I read 4.2 million is what he ended up with. UConn doesn’t have the Nike money flowing quite like Duke. I assume they were getting the New England and National Championship courtesy visit. It was well known he was going to Duke well before he committed.
I understand he was going to Duke. But living in Ct as I do, they have money for hoop. Unlike us, they don't really have to "share" it with football. And like everything else, if you win a couple of titles, the money flows in. People want to be part of a winner
Yeah. I’m whistling thru the graveyard too. I think Nixon makes a difference here, but McCord was a unicorn recruit for us.
People just ignore our home schedule. We did lose to both Pitt and B.C. this year.
That’s a problem here. Theres a lot of people who won’t donate cause they don’t believe in Red. You see people post about it here constantly.
I think we can be far more than competitive with dollars if we do it right. We just haven't.
The Big East teams funnel all their $ to hoops. They are really well situated for success.
Look, they weren't donating before this year either. And last year was a pretty good effort by Red. Has any kid that transferred from last years team even started for their new team? This year is a disaster. But to not donate because of Red right now is just an excuse in my book if you are a real fan. Now the band wagon fans, I get. There is no band wagon to jump on.
I’m a little concerned about what was written today about OrangeUnited. I think it was Sam Holland who wrote that 19% of money donated goes to administrative costs. That’s insane. That means for every #1 million donated, administration gets $190,000. We were also promised access to the programs through behind the scenes stuff, but that has never materialized. If true, I might stop donating and just give to the University. At least that’s tax deductible.
Fake news, Marquette has the same budget as us.
Don't disagree at all.
Please, show me how anyone short of Jesus makes this roster championship quality. Yeah JAB, Coach K, Pat Riley or some other Hall of Famer could have squeezed out a couple more wins but ony Jesus could make this group a contender.
You are in your early 30s and finally reached a level where you are no longer living pay check to pay check. You can start to give small sized donations $1,000 or less a year to support the NIL funds of your college sports team (maybe you’re also an alumni of the school). That money 10 years ago would go almost exclusively to Men’s Basketball. However in the present, who has earned our trust and can effectively communicate their vision for the future and excite fans. That describes Fran Brown and Felicia Legette-Jack (I give a pass for this season because I really believe she is dealing with way worse headwinds from NIL) for me at the moment. Adrian Autry should and probably will face an uphill battle for designation of donations from small donors. He can fix that reputation quickly with a strong finish. Perhaps medium to major size donors that communicate with him on a regular basis believe and support him. But while I think the men’s basketball product has gotten a little better over the last few months since the start of ACC play, I think anyone who was there in person or watched on tv is scarred from what they witnessed against Maryland at Barclays.
It isn’t. But there are many schools across the mid major landscape with worse NIL situations than us that are 10x better. That has nothing to do with donors.
Not Langel.
I would guess Louisville’s coach.
A big part of the next HC has to be the ability to draw in a ton of donations. We’ve heard it’s not a strength of Reds at the moment. This is also where I would worry Langel could struggle
Why would he leave
That was before he was hired at Louisville.
When the time comes to replace Red, that coach is going to want a functioning NIL network. You need both.
Don’t believe Sam’s number is correct but Orange United does retain an administrative fee for their services and the way the contract is constructed, once fixed costs are recouped the percentage drops significantly. If you are concerned reach out to Orange United or the CAF and ask.
I would argue that to have instant success you need someone who brings NIL $ money with him like Fran.
Go read Bees email on how much he supported SU athletes. It was significant.
And the problem is Red brought nothing and is refusing to do what is required to attract, interact with, and secure funds from those who might otherwise give.
