[Husker] Boyd Epley wonders why donations are hard to come by

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 11/08/2005 09:29:30 PM:

> > http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=528&u_xid=13&u_sid=2059624
> >==========
> >Boyd Epley made some interesting comments in the above article.  Among
> 
> >them:
> 
> >"Quite frankly, I'm a little disappointed in the fans," said Epley,
> the 
> >NU associate athletic director. "I really expected, when we asked for 
> >help with this project, that we would raise the $50 million right
> away, 
> >and maybe even more than that."
> 
> I'm sure he'll think that the only logical thing to do to make up for
> the lack of donations for the new seats, is to double the football
> ticket prices to cover the deficit.
> 
Epley didn't ask for Steve Pederson to be his boss. He didn't fire Frank 
Solich. For everyone bitching bitching bitching about ties to the past, 
here's the one guy still around that has them, the founder of Husker 
Power, and he's ridiculed for being disappointed? 

What is Boyd Epley supposed to say? 

"I"m sure we'll be doing better once they fire that SOB I work for." (Like 
who in their lives hasn't at least thought about making that 
statement?<G>)

Then there'd be one more link to the past gone. 

There is something to be said about the fact that if we truly support this 
program we can look past the idea that SP isn't going to be around 
forever. If you can't take that perspective, I would at least think that 
you could understand those that have it. 

Jon Johnston
http://www.huskerjon.com