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Date Posted: Tue April 12, 2005 14:32:42
Author: JCC
Subject: Frank may have no control over decisions like those on upgrading facilities. Nonetheless, his role should be that of an ADVOCATE for his department and for the part athletics can play in helping Fordham establish the kind of profile that supports its aspirations to become a true national university. While he is a nice guy, Frank tends to be REACTIVE rather than PROACTIVE. His comments (e.g "I'll do that if a check for a hundred million dollars comes in....") tell it all. Rather than building a broad constituency among alums, students, and friends of Fordham, he just waits for things to happen. More....
In reply to: DamnRam 's message, "Frank has become a political institution at this point and serves as the designated javeline-catcher on all matters pertaining to athletics, even the things he has no control over (such as facilities investment decisions). Fordham's Administration moves slowly but they're not stupid. Since they haven't fired Frank for performance then it's clear that it's not as important to them as some other perceived benefit of keeping him on. I think any argument for his removal should be made based on the vision for the future and how we need new leadership to take us to that next level, instead of impugning his character and focusing on the past. Let's keep it professional and future-focused." on Tue April 12, 2005 11:00:00


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  • ....Frank has never aggressively marketed our programs in the metropolitan area, and he does little to turn our athletic contests into real "events" (though he occasionally responds to specific suggestions on this board on minor things like concessions). He resisted mightily our move from the Patriot League to the A-10, and still shows no interest in exploring possibilities for moving football to a higher league/level (let alone selling such an idea to the administration). He seems content with things as they are, and is happy to always be the voice of why we CAN'T do this or that. We need a CAN-DO guy at the helm, not a CAN'T-DO guy who endlessly makes excuses and accepts the staus quo as an inevitability. I agree that our focus should be on the future, but our current AD has a record which is deplorable (and I'm not just talking about wins & losses). His record is one which certainly doesn't bode well for a brighter future. It's time for a change. (NT) -- JCC, Tue April 12, 2005 14:52:39
  • JC the man got on public radio and stated that there were enemies within his own organization that wanted him to fail. Need anyone say anything more? Imagine going on the radio and taking pot shots at your own board of directors? You would be out the door in 1 minute. (NT) -- '85, Tue April 12, 2005 15:27:09
  • You make some good points, but I think that Frank's defeatism may be the result of dealing with an Administration that has long been indifferent or at least ambiguous towards athletics (as well as his management style limitations). He may have even been told to work within certain constraints and don't expect more than that given the higher priorities the University had to deal with. I'm not defending him or the AD's poor performance over two decades, just trying to reconcile how we could be so bad for so long and the person in charge of all that could still have a job. Frank may think he has enemies but if I were him I'd be thanking my friends for protecting me all this time, especially given the poor results, petty politics, and constant complaints. (NT) -- DamnRam, Tue April 12, 2005 21:32:59
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