(01-13-2023 11:41 AM)Atlanta Wrote: (01-13-2023 10:37 AM)msu35 Wrote: (01-13-2023 12:25 AM)Atlanta Wrote: Interesting, but contradictory to what our president expressed during his visit to Atlanta late last fall but after the LB renovation was announced. He clearly indicated he accepted recommendations about the LB being the most feasible but '... was still getting his feet on the ground and had not been to Nashville to discuss stadium funding & with LB approach decided had no reason to since the LB was city property'.
Is it possible that you are completely misinterpreting whatever the president said just like you misinterpreted the communications from the AD?
It wasn't a private conversation, it was a Q&A session as part of a breakfast with a substantial number of university supporters in attendance. The communication was quite clear. Do you not get the approach on this forum by some? It's always "behind the scenes", or 3rd party or generalized - "our guys" (I've got information you don't have, etc) that many times turns out inaccurate - like Memphis being 2nd behind Cincy for a B12 invite indeed as based upon 'behind the scenes info'. My question would be what is the necessity of "behind the scenes", what exactly are the lobbying attempts & with whom? And ask yourself what would be the necessity or benefit of behind the scenes anyway? Our president also repeated several times at that breakfast that he had no ability to seek state funding for a municipal project - i.e., the LB renovation since it was city-owned & as such the city would have to seek the funding (which we since know is what happened). My info is first-hand & it seems to directly contradicts Griffin's post. And I'll add, I didn't misunderstand anything from the AD, in his words "... minimum std..." with the understanding he & the admin wanted better in the future, to pursue championships etc. But understand it was enough for RS to keep his job after two yrs of meeting that "minimum std" with losing records in the very conference where competing for championships is desired
Now it is clear that as usual, you had ZERO understanding of what was said. You claimed that Rudd hadn't talked to the state at all, that he had completely ignored them. The reality is that he OBVIOUSLY had been in contact with all levels of government in the city and the state, and he was told that the city would have to ask for it.
This is much much different from saying that Rudd hadn't approached the state or even talked to them. OBVIOUSLY, Rudd had been in contact with the state on many occasions.
This also contradicts completely your nonsensical criticism of the school depending on the city to do its bidding.
As I mentioned and outlined very clearly, you have been arguing against your own nonsensical contradictions the entire time.
Atlanta: Rudd hasn't even talked to the state
Atlanta: Rudd talked to the state and was told that the school can't lobby for funds
Atlanta: The school sucks, they won't even try to get money themselves, they need the city to ask
So as usual, you have ZERO understanding of anything, even when you are apparently IN THE ROOM LISTENING TO IT. You literally just contradicted everything that you have been arguing on both sides; you have been arguing against yourself.
Poor Atlanta
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