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Quote Originally Posted by cf-62 OY

It sounds like you need a seat on the BoT - most of the impetus for the increased security in Cameron last year and Wally Wade this year is borne from a single trustee saying "what if?" THEN, Duke hired a private security firm to come up with these policies. That's one of the reasons that the policies seem so out of whack with the reality of the experience of game day, because nobody that gave a hoot about the game day experience was involved in writing the policies.

The "single trustee" you mention is Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA. He's the one who mandated security be put in place last fall for the basketball games last year and football games this coming season. This tidbit of information came to me in a phone call yesterday with a member of the administration while discussing this topic and tailgating. He, or she, also told me that the mandate came with no extra funding (typical of government mandates, but let's not get into public policy territory) and that the athletic department had to foot the bill for the metal detectors last basketball season and forward. The University had to give the athletic department a loan to pay for the security.

Emails sent to this particular individual, and the athletic department personnel in general, are being forwarded to persons in the administration responsible for the wanker policy. Mike Craig, Kevin White and more are included in the forwarding. Emails directly to those individuals could also be sent.

Personally, I think the purse policy and especially the no reentry policy are over-reaching the bounds of common sense. We did run into the small purse policy last September when we went to a Charlotte Panther game (I don't root for any team called carolina, hence the Charlotte Panthers, Raleigh Hurricanes, etc.). Fortunately, another lady walking back to our remote parking lot told us that my significant other's purse was too large and wouldn't be allowed into the stadium. So instead of an extra 2 miles to walk, we only had 100 yards back to our car.

Perhaps a mass exodus protest at the end of the first half of the NCCU game on Sept. 3rd would make a loud enough statement without hurting our team's on the field performance. I certainly hope that we can beat them without the 12th man's help.

Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

Quote Originally Posted by cf-62 OY

It sounds like you need a seat on the BoT - most of the impetus for the increased security in Cameron last year and Wally Wade this year is borne from a single trustee saying "what if?" THEN, Duke hired a private security firm to come up with these policies. That's one of the reasons that the policies seem so out of whack with the reality of the experience of game day, because nobody that gave a hoot about the game day experience was involved in writing the policies.

The "single trustee" you mention is Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA. He's the one who mandated security be put in place last fall for the basketball games last year and football games this coming season. This tidbit of information came to me in a phone call yesterday with a member of the administration while discussing this topic and tailgating. He, or she, also told me that the mandate came with no extra funding (typical of government mandates, but let's not get into public policy territory) and that the athletic department had to foot the bill for the metal detectors last basketball season and forward. The University had to give the athletic department a loan to pay for the security.

Emails sent to this particular individual, and the athletic department personnel in general, are being forwarded to persons in the administration responsible for the wanker policy. Mike Craig, Kevin White and more are included in the forwarding. Emails directly to those individuals could also be sent.

Personally, I think the purse policy and especially the no reentry policy are over-reaching the bounds of common sense. We did run into the small purse policy last September when we went to a Charlotte Panther game (I don't root for any team called carolina, hence the Charlotte Panthers, Raleigh Hurricanes, etc.). Fortunately, another lady walking back to our remote parking lot told us that my significant other's purse was too large and wouldn't be allowed into the stadium. So instead of an extra 2 miles to walk, we only had 100 yards back to our car.

Perhaps a mass exodus protest at the end of the first half of the NCCU game on Sept. 3rd would make a loud enough statement without hurting our team's on the field performance. I certainly hope that we can beat them without the 12th man's help.

Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!

The above is copied from my post OY. Cathy, I zporked you too! I will forward your comments to Dave Brochu.

by CathyCA » August 3rd, 2016, 10:22 am

I got even MORE Sporks OY! Thank you, Ozzie, Bob Green and Della! I now have 3 little Sporks under my name OY! Oh, happy day!

CathyCA wrote:I got even MORE SPORKS OY! Thank you, Bjornolf! I *heart* Sporks! Sporks! Sporks!

CathyCA wrote:SPORKS! I got ANOTHER spork OY! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ymo!

YmoBeThere wrote:

CathyCA wrote:SPORKS! I got ANOTHER spork OY! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ymo!

May the Sporks be with you!

Very Duke Blue wrote:Does this apply for the people who are in the luxury boxes have the same rules! Doubtfully.

Bob Green wrote:Due to the fact I am a total wimp, I haven't shared the new "no bags" policy with the wife and daughter yet. I'm leaning toward September 2nd or the morning of September 3rd to inform them.

Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:Why not let them know so that they can be prepared?

Bob Green wrote:

Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:Why not let them know so that they can be prepared?

Because they will yell at me. ;)

August West wrote:Has anyone heard anything back from the powers that be at Duke concerning our complaints about the new security policies for football? Just curious. AW.