Bob black has been dead to me since that statement.
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I love the Fire Mooney chant. Make it uncomfortable at the RC. This program lives on comfort.
Chant is a mistake IMO as was the billboard. They understand money, but will not allow themselves to be bullied by boorish behavior. Counterproductive.
Know many disagree, but where I am. Respect those who differ. All want the same thing, a better basketball program, but differ on how to get there.
Know many disagree, but where I am. Respect those who differ. All want the same thing, a better basketball program, but differ on how to get there.
The more voice and concern the better. Not showing up or giving donations is a start. Still seeing the same product. It's like a dumpster fire where the ambulance doesn't show up.
I gave up on this guy 5 or 6 years ago. Gave up my season tickets. Reduced athletic donations 90%. If he was capable of maintaining our program at the level established decades ago by Tarrant, he would have by now. Been obvious for a long time that he is not the guy.
Voiced my concern in a manner thought appropriate. Chants aren't going to do $h@t with the folks some fans are trying to influence. Will be counterproductive. The powers that be will not, can not, fold before what they perceive as a coercive campaign by a relatively small number of alumni.
Voiced my concern in a manner thought appropriate. Chants aren't going to do $h@t with the folks some fans are trying to influence. Will be counterproductive. The powers that be will not, can not, fold before what they perceive as a coercive campaign by a relatively small number of alumni.
I don’t know. Football program was saved in a similar manner - protest at a basketball game from a small group that spread. I feel like Hardt doesn’t care about season tickets holders or small dollar donors. other organizations around town have appreciated what used to be season tickets & terrace dollars.
Understand your thought on this and appreciate the civility.
I suspect that you are 100% correct regarding initial response. When we are challenged human reaction is to buck up and defend. Nearly every time. So, first reply, I think you are correct. BUT, I don't agree with your premise as it relates to long-term, persistent demonstration of dissatisfaction.
The billboard is a great example. It awakened fight or flight impulse. Initial reaction, "we are under attack" which temporarily yielded better results on the court. The problem was that there was no follow-up (continuous) pressure. Performance went back to normal = mediocre.
Agree that one-time expression of dissatisfaction will be (and has been) minimally effective. One chant by a few people at a game falls into the same category in my opinion. Continuous chanting by a large group at multiple games is different. A couple hundred stop giving small money and give up our season tickets, not a large scale problem for administrators. Thousands giving up season tickets is different. To gain results, I think that there must be multiple fronts, and the pressure must be ongoing.
Repetitive, long-term PUBLIC pressure will get the attention of management in any business. When the scales tilt so that the pressure is embarrassing (hurting us or our brand) I guarantee that action will follow. That action may or may not be the firing of a coach, that will be dependent upon the degree of pain (effectiveness of the tactics). In other words, how bad is the problem for administrators?
At this moment, the scales aren't tipped enough to force a change. Some negative comments (message board & social media), and a few hundred of us giving up season tickets, aren't causing enough discomfort to force decision-makers into corrective action.
I get what you are saying, but also quite obviously your decision to give up season tickets and reduce athletic donations hasn't done anything. I know others who have gone this route and UR quite simply views you (and me) as replaceable.
Yeah, they don't want to be seen as responding to fans boorish behavior, but then what avenue have they left us.
Having majority of season ticket holders and students no show @ VCU game may get their attention. Don't give away tickets, just have the seats empty like they are at a usual Wednesday night game. Embarrass them on national TV. I have already stopped buying season tickets so I can't participate unfortunately.
Just give your tickets to VCU fans. Make it a home game for VCU. At this point they have more energy than we do.
Umm... you first, but make sure you are very loud. If I can hear you I will join in, maybe.
