The baseball team's loss to F$U on Friday is emblematic of the problem; because a flaw at A-Roid Park wasn't noticed and fixed, it probably cost the 'Canes the win. This lack of attention to detail, "good enough for our Athletic Department" mentality is a fatal flaw which continues under Flake James, Karl Marx, and the mostly unaccountable coaches.
It IS death by a thousand cuts...
I don't like our AD that much either's but this is really really stupid.
Really?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeping_normality
Key Point:
"Creeping normality (i.e., "death by a thousand cuts") refers to the way a major change can be accepted as the normal situation if it happens slowly, in unnoticed increments, when it would be regarded as objectionable if it took place in a single step or short period."
That EXACTLY describes what has happened in Hurricane athletics.
The study of organizational dynamics may be some of the dryest stuff out there, but recognizing organizational dysfunction is the first step in correcting the problem.
A guy like Dr. Frenk, THE KEY DECISION MAKER, may appreciate this more than just saying, "Blake James Sucks, Fire Him!" C'mon people, this is a UNIVERSITY after all, you have to know how the people you are trying to influence think.