(02-12-2020 01:11 PM)RamDawg Wrote:  

(02-12-2020 12:24 PM)jmudukes001 Wrote:  We will definitely get some better candidates this time IF the admin makes it known that they are making an effort to fix things and are willing to pay more— at least 450-500k. Hopefully more.

The new stadium and a CAA ripe for the taking (no one in the top 100 this season) and 450-500k will get a lot of head coaches making 300k or so interested— at least in my opinion.

Almost tired of saying and reading the same stuff over and over, but this is a great time for the admin to make a statement and put forth some effort to rebuild the program!! It should have been done after last season, but not looking back anymore. Looking ahead to a better coach and program.

So tired of listening to 100% college basketball on sports radio, and never hearing JMU mentioned like we don’t even have a team while 7 or 8 other state schools are constantly talked about.

This may not be popular but....generally I get the feeling that many JMU supporters/alum/fans are spoiled, myself included. Except for MBB, we have great athletics programs and facilities. Most of us don't spend a lot and still have access to great value entertainment. If "we the people" want a good hire, we need to step up and fund our desires. We accuse our AD of thinking small but maybe us supporters aren't much different.

What is wrong with the AD sending a letter to 5000 donors saying "we're hiring a new coach and it's going to cost $1M. We ask every donor to increase their donation by $20.00 per month" Doing so will help fun our coach and also help to reduce student fee's. Enclosed is a commitment card we ask you to complete and return. We'll follow up with a phone call in the near future"

In addition to the marketing mailings and emails, I get this "We could use money for" type of call from an AD staff member at least once every year from VCU. I'm not a big donor but still get invited for meet and greet type stuff. I'm small time donor to JMU but I've never received a call asking to increase my support.

I believe many of us will "step up for the cause" but I believe it will take some effort on JMU's part.

This has nothing to do with being popular, or spoiled. The reality is Football and Men's basketball are revenue producers. They cost more to attend, but "in general" provide a much better entertainment option for the fans, alumni, and students.

It's not about being spoiled, it's about taking the steps to increase revenues from tickets sales & donations by $1,000,000 a year, even if it costs us additional $400,000 of expense.

It's not about spoiled, it's about running a revenue producing program.