but for the most part people were like well i don 't like it uh it 's not something i prefer to do but i understand the reasoning and i think part of the attitude is that i think TI went to really great lengths in communicating and tried to prepare them and and tell them why and you know they didn 't just announce it without really any forethought
TI tried to prepare people for what was happening because he knew that his reputation would be smeared .