who didn't even have a basketball program when Bryan Crislip was here playing for us, and have progressed to where they can beat a Georgetown in the NCAA. And we're still #$$#%%#$% around in mediocrity. That's just not acceptable,IMO. Chris can only see what's happened since he's been here, but we old timers can see that we're no better off, actually worse off, than we were years ago when Mike Newell was here with absolutely no facilities or the advantages we have now, and we still can't even make the NIT. I'm like LRTrojan. I'm really getting tired of this same old crap.

(03-23-2013 10:47 AM)outsideualr Wrote:  who didn't even have a basketball program when Bryan Crislip was here playing for us, and have progressed to where they can beat a Georgetown in the NCAA. And we're still #$$#%%#$% around in mediocrity. That's just not acceptable,IMO. Chris can only see what's happened since he's been here, but we old timers can see that we're no better off, actually worse off, than we were years ago when Mike Newell was here with absolutely no facilities or the advantages we have now, and we still can't even make the NIT. I'm like LRTrojan. I'm really getting tired of this same old crap.

Worse off? Worse off than almost having the chancellor shut down the program for lack of revenue? Really? Really?

If I was King of The World. Joe Foley and his staff would be safe. Other than that there would be a complete house cleaning of UALR's Athlete Dept.

(03-23-2013 11:19 AM)DollarBill Wrote:  If I was King of The World. Joe Foley and his staff would be safe. Other than that there would be a complete house cleaning of UALR's Athlete Dept.

If I was King of the World, it wouldn't matter who are coaches are because both our men and our women would win the NCAA championship every year anyway.

(03-23-2013 10:59 AM)Ynocpirt Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 10:47 AM)outsideualr Wrote:  who didn't even have a basketball program when Bryan Crislip was here playing for us, and have progressed to where they can beat a Georgetown in the NCAA. And we're still #$$#%%#$% around in mediocrity. That's just not acceptable,IMO. Chris can only see what's happened since he's been here, but we old timers can see that we're no better off, actually worse off, than we were years ago when Mike Newell was here with absolutely no facilities or the advantages we have now, and we still can't even make the NIT. I'm like LRTrojan. I'm really getting tired of this same old crap.

Worse off? Worse off than almost having the chancellor shut down the program for lack of revenue? Really? Really?

Well it was sure fun while it lasted, but obviously it had to end or the program would have been terminated. I guess only folks, like us, who were very involved with the program knew how bad it really was (how many friends did you hit up for tickets so the program wouldn't shut down?). It was all fun and games to everyone else. I like having an AD who runs the program in a fiscally responsible and ethical manner. I can actually enjoy the games without worrying about whether or not we'll have a program next year.

I am passed out sacks of cash and we are going to be like memphis.

You can make us take the banners down, but you can't take the memories away.

(03-23-2013 12:09 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 10:59 AM)Ynocpirt Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 10:47 AM)outsideualr Wrote:  who didn't even have a basketball program when Bryan Crislip was here playing for us, and have progressed to where they can beat a Georgetown in the NCAA. And we're still #$$#%%#$% around in mediocrity. That's just not acceptable,IMO. Chris can only see what's happened since he's been here, but we old timers can see that we're no better off, actually worse off, than we were years ago when Mike Newell was here with absolutely no facilities or the advantages we have now, and we still can't even make the NIT. I'm like LRTrojan. I'm really getting tired of this same old crap.

Worse off? Worse off than almost having the chancellor shut down the program for lack of revenue? Really? Really?

Well it was sure fun while it lasted, but obviously it had to end or the program would have been terminated. I guess only folks, like us, who were very involved with the program knew how bad it really was (how many friends did you hit up for tickets so the program wouldn't shut down?). It was all fun and games to everyone else. I like having an AD who runs the program in a fiscally responsible and ethical manner. I can actually enjoy the games without worrying about whether or not we'll have a program next year.

I don't believe you could get Mickey or Jim to say a cross word about Shields if he robbed a bank. I thought for about two days after that Florida ass kicking trip that Mickey was actually going to join the movement for a new coach, but after about two days he was once again back as the head of the Shields Fan club.

I am over him but he has 2 years left and he will get to coach them out.

