Wierd how Jacobs didnt show his face for years.....
Now all of a sudden hes doing interviews like that "Meet the Owners" get together a few weeks ago, now 2nite he does an interview between periods for ESPN, and i think hes also done a few interviews w/ NESN and other Boston area sports writers concerning the upcoming CBA.
This lobbying hes been doing just proves what a rich piece of ***** he is
Jacobs just states that he "talks to O'connel after virtually every game", ill bet that he talks to him after every home game asking how much money they racked in from the 100$ seats, 8$ beers and 5.50$ hot dogs....he discusts me
i take this as more of a positive. he mentioned charlie being involved in the day-to-day operations, and by speaking with all of these places, it seems like he's attempting to show his...uh...you know, that "A" word that meister always uses. what is it? crap...it's, ummmm, yeah, called, rrrrrrrrrrr...ACCOUNTABILITY
IMO, this is good news for us fans- JJ is at least trying to show people that he cares. whether this is true or not, who knows? but i'd rather see this than never see the guy at all
i take this as more of a positive. he mentioned charlie being involved in the day-to-day operations, and by speaking with all of these places, it seems like he's attempting to show his...uh...you know, that "A" word that meister always uses. what is it? crap...it's, ummmm, yeah, called, rrrrrrrrrrr...ACCOUNTABILITY
IMO, this is good news for us fans- JJ is at least trying to show people that he cares. whether this is true or not, who knows? but i'd rather see this than never see the guy at all
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Yeh I agree ........
at least we've heard and now actually seen him at a B's game ---
more from him in the last couple weeks than the last few years .....
hopefully being "more involved" will help open the purse strings abit more ....
hey I can dream can't I ???
ron
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Yeh I agree ........
at least we've heard and now actually seen him at a B's game ---
more from him in the last couple weeks than the last few years .....
hopefully being "more involved" will help open the purse strings abit more ....
hey I can dream can't I ???
ron
Jacobs at the Fleece, no wonder they do security searches at the gates (they're worried about the emperors safety)! :p
Funny, now that JJ wants something -- or has something at stake, he's visible to the masses? Where was he the last 11 seasons while the Bruins were signing second rate UFAs, building half baked teams or compiling measely playoff records?
And last I remembered, there was always a fall guy when the team came up short. It was either coaches or players who took the blame and JJ himself never took ultimate responsibility for his organization's performance. Where's the accountability in that?
I mean seriously, gimme a break. For someone who has excelled at running profitable businesses, he can't manage to get his organization to produce better playoff results than that we've seen over the last 10 years? I understand the mistakes and setbacks that come with owning any hockey team, but there's no excuse for the decade of indifference we've seen when it comes to winning.
Yet now he wants to drum up support and make believers out of us that he cares? We are supposed to forget the many ill-fated decisions that came with an organization void of a real plan or legit accountability? I can't do that. Those who fall for it are patsies in my mind. That's part of the reason he gets away with it. People let him off too easy. Sorry, not me. If my position irritates posters here, so be it.
I'll view JJ's sudden interest as a positive move once I start seeing results on the ice. That means something that resembles a complete team and the end of the fundamental problems the Bruins have year to year like unreliable goaltending, ill-equipped defenses, one-line offenses, or unprepared coaching. No more fall guys. Develop a plan, build the team and stop with the excuses.
i take this as more of a positive. he mentioned charlie being involved in the day-to-day operations, and by speaking with all of these places, it seems like he's attempting to show his...uh...you know, that "A" word that meister always uses. what is it? crap...it's, ummmm, yeah, called, rrrrrrrrrrr...ACCOUNTABILITY
IMO, this is good news for us fans- JJ is at least trying to show people that he cares. whether this is true or not, who knows? but i'd rather see this than never see the guy at all
I think you have a point there. The visibility, no matter what the real intentions, is better than nothing.
What's probably happened here is that Jacobs is having to respond to years of abuse, that is, indifference to the Bruins success while ensuring profitablity and talent loss, that has taken it's toll. As an embarassing result for an original 6 franchise, Jacobs now has to stem the increasing loss of the fan base that once was among best in the league. He also has to look at more drastic steps to repair the Bruins degrading image.
