Chaos in Big Rapids

[IH8SVSU]

https://articles.mlive.com/news/gran...y_facult_3.amp

Ferris State faculty have zero confidence in their president. Is this the calm before the storm for all things Ferris? Are the TA shady shennagans finally coming out?!?!

[KleShreen]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

What does this have to do with TA or Ferris athletics?

Faculty and staff had a strike when the school year started because of pay. Nothing to do with Ferris athletics.

[IH8SVSU]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

What does this have to do with TA or Ferris athletics?

Faculty and staff had a strike when the school year started because of pay. Nothing to do with Ferris athletics.

Just wait....the **** storm is coming. It starts with the faculty and trickles down. #liberalsrule

[DawgUp]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

All part of negotiations. No different than high school teachers going on strike and using what leverage they have to try and get a deal done. Does make me wonder what exactly is happening with the student body right now. Hopefully the team can focus on football and not this.

[BeachinLaker]

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Yeah...I'm no fan of TA (and to be clear, I wasn't a fan of his dating back to his years at Jenison and Muskegon), but I fail to see the connection between TA and the faculty lacking confidence in the President.

[Redwing]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

Yeah...I'm no fan of TA (and to be clear, I wasn't a fan of his dating back to his years at Jenison and Muskegon), but I fail to see the connection between TA and the faculty lacking confidence in the President.

Probably little to none. But if one wanted to be an instigator, the media could ask TA if he supports the Univ. or the faculty.:wink:

[sandman]

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Doubt that the basketball coach is worried about his job either

[lutherd]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

What does this have to do with TA or Ferris athletics?

Faculty and staff had a strike when the school year started because of pay. Nothing to do with Ferris athletics.

[Irish1916]

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I have heard some of these rumors along with the issue of Football and Basketball head coaches salaries and their assistants getting raises. Same type of issues that a lot of colleges have to address when Faculty feels they are being thrown under the rug in salary and position issues come up. If TA beats MM again, GV should do their part to help out Ferris by trading coaches.

[ctrabs74]

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At the PSAC public schools (ie. the 14 members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education), coaches and, if I'm not mistaken, athletic trainers and certain support staff, are covered under collective bargaining with the union representing PASSHE professors. Are coaches at the Michigan state schools (Ferris, GV, etc.) covered by collective bargaining as they are in Pennsylvania?

[4nick8]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

At the PSAC public schools (ie. the 14 members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education), coaches and, if I'm not mistaken, athletic trainers and certain support staff, are covered under collective bargaining with the union representing PASSHE professors. Are coaches at the Michigan state schools (Ferris, GV, etc.) covered by collective bargaining as they are in Pennsylvania?

GV is non-union

[Bos715]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

All part of negotiations. No different than high school teachers going on strike and using what leverage they have to try and get a deal done. Does make me wonder what exactly is happening with the student body right now. Hopefully the team can focus on football and not this.

From a current student, no one cares about this at all, nor do the players, or really anyone

[IH8SVSU]

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From a current student, no one cares about this at all, nor do the players, or really anyone

Of course a punk kid wouldn't care. Drinking beer is way more important, I get it, I was a college kid once too. Would you care if Ferris had to forefeit 4 of their wins this season due to Ferris having players who were ineligible but played anyways AND coaches knew about it?? Don't answer that question....it's rhetorical. Nevermind, you probably don't know what that means.

[GLIACWatcher]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

Of course a punk kid wouldn't care. Drinking beer is way more important, I get it, I was a college kid once too. Would you care if Ferris had to forefeit 4 of their wins this season due to Ferris having players who were ineligible but played anyways AND coaches knew about it?? Don't answer that question....it's rhetorical. Nevermind, you probably don't know what that means.

*Player, there I fixed it for you. Mind you a kid who played mop up duty in the first four games because people above the athletics department stamped him as eligible.

[hawks16]

Re: Chaos in Big Rapids

Ferris St, 7-0, says it has ineligible playerhttp://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/n...72d58b108.html