DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 30, 2012 9:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by hoyahopeful on Apr 30, 2012 16:27:31 GMT -5
Not funny, DFW....not funny. But point well taken.
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derhoya
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Post by derhoya on Apr 30, 2012 16:34:37 GMT -5
I still wear a hat from that ceremony. Best thing to come out of it!
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on May 1, 2012 21:47:32 GMT -5
Do any of these folks get their money back? www.guhoyas.com/facilities/gu-multi-sport-naming.html (h/t FLHoya) If the thing gets built, will it be named the Anonymous Multi-Sport Complex? How much does it cost to get your name on the leaking port-o-john?? Who would put their name on a vomitory??? Vomitory is a Latin word for an entrance arch. --AdminAdmin: I think the standard term is Vomitorium. Based on Google searches, it appears that the most common reference to "Vomitory" is to "a Swedish brutal death metal band" of the same name. Regardless, I think all of us here can pool enough funds to endow a HoyaTalk Word Vomitory. We should even have enough money left over for the John Reagan 'Supporting this Program Is Like Beating My Head Against a' Brick Wall.
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Ro
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Post by Ro on May 1, 2012 22:56:52 GMT -5
No refunds...there was disclaimer language within the giving agreement that if the project wasn't completed as originally planned that the gift was considered as still given to and property of the Athletic Department. Great stuff when giving a chunk of money to have something on campus named after a loved one.
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 2, 2012 20:37:44 GMT -5
'Supporting this Program Is Like Beating My Head Against a Brick Wall'? Not at all.
Progress is slow but it's more than apparent.
In 1992, Georgetown was playing (and losing) to teams like Ursinus and Dickinson and many openly questioned if Georgetown could ever hope to compete if it was forced to move to Division I-AA. Some argued to fold it up and play club football like George Mason. A wiser course prevailed.
In 2002, Georgetown lost its first two PL games that season by a combined score of 108-13 and some questioned if Georgetown could ever win in the league. (Took a little longer than we all expected, but that question has been answered.)
In 2012, Georgetown returns 17 starters and will be a legitimate candidate for an NCAA playoff bid. In the next three years, it will host Princeton, Harvard, and Dartmouth, no less, at the unfinished Field With No Name. (Who would have imagined that 10 years ago, much less 20?) It has raised more money from donors this year than any other sport outside men's basketball. (And who would have imagined that 10 years ago, much less 20?)
This program is still just as much "a goldmine" as when Bob Benson was selling a lot of you a future PL schedule and a brand new stadium not that long ago. It's still a place of unusual and untapped potential. It just needs more shovels in the ground, figuratively and literally.
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Post by Problem of Dog on May 2, 2012 20:47:35 GMT -5
As long as Kevin Kelly is the head coach, Georgetown will never make the playoffs. No doubt about that.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on May 4, 2012 16:32:00 GMT -5
'Supporting this Program Is Like Beating My Head Against a Brick Wall'? Not at all. Progress is slow but it's more than apparent. In 1992, Georgetown was playing (and losing) to teams like Ursinus and Dickinson and many openly questioned if Georgetown could ever hope to compete if it was forced to move to Division I-AA. Some argued to fold it up and play club football like George Mason. A wiser course prevailed. In 2002, Georgetown lost its first two PL games that season by a combined score of 108-13 and some questioned if Georgetown could ever win in the league. (Took a little longer than we all expected, but that question has been answered.) In 2012, Georgetown returns 17 starters and will be a legitimate candidate for an NCAA playoff bid. In the next three years, it will host Princeton, Harvard, and Dartmouth, no less, at the unfinished Field With No Name. (Who would have imagined that 10 years ago, much less 20?) It has raised more money from donors this year than any other sport outside men's basketball. (And who would have imagined that 10 years ago, much less 20?) This program is still just as much "a goldmine" as when Bob Benson was selling a lot of you a future PL schedule and a brand new stadium not that long ago. It's still a place of unusual and untapped potential. It just needs more shovels in the ground, figuratively and literally. Yea, I mean mostly I just needed a snarky name for "brick wall" and that's the best I could come up with. Some good Laundry Room names out there too, I'm sure.
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eb59
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Post by eb59 on May 7, 2012 0:21:06 GMT -5
The attached donor list inclues a $5m grant from an Anonymous donor. Did someone really give this amount and get the MSF $5m of $7.5m in required donations - but still we have no progress towards a completed stadium? If so, I really really just don't know what to say!
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