Old Prof and Damn Ram are right on the mark with their appraisal of Fr. McShane's intent. He would love for Men's Hoop to make a splash nationally and will be more likely to take a chance on prospective recruits here rather than anywhere else. He will rollback football by causing them to recruit students with higher academic credentials. The coaches of any of the other sports might as well forget getting a prize recruit that doesn't fit the general criteria. There will be limited concessions to participation among faculty and the Registrar. He will focus on the Academic Mission and care mostly about graduation rates and APR success for sports. Ultimately you'll have to live with decreased expectations. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Fri April 15, 2005 11:41:56
Author: fu-worker
Subject: Old Prof and Damn Ram are right on the mark with their appraisal of Fr. McShane's intent. He would love for Men's Hoop to make a splash nationally and will be more likely to take a chance on prospective recruits here rather than anywhere else. He will rollback football by causing them to recruit students with higher academic credentials. The coaches of any of the other sports might as well forget getting a prize recruit that doesn't fit the general criteria. There will be limited concessions to participation among faculty and the Registrar. He will focus on the Academic Mission and care mostly about graduation rates and APR success for sports. Ultimately you'll have to live with decreased expectations.
In reply to: Old Prof 's message, "Frank is EXACTLY the kind of AD that his bosses want. He's happy to report to Jeff Gray and let the latter play coach. Frank's other boss, Fr. McShane, doesn't care much about sports and is relieved to have an AD who doesn't rock the boat. By sticking with Frank, the administration sends the message that no real upgrading is in the cards. The basketball team will keep playing in an antiquated facility, and will have to hope that DW doesn't get frustrated and move on. As for football, forget going to D-1A or a better conference, allowing scholarships, or really improving the facilities. You don't need an expanded stadium when you're just going to be playing teams like Albany State and Marist. An old friend of mine who teaches at Scranton told me not to expect anything from Fr. McShane when it comes to athletics. I guess he was right. Frankly, there is a culture of mediocrity that has affected Fordham athletics for a half-century. It hasn't changed. I'm afraid it never will." on Wed April 13, 2005 17:19:23

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Your last sentence is a very broad statement. I do not believe it applies to several sports, particularly basketball, and I think you must give Fr. McShane the benefit of the doubt at this stage in his tenure. That kind of pessimism this early in his tenure is what has caused our administration in the past to not take athletics seriously, since they believe the alums and students don't expect much anyway. Dare to dream and be actively involved - that's the way to get things done at Fordham. (NT) -- Rambacker, Sat April 16, 2005 14:26:48

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