Ask The AD

[apaladin]

with Mlax, Wlax and softball would have easily gapped the entertainment value of baseball

Uhhhh…..No.

[apaladin]

IMHO MLAX was not a bad decision. Its an up and coming sport, pretty exciting and great for a school like Dins

The issue was the coach... overpaid and did not produce results

with Mlax, Wlax and softball would have easily gapped the entertainment value of baseball which, lets be honest, never had a consisten run since its inception around 1000 years ago

Nobody gives a rats behind about LAX aside from a very very very small minority around here, and it will 100% never amount to squat around here that's why it folded, nobody cares. That sport belongs only on intermural fields and not wasting up a $5 million donation, maybe the total wine guy does not like basketball I don't know, would be better served to still be part of his net worth, it was a terrible idea and the results prove that. Now we have an actual need for arena renovations for something that could actually matter BIG TIME and can't come up with the cash?

Spot on! I’m afraid thanks to ED the Total Wine guy will never donate another dime to FU. I wouldn’t if I were him. A total slap in the face or FU. Again the decision to cut baseball and MLAX by ED was knee jerk, overreaction, unecessesary and will cost FU more in the long run.

[paladinfan12]

IMHO MLAX was not a bad decision. Its an up and coming sport, pretty exciting and great for a school like Dins

The issue was the coach... overpaid and did not produce results

with Mlax, Wlax and softball would have easily gapped the entertainment value of baseball which, lets be honest, never had a consisten run since its inception around 1000 years ago

Nobody gives a rats behind about LAX aside from a very very very small minority around here, and it will 100% never amount to squat around here that's why it folded, nobody cares. That sport belongs only on intermural fields and not wasting up a $5 million donation, maybe the total wine guy does not like basketball I don't know, would be better served to still be part of his net worth, it was a terrible idea and the results prove that. Now we have an actual need for arena renovations for something that could actually matter BIG TIME and can't come up with the cash?

Spot on! I’m afraid thanks to ED the Total Wine guy will never donate another dime to FU. I wouldn’t if I were him. A total slap in the face or FU. Again the decision to cut baseball and MLAX by ED was knee jerk, overreaction, unecessesary and will cost FU more in the long run.

Total Wine Guy (David Trone) is on the board of trustees and was part of the unanimous vote to cancel lax and baseball two years ago.

Unsure how some continue to think this decision was neither necessary nor transparent from the university.

[FU3]

There was nothing “unanimous” about this decision. There was a closing of the ranks after it was decided to move forward. This was an ED initiative that blind sided a number of stake holders including many in the Athletic Dept. management.She owns it for better or worse.

[apaladin]

There was nothing “unanimous” about this decision. There was a closing of the ranks after it was decided to move forward. This was an ED initiative that blind sided a number of stake holders including many in the Athletic Dept. management.She owns it for better or worse.

Absolutely!!!!!

[DungeonRealm]

IMHO MLAX was not a bad decision. Its an up and coming sport, pretty exciting and great for a school like Dins

The issue was the coach... overpaid and did not produce results

with Mlax, Wlax and softball would have easily gapped the entertainment value of baseball which, lets be honest, never had a consisten run since its inception around 1000 years ago

Nobody gives a rats behind about LAX aside from a very very very small minority around here, and it will 100% never amount to squat around here that's why it folded, nobody cares. That sport belongs only on intermural fields and not wasting up a $5 million donation, maybe the total wine guy does not like basketball I don't know, would be better served to still be part of his net worth, it was a terrible idea and the results prove that. Now we have an actual need for arena renovations for something that could actually matter BIG TIME and can't come up with the cash?

Spot on! I’m afraid thanks to ED the Total Wine guy will never donate another dime to FU. I wouldn’t if I were him. A total slap in the face or FU. Again the decision to cut baseball and MLAX by ED was knee jerk, overreaction, unecessesary and will cost FU more in the long run.

Total Wine Guy (David Trone) is on the board of trustees and was part of the unanimous vote to cancel lax and baseball two years ago.

Unsure how some continue to think this decision was neither necessary nor transparent from the university.

Man that $5 million would have been so huge for hoops, to bad it all disappeared into thin air with the failed lacrosse stunt

Guess its our own fault for not making the big dollar FU peeps care enough about hoops to this point over the years, just having to make up so much ground is not easy

[Affirm]

There was nothing “unanimous” about this decision. There was a closing of the ranks after it was decided to move forward. This was an ED initiative that blind sided a number of stake holders including many in the Athletic Dept. management.She owns it for better or worse.

Absolutely!!!!!

Repeating an untruth a billion times does not make it a truth.

[FU3]

Exactly what was untrue ? Unlike your never ending musings I base my statements on information from folks intimately familiar with how this process took place. Stick to your Pioneer League rants.

[Roundball]

What is our plan when the breakup of NCAA happens?

So like 2035??

Don't know and don't care right now, we got a lot more pressing things in the NOW to tend too lol

Our AD says no FBS teams are scheduling FCS teams for games after 2026. Did I hear that correctly? If so, we need to care now.

[apaladin]

What is our plan when the breakup of NCAA happens?

So like 2035??

Don't know and don't care right now, we got a lot more pressing things in the NOW to tend too lol

Our AD says no FBS teams are scheduling FCS teams for games after 2026. Did I hear that correctly? If so, we need to care now.

Not sure what he meant by that but 5 ACC and 6 SEC teams already have at least one FCS game scheduled between 2027-2029. Ex: Wofford is at Clempson in 2027.

[Sad Din]

Yikes... you'd think some of this could be curved out for Timmons?

[apaladin]

One would think.

[FurmanFan23]

After seeing stuff like that Tweet it makes me think that Furman has the resources but is waiting for someone else to pay.

[Affirm]

What is our plan when the breakup of NCAA happens?

So like 2035??

Don't know and don't care right now, we got a lot more pressing things in the NOW to tend too lol

Our AD says no FBS teams are scheduling FCS teams for games after 2026. Did I hear that correctly? If so, we need to care now.

Not sure what he meant by that but 5 ACC and 6 SEC teams already have at least one FCS game scheduled between 2027-2029. Ex: Wofford is at Clempson in 2027.

I guess what he meant is that as of now, no FBS are scheduling additional games against FCS, other than the ones already announced before now. The ones already announced are obviously “on the schedule”. Do not be surprised when any of the FBS-FCS match-ups already “on the schedule” get cancelled by the FBS school involved.

[Affirm]

After seeing stuff like that Tweet it makes me think that Furman has the resources but is waiting for someone else to pay.

Anyone out there who wants to pay is free to offer.