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Plati Semi-Retirement
- Thread starter SewallBeach
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I wish I could semi-like this post.
Like it or not but he seemed to be the only thing that kept us semi relevant with the national media folks who all seemed to like him.
yes, *I* realise that semi relevance can also be attained by having at least a remote interest in your football team not being absolute dog ****
yes, *I* realise that semi relevance can also be attained by having at least a remote interest in your football team not being absolute dog ****
This new title doesn't really change anything as this is all he's done for the last 20 years. Hopefully the new guy that comes in will realize which millennium we are in.
What the hell is a semichub? Either you've got a chub or you don't.
It's like bus chub
BuffLuke80
Well-Known Member
Why can't the ****er just retire? What's this semi bull****?
hawg1
Well-Known Member
Control.
BlackNGold
Club Member
Good Luck to Dave. A really good guy and someone who loves the Buffs. He gets a really bad rap from posters on Allbuffs because they have no idea what his job is. He is not in charge of social media, the website, or marketing - that is not even in the SID department. Most of that is under the digital database and marketing department. There are probably over 200 people in the AD besides coaches. Dave's job is to interface between the athletic department and the media for Football, Mens Golf and Skiing - that is it. And most people in the media will tell you they respect the hell out of Dave Plati because he is a real pro at his job. I think a majority of former athletes will tell you they really like Plati because he does try to keep in touch with them and he has helped several get started in broadcasting and sports media.
Yes Dave is not good at counting blue Tee shirts (what did you really expect him to say). Gary Barnett who I really respect, has nothing but good things to say about Dave. He is a very easy guy to work with and I have never found him to be a control freak. Yes Dave struggles with his weight - I guess that is a good reason to hate him. I could tell you dozens of stories of how Dave goes above and beyond for former athletes. He has always responded to every email or phone call I have made to him. I have sat down with him and enjoyed his stories behind the scenes over the years. Whenever I have requested a favor he has come through with it.
I consider Dave a friend and I know him to be a one of the really good guys. I don't rebut some ridiculous statements about him from people on this board, as I know that is a waste of time. But CU athletics is better off having had Dave Plati as SID over the years.
Yes Dave is not good at counting blue Tee shirts (what did you really expect him to say). Gary Barnett who I really respect, has nothing but good things to say about Dave. He is a very easy guy to work with and I have never found him to be a control freak. Yes Dave struggles with his weight - I guess that is a good reason to hate him. I could tell you dozens of stories of how Dave goes above and beyond for former athletes. He has always responded to every email or phone call I have made to him. I have sat down with him and enjoyed his stories behind the scenes over the years. Whenever I have requested a favor he has come through with it.
I consider Dave a friend and I know him to be a one of the really good guys. I don't rebut some ridiculous statements about him from people on this board, as I know that is a waste of time. But CU athletics is better off having had Dave Plati as SID over the years.
There was a lot of circling the wagons with Plati.
One of the most comprehensive media guides in all of college football
Always had a great human interest story about some player and facilitated interviews/access.
Ran a fantastic press box environment providing unique interesting snd occasionally quirky real time stats.
Press box food was excellent. Plati seemed to be always accessible during games.
Yes, he was gruff with a lot of people. But he was better than some Pro team SIDs and a almost all the other college SIDs I visited
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
You spelled rabbit ears wrong.
You dickriding horrible people is so weird.
Is there anyone you like?
Im not sure what you mean.
I didnt always like him but I did respect him. He was rough on me more than once. Other times he was extremely helpful. Mercurial. I didnt have a choice but to deal with him.
The press boxes at Michigan, Michigan State, Texas, Air Force were far less well attentive or detailed. We ate roast beef at CU and hot dogs at the others.
Saccomano at The Broncos was about the closest to Plati.
What I speak of was a long long tome ago.
He was once decent at his job but not a good human. He got worse at his job and is still a royal jerk. This just reminds me of you white knighting Limo Larry. Just strikes me as weird…
Yeah - he firmly believed the only audience that mattered was the traditional media. They were treated very well, and CU definitely benefited from that.
However, his disdain for new media and dismissiveness towards fans has seriously harmed the university he loves.
Both can be true.
How deep does the rot at CU actually go? It takes remarkable institutional-wide incompetence to produce CU the last 20 years, no?
CU has a lot of employees that have hung around for three decades and presided over a general decline within the university, both academically and athletically. Plati is just another example of institutional rot within the organization and lack of any accountability.
Buffs@5345'
Club Member
One of the most comprehensive media guides in all of college football ++++ I hope its the media guide he keeps working on