Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Point out where I'm wrong.
I live here. My Granparents have over 70 years of experience teaching at the University. My aunt still works there, as does my wife. Hell, the Curators are technically one of my clients.
I hear plenty about the University's leadership and I'm awfully damn vested in the success of this school. You can sit around and plug your head in the sand. You can ignore the continued massive failures of this administration.
But there's a lot riding on a thriving University of Missouri for me. I don't just watch the football team - I've grown up with the school. Part of my mortgage is paid for with checks with their logo on it. I've spoken with people that know this administration very well and have learned a lot for my trouble.
And I know Richard Wallace wouldn't have put up with this shit. I know MU wouldn't be flapping in the breeze w/ competent leadership in place.
But hey - maybe we'll get lucky. It doesn't make you informed. It doesn't make you accurate. It just means that you stuck your head in the right hole when the storm came passing through.
|
You can't be bold and not be risky. Those things do not go together.
Like the Painter situation. What could they have done? What could they have
really done to avoid that except for being too big of pussies to go after Painter in the first place.
You secure an agreement with someone and they have a last min. change of heart. Info that was leaking about the situation was coming from the other side.
Lots of similar things with the Big 10 fiasco. In the process of being bold enough to try and better the situation of MU you are left with risks and things not under your control can blow up in your face.
Mizzou isn't perfect but it also can't be blamed time and again for things that simply are not totally in its control you know what I am saying?
Missouri still is a very attractive candidate when conference instability causes and arms race for universities for a wide number of reasons which you are aware of.