Cajun Field: UL's Maggard wants 'Wow Effect' function

[ULvictory]

Well you didn’t want some people to give opinions on how to hold a certain coach accountable, so I’m sure you’d love for this board to shut down so us common folks can’t speak up.

Didn’t you hear? Pagin is nothing but a bunch of negative fans who have an agenda. We are just miserable people who aren’t loyal enough to the school.

Sorry, not gonna take marching orders from people who strive for mediocrity and underachievement. If they don’t like negativity and holding people accountable for not doing their jobs, they don’t have to come here and read.

[CrazyCajun]

Well you didn’t want some people to give opinions on how to hold a certain coach accountable, so I’m sure you’d love for this board to shut down so us common folks can’t speak up.

No problem with opinions..some of you have a problem when people have a different one..and when people disagree it turns into “me not wanting you to give an opinion”

[talktomewillis]

Didn't you hear? Pagin is nothing but a bunch of negative fans who have an agenda. We are just miserable people who aren't loyal enough to the school.

Sorry, not gonna take marching orders from people who strive for mediocrity and underachievement. If they don't like negativity and holding people accountable for not doing their jobs, they don't have to come here and read.

I'd love to know what "holding people accountable" means. Is that fussing on a message board? If you are holding a coach accountable does he get put on notice by the administration?

We all want excellence. No one wants mediocrity. But I'm not getting how we have the power to hold coaches accountable.

Athletic Directors and administrators do that. We just beech a lot.

[ULvictory]

I'd love to know what "holding people accountable" means. Is that fussing on a message board? If you are holding a coach accountable does he get put on notice by the administration?

We all want excellence. No one wants mediocrity. But I'm not getting how we have the power to hold coaches accountable.

Athletic Directors and administrators do that. We just beech a lot.

Fussing on a message board is venting frustration. That’s a very small part of it. But the people on this board have justification for calling out underachievement if it’s staring at us right in the face. What you saw with attendance numbers in football a year ago is holding coaches accountable. Lowering donations to an athletic foundation while venting frustrations is bringing about accountability.

Whether or not the administration hears or sees what is posted here doesn’t change the fact that fans have a right to express their views here about a coach or a team if they feel they’re not delivering up to their potential. While I don’t always enjoy negativity, I won’t be afraid to express my concern when I watch underachievement.

[Cajunsmike]

I'd love to know what "holding people accountable" means. Is that fussing on a message board? If you are holding a coach accountable does he get put on notice by the administration?

We all want excellence. No one wants mediocrity. But I'm not getting how we have the power to hold coaches accountable.

Athletic Directors and administrators do that. We just beech a lot.

Those AD’s and administrators responded when the fans speak in large numbers. Some times that occurs here and sometimes it occurs when enough people stay home. You are right though in that we generally have little ability to hold people accountable. Especially on a game by game basis. I often laugh when someone posts a performance was not acceptable. What power do we have to make the next outing acceptable. However I have come to realize that venting occurs here which allows frustration to be relieved. There is a benefit to that.

[Turbine]

rack and opinion steering keeps you nimble and agile.

[talktomewillis]

Those AD’s and administrators responded when the fans speak in large numbers. Some times that occurs here and sometimes it occurs when enough people stay home. You are right though in that we generally have little ability to hold people accountable. Especially on a game by game basis. I often laugh when someone posts a performance was not acceptable. What power do we have to make the next outing acceptable. However I have come to realize that venting occurs here which allows frustration to be relieved. There is a benefit to that.

Absolutely correct. But let's call it what it is. It's relieving frustration. To call it "holding coaches accountable" makes it sound as though we have authority.

We do not.

[CajunVic]

I'd love to know what "holding people accountable" means. Is that fussing on a message board? If you are holding a coach accountable does he get put on notice by the administration?

We all want excellence. No one wants mediocrity. But I'm not getting how we have the power to hold coaches accountable.

Athletic Directors and administrators do that. We just beech a lot.

"Holding people accountable" comes about the second cup of coffee every morning. It's a process.

Dr Maggard gets on line every morning and enjoys his first cup of coffee with the Dailey Advertiser.

Than he gets a second cup of coffee and peruses Ragin Pagin to see who is on the list to be held accountable and what needs to be fixed at our great university.

That is how it works. I can't believe everyone doesn't know this by now. That is surely the only way that he could have made all of the strategic moves that he has made since getting here - on an all informed basis.

Keep up the good work Dr. Maggard.

[ULvictory]

Absolutely correct. But let's call it what it is. It's relieving frustration. To call it "holding coaches accountable" makes it sound as though we have authority.

We do not.

Oh, come on now. You know what I meant. I’m not saying we have some “authority.”

Fine. “Constructive criticism” is what I should’ve stated.

[talktomewillis]

Oh, come on now. You know what I meant. I’m not saying we have some “authority.”

Fine. “Constructive criticism” is what I should’ve stated.

A much better use of semantics. Although I'm not sure I'd always use the term "Constructive." In fact, I wouldn't use it that often....:-)

[Turbine]

"Holding people accountable" comes about the second cup of coffee every morning. It's a process.

Dr Maggard gets on line every morning and enjoys his first cup of coffee with the Dailey Advertiser.

Than he gets a second cup of coffee and peruses Ragin Pagin to see who is on the list to be held accountable and what needs to be fixed at our great university.

That is how it works. I can't believe everyone doesn't know this by now. That is surely the only way that he could have had made all of the strategic moves that he has made since getting here - on an all informed basis.

Keep up the good work Dr. Maggard.

He has made some really good moves.

I hold him accountable for those really good moves.

[Duckster]

6 days a year?

I want a 24/7/365 Coffee shop.

With a drive thru!