B&GBU wrote:Southern was out recruited for my sons. On top of that when one went to visit with a group of prospective students the tour of the campus was conducted by a slovenly dressed fat girl wearing flip flops who really didn't know much. Both rightly chose to go elsewhere. As you might imagine I was surprised and pretty embarrassed by this. I went there, my dad went there, a brother and sister too. I spoke to the powers that be at the time, Joe Paul I think. He got defensive, gave me a bunch of chin music.
That's all pretty sad. USM recruited me pretty actively even though I went to high school in Louisiana.
Not sure how they even knew who I was, but they invited me to interview for a scholarship and meet with the head of the computer science department (Frank Nagurney) for an hour or so.
The young lady who showed us around campus was attractive and well-dressed. I liked her and so did my grandpa.
I'm pretty full of shit so I aced the scholarship interview. Hadn't really made any concrete plans elsewhere and I loved USM football, so that's where I went.
USM's little bit of effort got them a student, an alum, and a lifelong supporter. You reap what you sow.
Bring back Reed V. "Pie" TurkPalmer Eustachy.