re: nevermind

I think Alleva actually played the whole thing pretty well, with a couple of exceptions. One, he didn't count on word leaking out the way it did. That may or may not have been his fault, depending on where the leak actually originated. If the leak came from the AD's office, then that's a pretty major frickup but either way he should have had a contingency plan for it, which leads me to number two. Once word did leak out, he did nothing to try to downplay public opinion. Even if he had to lie and give Les the dreaded vote of confidence, that would have been better than silence. If something is written or said by the media and you don't deny it, everyone will assume it's true. Would have been much better to keep the cat in the bag (if possible) and then on Sunday rip the band-aid off quickly and cleanly.