saints22
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Post by saints22 on Jul 9, 2015 19:35:25 GMT -5
A non-alum here ... I grew up rooting for Siena basketball, would have gone to the school if my parents would have let me live there (and then did the next best thing by finding the most similar school closest to Albany (Marist)) A lot of my friends from Shaker went to Siena, I worked at Saga in High School and during the summers of college and probably spent as much time at Dappers, The Beer Joint and Little Horn as just about any Siena student. I always followed the Saints but it really grew when I lived in NYC and NH. Following the Saints was a way to keep in touch with home and family. I havent had season's tickets in years but would have them if I lived closer than 2000 miles away. I continue to follow the Saints relentlessly despite not seeing them live in 4 years or so. My point to all this is that all non-alums should not be put in one pot. Some of us non-alums have every bit as much emotional stake in supporting the Saints as those that graduated from the school. Truth is, it's the non-alums and community support that elevate's Siena's program from the typical mid major. All that said, I am not sure how you can root for a team for years and not develop some sort of attachment to them. (To me, it's not a financial attachment, it's an emotional one) Then again, the same "fans" who are nonrenewing are many of the same ones who feel it is okay to criticize and belittle players. Excellent post. Thank you.
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Post by musicman on Jul 9, 2015 22:10:37 GMT -5
A non-alum here ... I grew up rooting for Siena basketball, would have gone to the school if my parents would have let me live there (and then did the next best thing by finding the most similar school closest to Albany (Marist)) A lot of my friends from Shaker went to Siena, I worked at Saga in High School and during the summers of college and probably spent as much time at Dappers, The Beer Joint and Little Horn as just about any Siena student. I always followed the Saints but it really grew when I lived in NYC and NH. Following the Saints was a way to keep in touch with home and family. I havent had season's tickets in years but would have them if I lived closer than 2000 miles away. I continue to follow the Saints relentlessly despite not seeing them live in 4 years or so. My point to all this is that all non-alums should not be put in one pot. Some of us non-alums have every bit as much emotional stake in supporting the Saints as those that graduated from the school. Truth is, it's the non-alums and community support that elevate's Siena's program from the typical mid major. All that said, I am not sure how you can root for a team for years and not develop some sort of attachment to them. (To me, it's not a financial attachment, it's an emotional one) Then again, the same "fans" who are nonrenewing are many of the same ones who feel it is okay to criticize and belittle players. I agree totally with nolasaint, I don't understand how people can say that non-alums can just walk away. My alma mater is Murray State, great basketball tradition. They were 17th in the country my senior year 69-70. But I was there for only a few years. I've been a Saints fan for 40 years. All 40 years, good or bad. You don't just throw that away like it doesn't mean anything. Murray had another great year last year, but my heart belongs to Saints basketball. Hell, the majority of students at most schools don't even go to basketball games, after they graduate all of a sudden they're going to become big fans? In most cases I don't think so.
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Post by SaintsFan on Jul 10, 2015 5:40:08 GMT -5
I always find it interesting, the JETS draft Gino Smith, everyone says it will take time on draft day but by the time camp opens if he isn't starting on day one he is a bust and a wasted pick. I can only imagine what it will sound like when the Knicks Lithuanian draftee, no I'm not gonna try to spell it, starts slowly. JP takes over a mess, brings recruits along from the old school to help restock, gets one recruiting class of his own then sits through an injury plagued season and now he can't coach a winner and can't recruit quality players. I know that last year was no fun at all but I don't think that that makes it time for a feeding frenzy. Sent from my SM-G900P using proboards Most of my issues with Patsos are what comes out of his mouth. A lot of condescending lip service. And let's be clear, he's coached now 11 seasons and never finished first. That said... In response to IndianSaint, my issues with the Siena program lies with everyone above the head coaching position. They are the one's steering the program, hiring coaches etc. The only way to speak to those people is to not renew
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Post by SaintsFan on Jul 10, 2015 5:55:29 GMT -5
Locking the thread so you folks can move on to positive things
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