I know I am keeping up a campaign of futility but here is my latest to MB, BB and PD.
Hi Mike,
First and foremost, the success of the basketball team is something we should all be proud of as CU fans and Alumni. I watched or listened to everyone of the games in Charelston and look forward to attending every home game this season via my season tickets. I am also in the planning phase of putting together a trip for a large number of Buff fans to attend the Pac 12 tournament in Las Vegas.
No onto a less pleasong topic, CU Football. As you know, I have been a season ticket holder since I was a freshman in 1985. I even kept my season tickets when I lived out of state knowing that I wanted to support the team and attend as many games as I could. I have progressively improved my seats and donation levels and now have 4 seats in 106. Unfortunately this will come to an end this year if I do not see some significant investment into the football program and this has gone way beyond the pipedream of enhanced facilities. At this point, I am left with nothing to believe in when it comes to the highest profile sport for the University of Colorado. Please tell us you have seen enough to make a wholesale change in the coaching staff. Jon Embree is setting this program back decades. He is a great Buff and deserves the respect of Buff Nation but he was put into a position for which is was not prepared nor capable of handling. In all aspects he has been an absolute failure. If I delivered these types of results in my profession, I would be sumarily fired. Here are some of his highlights:
A team that ranks dead last in every category in major college football. There is not progress and only regression in this team. Recruting is regressing and never met the expectations of this staff - we cannot even attract the top talent in CO let alone across the country. Fans are not coming to the games, just over 38K were at the game Saturday and it will be far worse this Friday (see the offer of free tickets). Season ticket sales will crater for next year as will parking revenue and concessions revenue. Merchande sales and licensing renvenues I would guess are heading South in a dramatic way.
In short, the CU brand is being destroyed and we have become the laughing stock of BCS football programs. The rebuilding process is going to take time I understand but keeping Jon and this staff are only going to prolong the process of righting the ship. Please take the action that is necessary and make the hard decisions you are entrusted with to put CU back on track for building a respectful college football program. I emplore you to do the right thing for Jon and this program. Replace the entire staff and put in place a thorough process for finding the next, qualified leader of the CU Football Program.
Sincerely,
Buffalo Brad
Hi Mike,
First and foremost, the success of the basketball team is something we should all be proud of as CU fans and Alumni. I watched or listened to everyone of the games in Charelston and look forward to attending every home game this season via my season tickets. I am also in the planning phase of putting together a trip for a large number of Buff fans to attend the Pac 12 tournament in Las Vegas.
No onto a less pleasong topic, CU Football. As you know, I have been a season ticket holder since I was a freshman in 1985. I even kept my season tickets when I lived out of state knowing that I wanted to support the team and attend as many games as I could. I have progressively improved my seats and donation levels and now have 4 seats in 106. Unfortunately this will come to an end this year if I do not see some significant investment into the football program and this has gone way beyond the pipedream of enhanced facilities. At this point, I am left with nothing to believe in when it comes to the highest profile sport for the University of Colorado. Please tell us you have seen enough to make a wholesale change in the coaching staff. Jon Embree is setting this program back decades. He is a great Buff and deserves the respect of Buff Nation but he was put into a position for which is was not prepared nor capable of handling. In all aspects he has been an absolute failure. If I delivered these types of results in my profession, I would be sumarily fired. Here are some of his highlights:
- 3 points in the last 8 quarters of football played in Boulder
- 8 loses by more than 20 points this year
- 6 loses by more than 30 points this year
- 7 games where we have given up more than 40 points this year
- 5 games where we have given up more than 50 pts this year
- 4 games lost by more than 40 points this year
- 15 loses by more than 20 pts the last two seasons
- 10 loses by 30 or more points in the last 2 years
- 13 games in the last two years we have given up 40 pts or more
A team that ranks dead last in every category in major college football. There is not progress and only regression in this team. Recruting is regressing and never met the expectations of this staff - we cannot even attract the top talent in CO let alone across the country. Fans are not coming to the games, just over 38K were at the game Saturday and it will be far worse this Friday (see the offer of free tickets). Season ticket sales will crater for next year as will parking revenue and concessions revenue. Merchande sales and licensing renvenues I would guess are heading South in a dramatic way.
In short, the CU brand is being destroyed and we have become the laughing stock of BCS football programs. The rebuilding process is going to take time I understand but keeping Jon and this staff are only going to prolong the process of righting the ship. Please take the action that is necessary and make the hard decisions you are entrusted with to put CU back on track for building a respectful college football program. I emplore you to do the right thing for Jon and this program. Replace the entire staff and put in place a thorough process for finding the next, qualified leader of the CU Football Program.
Sincerely,
Buffalo Brad
