I only have a few things on my list this year and none of them are for me - but they are for other people who have had a bad year or just need a little something to get them over the hump and into the New Year on a little better footing -
Here is my list - for
1) Dr Dan Reneau, President of LA TECH - the fortitude to go out and hire a fundraiser to raise the much needed money to run a promising WAC program on a MEDIOCRE WAC budget, not the chicken feed Southland/Sunbelt budget we are trying to compete on...
2) Jim Oakes, AD at LA TECH - the strenght to make or demand the changes that need to be made on the football coaching staff - especially on the disciplinary side of the program...
3) Jack Bicknell III, LA TECH Football Coach - the ability to understand that half-time adjustments are not over rated and that they are essential to a winning football program...
4) Keith Richard, LA TECH Men's Basketball Coach - for two of his guards to find it within themselves to make 30% of their 3 pts and a positive assist/turnover ratio...
5) Kurt Budke - the ability to handle the monsterous shadow of Leon Barmore and a long Honeymoon period...
6) Wade Simoneaux, LA TECH Baseball Coach - patience and a .500 conference season and that he is given all that is promised him when he accepted the challenge of building the baseball program...
7) Ronny Walker, Head Athletic Fundraiser - strength, phyiscal and mental, to get blood out of a turnip - he will need alot of help this year due to our administrative problems...
8) Fans of Tech Athletics - a long-term plan for the future of TECH athletics and a LICENSED logo and merchandise agreement...
Thanks Santa -
I know that this is a very tall order, but it must be done since no one here at TECH can figure it out themselves I turned to you as a next to last resort...
BTW - if you can't bring me all of these things, please pass the ones that you can't handle on to our mutual friend the Easter Bunny...
Merry Christmas...