(12-08-2022 11:45 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:54 AM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:26 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 07:40 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  Looks like Dekalb/NIU also lost the state football championships on Sean Frazier's watch.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/new...2023-2027/

How much longer do we have to suffer under this guy????

EdgyTim talked about it -- that NIU did a great job hosting but the lack of amenities and press box issues were problems with Huskie Stadium. I've seen other articles report fans attending griped about lack of concessions (same issue we talk about for NIU games).

How is it that ISU can fund $35 million in football facility upgrades in the last 9 years but Frazier has done nothing in his 10 years for major fundraising for facilities? Huskie Stadium is pretty much the exact same as he inherited it minus the cargo containers in the south endzone selling beer.

Jim Phillips and Jeff Compher in their 9 years achieved two facility fundraising projects in their time at NIU. If they hadn't done that prior to Frazier we'd probably still have a beat up track and grass field north of Huskie Stadium.

What facility did Jim Phillips get built at NIU?

What facility has Frazier got built? That's what matters. It's been 10 years.

I also forgot that the soccer and track and field complex also were built under Phillips.

I was just asking since you brought up Phillips or was I mistaken?

(12-08-2022 12:39 PM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 11:45 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:54 AM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:26 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 07:40 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  Looks like Dekalb/NIU also lost the state football championships on Sean Frazier's watch.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/new...2023-2027/

How much longer do we have to suffer under this guy????

EdgyTim talked about it -- that NIU did a great job hosting but the lack of amenities and press box issues were problems with Huskie Stadium. I've seen other articles report fans attending griped about lack of concessions (same issue we talk about for NIU games).

How is it that ISU can fund $35 million in football facility upgrades in the last 9 years but Frazier has done nothing in his 10 years for major fundraising for facilities? Huskie Stadium is pretty much the exact same as he inherited it minus the cargo containers in the south endzone selling beer.

Jim Phillips and Jeff Compher in their 9 years achieved two facility fundraising projects in their time at NIU. If they hadn't done that prior to Frazier we'd probably still have a beat up track and grass field north of Huskie Stadium.

What facility did Jim Phillips get built at NIU?

What facility has Frazier got built? That's what matters. It's been 10 years.

I also forgot that the soccer and track and field complex also were built under Phillips.

I was just asking since you brought up Phillips or was I mistaken?

Yordon Center broke ground and was completed in 2007 during Phillips' tenure (2004-2008). The soccer and track/field complex broke ground during his tenure as well.

Chessick Practice Center broke ground in spring 2012 during Compher's tenure (2008-2013) when John Peters was still president.

(12-08-2022 12:53 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 12:39 PM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 11:45 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:54 AM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:26 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  EdgyTim talked about it -- that NIU did a great job hosting but the lack of amenities and press box issues were problems with Huskie Stadium. I've seen other articles report fans attending griped about lack of concessions (same issue we talk about for NIU games).

How is it that ISU can fund $35 million in football facility upgrades in the last 9 years but Frazier has done nothing in his 10 years for major fundraising for facilities? Huskie Stadium is pretty much the exact same as he inherited it minus the cargo containers in the south endzone selling beer.

Jim Phillips and Jeff Compher in their 9 years achieved two facility fundraising projects in their time at NIU. If they hadn't done that prior to Frazier we'd probably still have a beat up track and grass field north of Huskie Stadium.

What facility did Jim Phillips get built at NIU?

What facility has Frazier got built? That's what matters. It's been 10 years.

I also forgot that the soccer and track and field complex also were built under Phillips.

I was just asking since you brought up Phillips or was I mistaken?

Yordon Center broke ground and was completed in 2007 during Phillips' tenure (2004-2008). The soccer and track/field complex broke ground during his tenure as well.

Chessick Practice Center broke ground in spring 2012 during Compher's tenure (2008-2013) when John Peters was still president.

I agree that it is a shame not a single fundraiser has been tried by STF for strictly football. What is the worst that happens? The goal is 2 million and we hit 500,000 for a project. It is still 500,000 that the facilities could use? Am I missing something or don't understand the process for that??

Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

(12-08-2022 01:52 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

Where is the money now?

I think maybe one of us should post a Fire Sean Frazier twitter account and get some pub behind it. Plenty of content to post, seen those accounts a bunch of times for FBS coaches etc.. Not sure if that will speed his exit up, but may at least quash a very undeserved contract extension.

(12-08-2022 02:45 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 01:52 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

Where is the money now?

I think maybe one of us should post a Fire Sean Frazier twitter account and get some pub behind it. Plenty of content to post, seen those accounts a bunch of times for FBS coaches etc.. Not sure if that will speed his exit up, but may at least quash a very undeserved contract extension.

