Have a source that says G Mac is coming

[LpoolNative]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I imagine it's the same for everyone. We have heard things. People are lining up money for the guy.

I really hope the donors believe in Gerry and we see an even bigger NIL package for the portal than we did even last season.

I think Kline got us a few really nice pieces. Obviously I’m not sure if the new HC will hire a GM but I think it’s wise to do so.

There’s so many young basketball nerds out there who live and breathe basketball analytics. Kline was just a small example of that.

So I think with the right coach and NIL package we could find some real success next season that, let’s face it, we haven’t seen in a long time.

 

[dasher]

I really hope the donors believe in Gerry and we see an even bigger NIL package for the portal than we did even last season.

I think Kline got us a few really nice pieces. Obviously I’m not sure if the new HC will hire a GM but I think it’s wise to do so.

There’s so many young basketball nerds out there who live and breathe basketball analytics. Kline was just a small example of that.

He has to hire a G.M. and I would bet he would have a good deal more than Red had last year. It's too bad Syracuse donors seem to be so narrow about who they will donate to.

 

[hoopsupstate]

An idea for Brian Blair. Pre-announcement of new coach tomorrow for anyone willing to donate at least $250,000. That’s thinking outside the box. How many of us can make it?

 

[LpoolNative]

He has to hire a G.M. and I would bet he would have a good deal more than Red had last year. It's too bad Syracuse donors seem to be so narrow about who they will donate to.

I’m sure you’ll start hearing more about what the NIL is looking like once a HC is hired!

Also helps that I really have faith in Blair getting as much $ as possible out of our donors. Like I said, he can talk the talk.

 

[sufan59]

An idea for Brian Blair. Pre-announcement of new coach tomorrow for anyone willing to donate at least $250,000. That’s thinking outside the box. How many of us can make it?

Great idea, but what if Blair is getting a kick over the daily crash out and anticipation?

 

[hoopsupstate]

I’m sure you’ll start hearing more about what the NIL is looking like once a HC is hired!

We’ll really know when they start offering players in the portal.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Great idea, but what if Blair is getting a kick over the daily crash out and anticipation?

Have them over several days and you have to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Sucks for us fans!

 

[Blanko97]

Gerry is the known local hero the general fan is familiar with and wants to see do well, at least that's my theory.

But how much NIL do general fans actually generate? A few hundred thousand? Maybe a million? I can’t imagine my 500/1000 a year is matched by 100,000 people to get us to a 20M+ total package. Especially not in the current economy

 

[LpoolNative]

We’ll really know when they start offering players in the portal.

Ah, crap. *puts on orange tinted glasses*

 

[Nick44]

Jeremy McNeil to be named “free throw shooting coach”

 

[LpoolNative]

Jeremy McNeil to be named “free throw shooting coach”

Paul Harris will be in charge of layup drills

 

[MSOrange]

But how much NIL do general fans actually generate? A few hundred thousand? Maybe a million? I can’t imagine my 500 a year is matched by 100,000 people to get us to a 20M+ total package. Especially not in the current economy

Well the same reasoning applies to the big money donors - familiarity. If you had $1 million dollars, would you be more likely to donate it to someone you are familiar with or not?

 

[bigmike]

I would just be most hyped to have Onuaku on the staff

Low post savant.

 

[kingtidge]

He has to hire a G.M. and I would bet he would have a good deal more than Red had last year. It's too bad Syracuse donors seem to be so narrow about who they will donate to.

It's a HUGE gamble (hiring your feelgood coach over the best candidate).

Whether they understand that or not is a different matter, but if it goes south, they are gonna have to own it whether they like it or not. We CAN'T get this hire wrong without putting the program is serious world of hurt ahead of conference realignment.

What's the over/under GMAC get's a 5-year deal??

 

[orangeman410]

Jeremy McNeil to be named “free throw shooting coach”

Nah he’ll be the “how to stay out of foul trouble” coach

 

[JOC44]

It’s not the baby oil they’ll want. It’s the Cambodian breast milk. Rare stuff.

You just gonna sit there and chop onions?

 

[Blanko97]

Well the same reasoning applies to the big money donors - familiarity. If you had $1 million dollars, would you be more likely to donate it to someone you are familiar with or not?

If that’s the rationale, why didn’t they donate more to red?

 

[kingtidge]

But how much NIL do general fans actually generate? A few hundred thousand? Maybe a million? I can’t imagine my 500/1000 a year is matched by 100,000 people to get us to a 20M+ total package. Especially not in the current economy

Or that our marketing for NIL donations is piss poor.

I expect Blair will work with the collectives to try and fix that.

I was checking out the SU Football NIL site after it went live again, (for example) and they are focused on corporate NIL sponsorships (big ticket sponsors) and are promoting corporate events NIL sponsorship canvassing, which I totally get as it's the best bang for the buck (like the Meier's Creek Football Meet & Greet Event)... but if you want to make a small $$$ retail fan NIL donation, the only way to do that is click on the Meier's Creek event "Buy Tickets" link, and when you get there, you can actually opt to not buy tickets and just make a $$$ donation... But it's buried in the ticket purchase workflow for the event. Absolutely remedial usability workflow to find that on the site. How many people went to the site to do a small $$ donation, couldn't figure it out, and left/abandoned? Just one example.

Their should be a "Donate Now!" block on the homepage above the fold that screams that and minimal clicks to donate, supported by a number of ease-of-use payment platforms (credit card, venmo, paypal, apple pay, google pay, ACH bank debit, etc.)

Blair should have all the collective sites through a usability analysis and make sure they are optimized for ease of donation functionality and use, ensure they have funded and effective social media NIL ad promotional strategies, email and SMS promotional flows and messaging, etc. Bring all the collectives up to a level of professional promotion that gets significant incremental donations through better and improved marketing. I was on the SU NIL Football website numerous times and have yet to see a NIL promotional retargeting ad on any social media platform I visit, either, for example.

This is now a business and these NIL operations have to be run like efficient businesses to get maximum ROI.

 

[HyattsCuse]

He has to hire a G.M. and I would bet he would have a good deal more than Red had last year. It's too bad Syracuse donors seem to be so narrow about who they will donate to.

Yeah, it’s been frustrating reading about donors playing favorites or making hiring a specific guy a condition of their donation.

At least these last two games have given me peace of mind that Gerry can coach and I think his ceiling is higher than I was previously giving him credit for. He made some nice adjustments and beat Merrimack after a prior loss and took Duke to the wire with 5 guys. If more NIL comes with him, I’m looking forward to what’s to come with roster construction and next season!

 

[Fishy]

U just don’t want us taking Murray!

I joke

I don’t want you taking Murray…..

 

[llandz]

Needs replacement surgery. Sounds like just wear and tear over the years.

How many times did he play for us with a sprained ankle?

 

[Niastri]

A friend of a friend of an enemy’s cousin told me Adam Sandler is going to bankroll the NIL. Big GMac fan

I know you were joking, probably. But if hiring McNamara brings even one additional big gun to the NIL table like Adam Sandler, that would definitely change the calculus on his hiring...

 

[Orangezoo]

How many times did he play for us with a sprained ankle?

Many I would wager as he had issues with it in HS too.

 

[llandz]

You want to talk about raising NIL? Imagine Gerry and Melo taking you out to lunch or dinner to woo you for NIL donations. Who better that the duo who won us a National Championship.
oops even I forgot Gerry if a coach won't be able to solicit NIL funds. But he can go to dinner with someone. Just not discuss the details. Than Melo for the close.

 

[Marroniac]

Also confirmed, Mullen to Siena: