What in the holy hell did Scott Stricklin do to some of you?

[Goat Holder]

I swear I see so much damn vitriol thrown at the man and I don't think he deserves any of it. Most of it seems directed to the Rick Ray hire. For one, NONE of you know a damn thing that went on with that hire. We could have gotten turned down 10 times. And that wouldn't surprise me, since we had just fired what the country considered a successful coach (although we knew it had to be done). Shit, does no one give him credit for finally pulling the plug on Stans? And how do we know Rick Ray sucks? I think his coaching is OK, but just like every other coach, recruiting makes or breaks him. He needs three years at minimum.

Some of you bitch about the baseball stadium. He's doing EXACTLY what all you wanted....he's examining ALL options to find the best one. He's completely aware of what should be a priority and what shouldn't. How is that bad?

Some you bitch about scheduling. This is the FIRST year we've played a hard OOC schedule (although we all know that La Tech and others are tough games). That's 1 out of 5, since 2010. And last time I checked, it was GREG BYRNE who scheduling f*cking Southern, not Stricklin.

Fund raising is at an all time high. Our athletic programs are literally in the best shaped they have EVER been in, as a whole. Oh, and I didn't mention Vick Shaeffer and the women's softball coach, two GREAT hires made by Stricklin. I guess I just don't get it. Some people just love to hate. We have too many ignorant blow-hards in our fanbase who think their opinion should always be heard, no matter how ridiculous.

Why this thread, you say? The 'Rick Ray hire' thread set me off.