"Momentous announcement" during Homecoming football game?

[RhinoD]

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/new...1o56Ka0ebdcjzA1BuSGYtpIaa-m9W45AvdWfZo1h9siFE

Any ideas?... Have we been invited to the Big 10?... Are we bringing back Thunder Dogs?

 

[herdfan429]

New series or construction

 

[RhinoD]

New series or construction

Construction maybe... We dont have a football date open until 2024 (one date) and then 2026 (two dates). And I don't think most people would consider a football series at least 5 years off "a momentous announcement" for the university.

 

[The Real SamC]

New series or construction

Agree. But remember this PR is from the general office, not the AD.

My odds:

Single away game versus true major 20-1
H&H series versus P5 10-1
H&H series versus big name G5 5-1
“Substantial” (7 figure) donation to baseball park and beg-o-thon announcement 3- 1
Simple launch of baseball park beg-o-thon Even
(Before someone asks) Series with WVU 1000000000000-1

Academic building 10-1
New program (hard science PhD most likely) 20-1

 

[Obialo1kanobe]

Agree. But remember this PR is from the general office, not the AD.

My odds:

Single away game versus true major 20-1
H&H series versus P5 10-1
H&H series versus big name G5 5-1
“Substantial” (7 figure) donation to baseball park and beg-o-thon announcement 3- 1
Simple launch of baseball park beg-o-thon Even
(Before someone asks) Series with WVU 1000000000000-1

Academic building 10-1
New program (hard science PhD most likely) 20-1

If it was a series with WVU, you would know about it long before Homecoming. That would leak out quickly.

Probably baseball related

 

[herdalicious]

Dropping all of our non-revenue sports so we can still afford D-I basketball and football players after next spring?

 

[herdfan93]

Major donation to the baseball stadium hence it will be called Chris Cline Memorial Stadium.
Just a WAG.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

I’d say it has to do with the Brad Smith college of business and the new building on 4th Ave. jmo

 

[greengeezer]

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/new...1o56Ka0ebdcjzA1BuSGYtpIaa-m9W45AvdWfZo1h9siFE

Any ideas?... Have we been invited to the Big 10?... Are we bringing back Thunder Dogs?

They will announce that enough money has bee raised to buy a shovel at the local Ace hardware. One shovelful of contaminated earth will be turned over for the new baseball stadium, and to great fanfare, a ten year plan will be introduced detailing phase II of the project.

 

[Tim Hensley]

I got a good laugh out of that, Greengeezer!

 

[GoHerdMarshallYes]

Agree. But remember this PR is from the general office, not the AD.

My odds:

Single away game versus true major 20-1
H&H series versus P5 10-1
H&H series versus big name G5 5-1
“Substantial” (7 figure) donation to baseball park and beg-o-thon announcement 3- 1
Simple launch of baseball park beg-o-thon Even
(Before someone asks) Series with WVU 1000000000000-1

Academic building 10-1
New program (hard science PhD most likely) 20-1

Probably a combination of the Brad Smith business incubator thing, ACF property plans, and baseball field.

 

[MarshallManiac]

I'm guessing that we will announce the naming of the baseball stadium and a plan to pay for it. Then once the money is available, President Gilbert will leave and the interim president will spend the money elsewhere. Then the baseball stadium will not get built, Wags will leave to coach somewhere else and Herd fans will spend the next 15 years blaming Hamrick and the next baseball coach.

But seriously, do they think making an announcement about an announcement is really going to help attendance? Even for Homecoming I'll be surprised if more than 22-23K show up.

 

[bbneutralfan]

To bad the crowd will probably be small. Perhaps we are getting rid of the band! Just kidding

 

[i am herdman]

Hamrick is stoked! Ready for the big announcement.

 

[whf2]

Beating UNT this year isn't claiming any status, they are terrible this week.

 

[Herdmeister]

Probably a combination of the Brad Smith business incubator thing, ACF property plans, and baseball field.

