Hello everybody,
I'm a first time poster on this board and have been reading your posts on and off throughout the years to keep me as informed as I can be on what's going on in the CCIW and at Augie. Reviewing the events of the past few days/years have left me with wondering what the heck is going on at Augie?!
Being an alum of Augustana, i've always been, and always will be proud of the tradition that was built through the hard work of thousands of student athletes who have given many countless hours to do their part in ensuring that they left their program at the top of the conference. That being said, the events of the past 3-4 years have left me with a bit of a pit in my stomach. I have a strange feeling we are witnessing a permanent decline that may be very difficult to reverse. I'm not going to try and judge the merits of a man that I never met, but this new hire just feels strange to me. From the outside looking in it looks like the administration simply wants to have a coach and a team...nothing more. The greatest asset our program has had over the years has been the expectation, not the hope, that we will be number one. Have these expectations changed? I suppose only time will tell.....
I wish everyone the best of luck this weekend. I for one am travelling to Champaign to watch my Rochester Rockets play Alleman in the state finals so i'll get the best of both worlds.... The pleasure of watching my hometown come home with the title, and the pleasure of watching a hard hitting wing-t team giving it their all on the field. Happy Thanksgiving!!
I'm a first time poster on this board and have been reading your posts on and off throughout the years to keep me as informed as I can be on what's going on in the CCIW and at Augie. Reviewing the events of the past few days/years have left me with wondering what the heck is going on at Augie?!
Being an alum of Augustana, i've always been, and always will be proud of the tradition that was built through the hard work of thousands of student athletes who have given many countless hours to do their part in ensuring that they left their program at the top of the conference. That being said, the events of the past 3-4 years have left me with a bit of a pit in my stomach. I have a strange feeling we are witnessing a permanent decline that may be very difficult to reverse. I'm not going to try and judge the merits of a man that I never met, but this new hire just feels strange to me. From the outside looking in it looks like the administration simply wants to have a coach and a team...nothing more. The greatest asset our program has had over the years has been the expectation, not the hope, that we will be number one. Have these expectations changed? I suppose only time will tell.....
I wish everyone the best of luck this weekend. I for one am travelling to Champaign to watch my Rochester Rockets play Alleman in the state finals so i'll get the best of both worlds.... The pleasure of watching my hometown come home with the title, and the pleasure of watching a hard hitting wing-t team giving it their all on the field. Happy Thanksgiving!!