To be honest, it's not the fact that we don't win games that bugs me the most. It's the fact that the athletic department doesn't really seem to make any efforts to improve the situation. My dad would come to all my soccer games and would tell me that he didn't care how great or poorly I played, as long as I give it my best. If I didn't give it my best and gave up, then he would leave.
I'm ok with us having some bad seasons here or there if the department genuinely makes efforts to better our program. For instance, if firing Mooney results in a couple of players transferring and as a result the next coach has a rough season or 2, so be it. I'm not expecting perfection. I just want our school to hold our athletic programs accountable and strive to being better and achieving national relevance - just like we do with academics, arts, etc.
What I see is a department going through the motions and feeling content with everything. This is because no one is holding their feet to the fire and keeping them accountable for our performances since if they never set any expectations to begin with, then no one can fire them.
Pride in our school is bigger than any one coach or player. It represents our university and our desire to be the best we can be at everything we do. It's even more frustrating because I truly think we have so much potential to become a Butler, Xavier, or Gonzaga, and that our athletic program will bring great recognition to our school. Yet, our lack of desire to dream big and achieve bigger goals is what is holding us back.
It is what it is at the end of the day, but I really wish our voices could be heard more in these strategic planning meetings for the school, because ultimately we are all Spiders and want our University to be the best at everything it can be
