(09-27-2020 08:03 AM)Tribe3455 Wrote:  Not that anyone cares. I’m going it go on the record here and say one last thing and then stop posting in this thread. The crazy uproar and spiteful reduction of donations after the Shaver boot did way more damage to William and Mary than getting rid of him. Many had no problem with it happening but those that did harmed the university because they didn’t like it.
Many are trying to do the same right now because they don’t agree with the decision. Using charges of plagiarism, misuse of funds, etc people are completely tearing down everything they can grasp because they don’t like the decisions made by the first female AD the college has ever had. And along the way using the normal sexist markers that women in any power position have used against them. I’m amazed that this crowd can make ME defend Huge. For what it is worth I’m ecstatic we have Dane and not Tony as our coach. I dislike the fact we cut 7 sports, especially how and when we did it. But you folks and the Tribe 7 are hell bent on absolute ruination of the department. Good luck. Blame Huge all you want but our fan base at this point is getting what it deserves.

I certainly have witnessed some cringe-worthy comments by a few posters during the Shaver and Tribe 7 debacles that highlighted an undercurrent of sexism against Huge. That said, her defenders should not hide behind her gender here. Just because she is female does not mean that every concern is a product of sexism.

From the public relations perspective, alone, I don't see how anyone can reasonably argue that she has handled anything well. I would argue that she completely botched the roll-out of the two most important issues she's had to handle. I will defer to other posts regarding the merits of those decisions, but if her job was to anger the vast majority of Tribe donors and fans -- mission accomplished.

But that is not her job. Tribe3455 can blame the victim all s/he wants, but I think the W&M fan base has every reason to be concerned about existential decisions made with little to no input from the W&M fan base. And I understand that leaders can't always listen to the fan base and must make tough decisions. But, at the end of the day, when your job and the athletes you manage depend on money coming from that fan base -- you have to do better than enraging them on a consistent basis.

I also would not say that we have "charges" of plagiarism. Instead, we have "confessions" of plagiarism. It's not sexist to hold William & Mary officers to a higher standard than "cut and paste." And I think questioning thousands of dollars spent on an executive coach -- who did not seem to do a very good job -- when we are told the Department has to tighten its belt -- is not just the grumbling of knuckle dragging misogynists.

At the end of the day, even Tribe3455 agrees that s/he does not like how Huge went about cutting 7 sports. I would say that it matters very much HOW an AD goes about cutting 7 sports. And it doesn't take a woman hater to say that.