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       #Post#: 40109--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: guest441
       Date: August 1, 2023, 12:03 pm
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       If SB has extended his contract they are pretty much saying that
       they are happy with how things are going under his watch and if
       that is true its pretty obvious that they may not care about
       putting fans in the stands. You all can defend it but youve lost
       at least five years under this situation. They are way behind on
       NIL too. I dont think theres a lot of passion about the program
       by the higher ups at the university. Its kind of just there.
       #Post#: 40111--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: August 1, 2023, 12:37 pm
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       --- Quote from: factorykitten link ---
       >
       > If SB has extended his contract they are pretty much saying
       that they are happy with how things are going under his watch
       and if that is true its pretty obvious that they may not care
       about putting fans in the stands. You all can defend it but
       youve lost at least five years under this situation. They are
       way behind on NIL too. I dont think theres a lot of passion
       about the program by the higher ups at the university. Its kind
       of just there.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree 100% with both of your posts, factory. The higher-ups
       could care less if SH was useful in raising 100 million or 100
       bucks. This program is funded by taxpayers regardless. Now, if
       SH was successful in what he was going to do, then yes. This
       program would be growing by leaps and bounds. But the President
       is aware that the athletic annual budget is enough to barely
       keep the lights on. Apparently, that is all that matters here,
       at the Brook
       #Post#: 40112--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: August 1, 2023, 12:50 pm
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       --- Quote from: factorykitten link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Chairman of the Board
       link=topic=990.msg40107#msg40107 date=1690908102]
       > he had to go.  anyone here have a daughter???  would you send
       her to SB to play sports when the top of the dept is a predator?
       work as an employee under him???
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Our daughter played there. No, I would not knowingly send my
       child to a school with that going on but maybe you have missed
       the qualifier everyone has placed on the former AD when they
       talk about how well he did and how well he grew the athletic
       program when they have referenced him.
       its sad to see SB extending their AD since he cant raise the
       money he promised (which was a factor in our decision to send
       our daughter there to play) and the poor hiring decisions he
       made. he hired the swim coach. He caused the post season ban
       keeping our kids out playoffs. And since there has been no
       official announcement about his extension its kind of obvious
       that they maybe arent proud of it. like with the football coach.
       [/quote]
       that's all i asked for.
       and no, i didnt miss it.  qualifiers dont really help in this
       context.
       #Post#: 40113--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: ecasadoSBU
       Date: August 1, 2023, 1:52 pm
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       --- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
       >
       > he had to go.  anyone here have a daughter???  would you send
       her to SB to play sports when the top of the dept is a predator?
       work as an employee under him???
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yeah he had to go. But we sure as heck didn't have to go in the
       direction of SH's hire.
       Why couldn't we pay for an up and coming AD from the Northeast
       region (or even the Southeast) as opposed to this assistant all
       the way from Oregon? Is it that hard to find a Jim Fiore type
       guy without the dirt? Stony Brook is the second largest State
       University in NY. We could've done better and we could do better
       today than a Shawn Helbron from West Coast Oregon State.
       The guy has done absolutely nothing to be proud of. Ok, fine, he
       led the build of the Indoor Practice Facility. But that's about
       it. That facility hasn't even translated to wins.
       Like, lets be real. Did we really expect a West Coast guy to
       come in and just connect with our alumni base and the LI region?
       #Post#: 40114--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: August 1, 2023, 3:48 pm
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       --- Quote from: ecasadoSBU link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Chairman of the Board
       link=topic=990.msg40107#msg40107 date=1690908102]
       > he had to go.  anyone here have a daughter???  would you send
       her to SB to play sports when the top of the dept is a predator?
       work as an employee under him???
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yeah he had to go. But we sure as heck didn't have to go in the
       direction of SH's hire.
       Why couldn't we pay for an up and coming AD from the Northeast
       region (or even the Southeast) as opposed to this assistant all
       the way from Oregon? Is it that hard to find a Jim Fiore type
       guy without the dirt? Stony Brook is the second largest State
       University in NY. We could've done better and we could do better
       today than a Shawn Helbron from West Coast Oregon State.
       The guy has done absolutely nothing to be proud of. Ok, fine, he
       led the build of the Indoor Practice Facility. But that's about
       it. That facility hasn't even translated to wins.
       Like, lets be real. Did we really expect a West Coast guy to
       come in and just connect with our alumni base and the LI region?
       [/quote]
       Time to start thinking outside the box, ecasado. SH was brought
       into SBU because of the direction this university was/is going.
       Schools on the West coast are Woke and share the same values as
       SBU and many other universities now who believe in
       indoctrination of students. It is where we are at now, and there
       is no turning back.
       I know this because I see it, for starters. And my son who did 4
       years there and graduated this year, verified that as well.
       SBU could care less about sports. Just as long as they stay
       within their yearly budget. Who cares about W and L.
       #Post#: 40115--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: guest441
       Date: August 1, 2023, 4:28 pm
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       SB is a low level mid major in athletics. With coach steve Pikel
       they had a really good coach who was young and hungry and built
       a very good program brick by brick. He was very involved
       reaching out to the community and getting people to show up. A
       low level mid major that had success under Pikel with a full
       arena during the Jameel Warney years. After he left for Rutgers
       its been down hill with success and attendance.
       A low level mid major who had a great coach build the program
       and then left and he should have left for a great opportunity.
       Football. A great program under Coach Sam. Players loved him so
       much and loved playing for him. They went D1 and bring in
       Priore. Most of his success came after Hofstra ended its program
       and he got a few of their talented kids. A low level mid major
       that caught a break when Hofstra ended football. They had a
       little success to 2018 but then that was it. A low level mid
       major with a little burst of success with Hofstra kids. Down
       hill since 2018.
       WLAX. A low level mid major floundering until they bring in
       Coach Spallina. He put the program on the map and they are a
       national program now. If he leaves its anyones guess but its the
       most successful program at SB the past nine years but theres no
       money in the NCAA tournament for WLAX.
       Cross Country. Low level mid major with a lot of success but no
       money generated. They are very lucky to have coach Ronan.
       Tennis. Low level mid major with success and probably very
       little money and a horrible facility. The coach just left. We'll
       see what happens. Doesnt generate money in post season.
       Baseball. Low level mid major that shocked the world a few years
       ago getting to the CWS. Some money from that but not a lot. More
       prominence and recognition for the program than anything. The
       facility is horrible. High schools have better baseball
       facilities. Dont hold your breath waiting for those
       improvements. Big announcement a few months ago but they likely
       wont be able to raise the money under the current AD.
       Softball. Low level mid major. Some success but not much the
       past years. Horrible facility worse than many high school
       facilities.
       You get the point. SB is a low level mid major that was doing
       well under the old AD. Had a couple of successful years a few
       years ago but not lately. Under the current AD its gone
       downhill. Unless something changes they will forever be a low
       level mid major with occasional success in a sport that brings
       in tournament money. They caused there few fans to lose
       interest.
       You have to settle for that because thats what they obviously
       want since they dont make any changes and secretly extend
       people. Nothing to get excited about.
       #Post#: 40116--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: August 1, 2023, 5:11 pm
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       --- Quote from: factorykitten link ---
       >
       > SB is a low level mid major in athletics. With coach steve
       Pikel they had a really good coach who was young and hungry and
       built a very good program brick by brick. He was very involved
       reaching out to the community and getting people to show up. A
       low level mid major that had success under Pikel with a full
       arena during the Jameel Warney years. After he left for Rutgers
       its been down hill with success and attendance.
       >
       > A low level mid major who had a great coach build the program
       and then left and he should have left for a great opportunity.
       >
       > Football. A great program under Coach Sam. Players loved him
       so much and loved playing for him. They went D1 and bring in
       Priore. Most of his success came after Hofstra ended its program
       and he got a few of their talented kids. A low level mid major
       that caught a break when Hofstra ended football. They had a
       little success to 2018 but then that was it. A low level mid
       major with a little burst of success with Hofstra kids. Down
       hill since 2018.
       >
       > WLAX. A low level mid major floundering until they bring in
       Coach Spallina. He put the program on the map and they are a
       national program now. If he leaves its anyones guess but its the
       most successful program at SB the past nine years but theres no
       money in the NCAA tournament for WLAX.
       >
       > Cross Country. Low level mid major with a lot of success but
       no money generated. They are very lucky to have coach Ronan.
       >
       > Tennis. Low level mid major with success and probably very
       little money and a horrible facility. The coach just left. We'll
       see what happens. Doesnt generate money in post season.
       >
       > Baseball. Low level mid major that shocked the world a few
       years ago getting to the CWS. Some money from that but not a
       lot. More prominence and recognition for the program than
       anything. The facility is horrible. High schools have better
       baseball facilities. Dont hold your breath waiting for those
       improvements. Big announcement a few months ago but they likely
       wont be able to raise the money under the current AD.
       >
       > Softball. Low level mid major. Some success but not much the
       past years. Horrible facility worse than many high school
       facilities.
       >
       > You get the point. SB is a low level mid major that was doing
       well under the old AD. Had a couple of successful years a few
       years ago but not lately. Under the current AD its gone
       downhill. Unless something changes they will forever be a low
       level mid major with occasional success in a sport that brings
       in tournament money. They caused there few fans to lose
       interest.
       >
       > You have to settle for that because thats what they obviously
       want since they dont make any changes and secretly extend
       people. Nothing to get excited about.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Well written and good job explaining that, however. This current
       administration and President is very content with leaving
       everything as is. She obviously doesn’t care about athletics,
       and that is well known. She basically says she doesn’t care
       about sports by not talking about sports. This university is
       finished, athletics wise for many, many years.
       #Post#: 40120--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: August 2, 2023, 12:15 pm
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       Per the Statesmen, Heilbron has been extended:
  HTML https://twitter.com/MikeAnderson_15/status/1686784464700030992?s=20
       #Post#: 40121--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: ecasadoSBU
       Date: August 2, 2023, 12:25 pm
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  HTML https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2023/8/2/general-stony-brook-athletics-announces-contract-extension-for-director-of-athletics-shawn-heilbron.aspx
       #Post#: 40122--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Shawn Heilbrons contract
   DIR By: Accelerator
       Date: August 2, 2023, 12:53 pm
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       Two words: f**k off.
       What a disgusting joke. It's so clear at this point that
       Heilbron is not the guy.
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