[Husker] walk-ons and SP

[kaufsss at aol.com]

 Jeff - Thank you, I agree.  I too don't like the way we saw the firing and coach search transpire.  I do believe, there is much more to it than we all know, just like in all business, there are laws and reasons not to make everything public, so we probably don't know all the story.  I do believe Pederson has the best interest of NU at heart and is not doing the horrible job alot of people think.  I do know people who have donated more these past few years than they did before in support of what he is doing!
 
Steve Kauf
A husker fan deep in South Texas

Not the Victory but the Action
Not the Goal but the Game
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Volk <jeffv at alphavideo.com>
To: husker at tssi.com
Sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:50:04 -0600
Subject: RE: [Husker] walk-ons and SP


>Donations are why you fire SP.  In the 2 years since
>SP's decision to completely rebuild the Husker
>football program, the stadium improvement campaign has
>raised approximately $6.5 million.  $5 million came
>from an Omaha businessman and his wife.  $1 million
>came from Darin Erstad.


Where do you get these figures that you throw around so frequently and liberally 
in your constant denouncement of Steve Pederson? 

The 2004-05 Nebraska Athletic Department Annual Report lists $21.5 million in 
donations to the Husker Nation Championship Drive with $6 million of that coming 
from the 2 sources that you already identified. That is quadruple the amount 
that you are "estimating" and doesn't include any donations since the 2005-06 
fiscal year that started in July. 

And while on the subject of donations, corporate sponsorships for Husker 
Athletics have more than doubled since 2003 and are estimated to be at around $6 
million + for the budget year 2005-06. 

While Steve Pederson heads the Athletic Department, do you even know who is in 
charge of Athletic Development or Corporate Sponsorships? Paul Meyers, former 
Husker & SF Giant baseball player, actually heads the Championship Drive and is 
incredibly well liked and respected, at least amongst the donors that I know. 
Conversely, former Nike executive Paul Miles heads up Corporate Development and 
is again very well liked a respected, again at least amongst the individuals 
that I know that have had dealings with him. 

Anyone who has read your blog (as I often do for amusement) and your rants on 
this list about SP and BC and the "kool aid drinkers" knows of your hatred for 
these individuals...but in your rush to admonish them at least do a little fact 
checking along the way...or provide the proof that they are lying in documents 
that are submitted to the NCAA.

Have a great day. 

Jeff

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