Well, glad to see you're alive and well. Sometimes when regulars stop posting, it's for other, unfortunate reasons. I hope Ironduke is willing to give the new guys a chance. The folks 2 miles up Forbes Ave. had similar problems, and seem to be very happy with their new leadership. Let's hope that can happen here.

I think it is best that Amodio has moved on from Duquesne but it is interesting that almost all of the school athletic programs (football, women's basketball, women's soccer, etc.) are doing relatively well.

I don't know Ironduke but if he "gave all" without wanting anything in return then it is a travesty that he would have been rebuked by anyone at Duquesne.  Duquense should welcome all well-meaning supporters so hopefully Ironduke will give Duquesne his/her support again at some point.

 

Scotch:  Free advice from someone who charged for advice as a living.  Call Dave Harper.  Arrange to have a sit down with him and have a little "Come to Jesus talk" with him.   Someone has to make a first move and he doesn't know you or where you are at.  He, on the other hand, is easy to find.  He doesn't bite, won't look at your pockets to see how much $$$ he can extract and I guarantee he'll leave your lint alone!!  He is a different breed altogether.  Do it now. You'll have to wait til Gormley is in office.  He has other first priority duties to attend to in the Law School.  Athletics can wait for him.

grammudder wrote:

Scotch:  Free advice from someone who charged for advice as a living.  Call Dave Harper.  Arrange to have a sit down with him and have a little "Come to Jesus talk" with him.   Someone has to make a first move and he doesn't know you or where you are at.  He, on the other hand, is easy to find.  He doesn't bite, won't look at your pockets to see how much $$$ he can extract and I guarantee he'll leave your lint alone!!  He is a different breed altogether.  Do it now. You'll have to wait til Gormley is in office.  He has other first priority duties to attend to in the Law School.  Athletics can wait for him.

Great advice! Hope Ironduke does the same.
 

Its a tough call grammudder w/o the wronged who don't want contacted. As I have said in the past I wish I didn't know what I know and out of the respect for the privacy of others don't think I can force the hand.

VBC wrote:

Ironduke and I have been friends for years.  I agree with Scotchngars on this.  When Ironduke feels the time is right I am sure he will return.  He doesn't need prodding from anyone.  I look forward to the next time I see him at a game.

Maybe he's sitting out until Dougherty is out the door. Well, I hope he's still able to enjoy this season from a distance. We have a good bunch of guys on the team who are doing the Duquesne name proud.
 

CLK wrote:

A suggestion for Mr. Harper.  Why not make the first move. There are numerous former season ticket holders who have walked away over the last 4 years and feel disenfranchised for various reasons. I think that a little personal contact by Mr. Harper might bring some back.  It should be easy for him to find out who they are.  He may be reaching out to these folks already. I don't know.   If not he should. 

A former Sheik remerbering the old days.

Those of you who know these some of these guys should help, and let Harper know who these guys are, rather than expect Harper to do a bunch of sleuthing. Make it easier for Harper to do this.
 

CLK wrote:

  Reaching out to former season ticket holders should be at the top of his agenda.    

Followed immediately by reaching out to current season ticket holders, donors, etc.

This is an interesting conversation.  I am an ex season ticket holder.  I still go to some men's games.  When I gave up my tix after RE was fired, no one called to ask why. 

Then about a year ago I got a call from some student asking me about it (GA was still there).  When I started to express my frustrations with the program, I could tell he didn't know what I was talking about.  Nor could he care.  He just wants to get off the phone at that point.

I don't think it is Harper's role to call people on the phone and beg them to come back.   But the people that do call, should not be students who are doing on a work study part time job. 

There should be a happy medium. Someone that knows the recent history of the athletic department and is employed full time by the athletic department.

duq81 wrote:

duqkurt wrote:

This is an interesting conversation. I am an ex season ticket holder. I still go to some men's games. When I gave up my tix after RE was fired, no one called to ask why.

Then about a year ago I got a call from some student asking me about it (GA was still there). When I started to express my frustrations with the program, I could tell he didn't know what I was talking about. Nor could he care. He just wants to get off the phone at that point.

I don't think it is Harper's role to call people on the phone and beg them to come back. But the people that do call, should not be students who are doing on a work study part time job.

There should be a happy medium. Someone that knows the recent history of the athletic department and is employed full time by the athletic department.

I pretty much agree, but I worry about some of the holdovers being part of the problem. Sure, the AD could call people who were major players in the past, but he can't call 500 people and spend half an hour on the phone with each one. Conversely, you don't want some of the people who are part of the problem making the calls either. Sounds like a conundrum to me.
 

Wow. To be completely serious, this sounds like a position I could fill incredibly well. As a two year Alumni, I was a student during these specific times of turmoil and change associated with the program. Also, as a former athlete I had a much closer pulse of the team than most, for example, I was the person to break on the other board that Kadeem would be leaving the basketball program and would stay and be a part of the soccer program before any news had come out suggesting that. I also still currently live in the Southside and have very low fixed expenses so salary requirements would not be very high. I very recently took a solid position at an investment firm in the area, but with my passion and love for the Universities Athletic Department, especially the basketball program, I would strongly consider a position in the area of Alumni Relations/Fundraising/General Program Liaison and would put my heart and soul into such a position. If any of you guys have any contacts within the Athletic Department or could put me in touch with someone who would take a look at my resume, please let me know!