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Agreed. He is like a pimple that won't go away. His obsession with the irrelevant sports and neglect of the one sport that matters is mind blowing.
100 Mill Facility Thread
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Don't worry, if you are still missing the good old days, I'm sure Hershey Tech is still playing in front of aluminum bleachers.
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It's probably not the best analogy but it's like flying economy vs first class. I feel like our facilities are basically coach and Bama's is first class. Foley's dumb comment about not getting into an "arms race" should've been grounds for immediate dismissal. It was out of touch and flat out stupid. Looking back at that comment and his hire of the chump. He outlived his usefulness.
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Look, we can't pay the players but we can make them live like the rich and famous. It's the game everyone else has been playing for a decade. It's unfortunate, but it's the world we live in. Luckily, ESPN is giving us manyfold the money to do it.
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That's a pretty long walk from the stadium...they should add a monorail to the plans.
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For many years the Swamp's lure was enough to out recruit most of our rivals. Today it must be enhanced. Facilities are a big part of the brand.
It may seem over the top, but it is necessary. I remember in the mid 90's when the family I work for was the first company to ever pay over $100,000 per acre for vineyards. Everyone in the industry thought we were crazy. That land now produces 100 point wines, it is worth 4 times what they paid, and is completely sustainable for centuries. "The Land is the Brand", Jess Jackson always told us. I believe it!
It may seem over the top, but it is necessary. I remember in the mid 90's when the family I work for was the first company to ever pay over $100,000 per acre for vineyards. Everyone in the industry thought we were crazy. That land now produces 100 point wines, it is worth 4 times what they paid, and is completely sustainable for centuries. "The Land is the Brand", Jess Jackson always told us. I believe it!
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So, I am slightly impressed. I've tasted only three 100 pointers in my life. You said wine(s) plural. What maker?
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They would be better off with a giant horse's a$$ sculpture to honor their new coach.
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She is his better half and more.
Does the new facility include a shooting range for BB Guns & float-by rubber ducks ?
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I thnk we can bame it on Oregon and Phil Knight's money.
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That may have been the trigger but the internet, smartphones and feeding the addiction to football and money played roles as well.
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Well it is the nature of the landscape now in recruiting and everything going on in college sports. Foley let us get behind on this so it's time we step up to keep up with the other schools. To me, this is more about Mac pushing to get this done than Foley wanting it done. Over the top, probably but its a necessary thing to keep up. But our facilities do need some improvement.
