Marcus Blossom on 1620's USC Wednesday

[jays911]

Can anyone summarize any of the important info? I didn’t listen live and dont have time to listen to the replay.

No big surprises. He said there is no league rule against replays, but he personally doesn’t like to show up the refs.

[Trifecta]

Can anyone summarize any of the important info? I didn’t listen live and dont have time to listen to the replay.

No big surprises. He said there is no league rule against replays, but he personally doesn’t like to show up the refs.

Said he'd be willing to do what fans want. But I don't think there is a large portion of fans that are just apoplectic about not seeing replays.

John, I appreciate that you asked the question about his relationship with Booth. For those that didn't hear, I would suggest you go listen. I am one of those people that does tend to think that Blossom is getting a lot of flack for not being Ras (Father is a far bigger problem IMO), but the answer was pretty interesting.

I took it as a sort of cold, brush off answer to say "we have a professional AD to coach relationship," without any further elaboration. Which I get... You don't need to be the most gregarious person to be effective at your job. And you can tell Marcus was annoyed by rumors in the way he said he ignores them. But I think that answer was telling and indicating that it may have been a strain.

[SonofFrankTomera]

Can anyone summarize any of the important info? I didn’t listen live and dont have time to listen to the replay.

No big surprises. He said there is no league rule against replays, but he personally doesn’t like to show up the refs.

Said he'd be willing to do what fans want. But I don't think there is a large portion of fans that are just apoplectic about not seeing replays.

John, I appreciate that you asked the question about his relationship with Booth. For those that didn't hear, I would suggest you go listen. I am one of those people that does tend to think that Blossom is getting a lot of flack for not being Ras (Father is a far bigger problem IMO), but the answer was pretty interesting.

I took it as a sort of cold, brush off answer to say "we have a professional AD to coach relationship," without any further elaboration. Which I get... You don't need to be the most gregarious person to be effective at your job. And you can tell Marcus was annoyed by rumors in the way he said he ignores them. But I think that answer was telling and indicating that it may have been a strain.

Thank you both!

[HaRdWoOd]

Have it on good account-city council member- that the funds from the parking meters are earmarked for maintenance on the street car. Got the idea the city is VERY interested in increasing parking revenue-goes to the " enterprise" fund. The reply I got was well riding the street car is free, but as usual in life there is no free lunch

We dont refer to it as "the streetcar". Its the billion dollar bus on rails, unable to make left hand or right hand turns.

[JaysLifer]

Have it on good account-city council member- that the funds from the parking meters are earmarked for maintenance on the street car. Got the idea the city is VERY interested in increasing parking revenue-goes to the " enterprise" fund. The reply I got was well riding the street car is free, but as usual in life there is no free lunch

We dont refer to it as "the streetcar". Its the billion dollar bus on rails, unable to make left hand or right hand turns.

In the City's defense, "streetcar" is a lot easier to say.

[LJay]

Myopic old west O’ers who likely drive Tahoes making their case!

Probably still mad they tore down the Civic and Rosenblatt.

[JayPak]

I hate replays too but it doesn’t make me want to give up on the sport.

It's not that I hate replays it's that we don't have them. If the powers that be deem that replays aren't a priority, I find that short sighted. I can sit at home and not drive 2 hours each way to the games only to have friends and family from around the country text about what the replays showed. I'm not talking about stoppage of play replays, which have gotten out of control in my opinion, it's the normal plays that nearly every arena in America shows. That adds to the experience, and our administration takes that away. I guess while I'm at it, my second biggest bitch is why don't the ushers stop people from walking to their seats while the game is going on. Try that at MSG, Pauley or UNO hockey, you'll be stopped. I asked the ushers about it and they said some events have them do it and some don't and Creighton doesn't. Will I give up my tickets this year not sure. For me this up coming year are the kind I like the best. Lots of new faces, it's fun to watch them grow as a cohesive unit as the year progresses. And like I told Mac keep giving us a week in January and a week in February with no home games so we can get out of the cold for bit.

I agree about the replay mess, but it's only #4 on my bitch list.

Third are those damn parking meters. They've gone from a quarter per hour to the special $5 "event rate". Even if it's an 8 PM tip and meters stop metering at 9, we gotta pay five bucks for the privilege of hiking half a mile through mountains of plowed snow and slush to the "special event". And then back again. Somebody has to put their foot down to protest unchecked city greed, and that foot is me.

Second is the chicken tenders basket, which went up another buck. Or, was it two this season? Nearly as much of a ripoff now as the "jumbo" hot dogs. (Seriously, MECA? Jumbo?? If your wives aren't buying it, why do you think we will)? If chicken fingers keep going up while tesla stock prices keep coming down, pretty soon, one will cost as much as the other. And that becomes a bad deal for both.

But at the top of my list...our French horn player went into the band portal. Wants to march around on a football field or something. If our brass section is going to keep getting plundered because of football, I expect the athletic department to make a ticket cost adjustment. Or, add football. And don't get me started on how they dumped the cartoon Billy stomping the opponent in the pre-game videos. That's gold, Jerry. Gold! Well, it was anyway.

So, until the ath dept comes to the negotiating table in good faith, instead of this "the ticket prices are the prices. Either pay it or stay home" crap, we will be at an impasse, and my tickets hang in the balance. Are you listening, Marcus? (I know he is, even if he pretends he isn't. That's so Marcus).

You just hang in there, Longtimer. Don't let these other guys roast you for your principled stand on replays. Some day we'll have state of the art replays and stats and video boards, and all of us will be standing on your shoulders because you gave up your tickets for it.

One of your funnier schticks!