For the last few weeks, in
the comments section here and on the VOY site, I’ve been getting battered by
critics who say I’ve gone too far in my own criticisms of our football program
in general and Head Coach Pete Mangurian
and Athletic Director Dianne Murphy
in particular.
Now some of the attacks on me
have to be taken with a grain of salt since I have evidence that a significant
amount are coming from employees of the athletic department and the football coaching
staff. BUT that does not mean that I deny that there are legitimate fans/alums
who aren’t happy with me right now and that they come to that conclusion
honestly.
But I DO think those honest
critics aren’t being entirely fair. Because this blog, (and the blog that
started at a different address nine years ago), has been dominated by constructive
thoughts on everything from recruiting to game-time management for almost a
decade. The sheer percentage of positive information on this blog, even in the
past year, far outweighs anything else you see here.
To that end, I AGAIN urge all
of you to learn more about the CAEC.
A group of concerned and influential alumni has formed the
Committee for Athletic Excellence at Columbia (CAEC - pronounced Kayak) with
the objective of convincing the administration to bring in competent,
independent outside consultants to review the entire athletic establishment,
including intercollegiate team sports and the campus (so-called) fitness
facilities. The assignment would be to make recommendations about improvements that
could solve the obvious problems in both areas. They are seeking members
- not money (donations are voluntary). Students, Alumni, Faculty and
friends of the U are all welcome, although Princeton persons need not
apply. If you are interested take a look at their web site www.lion-sports.org/
There is no doubt in my mind that the football program and
athletics in general at Columbia have been mismanaged for many decades. It’s
time to do something about it.
Noah Z. on signing day
Southland Kicker
6-1 190 pound Kicker Noah Zgrablich has committed to Columbia.
Noah comes to us from Sierra Canyon HS in Chatsworth, CA just outside of L.A.
DO yourself a favor and check out Sierra Canyon's website, because this awesome place looks more like Google HQ than a school.
Noah will be the first documented Sierra Canyon grad to join the CU football prorgam.
You can see his highlight video here.
Here is the updated list of our confirmed incoming class of 2018 players so far:
1) Collin Breckenridge OL 6-2, 270 lbs. W.B. Ray HS, Corpus Christi, TX
2) Marcus Briscoe WR 6-2, 200 lbs. Diamond Ranch HS, Pomona, CA
3) Clay Caruso LB 6-3 220 lbs. Strongsville HS, Strongsville, OH
4) Leander Cutler RB/LB 5-9 205 lbs. Varina HS, Richmond, VA
5) Zach Dansby TE 6-5, 220 lbs. Westlake HS, Austin, TX
6) Turner Demuth RB/DB 5-11 190 lbs. Whitefish Bay HS, Whitefish Bay, WI
7) Pat Denny OL 6-3 270 lbs. Fox Chapel HS, Pittsburgh PA
8) David Donovan DE 6-3 231 lbs. Mainlain Regional HS, Linwood NJ
9) Charlie Flores OL 6-4, 280 lbs. All Saints Episcopal School, Fort Worth, TX
10) Connor Heeb OL/DL 6-4 245 lbs. Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, NY
11) Anders Hill QB 6-4 210 lbs. Fairview HS, Boulder, CO
12) Alex Holme LB 6-4 210 lbs. Bishop O'Dowd HS, Oakland, CA
13) Tyler Holmes WR/DB 6-0, 175 lbs. Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, VA
14) Lord Hyeamang DE 6-4, 235 lbs. Apple Valley HS, Apple Valley, MN
15) Mike McGrath OL 6-6, 294 lbs. St. Augustine Prep, Richland, NJ
16) Hagen Patterson LB 6-2 230 lbs. Lake Travis HS, Lake Travis, TX
17) Markham Paukune OL 6-4, 280 lbs. All Saints Episcopal School, Fort Worth, TX
18) Dominic Perkovic DE 6-6 235 lbs. Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield, MI
18) Dominic Perkovic DE 6-6 235 lbs. Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield, MI
19) Bailey Popeck TE 6-5, 230 lbs. St. Georges School, Germantown, TN and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH (PG Year)
20) Marc Raye-Redmond RB 5-11, 172 lbs. Trotwood-Madison HS, Trotwood, OH
21) Cameron Roane DB 6-0, 190 lbs. Riverside HS, Durham, NC
22) Chris Schroer RB 6-0, 215 lbs. Elder HS, Cincinnati, OH
23) Reid Stables OL 6-3 293 lbs. Mullen HS, Denver, CO
24) Nick Surges LB 6-3 215 lbs. Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
25) Liam Talty DE 6-4 235 lbs. Sheldon HS, Eugene, OR
26) Ian Tyler DE 6-4, 205 lbs. Muskegon Catholic Central HS, Muskegon, MI
27) Bewley Wales OL 6-5, 285 lbs. Metro Christian Academy, Tulsa, OK
28) Greg Washington DE 6-3 215 lbs. Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, VA
29) Logan Waters LB 6-2 205 lbs. San Antonio Christian HS, San Antonio, TX
30) Dylan Weldon, DB/RB 5-9 175 lbs. Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas, NV
31) Devin Williams DB 5-9 180 lbs. St. John’s College HS Washington, DC
32) Noah Zgrablich K 6-1 190 lbs. Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
12 comments:
Thank you, Jake, for your help here and also for your on-going support of CU athletics.
CAEC invites all of you to join. We are after answers, not scalps. We believe those answers can only come from smart experienced sports management people who areen't tied to CU. Because in 56 years CU has never solved these issues itself.
Let's work together.
Rich Forzani '66C
www.lion-sports.org
It is great the alumni are taking a strong, vested interest in change for the better. Though, it should be added, the profile of the interloper on this site does not line up to be an administrative member of the athletic department. I tend to doubt he is an appointed spy either. No doubt many people inside and outside CU read this blog but I would bet few actively participate. There is little chance the professionals working in an administrative capacity or as coaches or anywhere in-between would orchestrate a deception on social media due to the consequences if discovered. This boils down to a lack of maturity on the part of the interloper as well as a complete lack of savvy with technology, oblivious to the reality his movements are tracked even though we all display as "anonymous". However, he has a hidden talent for theater. The level of disruption and invented personalities has extended for a long time (perhaps over a year?) and demonstrates OCD among other interesting psychological quirks.
So what this narrows down to is a bottom level, irrelevant member of the coaching staff thinking he is doing right in sticking up for Pete. I'm willing to bet Pete has no idea this kid is on social media trying to stealthy. Pete's going to find out though so the question is will this be a graceful exit for him or will the turd in the punch bowl receive a rude awakening?
Al,
You've done another 180. Glad to see you're back on your meds. Are Danny and I still on your secret agent list?
Out with his name Jake!
Hey gang
Let's not succumb to paranoia. It is what it is and everything here is out in the open anyway. The occasional troll is meaningless.
The main point here, on this particular thread, is CAEC, and if you are interested in joining up. Every one of you who does gives CAEC that much more weight in our relationship with CU. So we can all continue to bitch, or we can do something about it.
The sierra canyon school web site does not have good pics but if you do an images search, it looks like it is a beverly hills 90210 type place. Google HQ is nothing like that. That place is in a humdrum office park, spruced up to be the exaggerated silicon valley startup x1000 it is. The best thing about Google is the food. You better have will power or you will overeat. If you don't mind being paid 20% below your market value because of the perks of working there (why would you ever have to leave if they give you your very own dorm room to sleep in and gym w/shower facilities of course, on site medical clinic, etc).
I agree with Big Dawg Forzani that the CAEC is the way to go, and I'm not bothered by silly trolls here, but I did get into a cat fight with one of the 1960s Columbia Bolsheviks who are bashing Jake on the Ivy Board. This particular over-aged "Occupy" guy was shrieking that Jake is "a Republican" and is whipping up dimwitted alums against the Admin and PM the way that "Fox News hosts" brainwash their followers.
In that fool's brain, this is about politics, not about normal alums who'd like to see a decent football game again in their lifetimes.
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