He’s the Athletic Director. You can’t possibly expect him to turn around address every childish concern and outburst that some people will display in public. The AD and head coach was harassed daily in games (by our own fans), pestered repeatedly on phone calls and emails (I feel bad for the secretary), deal with silly newspaper ads and billboards, etc. etc. etc.
He’s not an idiot. He knew that folks were upset about the trajectory of our basketball program. But what did you expect him to say at the time? “By jove, you’re right Dan. [Redacted] is truly an abysmal coach. I shall fire him right now in the middle of the season”
There’s a time and place for everything.
No. I expect him to say "No, we are not happy with the results we are seeing on the court and neither is our coach. We continue to assess the situation and fully expect to see improvement. Wake Forest expects excellence from all of our coaches and players... blah blah blah" You know, normal, reasonable comments from the AD of a school that expects success from its flagship program.