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Message: [QUOTE="GHLF, post: 281298, member: 1608"] I think that this is a great post. If there is another expansion I hope it is ND and UCONN. The way this program is being built is going to take time, we have never had success quickly. I cannot say for sure but I would like to look at Boise St, TCU, and some of the other programs that have had recent success and look to see how many of there players they were afforded to redshirt. Kids who were able to buy in, learn the system and get stronger. We are going to get there. This program was left for trash in my opinion under the last administration. Either we want to have big time football here in the city or we do not. A huge comittment has to be made. I am hoping that it is being made, I believe it is. We cannot be so negative, I cannot believe the negativity that surfaces on these boards. And it actually comes from adults. What we need is to have Pittsburg Steeler type devotion in this small town, I mean come on there is nothing else going on. Upstate should be packing this place to the gills. I do believe that the U needs to be better at localizing its devotion to the community, and under this administration I believe we are doing things we never have. That is why I respect this chancellor for these measures. Do not always agree, however they are trying and I like it. I am a grad and I live here and love it. Concerning focusing on strengths we have to market the fact that we are The brand of NY, that is awesome and we happen to park in beautiful upstate NY. We have national academic recognition, trust me everywhere I go we seem to have a voice. We better because we are a private school. We need to use this and recruit this types of student athletes, example (Dontez Ford) I think we can do this. Look at stanford before Harbaugh. We must continue to upgrade facilities, a must. Our campus is beautiful, I wish we could include a way for all student to have admission to the the games of their choice, olympic sports too. I know we do not live in Ca and we are not Stanford academically however we are a peer institution and we do quite well. We can do this. I think Duke is a tremendous institution however football wise we have a huge edge, BC as well. Can I say professional and academic referral network. Tremendous power to a long term thinker. We must key on this to families. Lastly we need to get over the old, upstate mentality that seems to pervade, my goodness negative neds and nellies, we actually have a coach who loves it here, me too. It is an awesome place to live, hallelujah, we need to be thankful for what we got and embrace the positive. [/QUOTE]

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