I too believe it will have something to do with Brad Smith Business School

 

[Obialo1kanobe]

I too believe it will have something to do with Brad Smith Business School

Lame

 

[Herdmeister]

Lame

Why? This is homecoming and many alumni will be on campus. All announcements don't have to be sports related. I am a big Herd sports fan but this an institution of higher learning. We have many students and alumni that NEVER attend sporting events

 

[herdalicious]

In terms of actual impact on society....

What Comes Out of the Brad Smith School of Business > What Comes Out of the Inflatable M

Just saying.

 

[Josh Stowers]

There will be two announcements made that day.

One will be made by the university/alumni association and the other will be made by the athletic department.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

There will be two announcements made that day.

One will be made by the university/alumni association and the other will be made by the athletic department.

This is all just a big tease!

 

[Josh Stowers]

This is all just a big tease!

Keep in mind, the AD was not quoted in saying “momentous.”

That came from the alumni association.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

If I were a betting man, I'd say the school announcement is about Brad Smith/College of business and the athletic dept. maybe about naming the baseball stadium after Coach Cook. jmho.

 

[Tim Hensley]

My money is on Smith, He is from Kenova and is also probably in town for their upcoming Autumn Festival.

 

[redsfan5590]

Mike Hamrick is retiring. A guy can dream right?

 

[Josh Stowers]

Mike Hamrick is retiring. A guy can dream right?

Why would you want that?

 

[redsfan5590]

Why would you want that?

Because he isn’t very good at his job???

 

[GoHerdMarshallYes]

Because he isn’t very good at his job???

Yeah...because he hasn't gotten an IPF or baseball field or scheduled better for sports or re-done the basketball court or got the soccer field or helped get the sports medicine complex.

Sorry the field goal posts not being painted every year is grounds for him to be fired by your book.

 

[Dorrej]

Yeah...because he hasn't gotten an IPF or baseball field or scheduled better for sports or re-done the basketball court or got the soccer field or helped get the sports medicine complex.

Sorry the field goal posts not being painted every year is grounds for him to be fired by your book.

He’s been here 10 years. Marshall has 15 varsity teams. So 150 tries and how many championships under his leadership? 3? 4?

 

[Josh Stowers]

Because he isn’t very good at his job???

I mean, what are you gauging that on?

Has Marshall ever had a good AD in your opinion?

 

[RhinoD]

He’s been here 10 years. Marshall has 15 varsity teams. So 150 tries and how many championships under his leadership? 3? 4?

This is a short-sighted view of the AD position... I'm not a ra-ra Hamrick guy, but Im also not a hater (I remember how bad things were at the end of the Kayo Marcum era). Hamrick is the CEO of the athletic department. He isn't responsible for the W's or L's (good or bad) of any one team/program.

There have been positives for certain during MH's tenure... Big picture items like facilities are better without question. I would say scheduling is marginally better in the two sports 90 percent of fans care about. The athletic department has been stable and run consistently. Mens basketball, soccer, and some of the other non-revenue sports have improved.

There are of course negatives with MH as well... Football program has become stagnant, fans have become apathetic. His ability/drive to grow the brand of Marshall athletics is questionable at best.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

I would say scheduling is marginally better in the two sports 90 percent of fans care about.

I would say they're a lot more than "marginally" better. Conference schedule not withstanding as we have no control over that we are getting home and homes with teams that we have never gotten before. We've hosted VT, Louisville, NCST, Purdue, and will be hosting Pitt, Boise, and Navy. Outside of WVU which was a government intervention I believe that KState was the only other P5 to visit. The last teams scheduled to visit (Tennessee and Miami) were allowed out of their deals. Sure we played P5s/BCS teams before Hamrick, but they were pay for play patsy games. Hardly if ever did we get return visits. It's become the norm under Hamrick. I for one would love to do away with the FCS teams, but everyone does it.

Basketball is a different animal and harder than heck to get bigger teams to visit. However we've played some pretty big names each season.

