perc2100 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 They would first need to know what a cost-benefit analysis actually is; which is highly unlikely. One has a better chance of nailing water to a tree trunk than understanding the reasoning of their decision. The reasoning with Minnesota is likely quite simple: 1) the coach wanted his camp that particular weekend the DCI show as on 2) DCI naively (stupidly?) didn't have a contract 3) Minnesota dropped DCI in order to placate their football coach University Athletic Depart > outside event every day of the week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 The reasoning with Minnesota is likely quite simple: 1) the coach wanted his camp that particular weekend the DCI show as on 2) DCI naively (stupidly?) didn't have a contract 3) Minnesota dropped DCI in order to placate their football coach University Athletic Depart > outside event every day of the week Very likely, but it might have been different if this didn't involve a new coach, an interim AD, and an athletic department that's in shambles (as evidenced by the BS-artist former AD resigning in disgrace, an uphill battle for fundraising a massive athletic facility, donors vocally pulling their support for aforementioned project, constant scandals among the athletes ... not to mention underachieving revenue sports ... and these combined aren't even the tip of the iceberg of how inept this athletic department is). I'm not saying DCI is blameless -- Dan A. even acknowledged it in the article -- but this isn't the action of a university athletic department that has its #### together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Very likely, but it might have been different if this didn't involve a new coach, an interim AD, and an athletic department that's in shambles (as evidenced by the BS-artist former AD resigning in disgrace, an uphill battle for fundraising a massive athletic facility, donors vocally pulling their support for aforementioned project, constant scandals among the athletes ... not to mention underachieving revenue sports ... and these combined aren't even the tip of the iceberg of how inept this athletic department is). I'm not saying DCI is blameless -- Dan A. even acknowledged it in the article -- but this isn't the action of a university athletic department that has its #### together. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking as well. I mean, letting that big of a source of income slide away is pretty dang stupid in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Big income will trump PR for athletics every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Heh ... http://www.dci.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=33500&ATCLID=210934806 Looks like it's back on for Saturday, but delayed for 2 hours. Hopefully no corps got bumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yeah, that's what I'm thinking as well. I mean, letting that big of a source of income slide away is pretty dang stupid in my book. AD relaxing at home........................... https://cdn.d23.com/cdn2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/goofy-gallery-02.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 AD relaxing at home........................... https://cdn.d23.com/cdn2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/goofy-gallery-02.jpg That would've been Norwood Teague, the previous AD. Current interim AD (Beth Goetz) is getting stretched thin trying to deal with the fires set by the previous idiot. A more accurate image would be this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Good hear that the show will go on; now they can start working on getting the show in Camp Randall, next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 next year they need a contract in July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Good hear that the show will go on; now they can start working on getting the show in US Bank Stadium, next year. Fixed it for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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