Jay getting ready to talk Tigue

[CrazyCajun]

Ricky Bustle is a good man

[Rougarou]

Scott Farmer = David Brent

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[CrazyCajun]

After reading all this insanity for the last few days, I've reached a conclusion. I don't consider myself a pro-Farmer guy, but I'm not as negative about him as some people. But there's an analogy that makes perfect sense to me:

Scott Farmer is to athletic director what Ricky Bustle was to head football coach.

Bustle did an admirable job of getting our football team out of the dark ages and back to decent. But every time we wanted that next step, it wouldn't come. No matter how bad we wanted that 8-4 season, we always got 6-6. There were early red flags, and a small group started calling for his job. Then we got stuck in several years of debate over whether he was the right person for the job or not. Then the red flags got bigger. McNeese and Western Kentucky made it obvious. It was time to move on to someone who had more capability to take the program to the next level.

Isn't the same thing playing out with the entire athletic department right now? Yes, there have been successes. We've made a lot of progress under Farmer. But many of us are hoping for us to reach the next level, and we aren't seeing. There have been small red flag and some calling for his head. Now the noise gets louder. Is the Tigue going to Farmer's equivalent of McNeese? I don't know.

One thing is for sure. I hope we are past the point where we call the same play four times in a row on first and goal from the 1.

Scott farmer is jerry Baldwin

[Zeebart21]

Scott farmer is jerry Baldwin

Damn. So, Scott has Karl Bernard on speed dial too???

Z

[CrazyCajun]

Damn. So, Scott has Karl Bernard on speed dial too???

Z

Probably Morris Bart... The dude is a total wreck

[cajunhawk]

Scott Farmer = David Brent

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Now you just nailed it on the head.

[CajunT]

Hud and Lotief are still here and the APC turned out great and RCAF was born and growing. The end results are ok, its how we got there that's the main issue?

Hud and Lotief are here because of Dr.Savoie bailing Farmer's backside out. Dr. Authement set up RCAF and the APC was going to be reduced because Farmer wouldn't go out and raise the increase in cost, Hud and RCAF raised the difference. As for vision, accomplishments and total funds raised, your answer is in the Alden report. It amazes me how many people haven't read it.

[moorecajun]

So maybe this will be the summer of discontent.

The past month has made me reconsider. I am not quite the antagonist some of you are but I feel a change may be necessary.

[ManAboutTown]

So maybe this will be the summer of discontent.

The past month has made me reconsider. I am not quite the antagonist some of you are but I feel a change may be necessary.

Antagonists? We're just out here telling the truth dawg..

[fanof71]

Hud and Lotief are here because of Dr.Savoie bailing Farmer's backside out. Dr. Authement set up RCAF and the APC was going to be reduced because Farmer wouldn't go out and raise the increase in cost, Hud and RCAF raised the difference. As for vision, accomplishments and total funds raised, your answer is in the Alden report. It amazes me how many people haven't read it.

T is right. In its totality, the Alden report was not just a road map for future success, but an indictment of the pi** poor job of not just Farmer and the AD dept, but marketing, merchandising, fund raising, broadcast, social media, pr, from the university and the athletic department. That report wasn't just suggestions, it was also a report on how not to be successful in today's college athletics. Much of the problems faced today can be traced directly back to Farmers office. He needs to go...

[CajunAmos]

Well at least we agree that any amount loaned was more than we could afford to pay from baseball revenues.

As to revenues, I think folks forget that there will be new revenue streams from the construction that don't currently exist. In addition to the 600-800 extra seats you have the suites that are purchased yearly. I remember when the Cajun Field construction discussions first began there was talk about how the suite revenue stream offsetting the construction costs over years. I don't remember how many Tony had mentioned would be part of the new Tigue construction, but for rough numbers if we say it's 6 suites averaging $200,000 for all of them them without the "extra" ticket revenue they would provide. i would think these would be rented under multi-year agreements as well.

As an example, I think LSU's suites are about $50K per year which comes with a single parking pass and I'd assume a number of tickets. The suites hold from 10-150, so I'd assume you have to buy additional tickets according to the suite size along with associated TAF as well as charges for any and food/beverage from the park caterer that is charged for each game/weekend. LSU has 27 suites, they are rented on three year terms.

[CajunNation]

... It amazes me how many people haven't read it.

T, they don't want to read it for fear of what is in it.