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Message: [QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1114567, member: 204"] It was not short sighted at all. They had no money! They were running a shoe string operation. They figured that with value recruiting and precise and intense preparation - P and D going at it 24 hours per day - they could hover around the top 20 or 25 and perhaps sneak into the top ten every once in awhile. And that was not good enough for many who mistakenly figured that we had great talent up and down the roster, great facilities and endless money. The "get a life" comment probably reflected the frustration that those who really knew developed with those vocal elements of the fan base. I do agree that the administration did not reinvest - it took Jake's money and used it for other general purposes. And yes, by the late 1990s it was too late - the money game and facility game had been lost. [/QUOTE]