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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 9, 2006 12:36:21 GMT -5
Dooms is right throwing money at a bad situation won't fix things, but if we take money away then we know that we'll destroy the program. It's a catch-22.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 9, 2006 12:33:49 GMT -5
Damn you Doomsday!
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 4, 2006 11:47:41 GMT -5
That's surprising to see a coach selected from such a poorly performing team. Good for Coach Fobbs!
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 2, 2006 12:16:28 GMT -5
... Class of 2025. Me and Mrs. Thrilla went to the doc today and found out we're having a boy. Right now, rivals.com has him listed as an "athlete" but I'm thinking he's more suited to be a pro-style quarterback. Good Lord I clicked on this thread thinking we actually had a commitment for the class of 07'. Congrats to you and the missus! |
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 1, 2006 10:37:43 GMT -5
On the off chance that Old Coach is Coach Small, let me say that I hope you are doing well! I regret it didn't work out here at your alma mater.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 30, 2006 6:53:33 GMT -5
all i know is Fobbs shoulders blame and takes full responsibility for not having em right (I like that) and I heard Small say "execute or execution" 6-7 times a week...maybe we dont execute cuz u havent taught em how True enough! You've got to sprinkle true enough at least 9 times during any Small interview. No amount of money would've cured Small's inadequacies as coach. Still I doubt seriously he took any pleasure in the downturn of this program. |
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 28, 2006 10:11:25 GMT -5
Well we aint Vanderbilt. Last I checked our total endowment was in the teens. The athletic department isn't close to being the only under-funded department on campus. Why should the University divert discretionary funds to athletics, and not the Engineering Dept? I just don't agree. Dee Todd and Phillip McAlpin simply have to raise more money from more sources. Because the Engineering Department has positioned itself over the years to command gifts and grants from corporations and donors. How? By being successful in the years when the grants weren't there. By having money shifted there in the Fort years to prop up the Eng. school while he worked to get more outside funding. As far as Vandy is concerned; your response says it all. Let's do some math. If the endowment is $15 million and it's 8% that means it's throwing off $1.2 million dollars a year. Let's say the BOT voted to give $600,000 of that to Athletics each year for say the next 4 years. Do you think that would make a difference? Of course it would. That give would Dee and her crew 4 years to get it together with adequate funding for recruiting, salaries and infrastructure. During that 4 years you cultivate outside funding sources while building the program. At the end of 4 years, the endowment funding ceases or reduces to a lower yearly number. Something like that is both doable, fair and effective. With all of our needs on this campus I simply cannot support diverting funds from the endowment or other sources to pay for athletics even if it is only temporary. The athletic dept. needs to find the money on its own. We've got to get more corporate sponsorships and more booster donations. Or, going back to schedule multiple beatdown games in football and basketball. |
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 27, 2006 17:03:59 GMT -5
Well we aint Vanderbilt. Last I checked our total endowment was in the teens. The athletic department isn't close to being the only under-funded department on campus. Why should the University divert discretionary funds to athletics, and not the Engineering Dept?
I just don't agree. Dee Todd and Phillip McAlpin simply have to raise more money from more sources.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 27, 2006 15:37:55 GMT -5
I've read where the athletic budget hasn't been raised in about 6 years. Doomsday has posted this, but it cannot be accurate. For one we've moved the salaries for all of our coaches onto the athletic budget. There was a time several years ago when only a portion of their salaries were covered under athletics. The rest was under the University's general budget due to the fact that our coaches taught classes. The budget has had to increase somewhat to accomodate that change. Everything costs more even if we haven't upped the # of scholarships we're offering, we do know that we're spending more because the cost of tuition and room and board has increased. The real issue is the BOT refuses to raise the student athletic fee. That's understandable. However, we simply cannot afford the type of program we desire without an infusion of cash. It appears that our administrators are having a very difficult time getting the cash from the alumni (save Aggie Club) or corporations. |
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 28, 2006 10:06:38 GMT -5
Here are some pics from Thursday night's viewing party. It was a pretty strong turnout:  .  That's my pregnant wife in the lower righthand corner, focused intently on the menu. .  . As promised, I also had a t-shirt give-away at halftime:  This photo is kinda blury, but here is your's truly being flanked by Big Boy (l) and Diehard Aggie (r), the two winning bluedeathvalley.com members. This picture does not do justice to how handsome I am in real life. That's my brother (biological) across from your wife with the multi-colored shirt on! |
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 13, 2006 13:00:43 GMT -5
Excellent interview Thrilla. Well done!
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 13, 2006 12:55:40 GMT -5
We could've used Chris Johnson at DB. He had promise (athletically anyway).
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 10, 2006 17:05:09 GMT -5
Oh yeah even though we've been down lately we still have a 4-3 advantage against them. It's kind of hard to say we're running from them.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 10, 2006 17:04:12 GMT -5
I don't think we should keep them on the schedule. Sure it's a game against a school from a I-AA power conference. The travel costs are non-existent. They benefit from our game much more than we did.
They would invite their African-American basketball recruits and other prospective students to campus on the weekend they played us. The idea was to convince the kids that this is what campus would feel like. On the other hand they only brought a few hundred spectators to our campus. They have the audacity to hold tailgate parties away from campus and shuttle bus to our stadium. Talk about a slap in the face!
Elon needs us for their attendance, revenue and atmosphere for their athletes. We don't need Elon for a damn thing. Perhaps it would've been wiser to schedule another I-AA that's a little closer than Charleston Southern.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 7, 2006 19:11:35 GMT -5
The defense did play improved ball today. The offense put them in bad spots due to the constant 3 and outs. Campbell also threw costly INTs deep in our own territory leading to a couple of Morgan TDs.
At the same time, the offense clearly took a couple of steps backward today. As young as they are it's to be expected.
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