fourthandshort
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So I was doing yard work all day, not sure what the rest of yours excuses are !!
Anyway, let me first say and others are free to disagree ... but I think AD Larry Lyons was a pretty good man and a good AD, just not very good one in that he had a few notable misses in his time. But I think he is deserving of a respectful send off. During his time, and while not all because of him, he did as Asst AD and AD oversee the most successful football era in ISU history. If you add up the pluses and minuses, I think he did a pretty good job overall.
And I do not think he meant anything disrespectful, much less malicious, with his Redbird Lives Matter comment .. it was just not thought thru at all, and did come off as disrespectful to BLM. Bottom line, no group in America gets to borrow from the Black Lives Matter platform/name, as if they've experienced what blacks have experiences in the 400 year history of our country ... no group has, not hispanics, not the Japanese, not the Muslims of late, not even women though they would have a decent argumen in some respects. But especially right now more than ever, as we have regressed 50+ years from progress made in black/white relations.
But I think Larry Lyons thought it was a simple positive spin speaking to all of his athletes, many of which are black in certain sports .. an unfortunate miscalculation on his part. So I hope the article was factual in that he reportedly had told the university this past spring that he was planning to retire. He deserves to leave on good terms .. even if he reneged on MY IPF !!!! = D
As we head into a new decade in the 2020's, just think about heading into 2010 ... would anyone have guessed we would have the aggregate results we did ?? And at same time keep all other sports at a very high level athletically and academically ... with unfortunate exception being men's basketball ... they need to get that one back on right track.
Anyway, he seemed like a good man who did more good than otherwise and presided over the most successful decade of ISU football in history, plus all the other sports accomplishments .... I wish him well !!
Anyway, let me first say and others are free to disagree ... but I think AD Larry Lyons was a pretty good man and a good AD, just not very good one in that he had a few notable misses in his time. But I think he is deserving of a respectful send off. During his time, and while not all because of him, he did as Asst AD and AD oversee the most successful football era in ISU history. If you add up the pluses and minuses, I think he did a pretty good job overall.
And I do not think he meant anything disrespectful, much less malicious, with his Redbird Lives Matter comment .. it was just not thought thru at all, and did come off as disrespectful to BLM. Bottom line, no group in America gets to borrow from the Black Lives Matter platform/name, as if they've experienced what blacks have experiences in the 400 year history of our country ... no group has, not hispanics, not the Japanese, not the Muslims of late, not even women though they would have a decent argumen in some respects. But especially right now more than ever, as we have regressed 50+ years from progress made in black/white relations.
But I think Larry Lyons thought it was a simple positive spin speaking to all of his athletes, many of which are black in certain sports .. an unfortunate miscalculation on his part. So I hope the article was factual in that he reportedly had told the university this past spring that he was planning to retire. He deserves to leave on good terms .. even if he reneged on MY IPF !!!! = D
As we head into a new decade in the 2020's, just think about heading into 2010 ... would anyone have guessed we would have the aggregate results we did ?? And at same time keep all other sports at a very high level athletically and academically ... with unfortunate exception being men's basketball ... they need to get that one back on right track.
Anyway, he seemed like a good man who did more good than otherwise and presided over the most successful decade of ISU football in history, plus all the other sports accomplishments .... I wish him well !!
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