Help us Ana Mari Cauce. You're our only Hope. (Derek Johnson article)

DerekJohnson

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Swaye

I read it. I liked it.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Thanks Taft!

skookum

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, banish both of those asshats and send us somebody who knows what they are doing.
Amen

whlinder

She really is the place to focus our* attention. I'm hoping to get to my strongly worded letter this week.

theknowledge

Well done. Larsen seems like a rising star as an AD. He looks like a great funds raiser, has shown to financially support UW's two greatest sports, Football and Softball and has been on a number of national committees which is how you network and meet other AD's who you can make mutually beneficial schedules with in the future. I'm not as sold on the idea of hiring the NDSU head coach. Craig Bohl (3 straight titles at NDSU) has been solid the last five years but not great at Wyoming going 42-47 in his time there. Chris Kleiman (4 titles in 5 years at NDSU) is in his third year at K-State and has had some good wins but is 8-5, 4-6, and now 4-3 this season. Entz won a title in his first year, lost in the quarters his second and is 7-0 this year. I'd be for hiring Larsen in a second but I'm far from convinced that the NDSU blueprint for success translates to the next level.

Joey

Good stuff. I don’t have any faith in her though.

1to392831weretaken

I'm leaving Hardcore Husky? Good to know! Thanks, Vanilla!

1to392831weretaken

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

BennyBeaver

1to392831weretaken said:

I'm leaving Hardcore Husky? Good to know! Thanks, Vanilla!

That “feature” is annoying AF.

79smoothdawg

Nice job. He's a technically gifted writer.

Tequilla

Marginally technically gifted writing

Agreed with the balance of the article other than the political shots (distracting from the message … allows an out to tune out the article) and the coaching/AD choices (that’s for another time/place)

YellowSnow

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

I guess it begs the question whether or not the piece was meant to be taken seriously by the Pres of the UW or if it's more for fun.

BleachedAnusDawg

I didn't think the political mentions were a problem. They seemed self-deprecating and intended to disarm Cauce.

YellowSnow

BleachedAnusDawg said:

I didn't think the political mentions were a problem. They seemed self-deprecating and intended to disarm Cauce.

Hopefully, she does have a sense of humor were she to read it.

StLouisDawg

Overall good. But the “portrait mis-perceived” seems over wrought. Cauce at worst vaguely dislikes football, but definitely understands it’s an asset to a university. One of a hundred competing priorities, sadly.

DerekJohnson

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

Yes it's possible, but it's more likely than not that a leftist woman is not going to be a football fan. But I appreciate your sincere feedback.

Mad_Son

DerekJohnson said:

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

Yes it's possible, but it's more likely than not that a leftist woman is not going to be a football fan. But I appreciate your sincere feedback.

What makes her a leftist? I haven't looked into her political background.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Mad_Son said:

DerekJohnson said:

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

Yes it's possible, but it's more likely than not that a leftist woman is not going to be a football fan. But I appreciate your sincere feedback.

What makes her a leftist? I haven't looked into her political background.

She’s an academic?

DerekJohnson

Mad_Son said:

DerekJohnson said:

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

Yes it's possible, but it's more likely than not that a leftist woman is not going to be a football fan. But I appreciate your sincere feedback.

What makes her a leftist? I haven't looked into her political background.

She has stated that her worldview was largely shaped by her late brother, who was a communist activist. He was reportedly killed by white supremacists 30-40 years ago. She has written that when the Charlottesville thing happened about four years ago, it shocked her and made her recommit even further to diversity and equity in our society.

Mad_Son

DerekJohnson said:

Mad_Son said:

DerekJohnson said:

1to392831weretaken said:

More than once in the last week or two I've seen you've admirably maintained the free speech policy here while criticizing a post for crossing a line and, in doing so, weakening the argument. I'm paraphrasing, but, "Calling the university president a dyke or the AD a fat bitch isn't the tone you want if you want your argument taken seriously."

This article seems like something you'd like to be taken seriously, so I'd follow your own advice and ditch the Trump/Warren stuff, even in reference to what others might think. It's possible to prioritize academics way above football (the horror!) without it being a political thing. It's also possible to be a leftist woman who's in charge of a football machine, and we'll have the proof if the new Ohio State president doesn't drive that program off a cliff.

Yes it's possible, but it's more likely than not that a leftist woman is not going to be a football fan. But I appreciate your sincere feedback.

What makes her a leftist? I haven't looked into her political background.

She has stated that her worldview was largely shaped by her late brother, who was a communist activist. He was reportedly killed by white supremacists 30-40 years ago. She has written that when the Charlottesville thing happened about four years ago, it shocked her and made her recommit even further to diversity and equity in our society.

I'm not sure that supporting diversity and equity makes you a leftist...