To be more specific, we are talking about 10 years of decline here, much of it coming with terrible PR hits along the way, including the Bourque arbitration, chiseling Neely's contract, never adding an impact UFA when there were holes to be filled, Bourque's ultimate trade request, embarassing playoff results, and the fact that the Bruins became the all-time league leader at acrimonious contract battles and forced trades.
Justified or not, there's no doubt Jacobs has been villified. But the fact is, it's his team. Nobody forced it on him, and he is ultimately accountable for it. Fans here are extremely loyal, but when they see the kinds of things happen around these parts for so long, futility starts to set in. Seriously, fans don't see complete teams and cup contention anymore. Instead, they see talent loss, money-first decisions, ill-conceived rosters, perennial dependency on overachievement and stupid mistakes as being an acceptable business practice under Jacobs.
Anyhow, I think JJ was presented with a choice: either become visible and hopefully begin the damage control process, or continue to lay low and be further villified for the team's woes. I believe this was a business decision. His reputation is so bad, and the damage from fallout among the fans has increased to such alarming levels, that he had to start looking at more drastic measures -- such as Charlie, the Advisory Board, visibility, Number-retiring nights, promotional galas and so forth. There's no mistake, it's a PR blitz of sorts.
All I have to say is let the results on the ice speak for themselves. If JJ really wants to win back the fans, he should invest in his team. That means getting the right decision makers in place who can create a plan, and ensuring they assemble the right cast of players into a complete team worthy of cup contention. Enough of the half baked rosters, short term plans and "adequate" teams.
Disclaimer:
- I believe the Bruins have increased their asset base by improving the drafting and development.
- I also think there are reason to be positive about the future; ie Thornton, Samsonov, Boynton, Jillson, Toivonen, Axelsson, the touted prospects and hopefully the CBA.
- Lastly, I think the Bruins have some of the critical pieces in place to build a real winner, it's just a matter of the rest.
I don't know...my view from the cheap seats is that Jacobs wants to be a player in the CBA negotiations next year. He's in tight with Bettman and is "respected" by the other owners. I think we'll see Jacobs become one of the lead players in the upcoming negotiations.
If that's true, Jacobs is probably trying to become a known entity to the the average fan and is increasing his face time with the public to build credibility. Personally, I like seeing him at least trying to be a public figure. He's a tough SOB as far as business men go and nobody can argue that he isn't an astute businessman. The new NHL needs a little bit of that going forward.
I'm sure Jacobs wasn't happy seeing all them empty seats last night either.
I think over the last couple of years he has realized he has alienated a good portion of Bruins Nation with subpar teams, overpriced seats, and losing players due to holdouts.
the only time i will care about anything that cheap sob says to the media is when he announces he is selling the team. he can talk the talk all he wants its falling on deaf ears and he knows it the penny pincher.
My cynical opinion is that this is part of the PR campaign leading up to the CBA. A warmer, kinder ownership concerned about the plight of the common fan.
Whatever the reason, I'm glad to see him involved and I'm happier at the start of this season than I've been at the start of any of the past 3 (due to holdouts).
I simply hated the fact he was an absentee owner and in my mind not a fan.
I like the fact that he's here regardless of the reason(s) behind it.
Hopefully being close by can be a catalyst for a better team and accountability of Management.
Also , personal feelings aside. I give him kudos for this :
Anyhow, I think JJ was presented with a choice: either become visible and hopefully begin the damage control process, or continue to lay low and be further villified for the team's woes. I believe this was a business decision. His reputation is so bad, and the damage from fallout among the fans has increased to such alarming levels, that he had to start looking at more drastic measures -- such as Charlie, the Advisory Board, visibility, Number-retiring nights, promotional galas and so forth. There's no mistake, it's a PR blitz of sorts.
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You hit the nail on the head, imo.
Better he TRY to improve his image than to sit back and "hide" in Buffalo.
the dirt bag now realizes that sports fans in boston dont care about his incompitant ways..if the bruins win-great,if not, who cares, as long as the good strong core of young kids keep showing promise and develope.... he sees the enthusiasm when the partiots won the superbowl... he sees the incredible excitement in the redsox . . .and he knows whats looning next summer... he sees that fans are fed up with his style. and love the redsox and patriots ways of building a winner (celtics also)
the onlyyyyy reason this jackass is doing interviews is to brain wash some poor nieve fan whom actually thinks jacobs really cares about winning...just thinking about him really makes me upset...and to think this is a original 6 team, how sad that we got this fool owning this great franchise.
