2023 Predictions (Post-Standard)

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[hoopsupstate]

Mink puts the University and people in charge on notice. It wasn’t just coincidence that much of the coaching staff left. If SU is serious about being in a major conference, they better start funding the program to compete. Lipstick on a pig isn’t going to get the job done. SU sounds like completing the new athletic complex is going to fix everything. It’s not. You better fund the program to compete against the powers of football. Don‘t expect the football team to beat the FSU’s, Clemson, ND’s, etc. when you‘re budget is half what they’re spending. Put your money where your mouth is!

 

[SoBristol]

Mink puts the University and people in charge on notice. It wasn’t just coincidence that much of the coaching staff left. If SU is serious about being in a major conference, they better start funding the program to compete. Lipstick on a pig isn’t going to get the job done. SU sounds like completing the new athletic complex is going to fix everything. It’s not. You better fund the program to compete against the powers of football. Don‘t expect the football team to beat the FSU’s, Clemson, ND’s, etc. when you‘re budget is half what they’re spending. Put your money where your mouth is!

Sure - and whose money?

From tuitions, or draws on the endowment?
Ticket prices? More fans buying season tickets?
Major donors, including more members of the legacy society?
Alumni and fans making annual donations?
Luxury box owners?

When you say “SU” should put its money . . . tell us more.

 

[Trueblue25]

interesting about Clarke

 

[cusefan88]

Nate Mink chose violence but also made some salient points.

 

[Eric15]

"Who must get paid to stay?"

Imagine someone from just 10 years ago looking into the future, seeing that headline, and being so profoundly confused.

 

[orangenauburn]

Nate Mink chose violence but also made some salient points.

Sometimes violence is the only answer

 

[Shooter]

Thought it was a dumb take by Mink. If the team goes 6-6 this year it has nothing to do with not extending Dino's contract. It will have everything to do with Dino's inability to win with what looks like his most (or 2nd most) talented team since he's been here.

 

[sufandu]

Sure - and whose money?

From tuitions, or draws on the endowment?
Ticket prices? More fans buying season tickets?
Major donors, including more members of the legacy society?
Alumni and fans making annual donations?
Luxury box owners?

When you say “SU” should put its money . . . tell us more.

I wonder if the question is more about money allocation. Is the cash cow getting enough of the money it generates, or is too much going elsewhere? I have no idea how any of that works. Does it all stay within the AD? How much funds the non-revenue sports?

 

[richmondcuse03]

The AD fundraising efforts have been outstanding compared to prior admins. They’re doing the leg work. It takes time to fix decades of not even playing the game but they’re catching up.

 

[sutomcat]

Thought it was a dumb take by Mink. If the team goes 6-6 this year it has nothing to do with not extending Dino's contract. It will have everything to do with Dino's inability to win with what looks like his most (or 2nd most) talented team since he's been here.

Agree.

Is Mink on leave in Europe or Antarctica?

SU is in the midst of recording breaking fund raising. They are in the middle of a series of unprecedented investments in their sports programs, centered on hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in facilities.

They have expanded the staffing for the sports programs in a number of areas and they increased the money spent on assistant coaches from the previous year.

All his points are wrong. He has no idea what is going on.

That said, he could well have the best prediction of the group. That was the best part of his diatribe. He must have really been dying to drop a bomb on the program to decide to work that into a prediction column.

He really needs a good editor to help guide him.

 

[djorange1989]

Agree.

Is Mink on leave in Europe or Antarctica?

SU is in the midst of recording breaking fund raising. They are in the middle of a series of unprecedented investments in their sports programs, centered on hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in facilities.

They have expanded the staffing for the sports programs in a number of areas and they increased the money spent on assistant coaches from the previous year.

All his points are wrong. He has no idea what is going on.

That said, he could well have the best prediction of the group. That was the best part of his diatribe. He must have really been dying to drop a bomb on the program to decide to work that into a prediction column.

He really needs a good editor to help guide him.

His take was the definition of hot and click bait. Even with 5 staff members leaving, Dino has, on paper, our best staff since Marrone’s last year in 2012, we are spending more on staff members. The life of assistants is that they either move up, move on or get fired. Tony was pulled to a Big 10 program to help rebuild a former power and work for Rhule. Anae was never staying here long, I think the plan was always to have Beck take over. Nick went home and got a promotion, the end. Dino didn’t deserve to be extended, he makes a bowl this year, he definitely does.