RossiRules
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Re: Northeastern Hockey 2013-14 Season
I hope everyone has had a terrific Summer. It's now nearly Fall and we all have that so called “October Hope“, and rightfully so, as we have some great forwards, a bigger but perhaps untested D and a huge set of question marks between the pipes, as a result, I opted out of season tickets this year, for the first time in 25 years and I didn't write any checks to the program.
NU is now a top 50 national university and I don't think the hockey program, or it's success is even on the current Administration's radar.
So be it!
Many of us in the now perhaps 40 to 60 age range, that has historically consisted of many friends, prior administrators, past business associates and some alumni have begun to disconnect form the university to some extent, former players and boosters, etc. many are in a holding pattern I suppose, and we suspect and sincerely hope that the generally brighter and thus someday perhaps more deep pocketed alumni of the past decade or so will step up and make the contributions needed to both guide and support the program in the future.
However, my straw-poll at a recent business and engineering alumni network meeting/golf outing held this past week in Wayland, it would seem my sentiments above, are perhaps shared by many, as for several mentioned that they neither support the new era NU, it's administration or it's politics and thus writing checks to support the program would be nearly and act of treason. To my credit I did give nicely to the Robert Cord Endowed Book Fund and The NU General Fund, I am just not earmarking anything for hockey anymore as I see it as waste of money.
I now have grown kids at UMASS-Amherst and Harvard, both playing sports and soon a hockey player son at Babson, GO BEAVERS! thus many hockey viewing options are available, so I will pick up a few individual game seats and see what happens. I don’t have any big expectations for the program anymore and will always be in house at my position in the old barn, the best venue with the greatest fans for all the BU and BC games, but for me I am just kind of have lost the passion for them, it is what it is. For me, > a quarter century of unwavering support have finally given way to acquiescent indifference. I wish them luck, and I do all of you.
Best wishes, for a safe, successful and terrific season filled with highlight reel goals, great saves and tenacious D.
Regards,
Rossi
I hope everyone has had a terrific Summer. It's now nearly Fall and we all have that so called “October Hope“, and rightfully so, as we have some great forwards, a bigger but perhaps untested D and a huge set of question marks between the pipes, as a result, I opted out of season tickets this year, for the first time in 25 years and I didn't write any checks to the program.
NU is now a top 50 national university and I don't think the hockey program, or it's success is even on the current Administration's radar.
So be it!
Many of us in the now perhaps 40 to 60 age range, that has historically consisted of many friends, prior administrators, past business associates and some alumni have begun to disconnect form the university to some extent, former players and boosters, etc. many are in a holding pattern I suppose, and we suspect and sincerely hope that the generally brighter and thus someday perhaps more deep pocketed alumni of the past decade or so will step up and make the contributions needed to both guide and support the program in the future.
However, my straw-poll at a recent business and engineering alumni network meeting/golf outing held this past week in Wayland, it would seem my sentiments above, are perhaps shared by many, as for several mentioned that they neither support the new era NU, it's administration or it's politics and thus writing checks to support the program would be nearly and act of treason. To my credit I did give nicely to the Robert Cord Endowed Book Fund and The NU General Fund, I am just not earmarking anything for hockey anymore as I see it as waste of money.
I now have grown kids at UMASS-Amherst and Harvard, both playing sports and soon a hockey player son at Babson, GO BEAVERS! thus many hockey viewing options are available, so I will pick up a few individual game seats and see what happens. I don’t have any big expectations for the program anymore and will always be in house at my position in the old barn, the best venue with the greatest fans for all the BU and BC games, but for me I am just kind of have lost the passion for them, it is what it is. For me, > a quarter century of unwavering support have finally given way to acquiescent indifference. I wish them luck, and I do all of you.
Best wishes, for a safe, successful and terrific season filled with highlight reel goals, great saves and tenacious D.
Regards,
Rossi
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