Fire Dave Paulsen / Hire Tony Skinn

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Judging from the amount of complaining alone after press conferences and on social media outlets, I have to think the AD has been receiving some complaints and even got some after last years disappointments. It might be a fairly small number but I have to think its there.

The big thing about public complaints is that I always tell people to share their ideas or have conversations with the people in the helm because there could always be a method to the madness (not necessarily you, we know your story :) ). I know for me, I’m waiting until post A10 tournament to voice any complaining and its merely to share that I hope decisions are made in the future if necessary to benefit the program the most. It won’t be calling for anyone’s head, but it certainly will plant the seed and give me something to follow up on if necessary. I am debating about even not showing up in Brooklyn or at Fordham as that would be a big statement to those that know me in the AD, but I probably am too loyal and a sucker for punishment to actually do that.
Your story sounds eerily similar to mine. I had a running streak that I hadn't missed a home game or post season game in 11 years through the end of Hewitt's 3rd year. I didn't send anything official until after we were bounced from the tournament. I wish you luck in your endeavors and maybe there is hope since there is a different AD and different President. I just caution you against expecting any sort of ground swell from the fan base.
 
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Even though I've been told money is not as big of an issue as we think ..... all this number crunching about Paulsen's buyout reminds me, man, how useful would that $250K GMUBrian was willing to donate come in handy right now?

That's why you don't piss off people who not only have the money but willing to spend it to make real change. You may not like Brian's terms, but a savy AD would find a way to make it work. You can't ask someone to donate large sums of money and have no say where it goes. Not trying to bring that saga back to discussion, I just think it should be a learning lesson for the entire Atheltic Department.

If you want to keep this entire thing a mom and pop operation, then go back to the CAA. Because that shit will not work for Mason in the A10. Some will say "look at the Bonnies, they do more with less" well, we ain't the Bonnies and we never will be. We need to "do more with more".
Just for accuracy sake, I was only offering $200k.
 

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Your story sounds eerily similar to mine. I had a running streak that I hadn't missed a home game or post season game in 11 years through the end of Hewitt's 3rd year. I didn't send anything official until after we were bounced from the tournament. I wish you luck in your endeavors and maybe there is hope since there is a different AD and different President. I just caution you against expecting any sort of ground swell from the fan base.

Somewhat similar although I relocated so its a much different fan hood experience. That said, it would be more of a letter to state “hey this isn’t good” versus “hey fire so and so now please or I go elsewhere”. I didn’t start with real letters under Hewitt until they lost to Cornell and then mid season. I also have a different relationship with a few folks and I did drop the “9th would not be good” in someone’s ear when I was at media day this year.
 

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This stat tells us more of what we already know.

1) Dave has improved the program over the last few years.
2) The program has gone from the dumps to mediocre.
3) The program has gone from losing in the PIG, to qualifying for Thursday's games and winning Thursday's games.
4) The program has never won a Friday game.

I'm as unhappy as the next guy, but its just a stat that backs up what we already knew and we all sit here waiting for the next step (which nobody thinks will come). Its just like pointing to Mason's A10 record over the last 3-4 seasons as being "steady".

All of these are nice to haves, but after 5 years and now heading back towards the PIG and potentially not even making Thursday, its extremely frustrating.
 

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This stat tells us more of what we already know.

1) Dave has improved the program over the last few years.
2) The program has gone from the dumps to mediocre.
3) The program has gone from losing in the PIG, to qualifying for Thursday's games and winning Thursday's games.
4) The program has never won a Friday game.

I'm as unhappy as the next guy, but its just a stat that backs up what we already knew and we all sit here waiting for the next step (which nobody thinks will come). Its just like pointing to Mason's A10 record over the last 3-4 seasons as being "steady".

All of these are nice to haves, but after 5 years and now heading back towards the PIG and potentially not even making Thursday, its extremely frustrating.
1. Maybe
2. This season is back to the dumps. (Same team next year)
3. Mason will be back in the pig
4. Doubtful mason wins a Friday game this year.
 

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1. Maybe
2. This season is back to the dumps. (Same team next year)
3. Mason will be back in the pig
4. Doubtful mason wins a Friday game this year.

Forget winning Friday, just make Thursday. Lol. If they somehow make Friday in this dumpster fire of a conference season I’d take it.
 

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1. Maybe
2. This season is back to the dumps. (Same team next year)
3. Mason will be back in the pig
4. Doubtful mason wins a Friday game this year.

It’s not even close to the same team we expected to have this season, much less next season.

Again, you folks need to stop making up stuff to suit your narrative.
 

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While I understand what they were saying, that scoring was way too simplistic. It gives no credit for getting byes into later rounds so winning a PIG game is more credit than getting a double bye into the third round. So, I scored it where first round is worth 1 point, second 2, points 3rd 4 points, etc. This gives you some credit for your in conference performance as well as your tournament performance. Here is what the teams scores look like over the last 3 years:

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One really interesting thing that comes out is the stark contrast between the top 5 and the bottom 9.
 

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The last 3 is probably a decent measure of Pauslen's Tourney performance. I also did the last 6 (the time we have been in the A10) to see where we stand overall.

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One note is that Davidson is short one year since they were not in the A10 that first year and are still killing it. Also interesting to see how vcu's performance has waned a little over the last 3 years, but was good the previous 3.
 

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It’s not even close to the same team we expected to have this season, much less next season.

Again, you folks need to stop making up stuff to suit your narrative.
I would like nothing more than for you to be right. Unfortunately I think you’re just holding on to false hope. I think we would still be the same mess with kier.
He’s a fine player but he benefited from teams putting their best defender on Otis.
 

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I would like nothing more than for you to be right. Unfortunately I think you’re just holding on to false hope. I think we would still be the same mess with kier.
He’s a fine player but he benefited from teams putting their best defender on Otis.

He’s a second-team all-conference player. Again you are just twisting stuff to fit a preconceived bias against the coach.
 
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