by Demon22 » Fri Feb 09, 2018 7:11 pm
What I like about this is that they've been fairly respectful. Love her or hate her, JLP is a DePaul alum, a multi-sport athlete, and a member of the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame. When I was a student-athlete, she was the assistant AD under Bill Bradshaw, and was probably the most popular person in the entire department. I didn't know anyone who had a bad word to say about her. Two weeks into my Freshman year, she knew my name and where I was from. She introduced herself to my parents one day, and she called them by name before I could even open my mouth. My team got home from a road trip late one night, and we found out she had made a phone call to make sure the cafeteria stayed open late for us.
She and her husband live across the street from the site of the old Alumni Hall. She's worked for the Athletic Department basically her whole life. She bleeds blue and red like few others do on this planet. So, yeah... I like her personally. And I KNOW that deep down, the way the Men's Basketball Program has struggled under her watch KILLS her. Every time I see her, she looks a little more defeated, and little more drained. I feel awful for her.
But yeah... it hasn't worked out. And it's time for fundamental changes. And I think those changes are coming. I just hope that when the time comes, the University finds a way to do right by her.