Yes, he was. He was basically told to find a new job. They didn't stop employment but they gave him an "end" date.

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During the Sweet 16/Elite 8 run, Pat was still working the Men's Volleyball home matches on the PA. I ran into him just after the loss to Michigan at the team hotel and I presume he was still with the team.

That just sucks.

No severance....not his choice,,,,,,and to put it in perspective Pat pre-dates Sr. Jean by 8 years and post dates Tom Hitcho by 8 which I think puts Pat in around the early 80's... This has taken some of the shine off the season for me...Ya know I rooted for the Ramblers as hard in an empty gym during a bad season as I did this year on the way to the Final Four..LU will always be more than a basketball team to me....I hope LU does not lose its way on the road to athletic renewal. If there was indeed a legitimate reason for dismissing Pat along the lines of a new business model for the athletic department....1. LU should have announced it publicly with a tip of the hat to Pat and 2. Also 30 years seems like it deserves something in terms of severance pay........Brot you brought up the morality of it....cant argue with that . Hope my Ethics 101 class wasnt a scam.

I'm sure Go has a source for his statement that this was in the works before Porter's contract was being renegotiated, but I don't understand what the rationale for the move was otherwise.
I hope Pat will still do the PA announcing on a freelance arrangement but that seems doubtful.

This is the part that bothers me quite a bit. When someone has dedicated so much of his life to something, he deserves recognition and thanks--not rumors on the internet and a silent employer. Just a bad look.

Agreed. Well said.

A lot of good posts here. Just wanted to thank Pat for everything he's done at Loyola, and like swella said, I do hope he remains involved. (Wasn't there a time several years ago when Pat was employed elsewhere but was still doing PA?) Like others, I am disappointed to hear that it was not amicable.

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We should rename this thread to "B". Or add the "C" in Schultz. Lol.

Yes, you'd think Loyola was a moral institution. That is a front. No severance. No real reason they got rid of him other than wanting to bring in their own people. They've been giving him a hard time for a while now. Seems as though the final 4 finally gave them the ability to go through with it.