modernist feminist group identity-focused goofballs. :)
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Heh, my one consolation in all this is that the girls could not possibly care less about Vandy athletics. They'll cheer the Vols, even while wearing a Vandy shirt. :good!:

They're just economic socialists, social liberals, and political post-modernist feminist group identity-focused goofballs. :)
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Heaven help you! :good!:
 
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I’m very curious to hear what some of the people in the know think regarding the decision to oust Davenport. I for one am concerned this is just another effort from the Haslams to reassert their presence through their wipping boy DiPietro.

This is merely my opinion, and I guess time will tell with the next appointment. The termination letter gave the most mind-boggling reasonings one could possibly pull out of their a**. I think that Davenport was fired for having the package to go against the powers that be for the betterment of the program. I also wonder of how this might affect Phil going forward. This is merely, my .$02 on the matter. Calling Atlanta Vol or anyone else who sincerely might know what’s really unfolding here. Flame away homies!

......This is such a Tennessee thing to do. **** the Haslams and DiPietro.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
I know, brother. My daughters are coming out of Vanderbilt literally brainwashed on social, political, and economic issues. Colleges these days....
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“If you aren’t a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart, but if you aren’t a middle-aged conservative, you have no head.”

-source unknown
 
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Tallman said:
rkyk said:
Fired her for poor communications, and hire her to teach communications????
:loco:[

DiPietro needs to be fired next. He is as inept as he says she was.
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He's announced his retirement I believe. Convenient since he would have been pushed aside by Bill Haslam for that spot anyway. Power play is in full swing.
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Clearly UT is setting the foundation of academic excellence. Cant wait to see it translate to the athletic department. Wait, nevermind.
 
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