Hampton looking to leave the MEAC for the CAA


JROCK said:
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It is an article in the opinion section. It doesn't matter where in the paper it was written. :lol: :emlaugh: Are you ashamed that Southern has a smaller budget than the schools I listed? It is what it is....
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No I'm not ashamed. Our institutional support is smaller than all of them. The opinion section is when readers write comments to the advocate and they publish them. The writer isn't professional, and who knows if his info is correct.
 
SUjagTILLiDIE said:
No I'm not ashamed. Our institutional support is smaller than all of them. The opinion section is when readers write comments to the advocate and they publish them. The writer isn't professional, and who knows if his info is correct.
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His numbers are correct based on what the USA Today received and disclosed as public records (see the link I provided). The author did his home work on the aforementioned data. I understand it is an opinion. :lol: :emlaugh: Where the opinion comes in that I question is whether the state of Louisiana can spend the money more prudently. He cannot make that assumption because he hasn't done research on whether the state's subsidy/investments have a positive impact on enrollment and other intangible ways for the state to get an ROI. Further, he hasn't researched what would be the best way to prioritize pork barrel spending if he thinks allocations need to be altered. Thus, my comment about looking at the entire state budget......
 



JROCK said:
His numbers are correct based on what the USA Today received and disclosed as public records (see the link I provided). The author did his home work on the aforementioned data. I understand it is an opinion. :lol: :emlaugh: Where the opinion comes in that I question is whether the state of Louisiana can spend the money more prudently. He cannot make that assumption because he hasn't done research on whether the state's subsidy/investments have a positive impact on enrollment and other intangible ways for the state to get an ROI. Further, he hasn't researched what would be the best way to prioritize pork barrel spending if he thinks allocations need to be altered. Thus, my comment about looking at the entire state budget......
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Ok, but no one wants to mention the 80 million dollar tax break the state just gave Tom Benson, last week for buying the Hornets.
 
1. This is a great move for Hampton from an athletic and academic standpoint.

2. Hampton's home attendance is already sub-par. Moving to the CAA won't affect their attendance.

3. As long as Hampton continues their rivalries games with Howard and Norfolk State, they will be fine.

4. The CAA's football and basketball reputation is better than the MEAC's.

5. Financially, moving to the CAA will be better for HIU since the member schools are located in the Mid-Atlantic region.
 
GRAM4LIFE said:
Did Hampton get invited to the CAA? Or, is it that they would like to get invited?
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They would love to get invited. It would be a great move by the CAA to invite them and for the Pirates to go to replace that team they lost in the 757 area in ODU!
 
wahines said:
They would love to get invited. It would be a great move by the CAA to invite them and for the Pirates to go to replace that team they lost in the 757 area in ODU!
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Pretty much. Hampton, from a cultural standpoint, would fit right in.
 
SUjagTILLiDIE said:
Ok, but no one wants to mention the 80 million dollar tax break the state just gave Tom Benson, last week for buying the Hornets.
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Or the diverting of funds for public schools to private schools and charter schools run by for-profit corporations.
 
number1 said:
Or the diverting of funds for public schools to private schools and charter schools run by for-profit corporations.
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Political Horizons: Changes to aid corruption
MAY 27, 2012
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John V. Lombardi, the recently exiled LSU System president, last week published a parable about an unnamed land ruled by autocrats who ruthlessly eliminate all opponents.

Lombardi, whose ouster a few LSU board members say was orchestrated by Gov. Bobby Jindal, never identified in his essay the land rich in natural resources with “a constant structural economic weakness covered by a colorful culture†and ruled by “a small, wealthy interbred and interconnected elite†at the expense of the much-more-numerous, less-rich residents. His essay, called “Governance: A Fable,†was published by Inside Higher Ed, a Washington, D.C.,-based website servicing faculty and administrators at the nation’s universities.

The leaders in Lombardi’s land operated freely without effective oversight, using “populist rhetoric, economic manipulation ... and first-world media management†to maintain power and isolate critics.

