He may be a tad nerdy, but he is now 100% OUR nerd

I wish he had worn the backwards cowboy hat.

Alger has done a lot of good for our university regardless of how some initially perceived his social skills. He hit a home run today, and clearly is looking to put JMU on the map nationally.

I thought the cowboy hat was fun, and would love to see him wear it again, either at the presser or Frisco if we make it. It may be quirky how he wore it, but its cool and entertaining in its own right. Too much professionalism feels like a UVa or RU sweater vest thing. Give me cowboy hats any day!

(11-05-2021 09:17 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  Alger has done a lot of good for our university regardless of how some initially perceived his social skills. He hit a home run today, and clearly is looking to put JMU on the map nationally.

I thought the cowboy hat was fun, and would love to see him wear it again, either at the presser or Frisco if we make it. It may be quirky how he wore it, but its cool and entertaining in its own right. Too much professionalism feels like a UVa or RU sweater vest thing. Give me cowboy hats any day!

I agree. I was in Walmart a couple of weeks ago and saw a kid about 5 years old with a backwards cowboy hat. I thought, 'young man, you may one day lead a fine university to the promised land.'

R2, endowment, growth, FBS... solid marks are adding up!

(11-05-2021 09:11 PM)Purple Wrote:  I wish he had worn the backwards cowboy hat.

If he would have finished by placing a cowboy hat in his head backwards I would have donated $500 to the DC for that alone.

Even owned the suit criticism. That genuinely makes me like the man. I feel like I've learned a lot about our leadership through all this.

(11-06-2021 12:58 PM)waterwagen Wrote:  Even owned the suit criticism. That genuinely makes me like the man. I feel like I've learned a lot about our leadership through all this.

(The transcribed words weren't really what he said)

(11-05-2021 09:05 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  He may be a tad nerdy, but he is now 100% OUR nerd

Definitely more than a "tad"! :)
But other than that I agree! I have been a critic of the guy for a while, but I did believe he would be accepting of a move to FBS.
He will go down in history as the president that got us there.
I will also admit, I never really saw him as a Duke. He was just the guy in charge. I have to say that my opinion on the guy has changed.
I do wish he was a little bit "cooler", but he is what he is.
I certainly would take the time to try to meet him, shake his hand, and thank him.
He is a JMU Duke. His family are Dukes.