This academic situation I lay directly at the feet of the Athletic Department...
I stated late last year my disatisfaction in the disciplinary level of many areas associated with the Athletic department... I won't go into it now unless prompted but this is one more brick in the wall...
I will create a list...
- Football Team not walking down YJ Alley
- football team and cheer team not running onto field together
- football team dancing on hated 'G' before Ugag game
- band & students pouring drinks on FSU players and fans
- AD not communicating with fan base about current events or relevant issues i.e. seating issues
- alledged off campus late nite parties by SA's
( I've not been there but there have been reports of trouble off campus late nites...)
- now this about academic troubles
This along with the lack of success in many areas of the athletic department in the past 18 months is not a very good representation of the kind've product Georgia Tech produces as a graduate...
I'm huge on the symbolic nature of the athletic program as it compares to the quality of graduate it produces. The recent history of managerial failures in addition to the performance of quality control standards in place would not be acceptable in my company nor many others in the marketplace... and the botom line i.e. wins and losses is far below acceptable...
It all lays at the feet of the AD...
We are a very tolerant fan base here on the flats BUT... we have to draw the line at some point... Coach Braine is walking a very fine line for the next 7 months...
I am not a 'money' booster by any stretch but I will let my feelings be known wherever I can...
IF THESE STANDARDS CONTINUE BRAINE HAS TO GO!!!
Tech is not a sub standard institution especially academically...
We've apparently lost what amounts to a recruiting year... either Gailey is 'cleaning house' and this is a measure forseen by the AD, OR the AD has dropped the ball in the counseling, tutoring, and mentoring of these SA's
Either way we are again IN THE DARK as a fan base.
Don't these folks on the hill know that we are already reeling from a lousy season in football, a lousy seasaon in BB and now they let this happen???
I'm so PO'd about the treatment we've been getting from the AD that I'm ready to drop my season tickets to FB and BB...
Would someone please talk me off the ledge... there has got to be some logic in all this...
I stated late last year my disatisfaction in the disciplinary level of many areas associated with the Athletic department... I won't go into it now unless prompted but this is one more brick in the wall...
I will create a list...
- Football Team not walking down YJ Alley
- football team and cheer team not running onto field together
- football team dancing on hated 'G' before Ugag game
- band & students pouring drinks on FSU players and fans
- AD not communicating with fan base about current events or relevant issues i.e. seating issues
- alledged off campus late nite parties by SA's
( I've not been there but there have been reports of trouble off campus late nites...)
- now this about academic troubles
This along with the lack of success in many areas of the athletic department in the past 18 months is not a very good representation of the kind've product Georgia Tech produces as a graduate...
I'm huge on the symbolic nature of the athletic program as it compares to the quality of graduate it produces. The recent history of managerial failures in addition to the performance of quality control standards in place would not be acceptable in my company nor many others in the marketplace... and the botom line i.e. wins and losses is far below acceptable...
It all lays at the feet of the AD...
We are a very tolerant fan base here on the flats BUT... we have to draw the line at some point... Coach Braine is walking a very fine line for the next 7 months...
I am not a 'money' booster by any stretch but I will let my feelings be known wherever I can...
IF THESE STANDARDS CONTINUE BRAINE HAS TO GO!!!
Tech is not a sub standard institution especially academically...
We've apparently lost what amounts to a recruiting year... either Gailey is 'cleaning house' and this is a measure forseen by the AD, OR the AD has dropped the ball in the counseling, tutoring, and mentoring of these SA's
Either way we are again IN THE DARK as a fan base.
Don't these folks on the hill know that we are already reeling from a lousy season in football, a lousy seasaon in BB and now they let this happen???
I'm so PO'd about the treatment we've been getting from the AD that I'm ready to drop my season tickets to FB and BB...
Would someone please talk me off the ledge... there has got to be some logic in all this...