fire them after this season

Thank you BsDuq, my sentiments exactly!!! Stew, it seems to me you have some valid points.

I am 66 and the way things are going Im going to be taking a dirt nap by the time  Duquesne  lights a fire
under someones behind and gets the right people in place to market and get a thriving fanbase to help
our players and coaches get a NCAA bid. Promotions, promotions,sell,sell 24/7

A83 wrote:

townsonkid wrote:

I dont understand why there wasnt a box of those balls at that gate.   Its not like I was the only person using it.   And its not just the ball, its that stupid band of 5 people, why have it?   Its no fans.   Its cheerleaders that cant do simple cheers.   Its a team that doesnt listen to their coach, or is coached by a buffoon  Its zero post presence, again.  Most fans that do go dont care.   Its a 3rd rate program top to bottom(minus the building).   Gormley and Harper should be embarrassed, or pissed off.  I wonder why any bball player even wants to go there, must be a last chance kind of thing.   Red Ring is closed too, WTH?

Lol. “ Gormley and Harper should be embarrassed or pissed off.” Gee, If either one ran the place and had decision making abilities to change things.

They are neither embarrassed or pissed off. They both make great salaries. And there are very few people who care enough to Complain to them. And those in the inner circle kiss their asses. Apathy is their best friends.

We pay actual money to see their ineptness year after year. I don’t give a damn about getting a mini basketball. But they tweeted the day before the game about those basketballs and no one gave a damn enough to see if they even arrived

Luckymcd and you said said it best. It has always been a third class operation. And it always will be.

The same third class operation that existed during the Colleary and Amodio eras is alive and thriving under Harper with a staff triple the size of Colleary’s and with significantly more people than Amodio. And they all punch out at 4:30 and could give a damn if any DU team won or lost. Most of them couldn’t even tell you if they won or lost.

But hey we have a social media coach. That doesn’t attend games or promote the team. But spends a ton of time promoting himself and his number one client Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills and Pitt. And promoting himself as the NCAA’s first social media coach. Snake. Oil. Salesman.

Apparently, the balls were at the Palumbo Atrium gate only.   They have a list of people that were there opening night, and only those people get a ball.  They will also be there for the New Hamp game.

One more thought. Maybe Bobby Mo' will steal KD from us like we stole Danny Nee from them. You see how that worked out.... In the same vein, maybe KD figures he has his retirement job just like Nee did. I made my step up and this is my ceiling. It's milking time.

Judge Jack McVay Jr wrote:

Rayrich thanks for sharing and what a fun year 1977 at Duquesne! We went to NCFA national championship football game and Norman Mase Gumby B Pat Felix and just so many other great guys went to the dance. It will happen again despite the discouraging start..someday...and I will admit I am getting worried about this year's hoops team!I can't argue with many of the posts

You are welcome Judge. Those were good times. Rich Cotton, John Thomas, and I totally forgot about Felix. Mase came up big especially on the defensive side late in that game. Also, remember the club football championship. Was living in the Philly suburbs at that time. The Philadelphia inquirer had a nice write up on that win in their Sunday sports page which I read religiously. At that time the inquirer was the best bar none when covering sports both locally and nationally. The Philly evening bulletin was the go to when you needed a late night final score which was basically any game in the midwest/rockies/west time zone.