I appreciate your efforts to bring balance to the discussion. I'm actually in favor of upgrades at the stadium, and had to laugh when I saw Huddleston describing the current state of affairs as a 1930's stadium, or something to that effect (100% true and agree BTW). I did have questions about the nature of the proposed funding when it first came out, and I thought Huddleston did a good job trying to explain how it was going to work. Invoking the comparison to The Whitt was shrewd.
Although I am not an alum, I have kids who are, and therefore I have written many checks and want that investment to be maximized for them long-term.
That it's two towns over from the WIS Estate is an added bonus. I would agree that the progress around the campus over the years has been impressive, and has contributed in no small part to the post-Pease AFB closing success of the area as an economic engine. I want to see that continue well into the future, for myself, my kids, and eventually my kids' kids.
Good to hear that Coach McDonnell has lined up some "blue chippahs" for next season. Coach Herrion is hopefully taking notes.
Now ... as to our boy BS35, I can say that with as much information that has come out recently on this entire regrettable incident, we have probably only seen the "tip of the iceberg" come out in the local media. I have received additional bits and pieces of information from various sources - some of which I've shared in the past on this thread, and which has generally been shown to have been reliable and accurate. I don't post stuff on here unless it is confirmed AND I believe it, and I am not an easy "sell". There is more information out there - MUCH more, and some VERY recent - which is not out there yet, and which (1) is either unconfirmed, or (2) is confirmed but I do not have permission to share. I hate saying that, I really do. But if things go as I would expect ... based on both human nature and my general familiarity with legal processes, I would expect some very interesting stuff might be forthcoming fairly soon. And it's not going to reflect very favorably on how BS35 has handled (and is continuing to try to handle) the situation with Coach McCloskey.
I am 100% open to a balanced account of the goings-on, but to date the information coming from one side of the issue has proven to be credible and accurate, and the (limited) information to rebut that has been anything but. If/when that changes, I'm not going to stick my fingers in my ears and ignore it. But I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen, either.
And I would sincerely hope that IF Huddleston is indeed not a "status quo guy" as you've described him, he will also be open to "taking the bull by the horns" and resolving the serious injustice done to his former Head Women's Hockey Coach by his current 35 years and counting, everything is just fine and dandy, status-quo-huggin' athletics director. All done under Huddleston's watch, mind you. JMHO.
My guess is BS35 has the aforementioned *marketing study* hidden in his personal safe, right next to the *investigative file* for the Coach McCloskey dismissal. And his letters to the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.