[quote=âMEGRNiner, post:20, topic:30865â]This should DEFINITELY be addressed to Chancellor Dubois and copied to the B.O.T.
After 25 years in the 49er Club, I just wish I caredâŚ[font=verdana][size=2px]r Club, I just wish that I caredâŚ[/size][/font][/quote]
Same hereâŚI now contribute the bare minimum just to keep my points building for the day Judy is gone and Basketball is worthy of the lower level tickets I qualify for but donât buy now!!
Ideally we should write up an email and paste it here, along with a list of the BOT, AD, Observer, and CHPâs email addresses. Making it easier for people to voice there concerns will hopefully lead to an uptick in attention to Judyâs highway robbery.
Should keep the email short, but effective. Something along the lines of âI no longer have confidence in Judy Roseâ, and fire off a few key/glaring reasons for why.
clt says the observer would ignore us to cover good ol Roy and dem heels.
clt says if they covered us, it would be negative.
Be savvy with the failing observer.
Subject: Regarding the decline of our menâs basketball program.
Dear Dubois and Rose,
Y u do dis?
Thank you for your prompt reply,
[font=Georgia][size=18px]The system has always been unfair to small-conference teams, and the shifting landscape of college sports has only exacerbated it. As conferences realigned, small conferences lost some of their best programs to bigger conferences. The departures robbed those conference of potential at-large teams. More subtly, they robbed other top teams of opportunities to boost their strength of schedule, a major factor in tournament selection.[/size][/font]
[quote=âTheShowDawg, post:16, topic:30865â][quote=âs9er, post:15, topic:30865â]My email is going to CHP, with a cc to JudyâŚeveryone else in the AD is a yes man and really donât deserve the attention.
I really want to figure out a way to get the Observer to write something with some depthâŚafter the tournament is over of course.[/quote]
IMO this is the most effective tactic we have.
It has to be more than our dwindling hard core fans to get our message out. Having Observer do an in depth article would put pressure on her âwhalesâ since they are our driving force in devision making. They dont like too look bad. If we could get the Biz Journal to do an in depth article on the opportunity cost $ lost would also be great.
A lot of transplants to this area would like something to get behind and we need that mentality along with engaging our alumni.[/quote]
Forward the bottom 25 article to Tom Sorensen.
anyone have handy key email addrâsâŚ
The Board of Trustees?
Anyone else you can think of that might merit inclusion.
[quote=âs9er, post:27, topic:30865â]anyone have handy key email addrâsâŚ
The Board of Trustees?
Anyone else you can think of that might merit inclusion.[/quote]
Here you go⌠We should prob sticky post these contacts
pdubois@uncc.edu
jwrose@uncc.edu
dspease@uncc.edu
kgwhites@uncc.edu
mjhummer@uncc.edu
tewhites@uncc.edu
nkonawal@uncc.edu
mpersinger@charlotteobserver.com
sfowler@charlotteobserver.com
schisenhall@charlotteobserver.com
Board of Trustees per
https://old.northcarolina.edu/campus_profiles/trustees.php?institution_tag=INST_UNCC
BoardOfTrustees@uncc.edu
StudentBodyPresident@uncc.edu
kpopp@sidley.com
jlprice01@aol.com
laura.a.schulte@wellsfargo.com
cathy_bessant@bankofamerica.com
mbrackett@rbh.com
dlhauser@bellsouth.net
bob.f.hull@lowes.com
dmjamil@dukeenergy.com
maryann.rouse@carolinashealthcare.org
marion.s.sullivan@gmail.com
jmarquez@jahlaw.com
Threw this email together. Feel free to use it, tweak it, etcâŚ
Dear Respected Members of the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees,
I am a loyal supporter of the Charlotte 49ers, and am contacting you because I want Judy Rose removed as Athletic Director.
More than 220 different NCAA D1 menâs basketball programs have reached the NCAA Tournament since the Charlotte 49ersâ last appearance, in 2005. This fact is embarrassing and unacceptable. Over the course of the 12 year absence, and through multiple head coaching changes, Charlotte has consistently and inarguably regressed, by any measure, into one of the nationâs worst D1 basketball programs - due in part to Judy Roseâs poor discretion, and overall inability to produce the competitive and exciting experience owed to students, athletes, and fans.
