To CU Leadership –
I’m done. I’ve had enough. I’ve been reading the smoke signals that you’ve put out to the media over the past week about keeping Jon Embree as the football coach. I can’t take it anymore. I can’t go through an 8[SUP]th[/SUP] year of this.
He is clearly a failure, yet CU continues to play political games. Guess what, there isn’t a school in the nation who would keep their coach after this level of ineptitude, and I’m tired of you three continuing to play me for a fool. You aren’t getting donations from me, or season tickets, or single game tickets. Don’t call, don’t write. I’m tired of rooting for a school that can’t convey any vision for anything. I’m tired of rooting for a school that is too scared to pursue excellence in EVERYTHING it does, athletics and academics both. I’m tired of going to games to tailgate with friends, only to be harassed by police every week for having one foot on the grass outside Farrand, or to have the school install bike racks right smack in the middle of the tailgating spot (Farrand). I’m tired of reading articles and watching news where my school is the laughing stock of the nation. I’m tired of the jeers I receive when I wear my CU gear. I’m tired of watching political beasts (I’m looking at you Bruce and Phil) cut the athletic department off at the knees. I’m tired of watching an institution that is completely paralyzed by fear. Fear of the legislature, fear of the citizens of Boulder, fear of being politically incorrect once in awhile, fear of making risky choices that may lead to great success. I’m tired of an incompetent ticket office and a complete failure in the marketing department. I’m tired of having my friends laugh at me when I invite them to use one of my tickets for a game (and now you’re giving away 4 more to me, that I can’t even use because no one wants to go!). I’m tired of everything football related being compared to Coach Mac and the glory years. I’m tired of losing – to CSU, Montana State, Sacramento State, and Toledo. I’m tired of watching BLOWOUTS at the hands of Fresno State, and UCLA, and Missouri and most every other team we’ve played over the past 7 years. I’m tired of watching politicians and administrators influencing athletic decisions. I’m tired of watching CU hang onto coaches for years after it has become clear that they can’t do it.
So, all that exhaustion has led me to the point where it is time for me to divorce myself of you. If you can’t make the obvious, easy decisions necessary to clean up your house, then I’m done. Don’t call me, don’t ask me for money for anything related to CU. Don’t send me mailings, and don’t try to guilt me into wasting my Saturday’s in Boulder. Fix the athletic department, build facilities, get a BCS level coaching staff, fix the football team, and I might come back. But until then, I’m done.
Regards,
I nominate Dio for AD - that is ****ing awesome. That encapsulates how we all feel. You are so right - Excellence in EVERYTHING CU !!
On the lighter side. Bohn's response about patterning the football program after the bball program; what exactly did he mean...... attach a buyout to Embo's contract that triggers the building of new facilities, as he did with Coach Bz? Now THAT is funny.
