DMN Letter insinuates SMU cheating?

[ALEX LIFESON]

Just saw that too. My first reaction: He's a long time SMU supporter and SMU is doing everything it can to build a team and interest. All he can think about is something is wrong if we suceed???

Thanks Ronald from Dallas. You are really helping us move formward...

He sounds just like some of our doom and gloomers.

[PonyKai]

Looks like this guys sends in letters all the time. Google search came up with numerous other letters on various subjects in the DMN.

Here's a letter he wrote to respond to an article in the Daily Campus: http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2009/03/17/News/Diversity.Declining.Smu.Seeing.White-3673474.shtml

RONALD KAIM
posted 3/17/09 @ 1:23 PM CST
As a former student and a donor to SMU, diversity has always been a concern with me. I do not know what goes on behind closed doors of the administration of the university, but personally, the diversity or the lack thereof, is a reflection of the Board of Trustees which is almost all caucastion, the neighborhood it is located in is almost all caucasion, most employees above support staff at the university is almost all caucasion and the people who attend most functions at or related to the university are almost all caucasion. when all of those become diversified, then there will be more diversity in the student body.

Now I think this guy is just an A-hole who likes to complain and is butt-hurt that Orsini isn't kissing him where the sun don't shine because of his tiny Mustang Club donation. http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2007/12/05/News/How-Gerald.J.Fords.Private.Plane.Three.Flights.In.36.Hours.And.A.NotSoSecret.Me-3133311.shtml

RONALD KAIM
posted 12/05/07 @ 12:56 PM CST
From stories from The Daily Campus and the Dallas morning News, it is ashame that a select few boosters are involved in hiring of the new football coach, especially when there is no offical search committee. Also, boosters have raised between $10 and $12 million for a new coach? Funny, I have been a member of the Mustang Club for 30 plus years and no one approached me about donating money for a new coach. What is also funny is that no one approached me for donating money to the Crum basketball center and the expanded all sports center behind Moody especially after the Morning News reported that the school was short on donated money to build the buildings. My gut feeling tells me two things about the last few years of Jim Copelands athletic department and the first 1-1/2 years of Jim Orsini's athletic department.
First, it appears a few of the mighty rich and/or the mighty powerful are running the show or being extremely catered to which could have an affect why there are no middle America people are knocking down SMU'S front door to buy football and basketball tickets.
Second, it also appears that SMU could be heading down the path of another cheating scandal as long as these few boosters are so deeply involved in the hiring process outside of an search committee.

Also, I found some political contributions:
http://www.city-data.com/elec2/00/elec-DALLAS-TX-00-part14.html

RONALD KAIM (THE BEE LEE COMPANY), (Zip code: 75235) $250 to HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC on 11/07/00

http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/texas_dallas_75243.asp?cycle=08

KAIM, RONALD SELF/BUSINESS OWNER/SELF EMPLOYED $250 08/15/2007 P ACTBLUE

$250. Big spender.

And here is his Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ronald.kaim

He's a Democrat, wearing a sweater vest, and is bashing SMU football in the DMN. This guy HAS to be a former liberal arts professor!

What an assclown.

[Insane_Pony_Posse]

wow we need to refer to you as "Detective Couch'em"....A+

that dude looks like he bought his wig at Walmart

[2112]

wow we need to refer to you as "Detective Couch'em"....A+

that dude looks like he bought his wig at Walmart

that photograph sez it all...total [deleted]

[SMU 86]

Unfortunately just about every school has a few of those quirky types. He probably will not be the last one. The DMN should know that and should have never published it. If it were a big 12 school it would have never been published in the paper.

[The PonyGrad]

Seems like more fans in the stands would imply more diversity. What am I missing here?

[The PonyGrad]

And the quote

almost all caucastion, the neighborhood it is located in is almost all caucasion

Whatever, it is Caucasian. At least he did not say "Anglo."

[mr. pony]

And the neighborhood UT's in is almost all cannabis-eating.

[SoCal_Pony]

I think we are in total agreement on our opinion of Mr. Kaim…but really…who cares about him???

News outlets get goofy letters all the time.

The real question here is why DMN would publish it.

[mr. pony]

I think we are in total agreement on our opinion of Mr. Kaim…but really…who cares about him???

News outlets get goofy letters all the time.

The real question here is why DMN would publish it.

I've called 'em. We all should.

[ProudMama]

And the neighborhood UT's in is almost all cannabis-eating.

Hope they cook it first

[ALEX LIFESON]

I think we are in total agreement on our opinion of Mr. Kaim…but really…who cares about him???

News outlets get goofy letters all the time.

The real question here is why DMN would publish it.

I've called 'em. We all should.

Sports department at the DMN 214-977-8444

[PEARLSNAP]

The response to the letter that was printed in the Dallas Morning News on 8/9/09 about Ronald Kaim and the June jones statement of a sellout shows how meanful some people can be over a simple letter and towards other poeple. Goofy Letter? It is one thing to disagree with the writer of the letter, but to stoop down to name calling? Yes, the letter says "fishy", but it is really a question of how it will be a sellout based on the previous years. I do know that the writer of the letter does want success at SMU and cares about SMU and would like every game to be a sellout, otherwise he would not be a supporter for 30 plus years and express his opinions whether positive or negative. He just questions some of the ideas & methods that are done to reach that success and that questioning, unlike what some writers to Ponyfans want to believe, does not mean he is "stupid" or the other names being called at him.
But, we do now know how it could be a sellout based on a DMN article on this past Friday or Sataurday apparently after the letter was sent to the DMN, where 18 SMU people are going to handle the selling of 1,000 tickets each.
Also on a side note, it appears that some people who have written to Ponyfans may have a little too much time on their hands by Google information on Ronald kaim.

[NickSMU17]

He is a dumb [deleted] and so is the paper...

[mr. pony]

The response to the letter that was printed in the Dallas Morning News on 8/9/09 about Ronald Kaim and the June jones statement of a sellout shows how meanful some people can be over a simple letter and towards other poeple. Goofy Letter? It is one thing to disagree with the writer of the letter, but to stoop down to name calling? Yes, the letter says "fishy", but it is really a question of how it will be a sellout based on the previous years. I do know that the writer of the letter does want success at SMU and cares about SMU and would like every game to be a sellout, otherwise he would not be a supporter for 30 plus years and express his opinions whether positive or negative. He just questions some of the ideas & methods that are done to reach that success and that questioning, unlike what some writers to Ponyfans want to believe, does not mean he is "stupid" or the other names being called at him.
But, we do now know how it could be a sellout based on a DMN article on this past Friday or Sataurday apparently after the letter was sent to the DMN, where 18 SMU people are going to handle the selling of 1,000 tickets each.
Also on a side note, it appears that some people who have written to Ponyfans may have a little too much time on their hands by Google information on Ronald kaim.

Thanks. Are you his nanny?