TIGUE UPDATE?

[ManAboutTown]

Your humor objective...

Burn of the century, of the week.

[31Ragin97]

We are going to borrow 14 million dollars in this political and fiscal environment in this State to renovate a baseball stadium.....T Joe best break out his fire resistant suit.

if it's borrowed, it isn't tax payer funded, or is it? isn't that the usual mantra of others......

[cajunhawk]

if it's borrowed, it isn't tax payer funded, or is it? isn't that the usual mantra of others......

If they can't raise anything, it will have to come from the Athletic budget...which means less to pay coaches, less to travel, less of everything. Such ____ poor planning has to be grounds for termination, but we all know...extensions are on the way. Every man a king.

[CharlieK]

I guess it's hard to remember sometimes that as a public university this is essentially a government institution. And those are always a den of incompetence, waste, missed opportunities, politics, etc. We get attached to our school, and project our views of the area onto the school. It's a "can do" area. It's an area of individuals who have by hook or crook made themselves successful. Against all odds. Because the school is so intertwined into our culture, we want to think that it has this limitless potential....since we have seen what our community has done against all the odds. But at the end of the day this is just a government institution, existing in a state with even more than the usual toxic politics, and a long, long history of dysfunction. So we have a number of incompetents in key positions...and a leader who has to constantly play the politics. I'm not saying we should be happy....I'm just 0% surprised this has turned out this way. I don't expect the DNV to operate efficiently, and I'm not surprised when this school does not. Highly disappointed, but not surprised.

[ManAboutTown]

For once we agree.. A $14 thousand loan is not going to get this done..... Who is responsible for this. I want his head

Don't ever agree with me.. ever. Not even with attempted humor.
Hang in your pack of sheeple, far far away from me. Follow your sheppard into the SLC..

[CrazyCajun]

I understand that but if you look at this as one project and not just phases. Who said, "yeah let's demo a parking lot and take down some fencing, that will get r done"? Someone in charge of the financials of this project needs to be removed from their position.

I'm in agreement with you on that... Remember a couple weeks ago when a group of us were telling everyone something was wrong? And that the construction taking place was smoke and mirrors? We were called faceless buffoons and liars? Nobody would believe anything was wrong unless named sources were given?

[CajunAmos]

If they can't raise anything, it will have to come from the Athletic budget...which means less to pay coaches, less to travel, less of everything. Such ____ poor planning has to be grounds for termination, but we all know...extensions are on the way. Every man a king.

I do think the intent was to use suite sales at the stadium to offset some of the construction costs, just as was planned for the Cajun field renovations.

[cajunhawk]

I do think the intent was to use suite sales at the stadium to offset some of the construction costs, just as was planned for the Cajun field renovations.

Wouldn't that be something to communicate?

[anhil8tor]

Wouldn't it be a 14 million dollar loan?


Also, the fact that there is not a word about this speaks volumes in my opinion. How can Dan McDonald, Buckey and Luke not say a word about it? How come KATC and KLFY aren't at the field questioning it? I have to believe they have word to stand down.

If Farmer makes it out of this it speaks volumes to not only the faceless buffoons of this board but every season ticket holder and fan of this great university. Someone better say something soon because the longer it waits.. the worse it will be.

[ManAboutTown]

I guess it's hard to remember sometimes that as a public university this is essentially a government institution. And those are always a den of incompetence, waste, missed opportunities, politics, etc. We get attached to our school, and project our views of the area onto the school. It's a "can do" area. It's an area of individuals who have by hook or crook made themselves successful. Against all odds. Because the school is so intertwined into our culture, we want to think that it has this limitless potential....since we have seen what our community has done against all the odds. But at the end of the day this is just a government institution, existing in a state with even more than the usual toxic politics, and a long, long history of dysfunction. So we have a number of incompetents in key positions...and a leader who has to constantly play the politics. I'm not saying we should be happy....I'm just 0% surprised this has turned out this way. I don't expect the DNV to operate efficiently, and I'm not surprised when this school does not. Highly disappointed, but not surprised.

Great thoughts. I agree. For everything though, I thought we'd get this right. I really did. I thought Robe had been screwed around with enough, and I thought Farmer would realize the magnitude of this situation and for ONCE, perform when the bright lights were on.

And yet, still no public address from Martin Hall. Who was it that was emailing with Farmer?