 

[ohio herd]

I think MH is doing a solid job as AD. Like others have said, he has done well in scheduling OOC teams , he has presided over major upgrades to facilities. Have we won a bunch of titles? No, but he has laid a foundation. Look at soccer. He helped us get a new stadium and now we are making noise! Our IPF is state of the art. For a G5 school we are holding our own with the resources we have available. Oh and did I mention we are finally getting a baseball stadium!!!

 

[The Real SamC]

The anti Doc crowd, has become an anti Mike crowd because they believe Mike should fire Doc. It is really that simple.

Anybody who does not understand MH is the best AD we have ever had either has not been here very long, or is completely blinded by their delusional anti Doc hatred.

 

[jdf12550]

If you don't know he wants the best for Marshall, then you have your head up your .......! He should rate a pass if for nothing else than for the new facilities. A program cannot advance without great facilities. In addition, we have had no scandals or violation of NCAA rules. "We do more with less", should be remembered. Considering the finances the dept. has to work with, you would be hard pressed to find another one that has been as successful as this one. Some need to start looking at the glass 1/2 full, instead of constantly not appreciating the job done by the AD and coaches.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

Let us also not forget Hamrick has one accomplishment that no other Marshall University Athletics Director has. An NCAA Tournament win during his tenure.

I will say this. Most condemn Hamrick because Doc is still here. Not that Doc hasn't been fired for 2019. Most of the years that the fans have wanted Doc shown the door would have been knee jerk reactions and would actually be a sign of weak leadership. There were people on here calling for Doc's head after the 2010 season for taking a one step game back and missing a bowl, then again in 2012, then again after the 2013 loss to Rice, in 2016, and each year since then. I'm glad he didn't make a move just to appease the fanatics during 2010-2014. IMO both Doc and Hamrick get a pass for 2016. Most teams, especially at the G5 level, are able to overcome their starting QB going down to injury not to mention our record from 2013-2015.

However since 2016 the program has gone stagnate. It's time to move on.

 

[redsfan5590]

Yeah...because he hasn't gotten an IPF or baseball field or scheduled better for sports or re-done the basketball court or got the soccer field or helped get the sports medicine complex.

Sorry the field goal posts not being painted every year is grounds for him to be fired by your book.

Yeah... that’s not it at all

 

[redsfan5590]

I mean, what are you gauging that on?

Has Marshall ever had a good AD in your opinion?

To be honest I’m not sure. Being that I’ve only been old enough to notice during one.
And I don’t think he is bad enough to be fired (thus my desire for him to retire).

But he’s mediocre. Our athletic department is mediocre. Nothing is outstanding. I am a baseball guy, and the renderings of the baseball stadium do not get me excited (I am very excited for a baseball stadium, just wish execution was better), our facilities that we have are consistently ignored, the atmosphere at football games is awful. We are in an awful conference, still. Hopefully he’s tried to get ya out of it and into the American.

yes we’ve won some games. But we’re mediocre. And we’ve accepted that. Nothing is fresh coming out of this athletic department.

 

[herd4life5 (HN)]

I mean, what are you gauging that on?

Has Marshall ever had a good AD in your opinion?

To be honest I’m not sure. Being that I’ve only been old enough to notice during one.
And I don’t think he is bad enough to be fired (thus my desire for him to retire).

But he’s mediocre. Our athletic department is mediocre. Nothing is outstanding. I am a baseball guy, and the renderings of the baseball stadium do not get me excited (I am very excited for a baseball stadium, just wish execution was better), our facilities that we have are consistently ignored, the atmosphere at football games is awful. We are in an awful conference, still. Hopefully he’s tried to get ya out of it and into the American.

yes we’ve won some games. But we’re mediocre. And we’ve accepted that. Nothing is fresh coming out of this athletic department.

Was every AD in our history simply the worst AD of all time then? He runs an athletic department that very few are interested in donating to monetarily and yet has built numerous things and given us a chance with limited resources.

 

[johns1124]

Let us also not forget Hamrick has one accomplishment that no other Marshall University Athletics Director has. An NCAA Tournament win during his tenure.

Happenstance, One don't mean another.