''I was disappointed with the letter,'' she said. ''I wish he'd handled it a little differently.
''We're supremely supportive of our conference and our fellow schools. But at the same time, we can't destroy relationships that have been solid and good for us. We have a long-lasting relationship with Alabama A&M, a longstanding tradition. I feel the situation could have been handled better by them, but I think each institution should be left to decide how to react to it rather than getting a directive from him.''
A release from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, of which A&M is a member, virtually echoed Phillips' concerns.
''A professional courtesy call by the Ohio Valley Conference office to the Southwestern Athletic Conference office would have been appropriate before the demeaning and scathing memorandum recommending a boycott was sent,'' the release read. ''Any possibility of resolving the issue ended with the public circulation of the memorandum.''
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''We're supremely supportive of our conference and our fellow schools. But at the same time, we can't destroy relationships that have been solid and good for us. We have a long-lasting relationship with Alabama A&M, a longstanding tradition. I feel the situation could have been handled better by them, but I think each institution should be left to decide how to react to it rather than getting a directive from him.''
A release from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, of which A&M is a member, virtually echoed Phillips' concerns.
''A professional courtesy call by the Ohio Valley Conference office to the Southwestern Athletic Conference office would have been appropriate before the demeaning and scathing memorandum recommending a boycott was sent,'' the release read. ''Any possibility of resolving the issue ended with the public circulation of the memorandum.''
http://www.tennessean.com/sports/tsu/archives/04/02/47185220.shtml?Element_ID=47185220
