Welcome Guest!
Create an Account
login email:
password:
site searchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp
Message Board

BobcatAttack.com Message Board
Ohio Football
Topic:  A Program in Need of An Intervention

Topic:  A Program in Need of An Intervention
Author
Message
D.A.
General User

Member Since: 8/6/2010
Location: Georgetown, ME
Post Count: 1,190

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/13/2013 1:04:28 PM 

I just can’t seem to allow myself to not be supremely angry about the last two games, and at this point I would be extremely disappointed in the male resident of 29 Park Place if he weren't as well.  The unit over which his highest paid employee presides is in a vicious death spiral, and it is completely unacceptable.  It is no less egregious than if one of the best academic units on campus, say Scott Titsworth and the Scripps College of Communication, had gone from a national powerhouse to hanging on the precipice of losing its accreditation.  Neither is acceptable, but what makes this worse is that:

1.       The leader and much of his staff are among the highest paid employees of the university.

2.       They have openly admitted they had done a particularly poor job of leading their direct reports (the players), and seem at a loss for how to right the ship.

3.       85 scholarship student athletes are having their scholarships paid in large part by the student body, whom they represent on the field of battle.

4.       And seemingly, the senior captains are responding to their poor performance with a laissez faire attitude of “you know what, it happens”. (direct quote)

Bullshit “it happens”!  You are representing yourselves, 105 student athletes, 200,000 alumni, faculty, staff, and the best you can come up with is an “awe, shucks, we’ll go get ‘em next time”!  Poppycock!  Show some pride in your work ethic.  Exhibit some semblance of camaraderie and intestinal fortitude.  I may not have been a football player at the collegiate level, but I know a lot about leadership and teamwork, and I wouldn't hire these senior leaders for even an entry level position after they have exhibited this lack of guts and stamina.

After a day off today to lick their wounds, I would be extremely disappointed if there weren't an intervention by Rod with Schaus, Frank, the staff and the team to have a one way and strongly worded lecture of “what the Sam Hill is going on in this unit and how the hell are you going to fix it in the next six days”.  This “window to the University” is fractured, and Rod cannot allow this embarrassment to continue to fester for the last two games.  

We have invested the budget and resources at this point in time that a debacle of this magnitude should never happen, and at this point I would respect Steve Hays and Dave Ridpath for going on a rampage regarding ROIC in athletics considering the results of the last two weeks.

Do you think an academic unit of the university would be allowed to perform at such a minuscule and embarrassing level for a significant period of the academic year?  Hell No!  Both academics and athletics need to be as accountable as the other, and someone needs to take this bull by the horns immediately.  I don’t care if it means allowing the fifth year seniors to take the last two weeks off if their hearts aren't in it, so long as the athletes on the field are willing to show some resolve and at least attempt to fight when “things just kind of snowball(ed) on us”, as Frank has been keen to explain the last two weeks.

With great resources and great power come great responsibility, and unacceptable performance is not acceptable when the University and the student community have made this kind of an investment in this product.

Last Edited: 11/13/2013 1:06:15 PM by D.A.


The Few, The Proud, The Bobcats!

And for the record, I hate tOSU, and Ricordati and Torgerson are DB's.

"This isn't just another walkover from the MAC." Kirk Herbstreit, another DB, on College Football Gameday

Back to Top
  
Casper71
General User

Member Since: 12/1/2006
Post Count: 3,090

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/13/2013 1:27:38 PM 
I think this team has already had an intervention.  If TTs  tweet to Arkley is half right..."it's just a game" and if this attitude permeates the team...I'd say the "competitive juices" have been sucked out of most of the players at this point.  It appears as though these young men don't really care if they get the crap beaten out of them.  So, why should we fans?
Back to Top
  
Rowdy Rufus
General User



Member Since: 1/11/2011
Post Count: 356

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/15/2013 1:18:54 PM 
Casper71 wrote:
I think this team has already had an intervention.  If TTs  tweet to Arkley is half right..."it's just a game" and if this attitude permeates the team...I'd say the "competitive juices" have been sucked out of most of the players at this point.  It appears as though these young men don't really care if they get the crap beaten out of them.  So, why should we fans?

I assure you his comments do not reflect the majority of the team.   I  agree that there are some players who have simply quit for whatever the reason.  However, I firmly believe the majority of the players do not feel this way.   Maybe now is the time to put some of these players on a short leash during our next game.   If they are not performing then take them out.  And that includes EVERYONE....  There are just to many other players who do not feel losing is acceptable for themselves, for the coaches, for the students, for the university including the alumni,,,
Back to Top
  
D.A.
General User

Member Since: 8/6/2010
Location: Georgetown, ME
Post Count: 1,190

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/20/2013 6:02:38 AM 
Bump


The Few, The Proud, The Bobcats!

And for the record, I hate tOSU, and Ricordati and Torgerson are DB's.

"This isn't just another walkover from the MAC." Kirk Herbstreit, another DB, on College Football Gameday

Back to Top
  
Diamond Cat
General User



Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 857

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/20/2013 9:41:05 AM 
DA...you said it much better than I could have done. I turned off the TV (for the 3rd straight week) after we went down by 3 scores and a few players decided to perform like 1st graders whose parents are afraid to have them on the field. I mean this was pathetic. Walking Dead TiVo was much more interesting. 

When you have Dissension in the corporate workplace, you remove the poison ASAP. Coaches have waited too long to do this and should be held accountable. 

Thank goodness this team will not be on National TV against UMASS. They might lose against my Blue Devils right now. 

My heart goes out to those men who want to play and have the desire to be on the field to represent the Green and White with honor. I hope these young men return and do not transfer out given the spiral we are witnessing. 
Back to Top
  
Gallia Cat
General User

Member Since: 7/11/2010
Post Count: 938

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/20/2013 10:31:32 AM 
Casper71 wrote:
I think this team has already had an intervention. If TTs tweet to Arkley is half right..."it's just a game" and if this attitude permeates the team...I'd say the "competitive juices" have been sucked out of most of the players at this point. It appears as though these young men don't really care if they get the crap beaten out of them. So, why should we fans?
. TT lost the fire in his stomach last year. It's been obvious for some time. It's time for Vick! Why did we not see him last night? Is there an injury I am missing)
Back to Top
  
Robert Fox
General User

Member Since: 11/16/2004
Location: Knoxville, TN
Post Count: 2,039

Status: Offline

  Message Not Read  RE: A Program in Need of An Intervention
   Posted: 11/20/2013 10:44:30 AM 
Gallia Cat wrote:
Casper71 wrote:
I think this team has already had an intervention. If TTs tweet to Arkley is half right..."it's just a game" and if this attitude permeates the team...I'd say the "competitive juices" have been sucked out of most of the players at this point. It appears as though these young men don't really care if they get the crap beaten out of them. So, why should we fans?
. TT lost the fire in his stomach last year. It's been obvious for some time. It's time for Vick! Why did we not see him last night? Is there an injury I am missing)


Vick played last night.
Back to Top
  
Showing Replies:  1 - 7  of 7 Posts
Jump to Page:  1
View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             





Copyright ©2025 BobcatAttack.com. All rights reserved.  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties