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Message: [QUOTE="Rdkid, post: 4779011, member: 11865"] and you may be right on the last question, but you have to start by asking for support from people who are most invested. It is like the AD is afraid to piss football ticketholders off because we suck. State the need, make the case, appeal to reality and make the ask. Fans saying no only brings clarity on how much support for the program is out there. All while simultaneously going to whales and business (small & large) on NIL. The existential crisis for UConn football is here, it always has been. Don’t leave any powder dry in fundraising - it is the lifeblood for a program without TV money. If we are truly afraid of not having enough NIL support for basketball (men’s and women’s) and winning football, then someone needs to level with the fanbase and come up with a realistic plan for what healthy expectations are for football. Mora know this. The sport is expensive and clearly needs more resources to win at the G5/Indy with aspirations level. If we can’t fundraise the money and can’t hope for more TV dollars in the near future, who pays for this? Does the deficit matter? And finally, what do the President, BOT and the AD really believe will happen to UConn Athletics if we are never a revenue-producing winner in the football game? [/QUOTE]