They rescinded the offer years ago, there was never any movement on it.

(12-08-2022 01:39 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 12:53 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 12:39 PM)niu1980 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 11:45 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:54 AM)niu1980 Wrote:  What facility did Jim Phillips get built at NIU?

What facility has Frazier got built? That's what matters. It's been 10 years.

I also forgot that the soccer and track and field complex also were built under Phillips.

I was just asking since you brought up Phillips or was I mistaken?

Yordon Center broke ground and was completed in 2007 during Phillips' tenure (2004-2008). The soccer and track/field complex broke ground during his tenure as well.

Chessick Practice Center broke ground in spring 2012 during Compher's tenure (2008-2013) when John Peters was still president.

I agree that it is a shame not a single fundraiser has been tried by STF for strictly football. What is the worst that happens? The goal is 2 million and we hit 500,000 for a project. It is still 500,000 that the facilities could use? Am I missing something or don't understand the process for that??

How well do you think that with by far the the largest budget would go over with other sports? Departments?

(12-08-2022 03:26 PM)klake87 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 02:45 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 01:52 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

Where is the money now?

They rescinded the offer years ago, there was never any movement on it.

Gentlemen, go back one page. The Bud Nangle (correct spelling) gift was for $1 million and when Jeff Compher and Glen Krupica treated Mike Korcek so poorly and slighted Bud's widow Joyce and the brother-in-law (who was the executor of the will), the family gave that money to the university in general, instead of athletics and specifically press box upgrades as originally designated.

(12-08-2022 04:02 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 03:26 PM)klake87 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 02:45 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 01:52 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

Where is the money now?

They rescinded the offer years ago, there was never any movement on it.

Gentlemen, go back one page. The Bud Nangle (correct spelling) gift was for $1 million and when Jeff Compher and Glen Krupica treated Mike Korcek so poorly and slighted Bud's widow Joyce and the brother-in-law (who was the executor of the will), the family gave that money to the university in general, instead of athletics and specifically press box upgrades as originally designated.

Glad the $ still went to NIU.

(12-08-2022 04:02 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 03:26 PM)klake87 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 02:45 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 01:52 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Time to add this to the thread. The family of Bud Nagle pledged $500 k to a new press box. It went unused. Can't leave money on the table. $500k is not chump change.

Where is the money now?

They rescinded the offer years ago, there was never any movement on it.

Gentlemen, go back one page. The Bud Nangle (correct spelling) gift was for $1 million and when Jeff Compher and Glen Krupica treated Mike Korcek so poorly and slighted Bud's widow Joyce and the brother-in-law (who was the executor of the will), the family gave that money to the university in general, instead of athletics and specifically press box upgrades as originally designated.

Stand corrected, I just remember they pulled the donation from the stadium upgrade

(12-08-2022 08:38 AM)Dog Fan Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 07:40 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  Looks like Dekalb/NIU also lost the state football championships on Sean Frazier's watch.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/new...2023-2027/

How much longer do we have to suffer under this guy????

Unfortunately, it will not happen. President Freeman sits comfortably in her ivy tower office and assumes her usual laissez faire attitude. It ain't gonna change.

I have learned to accept what I have no control over. I have no control over whether STF stays or goes. Under his watch, the football team has flowed down the drain and the men's basketball team is the pits as usual. I only have control over my donations and season tickets. Except for women's basketball (which I will support with season tickets and donations for various reasons), I am cancelling my football season tickets, men's basketball season tickets, and my HAF donations. I will also no longer participate in fundraising events (except for women's basketball).

I guarantee you there will be no follow-up e-mails or calls next Spring when I don't send in my HAF donations and renew the season tickets. I will get the same e-mails and calls in March and April telling me that they can help take my money. They are just too stupid to do proper fan and donor relations.

Athletics administration has to be the worst run organization in the world. I have had several issues with them over the STF years (especially this last year), and one may even be elevated to a legal matter in the near future. It is that bad. I have never, ever seen such complete ineptitude and non-caring in my life. My future donations would be better used by a vagrant on the street.

I have not posted in over a month because I am completely disgusted with how 2022 has ended and the way things are going with NIU athletics. I will better devote my time, energies, and support to something that makes me feel happy rather than suck me into a cesspool of disgust, anger, and depression.

I was wondering where you have been; glad you are okay and doing well. My sympathies over whatever happened with STF…

I love your attitude in the last paragraph. I understand it and respect it. Life is too short to waste on things that diminish your quality of life. Frankly, I use the same approach with the White Sox — I will not give them one ounce of my time or penny of my resources until Jerry Reinsdorf dies.

