[NU Sports] Mark Murphy statement

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

Murphy probably hit a cultural void with Brett too.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: MHRJGScott at aol.com
> Having crossed the Rubicon 
>  
> I am afraid he lost everyone in Wisconsin (except Madison) with a reference  
> to classical literature.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/3/2008 5:13:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com writes:
> 
> STATEMENT BY PACKERS PRESIDENT/CEO MARK MURPHY---Sixteen years after  Brett 
> Favre came to the Packers, he is returning for a seventeenth season. He  has 
> had a great career with our organization and although we built this year  around 
> the assumption that Brett meant what he said about retiring, Brett is  coming 
> back. We will welcome him back and turn this situation to our  advantage. 
> Frankly, Brett's change of mind put us in a very difficult spot. We  now will 
> revise many actions and assumptions about our long-term future, all  predicated 
> on Brett's decision last March to retire. As a result of his  decision, we 
> invested considerably in a new and different future without Brett  and we were 
> obviously moving in that direction. That's why this wasn't easy.  Having crossed 
> the Rubicon once when Brett decided to retire, it's very  difficult to 
> reorient our plans and cross it again in the opposite direction -  but we'll put 
> this 
> to our advantage. Brett will be in camp tomorrow. Although  there has been 
> uncertainty regarding Brett's return, Ted Thompson and Coach  McCarthy had 
> previously discussed this and have had a plan in place. Coach  McCarthy will 
> talk 
> to the team and the quarterbacks about the plan moving  forward, and after he 
> has done that we will share it publicly. No matter what,  I look forward to 
> another successful season for the Packers and our fans. This  has been a tough 
> situation, but the Packers will make the most of  it.
> 
> 
> W. Weinbaum
> N.Y. Bureau  Producer
> 212-916-9864
> 
> >From GoodLink synchronized handheld  
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site  list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> 
> Administrative  Note:  Comcast has been bouncing a lot of list traffic 
> recently.   The problem appears to be intermittent and is on their end.  If you 
> get  
> bounced off the list, just  resubscribe.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? 
> Read reviews on AOL Autos.      
> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 
> )
> _______________________________________________
> nwu-sports site list
> nwu-sports at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/nwu-sports
> 
> Administrative Note:  Comcast has been bouncing a lot of list traffic recently.  
> The problem appears to be intermittent and is on their end.  If you get bounced 
> off the list, just resubscribe.