(02-05-2020 09:58 AM)Dukester Wrote:  If this administration goes into the new arena without a new head coach I will not go to the new arena for even a game next year.

If the administration continues to be that clueless from a financial and winning program standpoint I will continue to be out.

1) The made the worst hire for a JMU flagship program 4 years ago.
2) The best time to fix the situation heading into the new arena was last off season, and they did not make the move.
3) If they now take a sinking ship into the new arena it's the final nail in the coffin for this admin era in regards to Men's Basketball.

When they hired Lou they could of chosen a younger up and coming div II coach, but not at this point. They need pretty close to a sure thing that will bring immediate interest. If by the end of next year the new arena has less than 3,000 fans a game we will have screwed up a major opportunity. And to some extent we've already materially hurt attendance for next year. How much will that new arena cost us a year? Just paying for it with student fees in not the "right" answer.

We top the CAA in attendance for perhaps every sport except men's basketball. That is due to 2 decades without a top 100 team. There is no/zippo reason in the world with a new arena JMU should not have 1,000 more fans a game than the next best CAA attendance.

No more excuses - It's not the crappy convo. It's not because JMU & Harrisionburg will not support a major program.

There are easily more than 3,000 other fans that feel just as I do that will not be seeing much of the new arena next year if a change is not made. And it better be a good one (not an ex player or coach) that will bring back interest in the program. Nobody cares about Men's basketball right now, and apparently Charlie cannot quantify the loss in ticket sales and donations it has cost us the last 20 years.

It's not in our hands, it's in theirs.

Agree 100%. They are getting a chance to hit the reset button and many fans will come back.... IF there's a coaching change. If there isn't, there is no reset button and the chances to fix the mess will be compounded. If Rowe returns there will be little to no improvement next year. Rowe has done nothing as a head coach to deserve another year to prove himself. He's proven to be a mistake and a bad coach. Move on.