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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 7:50:27 GMT -6
Who/what are the liberal elite? Are they different than the conservative elite? What defines “elite?” Intelligence? Money? Empathy?
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Post by sweep on Jan 14, 2019 8:19:05 GMT -6
JAG definitely had a pair. She was not the friendliest person on the planet, but she pushed the university (maybe not so much athletics) in a good direction. And when she wasn't pushing, she was dragging it kicking and screaming. BSU needed a good shakeup, and she definitely gave it one. Mearns is weak. He's more concerned about feelings and being liked be the liberal elite. I am not impressed with him so far. Oh please Jo Ann was so incapable the University stripped her of her hiring authority almost two years prior to her ouster. She flushed $90 million in tax dollars down the drain just so she put some "green cred" on her resume. She was the most self aggrandizing person I have ever met. Her goal from day 1 at BSU was to get her face in front of certain people (overwhelmingly liberal elite, your term) and bag a University Presidency in the Patriot or Ivy League. A mission she completely failed at. She is now "working" as a "consultant" for an executive search firm. I other words, no one will ever put in a decision making role again. Ask yourself this, would a person capable of making good decisions and moving things in a beneficial direction hook-up with Roy Budd ?
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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 8:34:19 GMT -6
I’m not sure her resignation from bsu was 100% voluntary.
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Post by sweep on Jan 14, 2019 8:38:38 GMT -6
I’m not sure her resignation from bsu was 100% voluntary. It wasn't and it also supposedly wasn't a coincidence Hollis Hughes "left" the BOT at about the same time. It's my understanding the Governor's Office allowed both of them to bow out gracefully.
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jan 14, 2019 8:39:06 GMT -6
Who/what are the liberal elite? Are they different than the conservative elite? What defines “elite?” Intelligence? Money? Empathy? I didn't need any of those things to become one of Jackson Street Elite. In fact, I'm pretty sure those are disqualifiers for the Jackson Street Elite.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 8:44:08 GMT -6
Who/what are the liberal elite? Are they different than the conservative elite? What defines “elite?” Intelligence? Money? Empathy? I didn't need any of those things to become one of Jackson Street Elite. In fact, I'm pretty sure those are disqualifiers for the Jackson Street Elite. That’s what makes you so elite.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 8:45:04 GMT -6
I’m not sure her resignation from bsu was 100% voluntary. It wasn't and it also supposedly wasn't a coincidence Hollis Hughes "left" the BOT at about the same time. It's my understanding the Governor's Office allowed both of them to bow out gracefully. You’re not wrong.
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Jan 14, 2019 9:38:24 GMT -6
Who/what are the liberal elite? Are they different than the conservative elite? What defines “elite?” Intelligence? Money? Empathy? He's all-in on identity politics. Selfishness instead of selflessness. Feelings instead of facts.
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Post by 00hmh on Jan 14, 2019 10:08:21 GMT -6
Who/what are the liberal elite? Are they different than the conservative elite? What defines “elite?” Intelligence? Money? Empathy? He's all-in on identity politics. Selfishness instead of selflessness. Feelings instead of facts. He's selling what the BOT and legislature wants to hear. In that respect he is like JAG.
I agree with post above and am not buying JAG as a weak kneed product of the liberal elite, she was very tough, although certainly she is East Coast and looked down on the Midwest. No doubt about that. However, the liberal elite part was not the same thing as overwhelming desire for prestige and national recognition.
Plus. She was VERY thick with the Indiana legislators, not known for their liberal elite leaning.
If you worked with her you knew she was no softy on anything.
As far as identity politics, I see what you mean but maybe you are underestimating the degree to which Mearns is still trying to dig us out from under the Papa John fiasco. The rest of the country and a lot of our corporate and other money really really didn't like anything about how that was handled.
Nobody wanted to "tough" that one out. Initial response was defensible to those close to BSU, but the firestorm just overwhelmed the BOT, it forced a painful and costly flip flop. He's trying to make lemonade out of that lemon. And the community involvement and local school move is pure BOT.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 10:14:06 GMT -6
He ain’t doing anything Rick Hall doesn’t want.
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Post by sweep on Jan 14, 2019 11:04:16 GMT -6
Mearns is still trying to dig us out from under the Papa John fiasco.
Oh please he is trying to dig us out of the Jo Ann Gora fiasco, no one cares about the Papa John's thing. I haven't thought about it in months. Seriously, no wonder you work for a University if you think Gora was "tough". Tough individuals like to be challenged and seek out debate and opposing viewpoints, that hardly describes Jo Ann. She threw hissy-fits if someone wasn't in complete lockstep. I would describe her as narcissistic if anything.
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Post by thebsukid on Jan 14, 2019 12:11:14 GMT -6
Teague will likely be ALL MAC FIRST TEAM as a Junior.....and if he repeats as a Senior it will be very hard to keep him out of the discussion to make the Hall of Fame.
Name all players that have been first team ALL MAC two years of their career.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 14, 2019 12:21:25 GMT -6
Don’t assume he’ll be first team given the talent at his position across the league. Bsu tends to not get guys voted first team when we think they should. he’ll also need to rank fairly high in terms of career point and rebound numbers. Being all Mac twice doesn’t hurt but it’s not an automatic qualifier to be selected for the hall of fame. Leading us into the NCAa tourney wouldn’t be a bad idea either.
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Post by sweep on Jan 14, 2019 12:24:34 GMT -6
Teague will likely be ALL MAC FIRST TEAM as a Junior.....and if he repeats as a Senior it will be very hard to keep him out of the discussion to make the Hall of Fame. Name all players that have been first team ALL MAC two years of their career. Hold your horses a little bit, he has never been BSU's season MVP, leading scorer or leading rebounder.
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Post by thebsukid on Jan 14, 2019 13:03:46 GMT -6
I agree with Cardfan....he will be up near the top in points and rebounds...and likely tops in FG percentage. Plus two MAC first team selections and I'm projecting one this season along with a title would certainly give him better than a fair chance.
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