Frank will be back

[Original TULSAFAN]

Then it won't be solved.....No one below him can, and no one above him will without him and a bunch of
us screaming to high Heavens,,,,The Marxist Bros that run this university don't give a damn, and prob.
wouldn't know how to do it if they did care.....

By the way, I'm having trouble with the tremendous things he has done/is doing in men's major sports.....
I'm having trouble finding them.......We have the worst coaches in men's FB/BB in the whole conference,
and their combined inabilities are the worst I have seen in my long tenure of watching T.U. sports.....

Yep
Marxists
That's why I will continue to send $$$ to other causes then TU.

Entire Regime change is needed.

 

[Tulsafanzz]

Then it won't be solved.....No one below him can, and no one above him will without him and a bunch of
us screaming to high Heavens,,,,The Marxist Bros that run this university don't give a damn, and prob.
wouldn't know how to do it if they did care.....

By the way, I'm having trouble with the tremendous things he has done/is doing in men's major sports.....
I'm having trouble finding them.......We have the worst coaches in men's FB/BB in the whole conference,
and their combined inabilities are the worst I have seen in my long tenure of watching T.U. sports.....

I agree with you senior. I’m very frustrated with the poor results and apparent acceptance of poor results by TU.

I like Rick Dickson, but my view of his current tenure is changing. I was viewing him (maybe from his first tour at TU) as a dynamic change agent to turn around the underperforming and apathetic athletic department at Tulsa.

I now think we will look back on Dickson as the guy who stabilized a very bad & declining athletic department. He inherited a TU athletic department that was slowly but consistently sinking under a low energy, underachieving AD & a dysfunctional administration, with constantly changing goals.

I still hope Rick steps up and becomes the dynamic change agent he could be. If not, I hope he helps set the stage for a new era of TU athletics.

TU athletics still has a “golden” opportunity to grow as the main sports entertainment option in a growing metro area of over 1 million people. It will take a dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic individual to lead TU athletics into becoming a vehicle to showcase the University of Tulsa to more prospective fans & students in the future.

 

[chito_and_leon]

Yep
Marxists
That's why I will continue to send $$$ to other causes then TU.

Entire Regime change is needed.

This literally just happened like 3 months ago. The paint on the new guy's office isn't even dry yet. It's almost like you just bitch without paying any attention at all to what's going on.

 

[seniorgolfer]

I assume you mean these guys.

No, but if I had a preference!!

 

[TulsaAM]

I was told he was given two years at end of last if he would accept a reduced salary probably about half and greatly reduced buyout. He said his first goal when he got here was to get both salaries in line which he has done. Trust that Rick is aware of attendance being down he hates that the most. I think he will do the right things. He took care of the womens problem and hit a home run

There is always hope Scarecrow

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

I was told he was given two years at end of last if he would accept a reduced salary probably about half and greatly reduced buyout. He said his first goal when he got here was to get both salaries in line which he has done. Trust that Rick is aware of attendance being down he hates that the most. I think he will do the right things. He took care of the womens problem and hit a home run

Is there any chance that there really is a “for you my friend” type of deal that will keep the coach in place next season no matter what.

 

[TU Sepp]

I was wondering given the mediocre product that is put on the floor... Is TU going to pay me to come to the games next year? Concerning this year all season ticket holders should receive at least a 50% refund on what they paid for tickets.

 

[TU_BLA]

Then it won't be solved.....No one below him can, and no one above him will without him and a bunch of
us screaming to high Heavens,,,,The Marxist Bros that run this university don't give a damn, and prob.
wouldn't know how to do it if they did care.....

By the way, I'm having trouble with the tremendous things he has done/is doing in men's major sports.....
I'm having trouble finding them.......We have the worst coaches in men's FB/BB in the whole conference,
and their combined inabilities are the worst I have seen in my long tenure of watching T.U. sports.....

We obviously don't have the worst football coaches in the conference. Maybe the worst HC, but he has proven time and again the coordinators and assistant coaches are very capable as evidenced by the fact that P5s want to take our coaches away AND have them in turn lure our players away. You don't get P5 offers by being a bad coach.

 

[Tulsafanzz]

I think we need to target a power conference coach who has a mediocre record & is looking to jump ship before NCAA sanctions hit his program. In fact, if we could find a coach who has done this twice, that would be even better!

 

[rusty-c]

I think we need to target a power conference coach who has a mediocre record & is looking to jump ship before NCAA sanctions hit his program. In fact, if we could find a coach who has done this twice, that would be even better!

 

[noble cane]

I think we need to target a power conference coach who has a mediocre record & is looking to jump ship before NCAA sanctions hit his program. In fact, if we could find a coach who has done this twice, that would be even better!

"Too T-U-ish"... Hedley Lamar

 

[TU_BLA]

So...just throwing this out there. What about an established and proven D2 coach? 2 names: Brett Ballard (Washburn) and the 2nd is a little more local, Justin Barkley (Rogers St). Ballard's record and success speak for themselves. They've been great since he got there. Barkley I think gets overlooked. He guided RSU out of NAIA into D2. In their 3rd year of probationary membership in D2, they won their conference regular season title. He's got a 208-116 career record. And RSU plays in one of the toughest conferences in D2

Just a thought. I have no idea if Barkley could recruit D1 caliber players.

 

[astonmartin708]

So...just throwing this out there. What about an established and proven D2 coach? 2 names: Brett Ballard (Washburn) and the 2nd is a little more local, Justin Barkley (Rogers St). Ballard's record and success speak for themselves. They've been great since he got there. Barkley I think gets overlooked. He guided RSU out of NAIA into D2. In their 3rd year of probationary membership in D2, they won their conference regular season title. He's got a 208-116 career record. And RSU plays in one of the toughest conferences in D2

Just a thought. I have no idea if Barkley could recruit D1 caliber players.

After Mizzou did that when Haith left they suffered. Not saying we necessarily would but it’s a hard transition to make.

 

[red dirt]

If you are going with D2, then the guy at NW Missouri is it. Has owned D2 and has the most efficient offense numbers in all of the NCAA

 

[rusty-c]

Think Barkley likes working on the family ranch in Inola with his dad, and his wife is the AD at Union. Certainly a local guy, but successfully recruiting D1 takes a special type of commitment that isn't for everyone. I would think that he's had the type of success at RSU that would have landed him a step up HC job or D1 assistant at a strong program if he wanted it.

 

[TU_BLA]

Think Barkley likes working on the family ranch in Inola with his dad, and his wife is the AD at Union. Certainly a local guy, but successfully recruiting D1 takes a special type of commitment that isn't for everyone. I would think that he's had the type of success at RSU that would have landed him a step up HC job or D1 assistant at a strong program if he wanted it.

I always wondered about that. I've meet his wife on a couple of different occasions (my son plays soccer for Union). She is fantastic. I knew Justin was from Inola but I didn't know he was still actively involved in the ranching/farming part.

 

[TU_BLA]

If you are going with D2, then the guy at NW Missouri is it. Has owned D2 and has the most efficient offense numbers in all of the NCAA

Yeah, I would agree this would be a good one to bring in. I mention Ballard because I follow him on Twitter and have since he was an assistant here under Manning. He went to Wake with him and then he took over at Washburn. This year was a rebuild for them but 2 years ago he had one of the best teams in the country. I think he can coach but the recruiting to D1 is a question. I think he probably can.