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BENNER: IndyCar must kiss the past goodbye, embrace bold ideas
May 4, 2013
Bill BennerRobin Miller pronounced the idea of a season-ending race on the Speedway’s road course as the dumbest of all the dumb
things that have happened over the years. I respectfully disagree.
MoreBENNER: Hicks vs. Knicks reprise would turn buzz into roar
April 27, 2013
Bill BennerSeeing Spike Lee in the front row at a recent Knicks game reminded me how exciting it would be to see the old rivalry revived.
MoreBENNER: Reflection, but no solutions, after yet another tragedy
April 20, 2013
Bill BennerAs I cradled my new granddaughter, I couldn’t help but wonder—again—just what kind of world we had welcomed
her into.
MoreBENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
April 13, 2013
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
MoreBENNER: Of many shining moments, one could have shone brightest
March 30, 2013
Bill BennerSome years stand out as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament.
MoreBENNER: Criticism heaped on NCAA takes toll on rank-and-file
March 23, 2013
Bill BennerThe list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
MoreBENNER: Can Crean handle winning as well as he handled losing?
March 16, 2013
Bill BennerHe has made Indiana basketball nationally relevant again. Yet with that relevance comes responsibility.
MoreBENNER: From the NBA to the Big Ten, putting butts in seats is king
March 9, 2013
Bill BennerEven watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
MoreBENNER: Bird’s faith in Lance Stephenson now looks well-placed
March 2, 2013
Bill BennerI guarantee he’s closely watching the team he assembled and has a trained eye on the 22-year-old.
MoreBENNER: College hoops would benefit from less hacking and flopping
February 23, 2013
Bill BennerI'm worried about where the game seems to be heading. Where's the rhythm and flow?
MoreBENNER: Think of Speedway's tax push as a request for reimbursement
February 16, 2013
Bill BennerI don't begrudge the Speedway asking for help. But will there be additional return on investment?
MoreBENNER: Pack rat and sports fan is a most dangerous combination
February 9, 2013
Bill BennerThis is about possession obsession. Mine.
MoreBENNER: Professional soccer's time here may have finally come
January 26, 2013
Bill Benner...Of course, you often heard the same refrain during the '70s, '80s, '90s and into the new millennium.
MoreBENNER: When our heroes fail, we love to take it personally
January 19, 2013
Bill BennerFew things rouse us more than a fall from grace, and the more precipitous, the better. Sports so deliciously delivers grist
for our grindstone time and again.
MoreBENNER: The sports year 2013 has a hard act to follow
January 12, 2013
Bill BennerIn sports, as soon as you think you have the answers, new questions arise. The test never stops. Then again, I’m sure
you business types will say, “Hey, it’s like that where we reside, too.”
MoreBENNER: If NBA won't eliminate'one-and-dones,' NCAA should
January 5, 2013
Bill BennerLet the young phenoms find another path to the NBA.
MoreBENNER: 2012 had an abundance of moments to savor
December 29, 2012
Bill BennerThe spices of sports come from the unpredictable outcomes, the ability to rise above adversity, and the comebacks from the
depths.
MoreBENNER: Gifts of joy surround us even in times of sadness
December 22, 2012
Bill BennerOne week before Christmas, I found my spirits lifted and my soul inspired: We are much more about the good and light of this
world than we are about the evil and dark.
MoreBENNER: Arlington girls dealt hard—but valuable—life-long lesson
December 15, 2012
Bill BennerThe score was 107-2. I repeat: 107-2.
MoreBENNER: Remembering one of the most significant handshakes in sports
December 8, 2012
Bill BennerIt was the flashbulbs. That’s what he remembers. That’s what everyone remembers who witnessed the moment nearly
50 years ago in East Lansing, Mich.
MoreBENNER: An open letter to Purdue University's president-in-waiting
December 1, 2012
Bill BennerWhy would running a major university be more difficult than governing a state?
MoreBENNER: Big Ten follows the no-boundaries, big-money pack
November 24, 2012
Bill BennerIt has become clear that, in the new world order of big-time intercollegiate athletics, these are the things that really matter:
eyeballs.
MoreBENNER: We have much to be thankful for on and off the field
November 17, 2012
Bill BennerOn this Thanksgiving week, I’d like to again offer gratitude for what our sports world provides, especially in a city
where we are so particularly blessed.
MoreBENNER: Big Ten hoops begin, but eyes are still on football mess
November 10, 2012
Bill BennerAt media day, four out of five questions dealt with gridiron mess.
MoreBENNER: Buy Carl Erskine's book—and help people like Jimmy
November 3, 2012
Bill BennerThe short-but-sweet treasure features insights, recollections and photos.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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