Above average: UL football season in review

[zephyr]

_ I am looking at it as make a big hire now and it will benefit financially later. I just feel this administration needs to do something to show we are serious about winning at the FBS level and I have yet to see anything. I haven't seen them be serious about any sport. Softball and baseball have been able to flourish despite the admin. _

If Bustle was at the end of his contract, I'd agree with you. However, his buyout presents a much larger wager than this university can afford to expend IMO. These other projects are in place enhance our visibility to both fans and recruits. Hiring a new coach which will certainly cost us a lot more and his assistants along with Bustle's buyout would be a very large expenditure considering the financial times of both the economy and the university. If they make the wrong decision (even if it looks like they make a good hire) and the next coach fails, you've now set up to where you would have to keep someone who puts the program in a similar position but at a higher pricetag. That can keep a program like ours down for quite a while. Everybody makes it sound like lets just go throw money at some quality guy out there but I just don't think it is that easy......yet.

[Just1More]

_ If Bustle was at the end of his contract, I'd agree with you. However, his buyout presents a much larger wager than this university can afford to expend IMO. These other projects are in place enhance our visibility to both fans and recruits. Hiring a new coach which will certainly cost us a lot more and his assistants along with Bustle's buyout would be a very large expenditure considering the financial times of both the economy and the university. If they make the wrong decision (even if it looks like they make a good hire) and the next coach fails, you've now set up to where you would have to keep someone who puts the program in a similar position but at a higher pricetag. That can keep a program like ours down for quite a while. Everybody makes it sound like lets just go throw money at some quality guy out there but I just don't think it is that easy......yet. _

We have no hope whatsoever of "swapping out" coaches... and be secure in the knowledge that we have eliminated our old selection methods and installed a new productive method. It is comically ridiculous to speculate on a coaching change that will actually be a progress step... unless and until we have the right private funding system in place.

Please help spread this axiom... it is not the funds that are the driving force behind a private funding system... it is the private minds that get infused into the program. Money is a product of this system that is secondary to the reasoning for the system. Our program would not have to rely solely on the public employees' operation of the system when private entities become stakeholders. A body of private people do not accept pathological failure. Money is only one tool in "these" people's toolshed. If more people would adopt this understanding of private funding, we would stop arguing about its potential limits financially. Theoretically, there is no monetary limit. It is like saying "how many fans could we have for our program?". The admin has to believe that they will gain more than they will suffer for hosting an aggressive system. They have veto power... I simply do not know why they don't go full tilt.

I do not yet know what it means that Dr. Savoie is "passionate" about football. "Passionate" is like "awesome"... I've heard it used in a wide range of emotional expressions. "Bubblegum is awesome. I've got a passion for bubblegum. It is just bubblegum, however... and it shouldn't cost more than 2 cents." Or... "That girl is awesome. I have a passion for that girl. I'd... just to... " Well, you understand... there's passion... and then there's PASSION!

[zephyr]

_ We have no hope whatsoever of "swapping out" coaches... and be secure in the knowledge that we have eliminated our old selection methods and installed a new productive method. It is comically ridiculous to speculate on a coaching change that will actually be a progress step... unless and until we have the right private funding system in place.

Please help spread this axiom... it is not the funds that are the driving force behind a private funding system... it is the private minds that get infused into the program. Money is a product of this system that is secondary to the reasoning for the system. Our program would not have to rely solely on the public employees' operation of the system when private entities become stakeholders. A body of private people do not accept pathological failure. Money is only one tool in "these" people's toolshed. If more people would adopt this understanding of private funding, we would stop arguing about its potential limits financially. Theoretically, there is no monetary limit. It is like saying "how many fans could we have for our program?". The admin has to believe that they will gain more than they will suffer for hosting an aggressive system. They have veto power... I simply do not know why they don't go full tilt.

I do not yet know what it means that Dr. Savoie is "passionate" about football. "Passionate" is like "awesome"... I've heard it used in a wide range of emotional expressions. "Bubblegum is awesome. I've got a passion for bubblegum. It is just bubblegum, however... and it shouldn't cost more than 2 cents." Or... "That girl is awesome. I have a passion for that girl. I'd... just to... " Well, you understand... there's passion... and then there's PASSION! _

Well then we need to get the community to support the program more than it has. I think we can agree that the budget associated with our school system and its hinderance on our athletic budget is a fixed issue that will likely never go away. The main variable in the equation, like you say, is the RCAF or private funding. However, it would be nice to see many out there step up and start supporting the program. There has to be more done on our part to help this program.

[shof]

_ Well then we need to get the community to support the program more than it has. I think we can agree that the budget associated with our school system and its hinderance on our athletic budget is a fixed issue that will likely never go away. The main variable in the equation, like you say, is the RCAF or private funding. However, it would be nice to see many out there step up and start supporting the program. There has to be more done on our part to help this program. _

Seems like we are all chasing our tail here. I'd like to see the community step up and support the program as well; but we desparately need Dr Savoie to come out publicly and state in no uncertain terms that he supports and wants a viable D1 program and that he will do everything within his power and influence to make that happen. Then and only then will you see the community begin to rally. JMO.

[zephyr]

_ Seems like we are all chasing our tail here. I'd like to see the community step up and support the program as well; but we desparately need Dr Savoie to come out publicly and state in no uncertain terms that he supports and wants a viable D1 program and that he will do everything within his power and influence to make that happen. Then and only then will you see the community begin to rally. JMO. _

But he has stated this..numerous times. Sure many of those were when they were in the middle of posturing for the presidency but he has also stated many times since then that athletics will be a major focus of allocated funds. Why do we need a press conference or newspaper article to make fans understand this. I think hiring Scott Farmer and Dr. Savoie being brought in have shown many fans that the university is taking a major step forward in developing our program. Once the results from the review board are handed out, I think they will have a clear understanding of what our focus needs to be on.