(09-16-2020 09:55 AM)Old tribe Wrote: At the heart of all of this is a disagreement on what people want athletics at W&M to be. Some want it to continue as a broad based program (more broad than similar sized schools with similar resources) where resources are stretched thin for all teams and athletics doesn't do much to add to W&M's national profile and awareness. Others, including the current administration, want to put more resources towards programs where continued success can enhance W&M's national profile and awareness. So current decisions are being made with that goal in mind.
And others want both ... like me ... and there a lots of ways to do it ... and none of them have been publicly pushed for by the powers that be.
And if I can't have both, I'm not in favor of your second choice for all of the reasons that I have posted ad nauseum over the years.
However, let's stick with your assertion that "this is a disagreement on what people want athletics at W&M to be."
Who wants your second choice? Administrators / BOV types.
Who wants your first choice? Basically the entire W&M athletics community, past, present, and future.
So, using your words, this is a disagreement between Administrators / BOV types (who favor your second choice) and the entire W&M athletics community, past, present, and future (who favor your first choice).
Resistance, walk aways, and revolutions happen under those circumstances, unless attempts are made at "buy ins" ... which clearly didn't happen here.
It's only a matter of time before William and Mary has it's own "Boston Tea Party" on this issue of the Tribe 7. Whether it's a lawsuit, demonstration, loss of donor funds, slump in ticket sales, boycott, clothing, something else, or all of the above, not sure ... but something will happen here, beyond what has already happened.