I swear some of these guys in this thread work in the athletic department. The same victimhood mentality they express is the exact mentality that got us to this point in the first place.
The bigger problem is that certain people want to claim that they know what the one problem is, and they know what the one solution is.
The reality is that there are multiple challenges that Miami faces. But the simple-minded porsters can't handle that. They want oversimplification. They want a short answer that they can repeat 1,000 times in 1,000 posts.
---We need to prioritize baseball, monetarily and hierarchically.
---We need to do whatever we can do to address the scholarship issue (and there is both a macro and micro approach to that).
---We need to improve our facilities, and I'm not just talking about capacity.
---We SHOULD HAVE brought in a new voice from the outside to change and improve the program. I doubt that Nice Guy JD is going to be that guy. Even Richt (UM alum) and Mario (UM alum) demanded improved commitment, facilities, and spending.
---We need to figure out a way to devote more EMPLOYEES to supporting baseball, regardless of "job title". Clearly, we have the video capability (see, generally, football) and now we need to find a Baseball Alonzo to bring MLB-level stats/analytics to UM. One of my best friends from HS is the head of the Guardians' "moneyball" department, send a couple of UM graduate assistants up to Cleveland to intern with him duing the summer/fall/winter.
---We need to make the Light a family-friendly place and a student-friendly place. Young/early/lifelong fans will eventually turn into donors.