(03-31-2021 10:01 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  Let me say it to you this way, Land....

Because they didn't even respond to him, as an alumni, notable player and high school coach who sent us numerous players... they dismissed him. A phone call could have changed all that.

Although a number of people on here think the young man is clearly worthy of a Rice football scholarship, that is not our jobs... as you note. That said, Alumni relations IS part of SOMEONE's job within the athletic department... IMO it's ALL of their jobs... Why is 'a conversation' too much to ask? How does 'Rice gave YOU a scholarship' (especially in that the people who gave HIM a scholarship are long since gone) relieve the current staff (coaches OR Athletic department) from simple courtesy?

They have plenty of time and manpower to send him solicitations for money, but they don't have time to talk about a potential player?? Does that REALLY seem 'okay' to you such that you 'wouldn't change a word'?? SOMEBODY thought to ask Brett Wagner and Trevor Cobb to personally solicit financial support. Perhaps they should have recruited YOU to reach out to former players to tell them why they should be thankful??

I don't know any of the specific details concerning this player, nor does anyone else here. I wish I knew more, and I definitely wish I knew both sides of the story, which I'm sure would differ from one another. If it all happened exactly the way you describe, then yes I'm disappointed that staff didn't even reciprocate by returning a phone call. There's no excuse for it, but that's not a reflection of the university and athletics department as a whole. Perhaps it's a reflection of the coaching staff. It's definitely not the kind of incident that would cause me to withhold donations to Rice, or have me speak disparagingly about my alma mater. That would be petty of me.