Sorry, this is long.
Agreed on the $, agreed about W's. However, you are who you associate with. There is no clear path to the promised land, and being in the MAC until we win our way out might be the long way around.
It has been stated over and over that the commitment($) by the State, University and Athletic Dept will change everything. $ for an appropriate staff, $ to retain talent(Carter et al), $ to recruit portals and key HS kids.
There are some sharp FB folks on here that have pointed out what the right 5 or 6 kids really might have made a difference this year. How would you feel if we had another .500 year? It appears as though the bottom is coming up fast, when we hit it, a REAL decision has to be made from the top(State) down whether FB means enough to embark on a 10 year(minimum) plan.
The Presidents Blue Ribbon Commission on Athletics was formed in the late 80's, prompted by Jim and Geno pointing out(diplomatically I'm sure) what we didn't have and didn't do that Georgetown, St Johns and Villanova did. A set of recommendations was published and acted on. That blueprint led to facility help and National Hoops Champs in '95(W) and '99(M).
Obviously the focus was Hoops first as we were still IAA in FB. Look at how long it took to get to the top, basically from 1990 to 2000 for Sports that have 5 players competing at a time. 1997 saw the decision to upgrade FB to IA(probably 3-5 years too late and shortsighted about the Stadium on campus).
If DB, FB Alums and Jim Mora can sell the commitment to the State and University, how long does that plan take to come to fruition? 10 years minimum, probably 15?? Is anyone willing to make that commitment?
