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Back in 2004, Ferry was willing to walk if he didn't get a contract that would kept Dan from meddling. Grant & Griff have not had enough leverage to get that kind of control. I have to think that Gilbert may liked Griffin's ability to tolerate the owner's golf cleats on his head better than the last two guys, but I don't know anything. That's just a guess. The only guy with enough leverage to keep Gilbert from meddling right now was born in Akron, and that might not be the case once he signs a longer contract.
I like all the Q upgrades. Hard to make a building sexy when the concourses have the natural grace of a cinder block military installation, but the arena is still way better than where is was back in 2003 with all the empty blue seats and crap food. Atlanta has a much nicer facility but no spark. Just goes to show that the fans and the team are what you really need to make a home game crackle, not scoreboards. Upgrading the water fountains out of existence was sketchy, but that decision probably wasn't made at Gilbert's level.
I loved the DG letter when it came out, probably because I might have drank as much as it's author, but SanduskyCavFan was right on target that night, suggesting that "the promise" was a step too far, and in hindsight it ended up making the letter a running joke.
I like all the Q upgrades. Hard to make a building sexy when the concourses have the natural grace of a cinder block military installation, but the arena is still way better than where is was back in 2003 with all the empty blue seats and crap food. Atlanta has a much nicer facility but no spark. Just goes to show that the fans and the team are what you really need to make a home game crackle, not scoreboards. Upgrading the water fountains out of existence was sketchy, but that decision probably wasn't made at Gilbert's level.
I loved the DG letter when it came out, probably because I might have drank as much as it's author, but SanduskyCavFan was right on target that night, suggesting that "the promise" was a step too far, and in hindsight it ended up making the letter a running joke.