(12-10-2022 12:27 AM)holybovine Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:38 AM)Dog Fan Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 07:40 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  Looks like Dekalb/NIU also lost the state football championships on Sean Frazier's watch.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/new...2023-2027/

How much longer do we have to suffer under this guy????

Unfortunately, it will not happen. President Freeman sits comfortably in her ivy tower office and assumes her usual laissez faire attitude. It ain't gonna change.

I have learned to accept what I have no control over. I have no control over whether STF stays or goes. Under his watch, the football team has flowed down the drain and the men's basketball team is the pits as usual. I only have control over my donations and season tickets. Except for women's basketball (which I will support with season tickets and donations for various reasons), I am cancelling my football season tickets, men's basketball season tickets, and my HAF donations. I will also no longer participate in fundraising events (except for women's basketball).

I guarantee you there will be no follow-up e-mails or calls next Spring when I don't send in my HAF donations and renew the season tickets. I will get the same e-mails and calls in March and April telling me that they can help take my money. They are just too stupid to do proper fan and donor relations.

Athletics administration has to be the worst run organization in the world. I have had several issues with them over the STF years (especially this last year), and one may even be elevated to a legal matter in the near future. It is that bad. I have never, ever seen such complete ineptitude and non-caring in my life. My future donations would be better used by a vagrant on the street.

I have not posted in over a month because I am completely disgusted with how 2022 has ended and the way things are going with NIU athletics. I will better devote my time, energies, and support to something that makes me feel happy rather than suck me into a cesspool of disgust, anger, and depression.

I was wondering where you have been; glad you are okay and doing well. My sympathies over whatever happened with STF…

I love your attitude in the last paragraph. I understand it and respect it. Life is too short to waste on things that diminish your quality of life. Frankly, I use the same approach with the White Sox — I will not give them one ounce of my time or penny of my resources until Jerry Reinsdorf dies.

Let's kick off the Fire Sean Frazier twitter account, let the admin know the fanbase has had it with the ineffective do-nothing glad-hander? Like I said on another post, it may not shorten his current contract, but it may keep him from receiving a very undeserved extension.

...or a very well written, respectable letter, signed by 100 of us on here asking to move on from the STF era, hardcopies to Freeman, the NIU board, and copies out to all Chicago, Illinois press outlets?

Our athletic department says nothing, sounds about right...

Why would they consider bidding in 2027 when they showed no interest in making a comment when asked about losing the bid?? They clearly don't care.

(12-10-2022 09:16 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Our athletic department says nothing, sounds about right...

Why would they consider bidding in 2027 when they showed no interest in making a comment when asked about losing the bid?? They clearly don't care.

Doesn't the IHSA require field turf in the stadium to be eligible for hosting the games?

I know I laughed at the idea that they make a team put in a new field with a Illinois state outline on it, but having field turf seems like something realistic they would require.

Plus, if the Bears no longer play in Soldier Field, then that venue loses all of its allure, right?

Heck, I would think the new stadium in Arlington Heights would be a more realistic venue if enough money was put behind a bid to make the IHSA overlook it's location.

And the more I think about it, the more Soldier Field seems unrealistic. While there are plenty of hotels that are in proximity to Soldier Field, the price per room there (plus all other amenities) is way higher than any other location. If the plan is to play there and then expect the teams and fans who are having or wanting to spend a night or two to stay in the suburbs, then why have it at Soldier Field in the first place especially when the most high profile tenant of the place is the Fire? Which...the natural playing surface is the reason StubHub Park is never a consideration as well.

Edit:

Also...doesn't IHSA put an emphasis on an indoor training facility to stage teams and whatnot? That was one of the plusses of both NIU and UofI and what was mentioned as being built at ISU, right? And I think ISU had a fieldhouse right next to the stadium for this purpose as well, if I'm not mistaken.

Other than "Soldier Field", I don't see any reason why that would be a viable location, let alone the frontrunner for the next bid.

Which is why I'm fully accepting that Soldier Field will be the next host of the IHSA State Football Championships. I have no doubts this will happen.

As to NIU not wanting to make a statement, perhaps they are too busy figuring out how to pay another $195,000 to fix a problem with the baseball artificial turf project.

From the Nov. 10 Board of Trustees meeting ...

"... recently identified unforeseen site conditions with the baseball field is causing project estimated costs to exceed the authorized amount by $195K. The unforeseen issue was created by the inability to locate the field’s subsurface drainage system which was presumed to exist based on available drawings. As a result, a new drainage system is required to be installed to support the artificial turf field."

They had contingency funds for "unforseen" problems, but used that up because "Unfortunately, a scope change for improved ADA accessibility near the bleachers, which also necessitated installation of a new backstop system, was considered important enhancements for the baseball field and a calculated risk was made to use the available contingency for this purpose before the unforeseen drainage condition was realized."

