http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gSQg1i_q2g
LOL ... That is freaking perfect.
I have yet to see anyone on here offer a realistic solution. Almost everyone is just 'rambling'.
Bingo. Actually not even "almost," anyone who has something to say about what we need to do moving forward is rambling.
1. Get rid of Woolard immediately. We pay him to get results (he'll be the highest-paid AD in the American when Louisville leaves) and there are no results. He is collecting paychecks, laying low, trying to avoid attention, and hoping to slip out the door quietly in 18 months. And he's been doing that for awhile now.
2. Find someone who still sees the same opportunity in USF athletics that we all saw 10 years ago. They need a lot of energy, good communications skills, media relations skills, and a real, tangible plan to rebuild our department. No empty platitudes like "Why not USF." They need to tell us what needs to be done and how we're going to do it. They have to be ready to sell USF athletics hard to the alums, the casual fans, and the business community, because no one's done that for a long time.
This is not a cushy job for some retread AD to come in and coast towards retirement. We already have someone doing that.
3. We have to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and acting like we're powerless. This "oh, what could we do, woe is us" attitude has got to stop. No one's coming to save USF and no one's giving us anything. It's on us to solve our own problems. The right leader will set goals we can help achieve, and a vision we can rally around. We don't have either of those right now.
If you don't think this is "realistic," then you probably don't think there are any problems to begin with. And if you honestly still believe that, then I'm sorry, but you're as delusional as the UCiF fans we all used to make fun of.