I am pulling for him/ualr and hope we do some winning but i think we are headed to 17 d1 wins and a 10 or a 01.

So two years from now we will have seen steve's best class graduate and hopefully he will get a better job or the ad will do his job of seeing that the program produces a winner.

(03-23-2013 04:16 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 12:09 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 10:59 AM)Ynocpirt Wrote:  

(03-23-2013 10:47 AM)outsideualr Wrote:  who didn't even have a basketball program when Bryan Crislip was here playing for us, and have progressed to where they can beat a Georgetown in the NCAA. And we're still #$$#%%#$% around in mediocrity. That's just not acceptable,IMO. Chris can only see what's happened since he's been here, but we old timers can see that we're no better off, actually worse off, than we were years ago when Mike Newell was here with absolutely no facilities or the advantages we have now, and we still can't even make the NIT. I'm like LRTrojan. I'm really getting tired of this same old crap.

Worse off? Worse off than almost having the chancellor shut down the program for lack of revenue? Really? Really?

Well it was sure fun while it lasted, but obviously it had to end or the program would have been terminated. I guess only folks, like us, who were very involved with the program knew how bad it really was (how many friends did you hit up for tickets so the program wouldn't shut down?). It was all fun and games to everyone else. I like having an AD who runs the program in a fiscally responsible and ethical manner. I can actually enjoy the games without worrying about whether or not we'll have a program next year.

I don't believe you could get Mickey or Jim to say a cross word about Shields if he robbed a bank. I thought for about two days after that Florida ass kicking trip that Mickey was actually going to join the movement for a new coach, but after about two days he was once again back as the head of the Shields Fan club.

I just live in reality. I'm a fan, not an AD. I'll be there whoever the coach is. 3 or 4 folks on a message board aren't going to change anything regardless. But, obviously I understand the carthartic value of letting your feelings out on a message board.

I had plenty of cross words for Steve over the Stevie Moore situation and believed it cost us a postseason bid. I don't agree with everything he does, but certainly feel he has been a good coach for our program and will be for the foreseeable future. As a fan, I'll support him as long as he's our coach.

In all fairness, MJS is like someone who grew up in the depression. He can recall when the program nearly went under, like the depressionites who develop a certain frugality in their lives because of the times in which they were raised so he is just thankful for the little things, like the program existing, while people not raised in that era are less likely to be frugal and expect more of life. I was born during the depression, but was too young to really know anything about it.
I became part of our program due to the situation that existed, and MJS sold me my first season ticket to help the program from tanking. So I don't believe MJS or Yconpirt are as caught up with the coaching situation as some others on the board, and appreciate Chris for his fiscal management that keeps the program afloat. Obviously we don't all agree with every single thing that applies to the program, but we also don't know the finances involved and what it actually takes to keep things running. Whatever the direction our program goes, I'm thankful for having a D1 program I can watch in Little Rock. I would, however, like it to become more successful on the win-loss side of things.

(03-23-2013 04:40 PM)outsideualr Wrote:  In all fairness, MJS is like someone who grew up in the depression. He can recall when the program nearly went under, like the depressionites who develop a certain frugality in their lives because of the times in which they were raised so he is just thankful for the little things, like the program existing, while people not raised in that era are less likely to be frugal and expect more of life. I was born during the depression, but was too young to really know anything about it.
I became part of our program due to the situation that existed, and MJS sold me my first season ticket to help the program from tanking. So I don't believe MJS or Yconpirt are as caught up with the coaching situation as some others on the board, and appreciate Chris for his fiscal management that keeps the program afloat. Obviously we don't all agree with every single thing that applies to the program, but we also don't know the finances involved and what it actually takes to keep things running. Whatever the direction our program goes, I'm thankful for having a D1 program I can watch in Little Rock. I would, however, like it to become more successful on the win-loss side of things.

I think myself, Yncopirt, and RBL would like that as well. But, don't see how bitching on a message board, about our coach and AD, can be viewed as something that will make our program better.

