Author Topic: The Official War Against John Currie Thread (Read 62903 times)

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #275 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:42:23 AM »

I think we've strayed from the billboard idea on the last few pages of this thread. Let's not. Time is of the essence. We can do protests and t-shirts and other stuff, but billboards and a good website (with bullet points like the oscar Pearl site) immediately are important to at least get the ball rolling.

Why not buy a billboard in Bristol?

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #276 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:25:44 PM »

....nothing?

So, I guess, the war is officially over? Or have we just moved it to the My Cell Is Active thread, which also is not currently active?

Not ready to give this one up yet, folks.

steve dave · « **Reply #277 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:26:41 PM »

do it then. rally the troops. get the bucks. someone on here was saying they had donors ready to fund it. would just take making a few calls and sending in a design.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #278 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:29:01 PM »

Seemed like we had some ideas earlier in the thread about what the content would be. Did we ever decide on anything? Who was it that did the PayPal account for the Fatty Fund? Would he be willing to do it again? (Wish I were smarter and knew about business-y stuff.

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0.42 · « **Reply #279 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:31:17 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 04, 2012, 12:26:41 PM

do it then. rally the troops. get the bucks. someone on here was saying they had donors ready to fund it. would just take making a few calls and sending in a design.

Believe that was Barry McCockner iirc

wabash909 · « **Reply #280 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:34:16 PM »

The tuck has certainly turned.

John Currie wins this round.

Barry McCockner · « **Reply #281 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:45:53 PM »

Things are in the works. We need to make it happen soon before my people get apathetic, though.

bruce · « **Reply #282 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:59:40 PM »

Quote from: Barry McCockner on April 04, 2012, 12:45:53 PM

Things are in the works. We need to make it happen soon before my people get apathetic, though.

Yeah, the steve dave shift has swayed the minds of many. If only he and FITZ could unite on something important like homelessness or poverty.

steve dave · « **Reply #283 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:00:35 PM »

Quote from: oscar on April 04, 2012, 12:59:40 PM

Quote from: Barry McCockner on April 04, 2012, 12:45:53 PM
Things are in the works. We need to make it happen soon before my people get apathetic, though.
Yeah, the steve dave shift has swayed the minds of many. If only he and FITZ could unite on something important like homelessness or poverty.

where the eff is this "steve dave shift" coming from?

0.42 · « **Reply #284 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:01:31 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 04, 2012, 01:00:35 PM

Quote from: oscar on April 04, 2012, 12:59:40 PM
Quote from: Barry McCockner on April 04, 2012, 12:45:53 PM
Things are in the works. We need to make it happen soon before my people get apathetic, though.
Yeah, the steve dave shift has swayed the minds of many. If only he and FITZ could unite on something important like homelessness or poverty.

where the eff is this "steve dave shift" coming from?

You accepting the Weber hire has been viewed by some of the angrier types as you capitulating.

steve dave · « **Reply #285 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:02:07 PM »

I didn't accept crap

bruce · « **Reply #286 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:02:50 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 04, 2012, 01:02:07 PM

I didn't accept crap

Now this is more like it.

0.42 · « **Reply #287 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:04:55 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 04, 2012, 01:02:07 PM

I didn't accept crap

You hoping oscar winning rather than hoping for him to fail big and fail now is viewed as acceptance

jfc do i have to do all your PR work for you AND point out that you get your sports wrong i mean jfc

wabash909 · « **Reply #288 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:08:03 PM »

Sorry guys, but the window has closed. Now with Frank as a distant memory and the entire staff being run off to South Carolina, the tucks have rallied around Currie and are prepared to put "the drama behind us".

Tuck Central just ran a fan poll and the results were strongly in favor of being lied to and mediocrity.

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Which option best represents your thoughts on John Currie:
91 Votes

Great AD - $23 Mill Profit, New Facilities, Successful Programs      42.86%
Good AD - He has strengths and weaknesses but the good outweigh the bad.      32.97%
OK - He is doing good, but I have significant concerns for the future... time will tell      7.69%
Neutral      4.40%
Meh - Have concerns for the future and he has not done that much to impress me      4.40%
Bad AD - Hasn't done much, can't be trusted, runs off coaches, not loyal to KSU      7.69%

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I think the silent majority is ruling the day. Support for Weber in the other poll. Suppot for Currie in this poll. I would have to say that the wagons have been circled and we are ready to put the drama behind us.

