If they had a practice scheduled and they are asking to keep the $50 they should absolutely still do that for those that want to attend. It's still at least some kind of experience.
TCU Forfeiting tonight & Saturday in Hilton
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It's not their fault TCU can't put a team together. I don't blame them at all for asking to keep a donation. I'd imagine this is a pretty major fundraiser and I imagine it's money that's been accounted for in their budget.
How hard would it be for the cheer squad to still conduct the practice session as scheduled and then allow 10 or so kids to hang out with the cheer squad along the baseline during each of the remaining home games?
This is still incredibly bizarre to me. They played 10 girls in their game 4 days ago. So it can't all be injury. If it's sickness do you really host open tryouts? You'd think with the week being canceled you'd assume by your next game 10 days away you'd have enough healthy bodies. None of it makes any sense.
Of course it's not their fault, but they're expecting the families to just donate their money? So what if these kids are crushed, right? That's a heck of an attitude.
As I said, unfortunate events like this provide the athletic department with an opportunity to exceed expectations and make Cyclone fans for life. Or they can just punt. As they say, adversity doesn't build character, it reveals character.
I'm okay with them cancelling one of the old standby half-time routines in order to support the cheer squad.
How many times do we even want to see The Amazing Sladek?
How many times do we even want to see The Amazing Sladek?
Conspiracy theory - TCU moved up two spots in the NET by not playing and ISU dropped two with the loss. TCU better off for metrics to not play than lose.
I agree with you but, he's already been here this year. I'd cancel any of them except FM Acro though
Not necessarily. It depends on when grades were due, and it could be that certain players were working with specific instructors to try and raise their grade over the break. I had students scrounging for every available point over winter break, claiming that they had turned certain things in, etc, probably in hopes of being eligible in the spring or trying to avoid losing a scholarship. Not saying that is what happened with TCU, but there is some flexibility up until the actual start of the semester.
Red Panda would like a word with you.
The umbrella lady is going to be new. I think. But yeah I agree with you FM Acro nails it every yr.
I suspect this is the case. They have a new head coach who previously only coached at a lower level and you wonder if the staff didn't have everything locked down in their first semester on the job.
The injuries allow them to say that was the reason without having to address the other right now. But the open tryouts seem to indicate they need bodies for the long haul.
They are currently scheduled to play UCF next Tuesday. If it gets played we'll see if half their dressed players are walk-ons and volleyball players or if their "injured" players magically healed up in time to play against the worst team in the league.
Only 2 seniors to honor this year? How about putting the cheer event in front of them?
She can go back to where she belongs, only one worse is the old guy and his tower of chairs
FM does the same routine twice every year and it for some reason never gets old with me. The end of the routine is unbelievable!!
Got to disagree on this one Red Panda is a lot of fun.
Keeping Friday night was my thought too, though I imagine it wouldn't work for everybody.
