(03-08-2019 02:20 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  All decisions have consequences.
Let's take a little deeper look at the financial question since some posters think that is the only barrier to making the correct firing/hiring decision.

When comparing the JMU athletics financial reports that were released in January 2016 to the ones released in January 2019, the following statements are true...

1- JMU has increased its annual athletics spending by $6.9 million from $44.8 million to $51.7 million
2- JMU has decreased it annual men's basketball spending by $200,000 ($100,000 of that is due to lower head coach and asst coach compensation)

Can we suggest that the money is indeed there, but is being allocated to other programs in the athletic department? Sure, scholarship prices have gone up and travel costs have increased due to annual inflation, but that doesn't account for all of the $6.9 million increase.
*If you are thinking about the facility debt, it was actually $200,000 lower than 3 years ago.

For reference, the FCS football budget has increased $3.6 million. The women's basketball budget has increased $150,000. All Other sports budgets combined have increased $1.5 million.

All well and good- can you just provide some context on the declining fund raising since Rowe has been hired? If that’s true it’s a reason to move on.