Coaches Night June 30 2013.....Mark your calendar. Details to follow.

Went last year. Really enjoyed seeing Sumlin for first time. One major suggestion to whoever is organizing....try to book Looch and/or Bock as emcee. I would certainly pay a little extra.

Thanks for the kind words and the input. I will pass that along....although our sights are set on someone a step up from them....who would be a real catch.

Have something to drink besides iced tea or beer. I am perfectly willing to pay extra if you need to go that route. If the venue is still Shrine hall, there's not even a soda machine I could buy one from. I had to tip the liquor vendor to sell me 3 cokes. Seems like year before last was the same situation.

Seriously, here. Loved the event, but think through this stuff, please.

I don't know if we could afford Looch.

Please serve another beer besides lone star

keep the comments coming!
Thank you!

Improve food and drinks. Add wine at cash bar. And, please, make the program shorter by cutting down or eliminating all the "front-end" speeches. I realize they all want/ need to talk, but we really just want to hear from the coach.

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Please serve another beer besides lone star

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Lone Star was free...

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Lone Star was free...

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Lone Star was not the sole option because our Club's leadership grew lazy in the beer aisle, but because when you're putting on a fundraiser and looking to cut costs so people's donations go toward your cause rather than unnecessary expenses, you offer branding/exposure/exclusivity to sponsors to gain their support.

Lone Star donated the beer. It was actually me that coordinated this effort, so I can speak to the reasoning.

We've had Silver Eagle (the local Budweiser distributor) donate beer to us on multiple occasions, including our Muster ceremony and numerous other events. They did not approve our request for Coach's Night. Lone Star had previously not donated beer to us (in the last 8 years, to my knowledge), but an Aggie involved in their local management had indicated some interest in playing a more active role in our Club, so with our school's move to the Southeast Conference as the sole representative of our State in the Nation's premier athletic conference, their brand fit our event as the "National Beer of Texas".

Alamo Beer has been generous to us in the past, and was given the opportunity to play a role in this event as well, but the owner is on the verge of opening a brewery and is not yet able to donate in such large quantities at this time.

Shiner has been very generous to us in the past, and they were willing to play a role in Coach's Night last year as well, but the opportunity to establish a new relationship with another brand, I believe, was a wise decision in that if Shiner, Budweiser, and Alamo were unable to donate in the future we would not have stiff-armed a potential future partner in Lone Star. Having options down the road gives our future fundraisers leverage in negotiating the best deals for our Club and membership.

All that said, I know our 2013 Coach's Night committee will be reading your comments and taking everything under consideration as they put on an outstanding event for our membership.

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Improve food and drinks. Add wine at cash bar. And, please, make the program shorter by cutting down or eliminating all the "front-end" speeches. I realize they all want/ need to talk, but we really just want to hear from the coach.

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Even I, Club President, want to hear from the Coach the most, but there are multiple organizations and many sponsors that make the opportunity for all of us to hear from the Coach possible, so it is necessary and proper that we give recognition to their efforts. I can promise that my address will be brief. haha

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Please serve another beer besides lone star

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Shut your evil mouth!!!




But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. – Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

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Please serve another beer besides lone star

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This isn't a ballet recital