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WFU Spring Football Game

sportsmed86 said:
He said it’s his last year several times over the last month and today(it’s my last chance to do this stuff)and he’s 23 so I’ll take him at his word.
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It feels like a lifetime ago he started as a true freshman against Tulane
 
YO DF07 you see our boy CHUCK WADE is back on staff as an offensive analyst? Bout to break all the records!
 
I liked Currie flipping the reporter’s question about Wake being a “little engine that could”. Went through all the facility upgrades and concluded by saying that Wake was actually a jet engine. Love it!
 
TripleDeacon said:
I liked Currie flipping the reporter’s question about Wake being a “little engine that could”. Went through all the facility upgrades and concluded by saying that Wake was actually a jet engine. Love it!
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Currie seems to have a good feel for the current state of big time college athletics. He obviously wants Wake as close to the top as he can it.
 
Deaconblue said:
Currie seems to have a good feel for the current state of big time college athletics. He obviously wants Wake as close to the top as he can it.
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Currie is working hard to move away from the ah shucks LOWF narrative. I don’t even thinks he wants national media to focus on our size [insert Yoda quote here]. He wants them to look at us as equals to the top programs overall, not just Northwestern, Stanford, etc.
 
PhDeac said:
Currie is working hard to move away from the ah shucks LOWF narrative. I don’t even thinks he wants national media to focus on our size [insert Yoda quote here]. He wants them to look at us as equals to the top programs overall, not just Northwestern, Stanford, etc.
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Having lived through two previous ADs in Hooks and Wellman, Currie is a breath of fresh air. I've also heard that Dr. Wente is much more in-tune with our athletics than Hatch and has been an ally to our sports programs. I've never met the woman but I've heard this from more than one source. Publicly, her and Currie appear to have a good rapport with one another. I hope so because we're going to need all the support we can get given the changing college athletic landscape.
 
TripleDeacon said:
I liked Currie flipping the reporter’s question about Wake being a “little engine that could”. Went through all the facility upgrades and concluded by saying that Wake was actually a jet engine. Love it!
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Both Currie and Clawson do a great job pimping WF. Currie looked like he rehearsed that speech all night. I think Sam talked an entire quarter of the second half with the sideline reporter. All three really talked up the program and I really like Currie's passion.
 
TripleDeacon said:
I liked Currie flipping the reporter’s question about Wake being a “little engine that could”. Went through all the facility upgrades and concluded by saying that Wake was actually a jet engine. Love it!
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If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
If it’s fact, it ain’t braggin’.

Currie is just telling it like it is.
 
TheAbster said:
Having lived through two previous ADs in Hooks and Wellman, Currie is a breath of fresh air. I've also heard that Dr. Wente is much more in-tune with our athletics than Hatch and has been an ally to our sports programs. I've never met the woman but I've heard this from more than one source. Publicly, her and Currie appear to have a good rapport with one another. I hope so because we're going to need all the support we can get given the changing college athletic landscape.
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I’ve heard the same thing. She understands the importance of athletics for the school and she knows winning is the most important thing. It’s not ideal in a perfect world but winning football/basketball programs = academic recruiting and applications
 
wakefan1995 said:
I’ve heard the same thing. She understands the importance of athletics for the school and she knows winning is the most important thing. It’s not ideal in a perfect world but winning football/basketball programs = academic recruiting and applications
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Countless examples of sports success leading to an increase in the number of freshman applications, and increased financial support. So much competition for top students and donations, having an elite sports program can be a strong selling point.
 
Pilchard said:
Countless examples of sports success leading to an increase in the number of freshman applications, and increased financial support. So much competition for top students and donations, having an elite sports program can be a strong selling point.
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Agree....Applications and alum giving exploded at BC during and after the Doug Flutie era.
 
Wente seems to recognize that athletics can serve as the front porch" for the rest of the university.
 
Pilchard said:
Countless examples of sports success leading to an increase in the number of freshman applications, and increased financial support. So much competition for top students and donations, having an elite sports program can be a strong selling point.
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I’m not the only 1999 Freshman who may not have had Wake on the radar if not for TD.
 
80deacon said:
You're not watching the game. Edward's started 2nd half for Black
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Sorry, I was typing while watching and probably quickly interpreted a shot of Edwards in his dark green QB jersey and mistakenly described him as on the Black squad. (He was a White squad player.)
 
sportsmed86 said:
Dave with some professorial discourse on how our option plays out and the multiple decisions our QB has to make in 1.2 secs. Currie with a nice discussion of the facilities expenditures later echoed by Wes and Roddy. I was disappointed they didn’t show walk thrus or renderings of the McCreary expansion and even the Shah and Sutton bldgs. Sam was delightful discussing culture and process and legacy, all while cracking on teammates hair styles while admitting he is cutting his own to save money.
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Also, his funny chiding of the TE's weird haircut, but saying he had a pretty secure relationship with his girlfriend, so no worries" 😄....(he wasn't trying to get attention by impressing the ladies...)
 
wakefan1995 said:
I’ve heard the same thing. She understands the importance of athletics for the school and she knows winning is the most important thing. It’s not ideal in a perfect world but winning football/basketball programs = academic recruiting and applications
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I spoke with Wente at Homecoming. Very impressed. Very personable and easy to talk to. Quite different than Hatch. She had already gotten a small taste of Wake football in that Vandy’s new coach, Clark Lea, is a Wake guy. She has definitely taken a higher profile in supporting Wake sports, per her appearances with Currie and several of our coaches.
 
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