Lombardi’s fable is not unlike Irish writer Jonathan Swift’s fictional account of Lemuel Gulliver’s visit to Lilliput, where tiny but pompous people first exalt, then condemn him for urinating on a fire to save the palace.

http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/2930525-123/political-horizons-changes-to-aid
 
No disrespect but I have heard some people in the government say that the SU Board is ran by thugs, some of who take marching orders from people who care nothing about Southern.
 
JROCK said:
I will go on the numbers I saw in the USA today as opposed to hear say. The number is really 6.8 million I rounded if off. Are you implying S.U. funding is comparable to the aforementioned schools?
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There is no such thing as a BUDGET. Sheesh. SUs budget is really just their expenses that is why most of our budgets break even. If their budget rose from 7 million to 8 million, then they simply had to spend more last year or chose to spend more for scholarships, coaches, travel, etc.
 
jsupop33 said:
No disrespect but I have heard some people in the government say that the SU Board is ran by thugs, some of who take marching orders from people who care nothing about Southern.
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:lol: Thugs??? I don't agree. Nor do I agree with the folks don't care about SU. Recently, since making a couple of changes, the board has been about it's buisness and has stayed out of the media, while letting folks do their job. Thats all alums and supporters can ask for.
 



SUjagTILLiDIE said:
Political Horizons: Changes to aid corruption
MAY 27, 2012
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John V. Lombardi, the recently exiled LSU System president, last week published a parable about an unnamed land ruled by autocrats who ruthlessly eliminate all opponents.

Lombardi, whose ouster a few LSU board members say was orchestrated by Gov. Bobby Jindal, never identified in his essay the land rich in natural resources with “a constant structural economic weakness covered by a colorful culture” and ruled by “a small, wealthy interbred and interconnected elite” at the expense of the much-more-numerous, less-rich residents. His essay, called “Governance: A Fable,” was published by Inside Higher Ed, a Washington, D.C.,-based website servicing faculty and administrators at the nation’s universities.

The leaders in Lombardi’s land operated freely without effective oversight, using “populist rhetoric, economic manipulation ... and first-world media management” to maintain power and isolate critics.

Lombardi’s fable is not unlike Irish writer Jonathan Swift’s fictional account of Lemuel Gulliver’s visit to Lilliput, where tiny but pompous people first exalt, then condemn him for urinating on a fire to save the palace.

http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/2930525-123/political-horizons-changes-to-aid
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That about sums it up. Can't forget how they are debating to cut the Inspecter General's office(the ones in charge of keeping tabs on corruption).To see him constantly making cuts to education and health care, yet in the same breath continue giving tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy is sickening. Also can't stand the lack of intestinal fortitude that our legislators have. I am glad that the Democrats of Louisiana finally replaced Buddy Leach. He stood by and just let Jindal buy the entire state.
 
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Tigerpride said:
There is no such thing as a BUDGET. Sheesh. SUs budget is really just their expenses that is why most of our budgets break even. If their budget rose from 7 million to 8 million, then they simply had to spend more last year or chose to spend more for scholarships, coaches, travel, etc.
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You just can't read. It has already been determined that we were talking about different fiscal years. Do your homework before posting this garbage. :lol: :emlaugh:
 
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SUjagTILLiDIE said:
:lol: Thugs??? I don't agree. Nor do I agree with the folks don't care about SU. Recently, since making a couple of changes, the board has been about it's buisness and has stayed out of the media, while letting folks do their job. Thats all alums and supporters can ask for.
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Here come the jsu folks trying to mess up another thread......... :smh: :lol: :emlaugh:
 
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Wasn't this topic about Hampton?

Louisiana posters must like bringing their school into a topic to change its course. :lol:
 
They could easily transfer funds from their general funds and from many other accounts on their campus and from alumni. They have the money at Hampton.
 
The CAA did not want Hampton in 1995 when Hampton moved up to Division I. Would the CAA want Hampton now?
 
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