Since we “couldn’t” match the dough, what was the price we couldn’t/wouldnt match? Because im skeptical af at all these numbers that are being thrown around and its nothing personal against you.
I don't take it personal. I have no idea what the money was.
I think it is safe to say that we have more money than some and not as much as others. I would compare it to poker tournaments that I have played in. With small numbers left, I don't have to have the most chips to win the tournament. But I have to have enough to not be desperate and to be able to compete.
No it’s pretty simple.. purely about money. St Johns made an absurd offer. He took it. No other program in the United States was going to make an offer like that. Stop blaming coaches. In this day and age it’s purely about MONEY.
I was in financial sales for 44 years. Sometimes, I would lose out on a client to another financial "sales rep" when that rep lied about their product. Out and out lied about the returns. Did I lose out because I wasn't closing? No. I lost out because the other guy lied and I wouldn't. Now, if you are offered 400k and the other guy offers you 800k, and you take the 800k, did the guy that offered you 400k fail to close? Or was he or she just not competitive with their offer?
Was it Malik Mack?
What’s the absurd offer then since you brought it up?
You are correct that it’s purely about money. So Syracuse better figure out how to pay an absurd amount or kiss any dream of being a bball power goodbye.
When the music stops playing every team gets evaluated on the results. Maybe this time it’s about money. With another kid he wants to play closer to home or with a teammate. At the end of the day we’re getting beat out. Either we keep deflecting or start trying to address the liabilities.
True, We talked about this last week. We just have to do better. Now, having said that, Fran injected our fan base with zest so that we are able to compete. But keep in mind, Fran isn't forced to give money to kids he is recruiting down the liner. Red has to pay now for the kids in this next class. Fran can say whatever he wants today. Raise the money down the line after we make some hay. Red doesn't have that ability to do that. His need for money is immediate.
If we’re somewhere in the middle then we’re going to keep treading water unless we have a staff that is great at selling and closing… and I’m not seeing that so far.
When is red and the AD responsible for rallying the donor base behind his vision? We have a large fan base and successful alumni. I think the AD has taken this loyalty for granted.
Did you boost about not paying the $100 for Leffew? Figuring it out means we all pay.
Okay. We had a fund raiser here for Leffew. Did you contribute to it? We need everyone to step up. I know all of us are in different situations. But it isn't right to depend on everyone else to do the heavy lifting.
Thats part of being a HC now a days unless you have someone dedicated on staff for NIL fundraising
And, if wss only about the $, there wouldn’t have been a 2nd or 3rd call.
Didn't you say you were glad that you didn't pay the$100 for Leffew?