Three Things You Would Do If You Were the Canes' AD

[Dan E. Dangerously]

1. Murder everyone currently employed at the Hecht.
2. Set fire to the place.

 

[TpaBayFlyFisher]

1. Shut down Internet forums about The U
2. Exile all SF corches
3. Serve BBQ at every game

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

Fire coach D

Try to make it easier to get kids in.

Fire coach D

 

[bacane]

Set up program internet site and require proof of game ticket purchase before being allowed to post.

 

[Dingaan1828]

1. Find out why so many people with tickets don't go to the games.
2. Stop pretending like UM is Harvard and use the NCAA minimum requirements for the football labor pool.
3. Admit that winning isn't that important to UM since they joined the ACC.

 

[sotacane22]

New uniforms now. New defensive scheme. New stadium

 

[SmokeyRone]

Fire Morris, tell Golden that Dorito is gone, or he can GTFO with him.

 

[MIA42178]

1. Replace Golden w Butch or Chud
2. Tell Morris it's his final year and hire Mark Calvi as next baseball HC
3. Men's Soccer team. South Florida and playing in ACC but no men's soccer team? Smdh

 

[numbers]

1. Fundraising. Make athletic fundraising a priority and not some distant second to academics. I understand academics is a priority, but don't starve our athletic programs. Focus should be on indoor practice facility and a stadium closer to campus should be a long-term goal.

2. Use the NCAA entrance requirements and stop being elitist snobs and alienating the surrounding community. Recruiting is hard enough with the coaches/agents/handlers and even harder when you string the kid out hoping for 20 more points on a standardized test and when they don't get it and bail, you end up with JAG's. Please save me the parents and kid's responsibility stuff. The world is what it is and we should stop handicapping ourselves.

3. Fire Al and hire Butch. (I'll keep dreaming).

 

[CaneAlmighty]

Make a new UM promo commercial.
They've had the same one seems like forever.

 

[TwentySix]

Give Larranaga a contract extension that basically says "Til death do us part."

 

[SFbayCane]

1) Whatever donna says

2) Whatever donna says

3) Whatever donna says

 

[NVA CANE]

Fire golden and hire Butch (if Donna allows it) or Narduzzi
Try to make academic standards for athletes on par with the NCAA
Fire Morris
Bring back the pipe for the Ibis
Black socks and black cleats

 

[ncncanes]

I think you need to look at what is getting in the way of all 3 of these - money
- Stadium: Everyone talks about the location - it is about money and the canes can barely raise money for locker room upgrades much less a new stadium
- Alex Park: Couldn't agree more but we aint giving that money back bc we already spent it
- Coaches: We have a history of not getting rid of guys bc of existing contracts

Nothing wrong with dreaming however I would spend no time getting ****ed on this ....wait I just did

 

[hoops156]

Lol at stadium closer to campus...u guys realize the ob didn't sell out every weekend unless it was a big opponent like the situation now basically. Winning will cure some attendance issues but youll still wont get the sellouts for the wakes and uvas. Invest in tutoring services for underpriveleged sfl hs and middle school students and athletes. Maybe this way they'll actually do the min to get into college and money can't be an excuse.fire coach d and get rid of the philosophy

 

[NoahZach]

1. Raise money for a bubble/indoor practice facility . . . S Fla weather is an issue( rain/heat), top programs have one and - since we don't have an on-campus stadium - it would be something to show recruits.
2. As suggested above, tarp top sections of the stadium max. 50K capacity at Sun Life Stadium.
3. Engage in conversations with the Marlins/county/city on the feasibility of converting stadium for football (Like others, would love a new stadium, but it's not realistic)
4. Intensive marketing efforts to get folks to games, including the smart-***, know-it-alls hiding behind computer keyboards on this site.
5. Work closer with the HC and address what he deems necessary to enhance the program: further improvements to facilities, academic support/admissions standards, recruiting transportation/private jet, additional support staff positions, competitive salaries

Very good and REALISTIC points.

I like 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Not sure about point 2, as that might have a negative impact on ticket prices across the board. You have to move the folks with 400 level seats down. Do they buy up for season tickets or do they not buy seaon tickets at all? I'd consider tarps on more of the 400 level.

I'd want the coach to come to me about changes in S&C/nutrition.

Most importantly, I'd go on a full-out blitz to repair and revitalize the relationship between UM and the local community.

 

[UMFarArcher]

1. Fire Golden.

2. Hire Butch.

3. Inform Shalala if she interferes, I'll break my foot off in her a$$.