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Post by thedragon on Mar 22, 2023 12:35:46 GMT -5
I believe Tyler Crawford was the 4th? But no Ronny T.? Nope. Was not present.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 12:39:37 GMT -5
You think THAT guy would allow Ronny to leach off his program? THAT guy?!?! He’d strangle him with his bare hands first…And if he does I’ll be right there giving him the Rudy clap. It is not Coach I worry about; DeGioia on the other hand has still not gotten off the Thompson pipe… Move RT out of the Athletic Department, put him Jack D's staff as Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs & Outreach. Problem solved. If Jack see's any utility in maintaining his grossly-inflated salary, let him deal with him.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 22, 2023 12:42:54 GMT -5
Ed talked the talk. And now he knows he has a bit of pressure (something he didn’t at PC). So I highly doubt he lets Ronny have any meaningful role in this, as he is not going to let someone else sabotage the lofty goals he set. Plus if he’s reaching back out to the alumni, a group shunned by Ronny, I doubt they are going to be super receptive if RT is still visible.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 22, 2023 12:43:10 GMT -5
It is not Coach I worry about; DeGioia on the other hand has still not gotten off the Thompson pipe… Move RT out of the Athletic Department, put him Jack D's staff as Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs & Outreach. Problem solved. If Jack see's any utility in maintaining his grossly-inflated salary, let him deal with him. A half measure. Fredo needs to be unloaded from 37th and O permanently. There is no salary, not even minimum wage, that Ronny Thompson deserves after the damage he has done to the basketball program and the University.
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 22, 2023 12:44:42 GMT -5
It is not Coach I worry about; DeGioia on the other hand has still not gotten off the Thompson pipe… Move RT out of the Athletic Department, put him Jack D's staff as Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs & Outreach. Problem solved. If Jack see's any utility in maintaining his grossly-inflated salary, let him deal with him. Also, since Cooley told us that Lee Reed is his boss, JDG should make an announcement that the MBB will be moved under the athletic department. Gtown should right all the wrongs as soon as possible
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Post by vv83 on Mar 22, 2023 12:46:38 GMT -5
If I’m the mother of a 17 year old and I get a pitch from that guy vs a 70 year old with dyed hair and a suit, who am I going to feel better about sending my son to? (Unless Rick’s bag man is very deep pocketed) Unfortunately - Rick's bag man at St. John's (Mike Repole) owns Vitamin Water, and is VERY deep pocketed
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Post by TC on Mar 22, 2023 12:50:43 GMT -5
Move RT out of the Athletic Department, put him Jack D's staff as Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs & Outreach. Problem solved. If Jack see's any utility in maintaining his grossly-inflated salary, let him deal with him. Also, since Cooley told us that Lee Reed is his boss, JDG should make an announcement that the MBB will be moved under the athletic department. Gtown should right all the wrongs as soon as possible So much this. When Patrick Ewing basically gave Lee Reed the high-hat on his "my future is my future" statement, basically saying that the President and the Board had power but Lee Reed had none - that was a terrible look.
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Post by hoyainthe315 on Mar 22, 2023 12:51:36 GMT -5
If I’m the mother of a 17 year old and I get a pitch from that guy vs a 70 year old with dyed hair and a suit, who am I going to feel better about sending my son to? (Unless Rick’s bag man is very deep pocketed) Only about 5 billion dollars
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 12:52:13 GMT -5
Move RT out of the Athletic Department, put him Jack D's staff as Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs & Outreach. Problem solved. If Jack see's any utility in maintaining his grossly-inflated salary, let him deal with him. A half measure. Fredo needs to be unloaded from 37th and O permanently. There is no salary, not even minimum wage, that Ronny Thompson deserves after the damage he has done to the basketball program and the University. In a perfect world that would be the solution but I doubt that Jack D has the cajones to do it. So if it takes a half measure to avoid RT's toxicity infecting the basketball program, I'll take the half measure.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 22, 2023 12:56:05 GMT -5
You think THAT guy would allow Ronny to leach off his program? THAT guy?!?! He’d strangle him with his bare hands first…And if he does I’ll be right there giving him the Rudy clap. It is not Coach I worry about; DeGioia on the other hand has still not gotten off the Thompson pipe… Purely based on their ages, Ed Cooley is much more likely to outlast DeGioia than vice-versa. So I am not really worried about that, as long as Ed Cooley is allowed to do his thing without DeGioia meddling. And I do think that's possible. DeGioia, to my knowledge, has never micromanaged the program, only the big decisions. If that's the case, and he trusts Cooley to run a good program (and he does, I think), I think Cooley will largely be given free reign do his thing. Or at least, I hope that's the case.
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Post by doublehoya0310 on Mar 22, 2023 13:01:29 GMT -5
There a link for the HHC Zoom tonight?
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Post by Elvado on Mar 22, 2023 13:03:44 GMT -5
A half measure. Fredo needs to be unloaded from 37th and O permanently. There is no salary, not even minimum wage, that Ronny Thompson deserves after the damage he has done to the basketball program and the University. In a perfect world that would be the solution but I doubt that Jack D has the cajones to do it. So if it takes a half measure to avoid RT's toxicity infecting the basketball program, I'll take the half measure. Sadly, you are probably right. What do you suppose explains Jack’s servile devotion to Big John’s ghost (and by extension his albatross son)?
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 13:08:26 GMT -5
In a perfect world that would be the solution but I doubt that Jack D has the cajones to do it. So if it takes a half measure to avoid RT's toxicity infecting the basketball program, I'll take the half measure. Sadly, you are probably right. What do you suppose explains Jack’s servile devotion to Big John’s ghost (and by extension his albatross son)? I have no idea other than perhaps he liked being JT's and Ewing's friend and basked in their reflected glory for 40+ years. You know, the same defect seen in Washington, D.C. on a daily basis.
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Post by hoyajmw on Mar 22, 2023 13:10:05 GMT -5
I was in the room where it happened (to borrow a term) and let me underscore how impressive and really electric the whole thing was. I consider myself (I’m sure many of us do and are) the target audience for the hire and the associated pitch, and this was the Shohei Ohtani of performances, on every level and topic…
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Post by guru on Mar 22, 2023 13:10:31 GMT -5
Wish the season started tomorrow!
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 22, 2023 13:18:13 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 13:18:33 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaguy on Mar 22, 2023 13:22:57 GMT -5
Hope he’s there reassuring the fellow athletics staff that there won’t be a hostile work environment anymore and his own staff won’t act like they own the building lol
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Post by RockawayHoya on Mar 22, 2023 13:24:28 GMT -5
Community building. Giving a college kid the scoop instead of the major media outlets so that he can break the story and build credibility. Thawing out the icy relationship between the school newspaper and the program. Building a sense of community amongst all of athletics; basketball is important, but it is one of many sports. The man is practicing what he preached and following through.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 22, 2023 13:25:20 GMT -5
Hope he’s there reassuring the fellow athletics staff that there won’t be a hostile work environment anymore and his own staff won’t act like they own the building lol Here’s hoping Cooley’s program can sniff the success of Wiese and Nolan, as well as Warne.
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