This is just another nail in the coffin for me sliding downward of my support for UAA. Just saw a story on KTVA (http://www.ktva.com/uaa-no-stipend-f...y-players-802/) about UAA NOT supporting COA.
While I understand that the State of Alaska is in this huge fiscal gap and it translates the UA System losing all kinds of money, It is the principle for me that UAA lacks any future plan for any sort of increasing the stature of UAA Athletics. This whole dang school should be focused on the end goal of gaining into a great Division I conference like the Big West, WCC or even Big Sky. Even with the lack of a football team (which we should already have), the goal should be to get into a good conference in DIVISION I.
Steve Hackett in the interview says "we don't have the revenue from the "big" conference from a TV package...etc. etc.) well, dang it, go out and get into these conferences that provide this money!!! UAA has always had any lack of future vision!!! I am telling you if UAA where in the Big West or WCC and we routinely played Gonzaga caliber teams in basketball, THE STANDS WOULD BE FULL AT THE AAC.
Look at the other message boards. They are WANTING UAA in their conference! Even Mr. Hurd in the WAC at one time indicated to me that he was going to reach out to UAA! But, the lack of a vision or goal for UAA to increase its Athletic stature in mind-boggling even for the school of it's size.
It really is a joke. It makes Alumni like me who is very passionate about my School want to PUKE! And now, instead of FIGURING out how to pay COS to be competitive to get the best recruits, we just throw our hands up and say "SO BE IT." Why I ever chose to go to UAA is beyond me. I really have a love/hate relationship with this school.
Bravo to Bowling Green, and others for vision. Bravo for Arizona State. I bet smaller schools like Minn State and Mich Tech will figure this out.
While I understand that the State of Alaska is in this huge fiscal gap and it translates the UA System losing all kinds of money, It is the principle for me that UAA lacks any future plan for any sort of increasing the stature of UAA Athletics. This whole dang school should be focused on the end goal of gaining into a great Division I conference like the Big West, WCC or even Big Sky. Even with the lack of a football team (which we should already have), the goal should be to get into a good conference in DIVISION I.
Steve Hackett in the interview says "we don't have the revenue from the "big" conference from a TV package...etc. etc.) well, dang it, go out and get into these conferences that provide this money!!! UAA has always had any lack of future vision!!! I am telling you if UAA where in the Big West or WCC and we routinely played Gonzaga caliber teams in basketball, THE STANDS WOULD BE FULL AT THE AAC.
Look at the other message boards. They are WANTING UAA in their conference! Even Mr. Hurd in the WAC at one time indicated to me that he was going to reach out to UAA! But, the lack of a vision or goal for UAA to increase its Athletic stature in mind-boggling even for the school of it's size.
It really is a joke. It makes Alumni like me who is very passionate about my School want to PUKE! And now, instead of FIGURING out how to pay COS to be competitive to get the best recruits, we just throw our hands up and say "SO BE IT." Why I ever chose to go to UAA is beyond me. I really have a love/hate relationship with this school.
Bravo to Bowling Green, and others for vision. Bravo for Arizona State. I bet smaller schools like Minn State and Mich Tech will figure this out.
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