He threw bombs to blow up the bridge on his way out.
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Johnson slammed the school for its “incompetent” leadership, including four “awful” athletic directors — former Packers linebacker George Koonce, Rick Costello, Andy Geiger and current AD Amanda Braun. Johnson called Braun a “deplorable human being” who is “horribly under-qualified” and bad at her job.
In what was an extremely unpopular decision, Braun fired basketball coach Rob Jeter in March after 11 seasons that included a pair of Horizon League titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances. The Panthers rebounded from a 14-16 season in 2014-15 to win 20 games this past season.
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Milwaukee announced earlier this month Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan would take over as the Panthers’ head coach.
After making the NCAA Tournament in 2014, Milwaukee was hit with a one-year postseason ban due to a low Academic Progress Rate.
UPDATE: UWM responded Friday in a statement, saying Johnson’s comments were “unwarranted and unfair and are likely motivated by his own suspension from his position in February for making racially insensitive remarks during the broadcast of a Panther game. Johnson was allowed to return to his duties after apologizing to a player and the coach of an opposing team.”
