Probably didn't go the way he was hoping it would. He's surrounded himself with so many yes men that I don't know if he's heard dissent in the last year.

"New stadium will be in place for 2026, latest 2027" :lol:

They would need to be building it now to keep to his stated timeline! They don't have a plan, to say nothing of actual funding for said plan, to say nothing of building approvals to get shovels in the ground. This is ridiculous.

I think it's funny that the posters in the Wood Reddit discussion feel the need to share that they are alumni (even when they graduated), as if it makes the slightest bit of difference to him.

The-great-tostito would probably fit in well with the FBS-or-bust posters on this site.

I was shocked by this response, too.

"New stadium will be in place for 2026, latest 2027" :roll:

I think he meant the beginning of construction will begin in 2026 or 2027. But even then he is now starting his back track of doing phase 1 of lights/bathroom this year and next phase “most likely” next year. In reality he probably has $0 for it yet and hopes to build some excitement with all his propaganda, move to FBS, and hoping for a good 1st year of Marion. I doubt they will have the funda to officially start phase 2 before 2027

If Marion succeeds, he may be quickly gone.

That could well be given his track record of changing schools nearly every year.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Marion

Stadium in 18 months, make it so. lol, money/project hasn't been secured and hasn't broken ground yet (?) Who says things like this?

"I've been careful to announce anything because of the purposeful misinformation that is being constantly spread."

lol what? This guy has been the most irresponsible disseminator of information I've witnessed in a while.

he and his team of fake social Influencers are the ones giving fake info and propaganda to build up fake excitement to get more $ and conference invite.

Summary of Reddit questions in addition to the above-

• his kid plays Halo and Pokémon
• he is kind of into the collectible sneaker game and prefers to wear basketball shoes with his suits
• when asked if he would consider donating a portion of his half million dollar pay package back to student causes in light of budget cuts, he said no, that he is underpaid and already doing the state a charity.
• didn’t want to talk about protest/speech issues on campus
• didn’t want to talk about international student/visa issues
• wasn’t aware of electric scooter safety issues
• wasn’t sure how commencement speakers are chosen
• wasn’t aware that commencement tickets are being scalped at high prices
• doesn’t have a specific plan on parking and transportation but if you do, please email him
• didn’t want to talk about recent staff/faculty layoffs.
• when asked about administrators, he said how valuable they were, so no senior layoffs planned.
• when asked about dilapidated lecture halls, he said not his fault and deferred maintenance, which would be too hard to explain.
• when pressed about buildings without working AC, he explained his plan is to make Sac State football so profitable it can fund repairs all over campus.

"...underpaid and already doing the state a charity"

Boo-fucking-hoo. :roll:

The downvotes are priceless. On the other hand, I can only imagine what Linda Katehi's Q&A would look like before she left.

Gary May, I wonder if he has ever done something like this?

Say what? Incredible! :gasp:

Woods should enroll in clown college. He probably already has some credits that would transfer.

I wonder if Katehi types the way she talks - without regard for “th” or “r”. Vanderhoef used to have an open office hour in the coffee house every week. I think Reddit can be a great way to have a town hall but the premise of an AMA is to ask me anything—you better be prepared for that. Refusing legitimate topics as a public employee or worse, saying ask me in person, I don’t want the internet trolls to see my response, eeesh.

Is he saying $800k is supposed to be such a huge amount of money that it represents "cashing in"??? Moving up to FBS is going to cost a hell of a lot more than $800k per year.

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He is supposedly considered a top 50 scholar in education and an amateur boxer.

what is a “top 50 scholar”? Is that the section right after the 20 best plastic surgeons in the Southwest in-flight magazine?

Wood is peddling magic beans and has been for some time. Enjoy the entertainment while it lasts because he will not.

Is that the section right after the 20 best plastic surgeons in the Southwest in-flight magazine?

LOL. Good one.

Actually, looking at the other CSU president salaries it does not seem out of like. For a good administrator (that would likely include somewhat of an ability to help “advancement”, aka fundraising) that doesn’t seem to be out of line. However, for a self-promoting huckster, that seems to be taking the taxpayers to the cleaners.

indeed it is the going rate, though perhaps the going rate needs to be broadly questioned. The Reddit poster questioned why the president of Sac State makes more than the president of the US. When pressed about being overpaid, Wood also stated there was “no mechanism” for him to accept less pay. It’s just a little rich coming from Captain Equity.

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Soory for the extra post. Somehow my 2nd post was duplicated.