BTW, supposedly, a "newly-updated and enhanced field watering system" was included in 1993-94 stadium improvements (from official website facilities report).

I said this once before a long time ago: These people could not lead a one-cow cattle drive across a one-way bridge without creating a traffic jam.

(12-10-2022 11:38 AM)pvk75 Wrote:  BTW, supposedly, a "newly-updated and enhanced field watering system" was included in 1993-94 stadium improvements (from official website facilities report).

I said this once before a long time ago: These people could not lead a one-cow cattle drive across a one-way bridge without creating a traffic jam.

Wow, so the field has basically been the same for almost 30 years?

Go after the company who installed that system (if they still exist) for not meeting the contract requirements. I'm sure NIU has its own in-house legal.

I posted a negative comment about @seantfrazier on twitter today, not an actual full tweet mind you, just a quick comment on someone else's post about my dissatisfaction with his performance. 3 short hours later (on a Saturday!), he or his staff actually took the time to block me on twitter. I guess this is what the block function is for, but our AD is a well paid public figure, not a high school student evading the mean girl on the bus.

There are fans slamming FBS coaches and AD's all over twitter, we all know that, are they all running around blocking unhappy fans/alumni on social media??? I doubt it. Once again, keep in mind this was only a comment, buried amongst several other comments (several also very negative, as was mine), to someone else's posted original full tweet. Wow.

I honestly wish Sean and his family all the best in the future, and all that jazz, but based on his track record, and the current state of affairs with NIU athletics, most AD's in his position at any well run university would already be gone. NIU deserves a more effective AD, looks like any mere tweet comment to that end gets one ushered quickly into STF twitter jail, sad.


Click link to reveal what NIU's AD and his staff are spending valuable time doing instead of fund raising, relationship building, or locking down state football championships...


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GO HUSKIES!

(12-10-2022 04:36 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  I posted a negative comment about @seantfrazier on twitter today, not an actual full tweet mind you, jus a comment about my dissatisfaction with his performance. 3 hours later, he or his staff took the time to block me on twitter. What an ass-hat. There are fans slamming FBS coaches and AD's all over twitter, are they all running around blocking unhappy fans/alumni on social media??? Once again, keep in mind this was only a comment, buried amongst several other comments (several also negative), to someone else's posted original tweet. Wow.

You didn't realize STF stands for SEAN is TOUCHY-FEELY?

(12-10-2022 04:36 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  I posted a negative comment about @seantfrazier on twitter today, not an actual full tweet mind you, just a comment about my dissatisfaction with his performance. 3 hours later (on a Saturday), he or his staff actually took the time to block me on twitter. I guess this is what the block function is for, but our AD is a well paid public figure, not a high school girl evading the mean girl on the bus.

There are fans slamming FBS coaches and AD's all over twitter, are they all running around blocking unhappy fans/alumni on social media??? Once again, keep in mind this was only a comment, buried amongst several other comments (several also very negative, as was mine), to someone else's posted original tweet. Wow.

I honestly wish Sean and his family all the best in the future and all that jazz, but based on his track record, and the current state of affairs with NIU athletics, most AD's in his position at any well run university would already be gone. I'm hoping that happens soon, NIU deserves a more effective AD.


See link for what Sean and his staff are spending valuable time doing instead of fund raising or locking down state football championships:




GO HUSKIES!

All I see is HIM/HE/HIS.

Glad he cleared that up — I was wondering.

(12-10-2022 04:36 PM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  I posted a negative comment about @seantfrazier on twitter today, not an actual full tweet mind you, just a quick comment on someone else's post about my dissatisfaction with his performance. 3 short hours later (on a Saturday!), he or his staff actually took the time to block me on twitter. I guess this is what the block function is for, but our AD is a well paid public figure, not a high school student evading the mean girl on the bus.

There are fans slamming FBS coaches and AD's all over twitter, we all know that, are they all running around blocking unhappy fans/alumni on social media??? I doubt it. Once again, keep in mind this was only a comment, buried amongst several other comments (several also very negative, as was mine), to someone else's posted original full tweet. Wow.

I honestly wish Sean and his family all the best in the future, and all that jazz, but based on his track record, and the current state of affairs with NIU athletics, most AD's in his position at any well run university would already be gone. NIU deserves a more effective AD, looks like any mere tweet comment to that end gets one ushered quickly into STF twitter jail, sad.


Click link to reveal what NIU's AD and his staff are spending valuable time doing instead of fund raising, relationship building, or locking down state football championships...




GO HUSKIES!

Do you have the content you linked to? I'd like to know what we're talking about.