0.42 · « **Reply #289 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:09:46 PM »

Well, I should've seen that coming. This is what I get for indulging whatever youthful idealism I had left, I guess.

_33 · « **Reply #290 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:12:19 PM »

SD is just saying that he hopes he is wrong about oscar Weber instead of some people hoping they are right. It has nothing to do with supporting Weber.

Cire · « **Reply #291 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:12:58 PM »

It's over, We're back to 1995.

bruce · « **Reply #292 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:14:41 PM »

GPC makes me sad.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #293 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:15:46 PM »

Quote from: Cire on April 04, 2012, 01:12:58 PM

It's over, We're back to 1995.

Goddammit.

wabash909 · « **Reply #294 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:22:02 PM »

Quote from: 42 on April 04, 2012, 01:09:46 PM

Well, I should've seen that coming. This is what I get for indulging whatever youthful idealism I had left, I guess.

You gotta strike while the iron is hot. It's a good lesson to learn.

Currie is very good at what he does and I give him a world of credit for it.

He knows he can manipulate the mass of simpletons in our fan base to his advantage. Deny some KORA requests to cover up the controversy, go on 810 with BITB to field some softballs, have feel good news conference to update the football stadium, etc. Most AD's wouldn't have the stones to run off the most popular coach in decades to basketball purgatory and then hire a guy like oscar Weber, but give him some props for his keen awareness of their stupidity, the willingness to be lied to, and the threshold for accepting the status quo of our fan base.

The guy really is good, folks.

Trim · « **Reply #295 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:52:45 PM »

All we need is a website guy and a site along the lines of johncurriehatesemaw or something like that that features plain, direct points of why he's horrible. Not exclusive to Frank/Weber issues. There have been plenty of manifestos posted in the last few weeks to draw the points from.

That takes like, no money.

Once that's done, and you have something to put on a billboard, you price it. Somewhere in here were volunteers and contact info for figuring that out, at least in Manhattan. If it's truly $350/month - that seems low, but say it's even double that - I doubt we need a convoluted paypal fundraising effort. That's a handful of people throwing in to get the billboard up ASAP.

From there, raise money as needed.

Contrary to what you might've heard from bosz56, I don't know crap about making a website, and I don't have the time to write out the verbage for the site. However, there's the needed steps. People who were talking about doing certain things before, if they fit in this process, go ahead and do them.

doom · « **Reply #296 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:09:18 PM »

Quote from: wabash909 on April 04, 2012, 01:08:03 PM

Sorry guys, but the window has closed. Now with Frank as a distant memory and the entire staff being run off to South Carolina, the tucks have rallied around Currie and are prepared to put "the drama behind us".

Tuck Central just ran a fan poll and the results were strongly in favor of being lied to and mediocrity.

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Which option best represents your thoughts on John Currie:
91 Votes

Great AD - $23 Mill Profit, New Facilities, Successful Programs      42.86%
Good AD - He has strengths and weaknesses but the good outweigh the bad.      32.97%
OK - He is doing good, but I have significant concerns for the future... time will tell      7.69%
Neutral      4.40%
Meh - Have concerns for the future and he has not done that much to impress me      4.40%
Bad AD - Hasn't done much, can't be trusted, runs off coaches, not loyal to KSU      7.69%

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I think the silent majority is ruling the day. Support for Weber in the other poll. Suppot for Currie in this poll. I would have to say that the wagons have been circled and we are ready to put the drama behind us.

Circling the wagons is a direct quote from stan weber about the oscar hire.

BleedingPurple7 · « **Reply #297 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:10:51 PM »

Waiting to donate

Trim · « **Reply #298 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:16:00 PM »

I'm fine with the website having an asterisk'd clause within it asserting that captain crap should be retained by the new regime.

Rams · « **Reply #299 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:51:51 PM »

This is a complete waste of time, resources and credibility. What happens if this doesn't work and Weber starts actually sinking the program into SLTHiness? If you try this crap again all the donors to the cause and everyone you're hoping to influence will just say "eff it, it didn't work last time and I'm not wasting anymore time or money." or they will say "Oh, those are just those same jackasses that bought a billboard and tried to have Currie fired right after he hired Weber." If you wait until you ACTUALLY have a shitty record to point to, you might be able to sway some opinions, but it's a complete waste of credibility right now. You only get one shot at this before you become "those immature idiots that do this every 3 years or so" and people start laughing it off. Wait until you actually have a chance of succeeding.

Whatever though. Good luck.