The Official War Against John Currie Thread

[HELLHAMMER]

I won't be going to the OOD at any time to watch Weber and his dick in the ass staff screw up a good thing.

We just got back from watching an OKC Thunder game for the first time.  Great atmosphere, beer can be consumed at the game and it's damn near a wash on drive time from Wichita.  Got a new BBall team!

On the flyover idea ... has anyone tried to contact a crop duster to do this?  Think: Randy Quaid from Independence Day crazy mofo flying the message!

[wes mantooth]

Anyone know if the NE Kansas mega millions winner is emaw? 

[Pete]

OK, we have some good ideas here that are very doable. 

[AzCat]

We need to get to the donors. We need over half of them threatening to discontinue their donations until Currie and Weber are gone. But how o we reach them? The important ones are most likely not on the internet, and they definitely aren't on goEMAW or twitter.

Exposure first. Flyers, banners, web site. Somebody should purchase some billboards in KC and Wichita. The message is simply to urge other donors to communicate to Breadstix what the consequences will be if Currie is not fired.

I'll donate if someone will organize a "eff John Currie Right In The Ass!!!" banner to be flown at the first home football game this fall. 

I've done the logistics on this before, and I'll do it again....but not for a $20 donation.  It will take a couple grand.

We had the money raised, and the flight scheduled for the Fire Prince airplane banner, and then they canned him.   I then refunded all the money to the donors without incident.

We could do the same thing again.

I'm in for $500 if it actually says, "eff John Currie Right In the Ass!!!".   

That's longer than what they can do.  It's much easier logistically to do "FIRE CURRIE."  Get more passes, less gas, etc.  If you'd still be in for that amount, your generous gift would go a long way in making this happen.


Also, you cannot fly over during the game.  It's limited to a hour before, or an hour after an event a stadium.  Last time with Prince, we had it lined up for 5-6 passes around the stadium an hour before kickoff.   We were using the same group that did the "FIRE GIBBS" banners for OU, out of Florida.  They were going to fly up to Salina, prep, and then do the fly-overs around the stadium.

$500 is contingent on the banner being some permutation of the words "eff" and "Currie" possibly with other additions.  These guys have a Dallas office & appear to have enough space for "eff John Currie Right in the Ass" (see last pic).  Bonus: they do skywriting too.  Would be fantastic!

[catsdo]

Would donate for a Fire John Currie billboard.

[Trim]

The billboards around Manhattan run about $350/month I believe...no idea what setup charges are.  I think Thomas Sign has a shitload of them.

See, that seems incredibly more effective to me.  I know it's not as wild-sounding as an airplane, but it'll be up for at least a month.  Every media outlet will be able to go cover it.  Word will get out, and people will go out of their way to see it.

"Seriously, there's a fire currie billboard near the mall?  I gotta see this thing."

[AbeFroman]

Will donate for plane, banner, billboard on I-70 in Topeka, whatever.

I will be protesting at all home games and the West Virginia game

[Cire]

I'm down for a billboard in  mhk still think a tshirt to shultzs office could be good too

[Barry McCockner]

I'm in on banner/billboard/both and will solicit from other EMAWs who want fuckstick to GTFOOH.

[kim carnes]

The billboards around Manhattan run about $350/month I believe...no idea what setup charges are.  I think Thomas Sign has a shitload of them.

See, that seems incredibly more effective to me.  I know it's not as wild-sounding as an airplane, but it'll be up for at least a month.  Every media outlet will be able to go cover it.  Word will get out, and people will go out of their way to see it.

"Seriously, there's a fire currie billboard near the mall?  I gotta see this thing."

Do both

[AzCat]

The billboards around Manhattan run about $350/month I believe...no idea what setup charges are.  I think Thomas Sign has a shitload of them.

See, that seems incredibly more effective to me.  I know it's not as wild-sounding as an airplane, but it'll be up for at least a month.  Every media outlet will be able to go cover it.  Word will get out, and people will go out of their way to see it.

"Seriously, there's a fire currie billboard near the mall?  I gotta see this thing."

Yeah much more effective even if it's not as much fun.  But a month?  Seriously?  I mean if there was $2k there for a "Fire Prince" airplane banner it should be no trick at all to keep a billboard up through football season. 

[HELLHAMMER]

Could some ag student please Roundup "Fire Currie ... He's a stupid eff" in Schultz' yard or somewhere on campus?

http://www.monsanto.com/products/Pages/RT3-herbicide.aspx

Maybe add a dick and balls image for me and BloodFart.  Thanks.

[0.42]

Guys, keep in mind that we need a groundswell of opposition against Currie in order to be able to pull this off. That means we have to get a good segment of normal fans AND shirt tucks on our side. Flying a banner with something profane like "eff john currie right in the ass" would be hilarious, but it would turn off a LOT of people who would deem it as excessively tacky. I like the simple yet effective message of "Fire Currie" on a billboard and/or airplane banner. It gets the point across without making it incredibly easy for our opponents to dismiss us as acting like adolescents.

