SU NIL Budget

[Scooch]

If SU basketball doesn't have enough boosters to adequately fund NIL then, in all honesty, we need to reconsider our entire approach to college athletics.

There really is no reason that a program with the historical success we have had, which led to us creating one of the ten largest fanbases in the country, and with an alumni base full of very wealthy people, can't compete at the upper levels of the sport.

I've said this before and I mean it, if we can't generate the money to have a top 25 hoops program then we should consider leaving the ACC and joining the Big East.

 

[Scooch]

In the end, the coach takes the sword. But yesterday falls on……
Nate George- 7 turnovers
Donnie Freeman- 7 turnovers.
And that cannot be disputed.

Players are primarily responsible for determining the outcome, no doubt.

I do think sometimes it's easy to focus on the game-to-game micro issues and lose track of the broader macro issues. Often times they're very much related.

Why do we always seem to have a couple of players with an inordinate amount of turnovers every game? Personally, I think it's because we have a HC who doesn't demand precision and focus.

George, Freeman and Kingz are all averaging more turnovers/game this season than they did last. Maybe that's just a coincidence. Maybe not.

I think it's fine to look at any single loss, or uninspiring win, and put it on the players. But when those losses, or uninspiring wins, keep happening I think it's right to look at the bigger picture.

 

[ChunkyMonke]

I know others don’t want to hear it but Hodgson is that guy. He’s already close with a major university donor who currently doesn’t contribute to basketball I believe.

What donor

 

[Cuse1055]

What donor

Lally

 

[ChunkyMonke]

Lally

True plus season ticket holder for USF. Big fans of BH. They $ support SU women’s bball but don’t think men’s.

 

[MSOrange]

I do believe NG cost them the game for sure. But even with all that. Up 5 with 1:09 to go. Good coaching doesn’t lose that game. Normal coaching doesn’t lose the game. Sure Donnie missed the free throw. Sure the BC guy made the 3. Sure NG had another turnover. But challenging that call to lose the timeout was costly

Appreciate this perspective Bulldog. I've given you a hard time sometimes when my emotions got the best of me, as we're all passionate about SU. I know it's not easy to watch your friends not do as well as we all want them to and to have to be critical of them.

 

[phsyra]

A miracle run to get into the tournament wouldn’t save his job? I don’t know about that.

There is no chance of a miracle run. We will have more bad losses this year like BC and Hofstra. This is who we are in 2025. A bunch of wimps who roll over in the final two minutes to BC. The worst coached team i've ever seen in my life. Its just so awful to watch sometimes.

 

[Bulldog04]

Appreciate this perspective Bulldog. I've given you a hard time sometimes when my emotions got the best of me, as we're all passionate about SU. I know it's not easy to watch your friends not do as well as we all want them to and to have to be critical of them.

We’re all insane fans that care lol and friendships don’t change anything, but winning matters more than anything. We have a saying in golf “just play better” because it truly takes care of everything… It’s tough to root for guys like Hurley, but starting to realize a lot of greats in any sport act a “certain way”