A shakeup is needed. Judy Rose has demonstrated that she cannot be trusted to handle coaching contracts, or execute any innovative solutions to correct the programâs general underachievement. Student subsidies continue to climb among the nationâs highest, while attendance and victories steadily diminish. Acknowledgement of these shortcomings is non-existent, and Roseâs refusal to address the concerns of a frustrated and exhausted fanbase undermines the foundation, and future, of Charlotte Athletics. She is a liability to the reputation of Charlotte 49er Athletics, and urgently needs to be replaced.
Thank you for your consideration
Charlotte makes the top 25 for all the wrong reasons
http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/25-worst-college-football-basketball-combinations-2016-2017
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[font=verdana]Student subsidies reach record levels[/font][/size]
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article47407695.html
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
A fanâs perspective on 49erâs downward spiral
http://www.stateofcharlotte.com/the-state-of-charlotte-49er-athletics/
[quote=âdonkeyjaws, post:29, topic:30865â]Threw this email together. Feel free to use it, tweek it, etcâŚ
Dear Respected Members of the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees,
I am a loyal supporter of the Charlotte 49ers, and am contacting you because I want Judy Rose removed as Athletic Director.
More than 220 different NCAA D1 menâs basketball programs have reached the NCAA Tournament since the Charlotte 49ersâ last appearance, in 2005. This fact is embarrassing and unacceptable. Over the course of the 12 year absence, and through multiple head coaching changes, Charlotte has consistently, and inarguably, regressed by any measure into one of the nationâs worst D1 basketball programs - due, in part, to Judy Roseâs poor discretion, and overall inability to produce the competitive and exciting experience owed to students, athletes, and fans.
A shakeup is needed. Judy Rose has demonstrated that she cannot be trusted to handle coaching contracts, or execute any innovative solutions to correct the programâs general underachievement. Student subsidies continue to climb among the nationâs highest, while attendance and victories steadily diminish. Acknowledgement of these shortcomings is non-existent, and Roseâs refusal to address the concerns of a frustrated and exhausted fanbase undermines the foundation, and future, of Charlotte Athletics. She is a liability to the reputation of Charlotte 49er Athletics, and urgently needs to be replaced.
Thank you for your consideration
Charlotte makes the top 25 for all the wrong reasons
http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/25-worst-college-football-basketball-combinations-2016-2017
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[font=verdana]Student subsidies reach record levels[/font][/size]
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article47407695.html
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
A fanâs perspective on 49erâs downward spiral
http://www.stateofcharlotte.com/the-state-of-charlotte-49er-athletics/[/quote]
this is great. these are the types of serious, yet non-confrontational emails that we need to send.
#FACTS
I love the idea, but this all going to fall on deaf ears. You will not hear a word from Judy, but get ready to receive a condescending e-mail from Phil.
All the more reason to do it. Publish his condescending responses. These are valid concerns, and if he wants to make excuses for them, then everyone can judge for themselves if heâs out of line.
Including all BOT and Observer will keep things on a more level playing ground than by just emailing Judy/CHP exclusively.
All the more reason to do it. Publish his condescending responses. These are valid concerns, and if he wants to make excuses for them, then everyone can judge for themselves if heâs out of line.
Including all BOT and Observer will keep things on a more level playing ground than by just emailing Judy/CHP exclusively.[/quote]
It will be interesting to see the Observerâs take on this. Iâm not convinced theyâre going to publicly be too critical of our administration. Sorensen may be an exception to the rule. And no, this is not a criticism of the O.
I know Sorensen âretiredâ. But I thought he might still have an Observer email address. I canât seem to find it.
We risk having the O come back with, âWhy are you attacking the AD that brought you Football??â
Hopefully, if coverage ever manages to pop up, itâll be objective. Just not counting on it. This is an uphill battle.
Anyone have a response? Details arenât important.
no response to mine, and not expecting one. My next donation will be sent with a cover letter that is not nearly as polite as my last correspondence and a check for $0.49 just to see if they cash it.
Chancellor Dubois,
I am writing you today in the hopes you can provide some insight in regards to the direction of the athletic programs at the University, specifically that of the Menâs Basketball program. Iâm not asking for a direct line of sight, however I do feel very strongly the donors and fans of this program deserve answers. The lack of a clear vision, or any directional messaging from AD Judy Rose, or yourself is frustrating to say the very least. We have been repeatedly asked for patience, but we have seen neither results or a strategic plan to right what has clearly gone so very wrong.
