Wren Baker in hot water

[Jonnyeagle]

 

[UNTLifer]

No he isn’t. Stop with the clickbait titles. 

[jtm0097]

"Bob Huggins is regretting his decision to resign and wants his job back"

Or the real headline here, "Bob Huggins is an alcoholic and needs help"

[greenminer]

Dude Wren ain’t in hot water.

[Jonnyeagle]

26 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

No he isn’t. Stop with the clickbait titles. 

Have you read the letter? This is not some bullshit accusation, this law firm is very well respected and isn’t jumping in this if there is not a very good chance they will win.  Not a good situation for Wren nonetheless.

[eternalmtg]

I wouldn't say he's in hot water but man, this is the best example of "The grass isn't always greener on the other side" as I've seen as of late.

[Glory to the Green]

He’s not going to be the coach for WVU again. I don’t know the details of his contract, but my guess is a resignation forfeits some of his salary. He wants some of that money back AND the opportunity to save face.  Regardless, this isn’t a great situation for anyone involved…except for the Big XII opponents. 😂😂

[TheColonyEagle]

They’ll settle and pay him off….

that’s one thing Wren DOESNT have to worry about. Having enough $$ to make things like this go away. 

Edited July 9, 2023 by TheColonyEagle

[untphd]

It's all about the money.

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Have you read the letter? This is not some bullshit accusation, this law firm is very well respected and isn’t jumping in this if there is not a very good chance they will win.  Not a good situation for Wren nonetheless.

I think you have a different definition to "in hot water" than most people here.

[NT93]

“In hot water”

[DentonLurker]

3 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

This is not some bullshit accusation, this law firm is very well respected and isn’t jumping in this if there is not a very good chance they will win.

This is such crap. Law firms, even “respected ones,” take crap cases on behalf of their clients all the time.

[UNTLifer]

4 hours ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Have you read the letter? This is not some bullshit accusation, this law firm is very well respected and isn’t jumping in this if there is not a very good chance they will win.  Not a good situation for Wren nonetheless.

This also has nothing to do with our football program or our university. Why is it in this thread. 

[Greenrex]

Wren Baker in hot water no longer affiliated with the University of North Texas.
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[greenminer]

How about a thread about the good that Jared is doing?

[emmitt01]

[meangreenfaninno]

 

[Mike Jackson]

4 hours ago, DentonLurker said:

This is such crap. Law firms, even “respected ones,” take crap cases on behalf of their clients all the time.

Exactly, just like bookies to a certain extent they don’t care about the quality of the bet as long as the house wins over time.  They charging retainer fees regardless.  I hate he is struggling with alcoholism but it is time for him to transition to a less stressful role.  He shouldn’t need the money at this point in his career either.  

[outoftown]

I do think Wren Bakers seat at WVU is getting slightly less well air conditioned. But it has fairly little to do with Huggins. That one really didn't leave him with much choice.

It has more to do with him having retained the football coach and as a result now partially owning Neal Browns results.

Edited July 10, 2023 by outoftown

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Baker is certainly feeling heat. He retained a football coach that many wanted gone (sound familar...Tony Benford, anyone?). He has now handled the firing of a long time HOF coach with assumptions and poor communication. 

But it certainly is fitting... with all the dodging and ducking he did here. 

[Tommy Gadberry]

His seat is definitely heating up for sure.

[DentonLurker]

Meh, I think he’s only on the hot seat in the minds of fans who think every time there’s an ounce of drama that someone is on the hot seat. There’s no way that all the power players at WVU weren’t involved in every step of this whole thing. This is just a coach trying to get a few more $’s.

[NT93]

“In hot water” and “on the hot seat” are different.  The former means he is in big trouble and the latter means he’s in danger of losing his job…being overly simplistic of course.

Example:  SL was often on the hot seat, but he was never in hot water.

Edited July 10, 2023 by NT93

[DentonLurker]

On the hot seat… In hot water… he’s neither

[NT93]

8 minutes ago, DentonLurker said:

On the hot seat… In hot water… he’s neither

I agree