(03-23-2013 04:40 PM)outsideualr Wrote:  In all fairness, MJS is like someone who grew up in the depression. He can recall when the program nearly went under, like the depressionites who develop a certain frugality in their lives because of the times in which they were raised so he is just thankful for the little things, like the program existing, while people not raised in that era are less likely to be frugal and expect more of life. I was born during the depression, but was too young to really know anything about it.
I became part of our program due to the situation that existed, and MJS sold me my first season ticket to help the program from tanking. So I don't believe MJS or Yconpirt are as caught up with the coaching situation as some others on the board, and appreciate Chris for his fiscal management that keeps the program afloat. Obviously we don't all agree with every single thing that applies to the program, but we also don't know the finances involved and what it actually takes to keep things running. Whatever the direction our program goes, I'm thankful for having a D1 program I can watch in Little Rock. I would, however, like it to become more successful on the win-loss side of things.

You guys would be happy with a intramural NAIA team that you could go root for. Obviously having a highly successful program isn't a on your lists of wants. And Doc, I can't tell from reading one post until the next how you stand. One day it's fire the coach and then the next day, or sometimes the next post, it's "whatever the direction our program goes, I'm really thankful to have a D-1 team to watch in Little Rock." You either accept this **** that they call a D-1 basketball program they've handed us for twenty years or you don't. I don't choose to.

You guys would be happy with a intramural NAIA team that you could go root for. Obviously having a highly successful program isn't a on your lists of wants. And Doc, I can't tell from reading one post until the next how you stand. One day it's fire the coach and then the next day, or sometimes the next post, it's "whatever the direction our program goes, I'm really thankful to have a D-1 team to watch in Little Rock." You either accept this **** that they call a D-1 basketball program they've handed us for twenty years or you don't. I don't choose to.
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Bob, no one has to wonder where you stand. No one can accuse you of being wish-washy. I like folks who have strong opinions and stick with them (doesn't mean I have to agree, however).

Bob, no one has to wonder where you stand. No one can accuse you of being wish-washy. I like folks who have strong opinions and stick with them (doesn't mean I have to agree, however).
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I can respect the way some you guys feel about this situation too, but sure as hell can't understand why, because this program sure hasn't been anything to write home about lately.

There's a difference between "fiscally responsible" and MISERLY. Chris spends NOTHING on the program. Look at the production value of the coaches show if you don't believe me. Guaranteed Chris has stored away mountains of cash. Where it goes? Who knows. But it sure isn't going to promoting our program or making it better.

(03-23-2013 11:20 PM)eh9198 Wrote:  There's a difference between "fiscally responsible" and MISERLY. Chris spends NOTHING on the program. Look at the production value of the coaches show if you don't believe me. Guaranteed Chris has stored away mountains of cash. Where it goes? Who knows. But it sure isn't going to promoting our program or making it better.

Where are those mountains of cash coming from? Certainly not from ticket sales. Not from the State treasury, since UALR gets less State money than any team in the league. I wish we had "mountains of cash"- Chris is able adequately fund an entire athletic program, despite mostly apathy from much of the city, but I doubt he has much, if anything, left at the end of the year.

Chris sells as many tickets as anyone else at this level. They just don't show up to games. Ghosts pay real money, after all. The mountains of cash are what happen when he spends absolutely nothing on the program. Chris keeps the lights on and that's about it. All other profit left over after bills and salary is hoarded away as opposed to some of it being spent on promoting the program or making it better.

(03-23-2013 11:39 PM)eh9198 Wrote:  Chris sells as many tickets as anyone else at this level. They just don't show up to games. Ghosts pay real money, after all. The mountains of cash are what happen when he spends absolutely nothing on the program. Chris keeps the lights on and that's about it. All other profit left over after bills and salary is hoarded away as opposed to some of it being spent on promoting the program or making it better.

You are certainly moving beyond my area of expertise. But, while Chris keeps our program in the black, I don't there is much room for error there and he uses close to every last dollar by the time the fiscal year is over.

I wonder if that's foi info we can be privy to. Any money we bring in clearly doesn't go to promoting our program. We clearly can all agree on that. Given that he doesn't spend any money on the men, it doesn't take a finance major to see that any and all money he makes after bills, he saves. I would bet dollars to donuts he's saved up a ton of money over the years.

(03-23-2013 05:12 PM)mjs Wrote:  your lists of wants. And Doc, I can't tell from reading one post until the next how you stand.

You're in good company. I can't figure out from one post to the next how I stand either!