Iâm not going to Monday morning QB the decision to move on from Coach Lutz, we can all agree the program had gone stale since that last NCAA Tournament appearance. That gutting loss to NCSU (also your first day on the job if Iâm not mistaken) started our spiral. Lutz was 83-75 and 41-39 in league play after that loss. Using any metric available, it was the very definition of mediocrity. Unfortunately, the only stain on the decision to move on was the albatross of a contract extension given to Lutz just a short time before. We needed a breath of fresh air⌠We needed to go to the NCAAâs as a 5 year drought was too long.
At the time of the move, AD Judy Rose made comments that really echoed my beliefs as to where we should be as a program âOur expectations for our program are high and our goal is to strive to be in the upper echelon of the Atlantic 10 with an opportunity to compete in the NCAA tournament on a regular basisâ. Your comments also spoke to my frustrations: âWe looked at the record the last five years, weâve gone to the NIT twice and weâve not gone three times and that by definition says youâre out of the top 97 teams and maybe more than that. With the investment weâve made in basketball, we have to be better than that.â I really felt as we were going to right the ship and get back to the NCAAâs. Little did I know Iâd be looking back at the last 5 years of the Lutz regime as the high watermark of the past dozen seasons.
I really donât think revisiting the Alan Major years is worth anyoneâs time. He took a mediocre program and made it a bad one. 6 games under .500 overall and 24 games under. 500 in A10 and CUSA play. In comes Coach Price to try and piece it back together. Unfortunately we are 27-36 and 16-20 in CUSA play and based on the current roster, unless we have an incredible spring recruiting cycle, the prospects for next season donât look very promising. Iâm 100% behind Coach Price and want to see him fix what is broken, but at some point the fan base needs to see some ownership from both yourself and AD Rose. We finished 7-11 in the 23[sup]rd[/sup] ranked league in America, this season. This is not acceptable!
I understand the CUSA move was a football only move, however if you were not satisfied with lack of NCAA berths and not being a âTop 97âprogram, what are your feelings today? Have we moved the goalposts on what we consider success? We are now in what is essentially a one bid league. When I see us finishing 243 in this yearâs RPI with atrocious attendance while struggling to keep kids from transferring out in droves, being a top 125 program seems to be a foolish aspirational goal at this point. When speaking of the move to the A-10 back in 2009, AD Rose commented âthat perception has affected our attendance,â additionally â it has affected our recruiting. When we announced and made the change, we had no idea the impact it would have on our recruitsâ finally, âwe werenât preparedâ âI think we didnât read the tea leaves.â We were prepared for the move to CUSA? Did we read those tea leaves correctly? I hope Iâm not alone is noticing a disturbing trend in our overall lack of preparedness for league moves.
As an alumnus who is a 49er fan and a 49er fan only, entering March Madness for the 12[sup]th[/sup] consecutive year without a hope of inclusion has been brutal. But as a fan who still has long term hope, what bothers me most is the lack of a visible plan to fix it. A simple Google Search of âAthletic Department 5 year planâ gives you a list of schools and their commitment to their supporters in terms of a 5 or 10 year plans, giving supporters a road map to measure success against. For a school of our size, with our history, and with our potential- just existing is not sufficient. We are on year 12 of our decline and while we as a fan base need to continue to redefine what ârock bottom" is, we are still in the dark as to what the AD considers success. We deserve ownership, we deserve accountability, we deserve a road map for success.
Best regards,
[quote=âdonkeyjaws, post:36, topic:30865â]We risk having the O come back with, âWhy are you attacking the AD that brought you Football??â
Hopefully, if coverage ever manages to pop up, itâll be objective. Just not counting on it. This is an uphill battle.[/quote]
This. Because the AD has done such an amazing job of taking credit for football, this is the response. I have called into various radio shows and am always countered with she finally got football there what more do you want.
This past weekend, I was talking to a member of the IMG tickets staff. In discussion I mentioned CFI. He said who is that? I told the entire story and he said âthatâs a great story - people would love to hear it, it helps sell the program and would bring more people in. Why havenât I heard this before?â I said you will have to ask the AD that.
He was also blown away by the crowd at the parade and asked why we hadnât been doing that every year. He brought vouchers for free tickets to spring game(great idea), but we ran out 1/3 of the way they because he didnât understand how big an event this was. I said 100k people and he said no one told me that. Iâve been telling the AD that for 5 years.