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Date Posted: Sat April 16, 2005 15:05:34
Author: Rambacker
Subject: Here's a pertinent quote: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. The important thing is to not stop questioning." Albert Einstein. Don't give up the dream - it can happen if we want to make it happen badly enough.
In reply to: Rambacker 's message, "That is actually not true. The Board of Trustees has much control at Fordham - don't kid yourself. It's a dual power track - that's how decisions are made." on Sat April 16, 2005 14:15:44

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The Board has been useless as to athletics. How the hell can these self serving bums have thier quarterly meetings and completely overlook the wretched performance by Frank over a 20 year period? The Board of Trustees should be sued for breach of their fiduciary duties. (NT) -- Frank's Brain, Sat April 16, 2005 17:31:51

I share your frustration, and think Frank should be retired ASAP. But, as I replied to another poster above, I don't think it helps our cause when we hurl personal insults at the Board of Trustees. They have a lot of other things to deal with, and (as a few people here have posted) some Trustees have confided that they too are frustrated with Frank. In any case, our focus shouldn't be on past mistakes, but rather on how we can improve our future prospects. We should be thinking now of how Frank could be eased out gracefully (perhaps to a position in development, alumni relations, or fund-raising) so that there could be a smooth transition without a lot of recrimination and unpleasantness. (NT) -- BLT, Sat April 16, 2005 23:59:14

That's baloney. Hurling insults? How about squandering millions of tuition and donation dollars over a 19 year period? They should be sued as well as insulted. We are not talking about gray areas ( no pun indtended ) or differences of opinion. Its black letter, bottom line abject, emprical data that speaks to this waste. Its not as if the athletics budget is a small ticket item. Its the largest budget in the school!!! (NT) -- Frank's Brain, Sun April 17, 2005 13:29:57
- If calling people "self-serving bums" isn't hurling insults, I don't know what is. Even if you are totally correct in your assessment that the trustees are inept and should be sued, saying that in a public forum will only serve to lock them into a defensive posture and guarantee that Frank will stay on even longer. Let's not bite off our nose to spite our face. (NT) -- BLT, Sun April 17, 2005 17:08:12
  - BLT. The professional, rational and educated way of doing things has not worked for 2 decades! Over the year's rational, sane, concise, beautifully drafted letters have been penned to the Board and to Fr. O'Hare. The approach we all favor has not worked for 20 years. It is my opinion that a more gutteral, less professional and shock value approach is needed. You make perfect sense but that approach has not worked for 20 years! . We need to come up with a different strategy. FRANK MUST GO tee shirts? We need toget the ear of one BOT member to lobby this cause, one who is not spineless and who truly cares about Fordham and not lining his or her own resume. (NT) -- Frank's Brain, Sun April 17, 2005 18:59:50

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