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<blockquote data-quote="dtm1997" data-source="post: 483600" data-attributes="member: 572"><p>Despite this post being very long, I've made the effort to read it all. Here are my thoughts & responses:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I entered GT on the tail end of the Homer Rice era, but I know he did great things at GT.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I agree with you calling his successors the Three Stooges, as you can probably tell by my avatar and the fact I call Sasquatch's predecessor LazyAD and don't refer to them by name.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I'm glad you haven't given up on Stansbury, nor should you. If you're seeking the closest thing to the second coming of Homer Rice, he's arrived and, quite frankly, it's pretty self-evident. He views Homer Rice as his mentor. Full stop. He's implemented the Everyday Champions program, which is built on the underpinnings of the Total Person Program. You can review it here at your leisure. <a href="http://ramblinwreck.com/everydaychampions/" target="_blank">http://ramblinwreck.com/everydaychampions/</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I no longer hold Bud in any sort of esteem, but I'm guessing it's for different reasons than most. I agree he does not seem to support athletics outside of glad handing people at games.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Stansbury does talk about competing for championships, but I firmly disagree on you continuing to call it rhetoric. He's painting a clear vision and taking clear action to build the foundation needed to do exactly that. There's no magic switch to flip. It will take several years to raise the war chest, upgrade the facilities, and put appropriate resources behind our programs. If it was rhetoric, now, then, or in the future, he wouldn't be on the road chasing after these efforts.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I'm not going to remark on coaching changes. This dialogue is off track enough from the thread topic and I'd like to think it's too soon to bring that concept up in terms of GT basketball and I'm certainly not going to bring other sports in the this forum.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Duly noted. You've donated for longer than I have because I've only donated every year since I graduated, which was 1997 (Maybe 1993 if you count Roll Call). I'll assume that wasn't some sort of enormously condescending remark in a veiled attempt to put me in my place or something.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Can't say I blame you for cutting your donation during the Sasquatch era, but let's be clear on something. College athletics, through its ups & downs, is a passion project. By choking off resources, tell me how you can expect improvement? You certainly don't put yourself in position to demand it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Glad to hear you've started donating again. It'd be nice if you donated at your previous level, but the important thing to me is that folks do something.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Regarding Development, their job is to tailor your philanthropy to GT based on your preferences. If GT athletics is your preference, trust me, they'll oblige. If you're disappointed in Bud's lack of support, maybe you should consider sending a message that you won't donate to the academic side until you see the academic side get on board with supporting GT athletics.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ironically, I've seen more & more remarks about increased GTAA outreach to people. A thread was started on another board today by [USER=3240]@crut[/USER] mentioning a moment of hope. Does it need to continue to improve? Yes. Have I personally seen changes in a positive direction? Yes. Does my contact in Development support the efforts of Athletics and my personal interest in it? Yes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The next 24 months are important. Stansbury has set forth an extremely clear vision & scope towards increasing resources and improving facilities. He's planted a flag for us to rally around. It's not as if you and everyone else don't know that AI 2020 is out there. The question is whether we are going to to collectively step up to the plate and support getting GT athletics to some level of equal footing with all of these other programs that have invested heavily or are we going to sit here and say "the GTAA hasn't called me" or "I'm not giving because the teams aren't winning enough" or "They're not getting my money because Coach X needs to go".</li> </ol><p>The choice is yours (meaning everyone here, not you, [USER=630]@jacketup[/USER], specifically). Rally around our best hope of leadership capable of amassing the resources GT Athletics needs to compete in modern college athletics or go away and don't come back around with complaints, philosophies, platitudes or sanctimony, if you choose to not get with the cause. </p><p></p><p>Below is the link to donate... in case anyone missed it previously.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://gtathl.com/2020/" target="_blank">http://gtathl.com/2020/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtm1997, post: 483600, member: 572"] Despite this post being very long, I've made the effort to read it all. Here are my thoughts & responses: [LIST=1] [*]I entered GT on the tail end of the Homer Rice era, but I know he did great things at GT. [*]I agree with you calling his successors the Three Stooges, as you can probably tell by my avatar and the fact I call Sasquatch's predecessor LazyAD and don't refer to them by name. [*]I'm glad you haven't given up on Stansbury, nor should you. If you're seeking the closest thing to the second coming of Homer Rice, he's arrived and, quite frankly, it's pretty self-evident. He views Homer Rice as his mentor. Full stop. He's implemented the Everyday Champions program, which is built on the underpinnings of the Total Person Program. You can review it here at your leisure. [URL]http://ramblinwreck.com/everydaychampions/[/URL] [*]I no longer hold Bud in any sort of esteem, but I'm guessing it's for different reasons than most. I agree he does not seem to support athletics outside of glad handing people at games. [*]Stansbury does talk about competing for championships, but I firmly disagree on you continuing to call it rhetoric. He's painting a clear vision and taking clear action to build the foundation needed to do exactly that. There's no magic switch to flip. It will take several years to raise the war chest, upgrade the facilities, and put appropriate resources behind our programs. If it was rhetoric, now, then, or in the future, he wouldn't be on the road chasing after these efforts. [*]I'm not going to remark on coaching changes. This dialogue is off track enough from the thread topic and I'd like to think it's too soon to bring that concept up in terms of GT basketball and I'm certainly not going to bring other sports in the this forum. [*]Duly noted. You've donated for longer than I have because I've only donated every year since I graduated, which was 1997 (Maybe 1993 if you count Roll Call). I'll assume that wasn't some sort of enormously condescending remark in a veiled attempt to put me in my place or something. [*]Can't say I blame you for cutting your donation during the Sasquatch era, but let's be clear on something. College athletics, through its ups & downs, is a passion project. By choking off resources, tell me how you can expect improvement? You certainly don't put yourself in position to demand it. [*]Glad to hear you've started donating again. It'd be nice if you donated at your previous level, but the important thing to me is that folks do something. [*]Regarding Development, their job is to tailor your philanthropy to GT based on your preferences. If GT athletics is your preference, trust me, they'll oblige. If you're disappointed in Bud's lack of support, maybe you should consider sending a message that you won't donate to the academic side until you see the academic side get on board with supporting GT athletics. [*]Ironically, I've seen more & more remarks about increased GTAA outreach to people. A thread was started on another board today by [USER=3240]@crut[/USER] mentioning a moment of hope. Does it need to continue to improve? Yes. Have I personally seen changes in a positive direction? Yes. Does my contact in Development support the efforts of Athletics and my personal interest in it? Yes. [*]The next 24 months are important. Stansbury has set forth an extremely clear vision & scope towards increasing resources and improving facilities. He's planted a flag for us to rally around. It's not as if you and everyone else don't know that AI 2020 is out there. The question is whether we are going to to collectively step up to the plate and support getting GT athletics to some level of equal footing with all of these other programs that have invested heavily or are we going to sit here and say "the GTAA hasn't called me" or "I'm not giving because the teams aren't winning enough" or "They're not getting my money because Coach X needs to go". [/LIST] The choice is yours (meaning everyone here, not you, [USER=630]@jacketup[/USER], specifically). Rally around our best hope of leadership capable of amassing the resources GT Athletics needs to compete in modern college athletics or go away and don't come back around with complaints, philosophies, platitudes or sanctimony, if you choose to not get with the cause. Below is the link to donate... in case anyone missed it previously. [URL]http://gtathl.com/2020/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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