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deleted4920
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As background, I am a double a Um grad and have been a ST holder since the Lou Saben days( yes, Lou Saben). As most here, I bleed Orange and Green, have a miserable week when we lose, watch the game on DVR again when we win, etc..I have seen a lot of good coaching, a lot of questionable coaching, and a lot of in between.
I have NEVER seen( better stated, " endured") the level of incompetence that I see with Onofrio( the " D" is purposely omitted). I have seen it for 3 yrs now. I have become nauseous at the start of every game when i realize that , "yes, we are playing that style again" after i deluded myself into thinking that " they cannot possibly stay doing the same insane defense again".
But they do.
This staff, whom I was excited about in the beginning( heck, following the Shannon regime, who WOULDNT we be excited about?), has done what I previously thought impossible- make me apathetic to my Canes. I have been bitter, upset, dismayed, etc in the past. too many times to chronicle. But apathetic? Inconcievable.( And yes, for the Princess Bride crowd, i do know what the word means).
So, I come to these basic conclusions:
1- This staff( inclusive of AG) is what their record says they are and my eyes confirm.
2- The only ones capable of doing something about it( ie, fire them) is Um admin.
3-UM admin cares very little about this once vaunted prpgram becoming average to mediocre.
4- The ONLY thing I can do( I am not a big money booster) is to not attend home games and hope that a noticeable abscence of fans makes the Um admin realzie they are losing fans and have a crisis on their hands.
A real crisis, because my beloved program is now on its 3rd incompetent staff( maybe 2.5, since Coker looks like Belichek by comparison). We are a floundering, mid level ACC team. And we are irrelevant nationally. We have been dumbed down by excuses after excuses, lulling many of us into passive observers. We ahve come, as a program, to accept, ACCEPT, losing to Duke.
Duke.
I therefore am showing the admin the only thing left for me to do, after i foolishly re- upped my season tickets. I COMPLETELY understand those who will disagree, who will attend, and I get the argument, the good argument, that we need to support the players, etc. I have stood on this fence for YEARS now, always opting to support the players. So, no need to make the counter argument.
But, at least for me, I am as appalled and discouraged as I ever have been , and that spans 40 years. As a" citizen" of Cane Nation, I believe that there does come a time when, to effectuate change in the " country" you love, that one must show disagreement, dissfatisfaction, and defiance of, and to, the " laws" of that nation.
The best I can do for the future of my program, sadly, is to refuse to have the UM admin see my seat occupied and my ticket scanned. I do this with heavy heart, with the hope, the desperate hope, that the decision makers see that we are in real crisis.
and i hope to one day again FEEL. Feel happy, feel sad, feel elated, feel despondent after a heart breaking loss, but man, to actually care and be passionate about my beloved team.
I have NEVER seen( better stated, " endured") the level of incompetence that I see with Onofrio( the " D" is purposely omitted). I have seen it for 3 yrs now. I have become nauseous at the start of every game when i realize that , "yes, we are playing that style again" after i deluded myself into thinking that " they cannot possibly stay doing the same insane defense again".
But they do.
This staff, whom I was excited about in the beginning( heck, following the Shannon regime, who WOULDNT we be excited about?), has done what I previously thought impossible- make me apathetic to my Canes. I have been bitter, upset, dismayed, etc in the past. too many times to chronicle. But apathetic? Inconcievable.( And yes, for the Princess Bride crowd, i do know what the word means).
So, I come to these basic conclusions:
1- This staff( inclusive of AG) is what their record says they are and my eyes confirm.
2- The only ones capable of doing something about it( ie, fire them) is Um admin.
3-UM admin cares very little about this once vaunted prpgram becoming average to mediocre.
4- The ONLY thing I can do( I am not a big money booster) is to not attend home games and hope that a noticeable abscence of fans makes the Um admin realzie they are losing fans and have a crisis on their hands.
A real crisis, because my beloved program is now on its 3rd incompetent staff( maybe 2.5, since Coker looks like Belichek by comparison). We are a floundering, mid level ACC team. And we are irrelevant nationally. We have been dumbed down by excuses after excuses, lulling many of us into passive observers. We ahve come, as a program, to accept, ACCEPT, losing to Duke.
Duke.
I therefore am showing the admin the only thing left for me to do, after i foolishly re- upped my season tickets. I COMPLETELY understand those who will disagree, who will attend, and I get the argument, the good argument, that we need to support the players, etc. I have stood on this fence for YEARS now, always opting to support the players. So, no need to make the counter argument.
But, at least for me, I am as appalled and discouraged as I ever have been , and that spans 40 years. As a" citizen" of Cane Nation, I believe that there does come a time when, to effectuate change in the " country" you love, that one must show disagreement, dissfatisfaction, and defiance of, and to, the " laws" of that nation.
The best I can do for the future of my program, sadly, is to refuse to have the UM admin see my seat occupied and my ticket scanned. I do this with heavy heart, with the hope, the desperate hope, that the decision makers see that we are in real crisis.
and i hope to one day again FEEL. Feel happy, feel sad, feel elated, feel despondent after a heart breaking loss, but man, to actually care and be passionate about my beloved team.
