"[Georgetown] has only one choice: Fire JTIII"

From the March 4 Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/at-georgetown-the-unthinkable--fire-thompson--is-getting-louder/2017/03/03/a734345a-0034-11e7-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_hoyas-6am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.a20ead985476



The sign reads, 'I'm here for the EHS band.'

His constant presence may be part of the problem.  He sits in his special chair courtside every home game, and he's always hanging around campus.

Me also thinks an underlying cause for GU's decline is GU perhaps tightening the academic standards.

And Pere always thought he was a world unto itself..
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/03/19/hoyas-thompson-applies-for-nevada-gaming-license/25f3f8bb-2b8b-432d-be1d-646cea3a6ce2/?utm_term=.8dac6fd5f9c4

1. The former coach does not "hang around campus". That "special chair" you cite is actually the chair of the former long-time sports information director at Georgetown, Bill Shapland. When Shapland died at the age of 55, Thompson (and former trainer Lorry Michel) sit there as a tribute to the man who held that job for almost 30 years.And on a practical matter, the size of arena seats do not lend themselves to a 75-year old of any size, much less someone at 6-10.

2. I can't speak to standards but nearly every Georgetown team is under .500 this year except soccer: men's and women's lacrosse, for example, is a combined 1-7. Would you consider academic standards as holding back Georgetown football too?

3. For those who care, Thompson applied for a slots license 21 years ago, so this is not even close to news. The president told him to withdraw the application. He did.

Next conspiracy theory...

DFWHoya, thanks for clarifying about the special chair. My own belief is that his presence courtside is not helpful. I would say the same if RW decided to park himself at the end of Kevin Willard's bench, or if RP could be found sitting behind the team at every UMinn home game. I'm pretty sure GU has a box at the Verizon Center from where he could watch the games.

On a brighter note for GU, the National Park Service has finished its EIS and GU can proceed with a new boathouse much nearer the campus.

Must be common in the Balt/Wash area, Loyola has a terrific high school band play at all their home games