Will Huffman

Dad, husband, customer experience nerd and an avid TCU Horned Frog fan.

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@B1Gfootball @_Mark_Cohen @IndianaFootball Picked

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@janellekhuffman What cat? We don’t have a cat?

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@tcufrog99 1000000% agree

[MFFL @Mavs_FFL]

Cuban has done some stupid things but he wouldn’t have let this happen

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My MFFL heart hurts, and I'm convinced that there is far more to this move than we all know. However, if we even think of adding Jimmy Butler I'm gonna lose it.

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@travisenglish @SportsSturm U asking a Ticket guy about a ticket app? Profound

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@Mavs_FFL No way

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@travisenglish @tcufrog99 @girdley @Chilis The hospitality from their hostesses are unmatched

[✭Five Tool Texas✭ @FiveToolTexas]

.@TXGenerals Casarez 16U’s Colby Huffman smacks the single to right field.

McKinney North (TX) 2027 #uncommitted

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@FiveToolTexas @TXGenerals @Colbyhuff27

[✭Five Tool Texas✭ @FiveToolTexas]

.@TXGenerals Casarez 15U’s Colby Huffman plates a run with a single through the right side.

McKinney North (TX) 2027 #uncommitted

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[Jay Graves @allballbearings]

Friday After Quote-Turned-Rant: Who the hell wins RFPs?

I've been in business for 25 years. During this time, I've only encountered two RFPs that felt legitimate—and I was running them both for major sports organizations. Naively, I believed RFPs should fairly determine the best partner for our clients.

In the same 25 years, I've never been part of a bidding organization that won an RFP, despite being involved in probably over a hundred. Imagine: thousands of hours wasted by countless people on a process that, at best, is unfair, and at worst, completely rigged.

Note: I'm not talking about government or statutory RFPs where the lowest sealed bid prevails—that's a different beast and I don't know that world.

Talking with folks across multiple industries, there's a common saying: "If you didn't write the RFP, you aren't going to win it." So why bother running one if the decision's already made, or you'll just default to the "safe" big company?

I therefore propose a "Requestee's RFP Bill of Rights" for managing agents of these processes to affirm that:

I (state your name) do hereby certify that:
- This RFP is fair, unbiased, and open to the best proposals.
- A quantitative scorecard will be used by multiple stakeholders to grade proposals, selecting the top partner based on score.
- The results of the RFP will not be overridden by the CEO or his/her brother, sister-in-law, or the business given to the vendor who provided me or my boss an all-expense paid hunting trip to Argentina. (or similar language, perhaps toned down a little)
- Most importantly: Acknowledging the huge effort that goes into each proposal, I will provide personal feedback, in person or by video conference, to unsuccessful candidates and offer insights into the winner's range of price, services, and reasons they were chosen. I will also maintain open communication post-decision.

Countless small and medium-sized businesses can outperform the usual "safe" choices. They deserve a real shot at winning RFPs. If there's no genuine opportunity, let's not waste their time—or ours.

Thus endeth this rant. Have a great weekend!

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@allballbearings ALL OF THIS!

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@rangers__nation Having to listen to this will make people feel like the Rangers lost.

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@TcuScouting @Tjames1224 Boom Roasted!

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@jackopierce WOW!

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@tcufrog99 Ok that is amazing but you best keep Taylor’s name out yo damn mouth.

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@tcufrog99 @wolfejosh Dominic Santini and String Fellow-Hawk. The last 10 mins of every episode is gold.

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@gdmffl @cooperhuffman6 Just the best! All the feels

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@tcufrog99 So good…so so good