[skycat]

I can manage only a modest donation right now, but count me in. Also, I don't understand why we would hire a company out of Florida when there are aerial advertising companies close by, including in Kansas City.

I love the "Chicken Currie" idea. What if instead of putting Currie's head on a chicken, we put it on something closely resembling the Jayhawk mascot? We could make the design crimson and blue, the implications being obvious.

Enemy of the State shirt is amazing as well.

[unleashthemob]

expose the truth about Snyder's relationship with currie and the big donors will stop giving, also I am sure it was currie's idea to have frank tell the students not to use foul language during the games, I think a good eff john currie chant would help irritate that Fu*ker's ego....a fire john currie billboard would be cool, and a few reality signs in front yard wouldn't hurt...keep under his skin, never let up until he can't take it anymore....give him a dose of his own medicine. He needs to be publicly abused whenever possible...

[Asteriskhead]

Will donate for billboard & banner. I also like Kougz t-shirts.

[Trim]

The billboards around Manhattan run about $350/month I believe...no idea what setup charges are.  I think Thomas Sign has a shitload of them.

See, that seems incredibly more effective to me.  I know it's not as wild-sounding as an airplane, but it'll be up for at least a month.  Every media outlet will be able to go cover it.  Word will get out, and people will go out of their way to see it.

"Seriously, there's a fire currie billboard near the mall?  I gotta see this thing."

Yeah much more effective even if it's not as much fun.  But a month?  Seriously?  I mean if there was $2k there for a "Fire Prince" airplane banner it should be no trick at all to keep a billboard up through football season. 

Correct.  I was just pointing out the billboard has a minimum running time of a month whereas the plane has a maximum running time of what, 30 minutes to make 5-6 passes?

I figure we'd keep renewing it and modifying it until it has the desired effect.

[Trim]

I like the simple yet effective message of "Fire Currie" on a billboard and/or airplane banner. It gets the point across without making it incredibly easy for our opponents to dismiss us as acting like adolescents.

Yes, but I'd want instead of or in addition to Fire Currie, firejohncurrie.com or whatever it is that's currently routing people here to be on it.  And we need that site to go towards a professional-looking, well-thought-out statement as to why Currie needs to go. 

That way we get incredible value - the shock value of the billboard, plus getting a large percentage of people aware of the billboard to go to the site.

[Barry McCockner]

The billboard needs to happen sooner rather than later.

[0.42]

I like the simple yet effective message of "Fire Currie" on a billboard and/or airplane banner. It gets the point across without making it incredibly easy for our opponents to dismiss us as acting like adolescents.

Yes, but I'd want instead of or in addition to Fire Currie, firejohncurrie.com or whatever it is that's currently routing people here to be on it.  And we need that site to go towards a professional-looking, well-thought-out statement as to why Currie needs to go. 

That way we get incredible value - the shock value of the billboard, plus getting a large percentage of people aware of the billboard to go to the site.

I agree completely.

[nicname]

Guys, keep in mind that we need a groundswell of opposition against Currie in order to be able to pull this off. That means we have to get a good segment of normal fans AND shirt tucks on our side. Flying a banner with something profane like "eff john currie right in the ass" would be hilarious, but it would turn off a LOT of people who would deem it as excessively tacky. I like the simple yet effective message of "Fire Currie" on a billboard and/or airplane banner. It gets the point across without making it incredibly easy for our opponents to dismiss us as acting like adolescents.

Yes.  This is serious stuff, not hur hur hur I hate Curry.  We want to come off as responsible people care for our school, not a bunch of assholes.

[p1k3]

we need to put our best 'shoppers on the job for the billboard

[BigCat]

Someone in the KC or Wichita areas contact someone who does media buys. Here's what we need:

--A well-done Web site explaining the reason for our disdain for Currie and what K-Staters can do about it (include links to active social media)

--Half or full-page ads in Sunday editions of the Star and Eagle

--Billboards along high-traffic thoroughfares in KC and Wichita

--Possibly a TV spot on the local news. Probably a great way to go here.

--Airplane banner at Royals' opening day

--Volunteers handing out flyers at various events

There's no reason we can't pull together enough dough to get this done soon. Let's get it done.

[nicname]

I think EMAWgeddon can fly planes.

I'm also pro-billboard.  We never had to find out last time, but I still think we may get more bang for the buck with a billboard that sits in Manhattan listing firejohncurrie.com or whatever that takes one to a list of Currie's atrocities against EMAW.

I too like the idea of public, recorded mocking whenever he's out and about.  PapEMAWzzi.

I - 70 heading east right before Fort Riley, another heading west somewhere between Topeka and Manhattan.

[LickNeckey]

In my mind two maybe three billboards generate most bang for the buck.  One in the kc metro (even a digital one on limited rotation) will generate an immediate media recognition.  One in Manhattan as a sustained message, one on I-70 at JC  to catch the passerby.

All should be connected to a website that further makes the case.  It would be very beneficial if one of our up and coming journo's would run an exposé on how the Frank situation went down.  Submit a couple KORA's get frank's side of the story then offer Currie a chance to share his.