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Ringo: "There is no chance Embree gets fired this year"
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Well Henderson is the new beat writer for the Post so I expect the CU bashing to pick up significantly.
That's why I wrote "respectable writers." Henderson can take a hike.
Idot Buff
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Ringo is an idiot. He is shooting from the hip.
I'd say its a well educated guess.
Ringo's exactly right.
Benson has spoken. It has nothing to do with athletics and everything to do with politics. Benson is tied in with the conservative Republican base in Colorado. They're largely responsible for funding all of the huge projects that Benson has led (Anschutz medical campus, taking over the Colorado Springs hospital, all the new campus buildings, the East Campus project, etc.). Embree is the hand-picked guy of Bill McCartney and these same boosters politically align with Mac. They're the very boosters Mac cultivated when he was HC here and we did things like getting Dal Ward built. There is no way Benson's going to rock that boat. Losing football games pales in comparison to losing political capital with his funding base.
Benson has spoken. It has nothing to do with athletics and everything to do with politics. Benson is tied in with the conservative Republican base in Colorado. They're largely responsible for funding all of the huge projects that Benson has led (Anschutz medical campus, taking over the Colorado Springs hospital, all the new campus buildings, the East Campus project, etc.). Embree is the hand-picked guy of Bill McCartney and these same boosters politically align with Mac. They're the very boosters Mac cultivated when he was HC here and we did things like getting Dal Ward built. There is no way Benson's going to rock that boat. Losing football games pales in comparison to losing political capital with his funding base.
Well then a lot of fall weekends just got freed up....
I suspect 'Nik is correct. I certainly don't feel as though Benson is interested in investing in the AD. He's got it to the point where it will break even or better thanks to Pac12 and Mr. Scott. He's good now.
Time to worry about something else I guess.
That's probably true, but what gets me is why the hell are these boosters/political contributors supporting this s**t show? These are smart, wealthy people who probably don't tolerate mediocrity in their professional life, but for some reason I can't fathom they seem content to watch their guy drag this program to the depths of suckness.
They're old, 1990 seems like yesterday, and they don't pay close attention so it's easy to convince them that recruiting is great and this was a monumental rebuilding project similar to 1982.
No, I think "well educated" is more sure than "shooting from the hip." :lol:
The memorial hospital in Colorado Springs is actually a joint venture between CU, Poudre Valley and Children's. The initial upfront payment wasn't very big (approx $75 million) and they will pay a yearly lease fee. The whole venture is very dicey as Memorial was a city run hospital and they were on a pension, which obviously went away. They are really far behind on their medical technology and a big part of the reason that this deal was pulled because they didn't do a great job running the hospital and didn't have the money to upgrade their IT. The other huge part was a huge amount that they owned to the pension fund
****ing Republicans!! That's it, I'm voting for Obama!
So, just 50% more than the initial upfront payment we need to get the transformational football facilities project rolling.
remember that was also probably split about 3 ways. So half as much and it most likely came from hospital profits.
I'm on my soapbox, man. Don't confuse me with facts. :smile2:
The point... the only point that matters... is that Benson is focused on funding a laundry list of projects ahead of football and he just needs an AD that doesn't dip into the university piggy bank, cause off-field scandals, or rock the boat with his political funding allies.
Pick their new tower then since it probably cost about a half billion dollars or new EMR which I hear cost over 200 million to implement.
It is easy for him to see an ROI at the hospital 200 new beds * 85% capacity *$3,000 per night = cha ching, but you have formulas like 7 wins = 35% increase in applications and his eyes start to water and his nose bleeds.
FlatironsBuff
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Problem is, they will not announce the IPF until after signing day, then say "Embree will recruit better now the IPF is announced" then "well, we need to see if the recuits after the IPF was announced are better in a year or two".....and I can us being this bad for another three years. I can see JE getting five years. Easily.
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