Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by 311neers » Sat Dec 06, 2025 1:36 pm

bcoach wrote:
Sat Dec 06, 2025 1:20 pm
AppGrad78 wrote:
Sat Dec 06, 2025 11:59 am
I look at where we are today compared to the day Gillin took the job and ask: are we better off? On every metric, I come up with a resounding yes. Sure, there are areas of disappointment (elimination of men’s soccer and failure to complete the North End Zone, to name a couple). But every day I’m grateful we have a capable, dedicated leader atop our athletics department.
Are you forgetting football coaches?
Feels like we’re kinda right back where we were in 2015. But on the down slide.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by Bootsy » Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:36 pm

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I do wonder if he reads the board. I would absolutely love (not sarcasm) if I had a place where people openly shared their opinions about my workplace. Maybe he just sees us all as overly whiney.
I actually think he sees some folks online as overly whiney. We have some folks who I would love to see how they react if people watched them work and constantly critiqued on their jobs all the time lol
If whining is asking the AD to actually embrace new ideas and try different things to increase revenue generation, then I'm whiney.
Good is the enemy of best. Gillin has been better than Cobb by a mile, but how many opportunities to grow the have been squandered?

And BTW, many of us actually work for others who do observe our work everyday and critique it. The "others" can be customers, company leaders, principals, parents, etc. who expect our best.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by bcoach » Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:11 am

AppStFan1 wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 8:33 pm
ArmantiWaterSafety wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:30 pm
I do wonder if he reads the board. I would absolutely love (not sarcasm) if I had a place where people openly shared their opinions about my workplace. Maybe he just sees us all as overly whiney.
I actually think he sees some folks online as overly whiney. We have some folks who I would love to see how they react if people watched them work and constantly critiqued on their jobs all the time lol
I am sure he does and it shows.

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Unread post by wb247 » Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:58 am

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by WASU 93 » Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:00 pm

appstate24 wrote:
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AppState89 wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:58 am
We need to come up with something great to start the 4th quarter. What we have now is just boring. Used to be Mountain Music but that is usually the 2nd half song of the game.
I do like the “4th Quarter at The Rock” video they do. Good motivational video, just to follow it up with a song that gets the students and players jumping.

GO APPS!!
But, you’ve gotta pull the video if we are down three scores. It’s pitiful to play in an empty stadium.

Also, there needs to be energy, if you are going to ask “Can you feel the energy?”

Boise does a great job with the transition into the 4th quarter.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by Yosef10 » Mon Dec 08, 2025 8:25 am

Bootsy wrote:
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It is my understanding that DG does indeed read social media so maybe he’d getting these suggestions.
DG reading social media is one thing. Actually being open to new ideas and taking action on them is another.
He typically has responded to emails.

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Unread post by Bootsy » Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:41 pm

Yosef10 wrote:
Mon Dec 08, 2025 8:25 am
Bootsy wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:40 pm
appfanz wrote:
Fri Dec 05, 2025 10:08 am
It is my understanding that DG does indeed read social media so maybe he’d getting these suggestions.
DG reading social media is one thing. Actually being open to new ideas and taking action on them is another.
He typically has responded to emails.
OK, that’s one positive to build on.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by AppWyo » Tue Dec 09, 2025 4:02 pm

Just let the band play Bugler's Dream on App kickoffs, please.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by Bootsy » Tue Dec 09, 2025 7:52 pm

AppWyo wrote:
Tue Dec 09, 2025 4:02 pm
Just let the band play Bugler's Dream on App kickoffs, please.
^this^

After a roller coaster of a week for App Nation, someone is finally making sense.

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