on 7/9/2023, 6:59 am, in reply to "Re: Not another 'what keeps CDM' thread, omg people!"
The school administration has proven over and over that they simply can not, or aren't interested, in fielding a winning MBB program. This is an unfortunate reality.
Their decision has been reinforced by two main factors:
1. NIL deals that severely retard the ability of non P5 schools (with rare exception) to compete for athletes. And of course who has any idea if Long Beach even has a viable or active NIL platform? and the other problem...
2. The crumbling Pyramid.
Yup, it's now almost 30 years old and per this article Pyramid Demolition? the estimated $55mm price tag to fix the leaky roof (which is almost 3x what it cost to build) isn't in anyones budget so a complete tear down of the structure is strongly being considered.
Due to the utter complete lack of success and administration support for the MBB program my season ticket purchases ended years ago as did my desire to check box scores to see how well the team was doing.
Combine this with the mascot change to a shark, and my connection to the school is virtually non-existent.
I used to have a ton of LB gear.. now? it's at the back of the closet and I'm literally embarrassed to put it on because with the exception of a few non revenue sports like VB (occasionally), LB brings nothing to the table.
Will this change? Let's just say that I can't locate the Vegas odds anywhere.
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no, it'll come up over and over and over, and it's sad because the better the MBB team does, the more it'll repeat.
and the more I'll crap all over the idea. people need to really think long and hard about the last 10 years of waterboarding fans by CDM Previous Message
Its June. There are a couple months until soccer and Volleyball kick off. We need something to amuse ourselves. Previous Message
No No No No No No No
just enough alreadywith the discussion. next year is IT.
this guy has like 9 lives.
he's won ONE title in a decade, and 0 NCAAs
attendance after 15 years was...... 1600 a game last year
seriously, maybe here's the discussion
it has nothing to do with him somehow parlaying one really good year next year into another contract.
the guy would have to show INTEREST in actually PROMOTING Long Beach and Long Beach State...something he has NEVER DONE.
I mean going door to door to Long Beach Business, putting himself out there
STOP IT, just STOP IT so we don't have constant discussions about "what would the MBB have to do" nonsense.
over the last decade (uh TEN F'ing YEARS) he DID NOT DO what a HUNGRY COACH should do.
really people, just knock it off, let's enjoy next year, talk about the TEAM, but not this constant water torture discussions of any possibility of CDM doing more than sailing off in the sunset with his Long Beach State wealth he assimilated, with mediocre results for all but 2016 and 2022, and even then 2022 we were the 175th rated team in D1!!!
just STOP IT, STOP worrying about what player might do if we succeed. HEre's the answer, they might get enticed with money, check that, they will get enticed with money to leave if we are successful. CDM staying would NOT change that.
STOP dangling in the ether-sphere this notion CDM should stay after next year. Long Beach State will have a new AD, and it's time for the next phase next year.
sheesh, these boards are full of masochists. If you had an employee that did what Dan did over 10 years (drove a program into ...blah of D10, would you retain them cause of fears of being less mediocre?
stop throwing proverbial carrots and bones about, regarding this guy. So he's a 'nice' guy. So what
it's like are we really going to have 20 threads over a year about 'what it takes' lol. Stop it.
He's done. Move on. He's already proved he doesn't deserve Long Beach State.
he doesn't and hasn't and even next year won't put out the effort to promote what he should have been promoting and producing for 10 years, PERIOD.
1600 fans per game after 15 years, 1 NCAA appearance, 1-4 in BWCT, 0-5 in post-season, 1 win over Pitt in body bag games that gave him $$$$, the guy promoted getting paid to LOSE for heaven's sake.
even if that changed to 2-4 this year, and 2-6 respectively, it's still a crap resume
just STOP IT, folks, enough with the 'what would keep CDM around distraction. Yes, let's have a great send-off next year!!
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