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Message: [QUOTE="orangenirvana, post: 1370084, member: 156"] Question:[I]Would you have convened the meeting that Dr. Gross convened regarding Fab Melo?[/I] Answer: [B]Hell yes. A good athletic director should feel that one of his/her responsibilities is to provide each athlete with as many opportunities as he/she can within the rules in order to retain eligibility. Gross' idea to convene a meeting was exactly what he should have done.[/B] Question: [I]Would you have agreed to petition the professor to allow for a grade change one year following the completion of the class, even if it were permitted under University academic rules?[/I] Answer: [B]Of course I would.[/B] Question: [I]Would you retain Herman Frazier and Renee Baumgartner?[/I] Answer: [B]I don't know.[/B] Question: [I]Would you retain Sue Edson?[/I] Answer: [B]*shrug*[/B] Question: [I]What changes, if any, would you make to the Carrier Dome?[/I] Answer: [B]Complete overhaul and renovation to make it appropriate for the current day. The Dome currently has a growing reputation of being outdated and "dumpy." That needs to change. From a public/fan standpoint, a retractable roof isn't necessary but wider and more attractive concession areas are a must. Adding restaurants, sports bars, arcade/play areas would be cool. Replace the benches in the stands with individual (orange) seats with backs. This will obviously reduce the seat count but going from 50,000 to 40-42,000 would be fine. From a student-athlete standpoint, evaluating the locker rooms and playing field and investing in necessary improvements should be an annual occurrence. [/B] Question: [I]What the Athletic Department's most pressing infrastructure needs at this point?[/I] Answer: [B]Haven't done enough research to thoroughly answer this question but improving the overall level of organization and communication within the department must be stressed. And renovating the Dome has to be near the top. Striving to find creative ways to reach out to current and prospective boosters for donations is of the utmost importance.[/B] Question: [I]Would you retain the present Athletic Department Compliance Director?[/I] Answer: [B]Dunno[/B] Question: [I]Would you return the name "Orangemen" to the men's teams and "Orangewomen" to the women's teams?[/I] Answer: [B]Yes to the former, uncertain about the latter. I'm a huge proponent of the Orangemen nickname returning. But I'm not sure it's necessary to separate the men's and women's team nicknames. 'Man' refers to all of humanity. For example in today's world a growing number of women in sales are referred to as salesmen. Women in Hollywood used to be called actresses, but now refer to themselves as actors just like men. Why the need for differentiation? Would the women student athletes be opposed to having the nickname 'Orangemen?' If so then I would be fine with returning to Orangewomen if that's really necessary. Or maybe the women's teams to be referred to as the Orange, the men's teams Orangemen.[/B] Question: [I]Would you continue with the Oregon-like uniform approach in football?[/I] Answer: [B]To be honest, I don't have a problem with it. I just want to stress the color ORANGE in our teams' uniforms. If there are 12 different uniforms for 12 games, so be it. The kids seem to like it, it's exciting for them and generates discussion. I just want more orange and much less blue.[/B] Question: [I]What must Scott Shafer do in 2015 to retain his job? What kind of extension would you give him?[/I] Answer: [B]We must see improvement from the offense and a much more competitive team overall. Don't really want to put a number on it, although five or six wins would be indicative of progress. More than that would warrant a humble extension.[/B] Question: [I]Will you honor Mike Hopkins' contract to be the next HC?[/I] Answer: [B]Without a doubt. Until then I'll do anything it takes to prevent him from leaving.[/B] Question: [I]What sport would you eliminate and what sport would you add?[/I] Answer: [B]I wouldn't be afraid of dropping any number of sports that are a drag on the athletic department and university from a financial perspective. [/B] Question: [I]To what extent should our athletes receive stipends or additional monetary benefits - should we match say, Ohio State dollar for dollar?[/I] Answer:[B] I believe strongly that student athletes should not only be able to hold jobs during their collegiate careers, benefit from their likeness and return to school after being drafted but also receive financial benefits from the schools directly if the sport they participate in generates an amount that warrants it. The world has changed and we've reached a point with a certain number of sports where the athletes are employees of the universities they represent and they should be treated as such. We can't match a university like Ohio State "dollar for dollar" when it comes to football, that wouldn't be possible.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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