Trust the Administration

[SFHoya99]

SFHo? StPeteMoron?

LOL. ROTFLMAO. Dude, you sooo got us.

My points still stand. I see no reason to trust an administration who doesn't feel it needs to communicate with its stakeholders. And I'd rather someone like you get worked up on a message board or DeGioia get sick of emails if my point of view gets across a bit further.

[town05]

You think I'm worked up? I'm laughing at this whole thread. All you're doing is going in circles repeating the same points. Useless

[hoyatables]

Guys, seriously. This isn't a 5th grade playground.

[DrumsGoBang]

All I'm saying, is that we should listen to any large corporate entity. They always have our best intrests.
Actually I don't even know what I'm saying. I didn't bother too read this thread. Too many words.
I'm not a reader.

[Cambridge]

bubbrubbhoya said:

ro said:

I'm sure you also didn't know that approximately 30% of the funding of the football program also comes from alumni donations as opposed to University resources. Behind basketball, football raises the most money from alumni donations, and it is the program with the largest percentage of funding coming from donations. Did you also know that we are by far the least funded football program in the Patriot League? And that the next lowest funded program's budget is more than TWICE ours? Tough to compete at any level when your competition has more than twice to five-times the financial resources you do.

I understand that the football program has its difficulties, and I too wish Georgetown could manage a couple league wins every few years. Additionally, I don't want to derail the thread (even though its already on a fast-track to outrageousness), but this is ludicrous, so while we're in a fact-checking mood, let me stop you there.

Football is NOT the program with the largest percentage of funding coming from donations. I don't have solid numbers, but I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that Sailing blows past football in terms of percentage funded by donations.

Most, if not all, of sailing's equipment has been funded by donations, much of the team's operating budget comes from donations, and areas that aren't funded (such as most tolls, gas, and meals) still come out of kids' pockets. Until very recently, the sailors themselves paid almost all hotels and transportation-related fees.

Any rise in contribution to the (Varsity) program from the University in recent years has only been spurred by pressure from a proven coach and an extremely active and successful independent fundrasing organization (which associated itself with the University just last year after essentially putting the former Hoyas Unlimited organization to shame with its ineffectiveness). I believe that this organization, Friends of Georgetown Sailing, almost funded the assistant coach's salary last year until the University finally stepped up to do its part. Still, FGS provides a major chunk (definitely dwarfing 30%) of funding for sailing.

Laugh if you want about the validity of sailing as a sport, but then check the results. You argue that it's "tough to compete at any level when your competition has more than twice to five-times the financial resources you do," as several of Georgetown Sailing's competitors do, but the 2 team and 3 individual National Championships over the past 6 years show that the sailing team has figured out a way to operate at a rather high level despite being hamstrung by Georgetown's Athletic Department.

That said, I'm in favor of getting a bit of revenue and better funding all our sports (if only we could mute that giant sucking sound coming from the MSF!).

Just a quibble...but why the hell isn't the Friends of Georgetown Sailing called F.R.O.G.S. instead of F.G.S.? That is a travesty.

For pete's sake we had a pizza place named GUidos, an ambulance service called GERMS and a police force named DOPS...and the best people could come up with was FGS...when the letters could spell FROGS. Bushleague. Absolute bushleague.

[town05]

hoyatables said:

Guys, seriously. This isn't a 5th grade playground.

Yeah ok, "Batman"

[JohnJacquesLayup]

I trust the administration . . . to attempt to royally Edited this up.

[bubbrubbhoya]

cambridgehoya said:

Just a quibble...but why the hell isn't the Friends of Georgetown Sailing called FROGS instead of FGS. That is a travesty.

A tragic lack of imagination combined with a debilitating distrust of the French.

[angus]

If our administration announced Esherick's extension, they would announce any Thompson extension too, right? Why announce what certainly would be received as unpopular but keep a secret what would be lauded universally?

On another note, although I give a pretty healthy amount to the Hoop Club, I was not invited to Coach Thompson's appearance at the LA Jonathan Club on the 21st of this month. Any of you LA Hoyas going? (If so and you have an extra slot, pls IM me). Maybe Coach will comment on these issues within this group?