Crazy couple of days.
I’m still not really sure why she decided to come after me with the not a fan business. In all honesty, I’m one of the least negative people out there. I've probably been more loyal to a fault. I’ve never called out a player or the staff ever on social media. Others do frequently (which is their right), but why come after me when all I said was I have lost interest in the program. Still not sure.
My only explanation is she was coming to help her pal swimmom, our favorite Mason fan, who was telling me how much damage I was doing to our players and what an awful person I was to lose interest in our program. I have no idea.
Anyway, I’ve come to the conclusion that Mason and a Mason athletics isn’t the priority that it once was. Symbolically tearing down the Mason room was me moving on. Felt pretty good honestly.
I’m not unique as many others have gone though the process, but what makes this a little different is it was done on social media for a handful to see.
A few have asked if I’ve heard from anyone at the athletic department. I have not, nor do I expect to. My donation amounts over the years have gone down, and at this point I know it’s not worth their energy to reach out. That’s the game this day and age, which is sad because at a school like Mason I feel like you need everyone you can get onboard. I would imagine if I was still in Northern Va and a season ticket holder with my patriot club passes, I’d get a call or an email. Mason has become the ultimate “what can you do for me” business. The few that would keep in touch with me - the Ruges of the world, they are gone.
I’ll still watch the games. Gone are the days of driving a few hours to support or soccer team or baseball team play for the A10 championships. I don’t see a scenario where we come back for a game in Fairfax or see us in St Louis or Dayton. I mean, I’m just a “fan”.
