Let me start my post by saying that Snyder is a nice person. Now that that's out of the way we can have an adult conversation.
Tell me one job in America where you don't get fired if you don't produce. Tell me one job in America where you can keep a job if you are not productive but you are a nice person in return.
I am tired of hearing what a nice person Snyder is. No one is saying he isn't.
His job is to win, period. There are other aspects of his job he must do as well (recruit, graduate players, etc.), but his main objective is to win games. He hasn't done that.
If I were a Big Green Member and I donated to the program, I would be p*ssed at the product I was investing my money in. I recently made my first donation to the Michigan Athletic Scholarship Fund, and if I don't get a good return on the product I am investing in, I am not going to be happy.
The world is a scary place, but many of us act like we don't know how it works. We are expected to produce and be effective at what we do. Snyder is not winning games and there are no longer any excuses. He is not producing, nor is he being effective in his #1 objective as a coach. He was hired to win football games. If (insert name here) did not win,show progress, or improvement by year 4, they would be let go, PERIOD!
The 2008 event in Ashland, KY was FREE. Where else could you meet Coach Snyder, Coach Jones and Coach Chadwick and even eat for free?
Key word here is Marshall sponsored event. I am not talking about anything that has to do with a Marshall sponsored event. I am talking about Marshall making an investment in our communities. Pruett brought players to my former school on more than one occasion (including Chad Pennington being the speaker at our academic reception). I saw players and coaches at youth league games when Pruett was there. People see those things and that shows them that Marshall is interested in the community just as much as the community is interested in supporting Marshall.
You also need to read my posts more closely.
I could be wrong about the community thing, but being around kids at Marshall sponserd functions is different then actually going into schools ( i could be wrong JMHO). I am saying that he needs to be more visible in the communities, so when he is struggling, people are behind him.
First---I said I could be wrong. I will accept being wrong or at least having a different opinion than others on here, but at least tell me about something that has to do with Marshall going into the community.
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Yet, hardly a soul was there at the Big Green event.
This is a bad sign.
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The spring game at Marshall is way different that other D1 schools
Let me ask you first, how many spring games have you been to outside of Marshall or OSU? If you haven't than how can you talk to me about how it is different? I was at Michigan's two years ago, and everyone was allowed on the field ( that was 30,000 plus), and DUbs said it does happen at OSU. Take into account say somewhere like Tennessee packing their stadium and allowing everyone on the field.
I am the ONLY person? Ok, first let me know how deep is your circle of friends? I am not talking about him being available, I am talking about Snyder going to the communities without them having to come to him. That is wonderful he is a good person, but so are many of the coaches that you will come into contact with, and that doesn't make them a great coach. You want a nice person to be your coach, then hire Mother Teresa.
To that certain someone who finds it neccessary to respond to me, even though I never addressed them, I don't need your help interpreting what someone else has to say. In the adult world, we let other people speak for themselves
