Conference Membership Discussion
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Wise Owl
Member since 2008
jgf2017 said
How do you let this guy stay on here? I'm personally insulted this guy hasn't been banned.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:44 PM #387038
You have personally attacked players beyond what is reasonable on this forum, make countless baseless posts on this forum and like FIUjules said your digs at Miami with "Universidad" and "dump" comments it's pretty obvious what you're putting down.
I have lived in all three counties in my life and I loved my time in Boca, but I rather live in Miami or Ft.Lauderdale as a post-grad.
Palm Beach County is nice, but outside of a couple of areas, there is not much to do.
The median age of Miami Dade is a full 5.5 years younger.
There is not much to do in Sweetwater, but Boca doesn't do anything for its University. It has been almost 4 years since 20th street development was supposed to start and nothing.
I was told by someone at FAU that the city balked when it came time to start some of the construction projects on 20th. The city is worried about a few of its homeowners who live in that neighborhood who have to call the cops in parties on the street and now will not move on development.
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2012
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2006
Here’s the question I have. Things that are in our control, what would be the ranking of what’s most important for our leadership to work on? Also, what’s our current plan to address each and what’s not being done that should be?
Top topics seem to be:
- Attendance
- Key Wins
- Donations
- Facilities
What other topics matter that I didn’t list?
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2012
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2006
Local Owl said
I can answer that for you Walty. Attendance. ..cheap beer prices. Key wins….like we've done in the past, announce we won, even when we didn't. Donations. ….we just need to tax something, anything. Facilities….they ann ounce it before every baseball game, " for your convenience restrooms are located at the swimming complex next door". Who could want anything else. Now these are not official fau comments. But they probably have been discussed.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 7:49 PM #387048
I like the plan for attendance
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Wise Owl
Member since 2008
Local Owl said
I can answer that for you Walty. Attendance. ..cheap beer prices. Key wins….like we've done in the past, announce we won, even when we didn't. Donations. ….we just need to tax something, anything. Facilities….they ann ounce it before every baseball game, " for your convenience restrooms are located at the swimming complex next door". Who could want anything else. Now these are not official fau comments. But they probably have been discussed.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 7:49 PM #387048
One thing I really like this new athletics department is doing is the pushing for a more grassroots type fundraising.
Past AD's wanted major donations, so they could put it on a resume and peace. The new paradise club is working just as hard to find 250 dollar donors as 1 million dollar donors. I love some of the creative inexpensive marketing they have done like the "Winning in Paradise'' signs last year and the cabana's in the endzone this year.
We have such a long way to go through as I have pointed out, we are 4 to 5 times behinds schools likes ODU and UNT in small donations. The millionaires in Palm Beach know where FAU is and most rather send their money up no to northern Florida.
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Spread The Wings
Member since 2019
NJOWL said
JulesFIU07 said
GeorgiaOwl said
On a rival teams board? Ya think??Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 2:31 PM #387032
Haha, it isn’t even like I trashed PBC, all I really said is that Miami is doing really well; and I certainly didn’t trash FAU, but I guess it is hard for some people to hear that FIU is doing ok too?
I don’t know, if it makes people feel better to think of FIU as an institution on the precipice of collapse; and Miami as some Syria-like war zone that people are fleeing from and avoiding, despite the better than 10% population growth rate and rising property values, so be it.
I just wanted to set the record straight.
Anyway, I don’t know what the AAC has planned. I am sure ESPN can renegotiate their contract, which might force them to add a school, but how they go about doing that, I have no idea.
If all they care about is available eyes on screens, the only two big markets they don’t hit are Atlanta and Miami. If they care about gaps in the map they are probably looking at ODU, UAB, or MTSU. If they care about sustained success and a strong following then App State is probably your best bet.
Really it is a crap shoot.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:16 PM #387037
No one said fiu is not doing well. Your statements regarding the surround area not mattering, however, are a bit ridiculous. We have gotten multiple recruits over you just because of the area surrounding fiu (according to those recruit's parents (Ocie Rose and an offensive lineman whose name escapes me to name just two).
As for your statements re: Miami doing better than Palm Beach County in terms of growth and/or welath, I direct you to this article: In Miami, There Are Too Many Condos and Not Enough Foreign Buyers - WSJ.
Also this one regarding Palm Beach: Palm Beach Notches Big-Ticket Home Sales - WSJ.
Regarding Boca specifically from two years ago: Shedding Seinfeld Stereotypes, Boca Property Developers Court Younger Crowd - WSJ
And perhaps the best one from CNBC regarding Boca as the next Miami: Behind Florida real estate
I think most at this point know that Miami is not what it used to be. And the fact that you mention Downtown Miami as a redeeming quality is mind boggling. I used to work in Downtown Miami and there could not have been more homeless people. No socialite or person of wealth would be there past 6 or 7 pm leaving work.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:48 PM #387040
Oy…
…1Q - 2019 Palm Beach Sales Market Report | Douglas Elliman
http://www.miamidda.com/wp-content/uploads/MDDA_DemoPopReport_05072018.pdf
Hope actual reports provide greater insight for those that are actually interested in keeping up to date on the data.
But hey, you talked to a guy in an airport…
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VIP DONOR
Member since 2011
Shane Marinelli OC40 said
jgf2017 said
How do you let this guy stay on here? I'm personally insulted this guy hasn't been banned.Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 5:44 PM #387038
You have personally attacked players beyond what is reasonable on this forum, make countless baseless posts on this forum and like FIUjules said your digs at Miami with "Universidad" and "dump" comments it's pretty obvious what you're putting down.
I have lived in all three counties in my life and I loved my time in Boca, but I rather live in Miami or Ft.Lauderdale as a post-grad.
Palm Beach County is nice, but outside of a couple of areas, there is not much to do.
The median age of Miami Dade is a full 5.5 years younger.
There is not much to do in Sweetwater, but Boca doesn't do anything for its University. It has been almost 4 years since 20th street development was supposed to start and nothing.
I was told by someone at FAU that the city balked when it came time to start some of the construction projects on 20th. The city is worried about a few of its homeowners who live in that neighborhood who have to call the cops in parties on the street and now will not move on development.
Posted On: Jun 30th 2019, 7:13 PM #387044
Have you been over there? I would say the shopping center on 20th is a pretty big improvement. Put 4-5 restaurant/bar/pub crossovers and it’ll be just like UF’s midtown.
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Wise Owl
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