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caneproponent said:
Mario does not have carte-blanche.

Here is what I heard during New Year's Eve:

(1.) Capital is not an obstacle. UM-Health is generating free cash flow of approximately $400M per annum, and barring extreme negligence, it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future;

(2.) UM will use this capital to finish building a sterling campus and it will invest heavily in football (Law School is also a priority). The new president strongly supports the Football Program as does MasTec, Southern Wine and Spirits and several Bacardi shareholders (simply naming a few).

(3.) I was told, "we have more capital for NIL than any non-Texas SEC school, but cannot obviously compete with the Texas oil schools". They will not emulate OSU, but there is ample cash flow available for the Program.

(4.) 'Backers' of the Program are concerned and expect paltry results during 2025. Mario "has to produce a stellar season during 2026, or they will fire him". They have never paid someone such a high salary and have provided Mario with unprecedented resources.

(5.) I was wrong. These gentlemen expect UM to build the Football Facility. The Medical Center's cash flow stream, coupled with a strong donor pool, will be fully utilized and not forsaken (not just Football).

(6.) The model is Emory University when they received $105M from Coke's CEO Woodruff during 1979, and then received even greater donations from the subsequent CEO - Goizueta (these guys were very close to Goizueta).

(7.) According to a close family-member of Mendoza (not his parents), Mendoza wanted a guarantee that he would start. Others on CI can verify this, but that is what they said. Mendoza should have waited and watched the Pop-Tarts Bowl, because he is obviously a better QB than Williams.
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So who the **** wouldn't give Mendoza the guarantee that he would start???
 
caneproponent said:
Mario does not have carte-blanche.

Here is what I heard during New Year's Eve:

(1.) Capital is not an obstacle. UM-Health is generating free cash flow of approximately $400M per annum, and barring extreme negligence, it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future;

(2.) UM will use this capital to finish building a sterling campus and it will invest heavily in football (Law School is also a priority). The new president strongly supports the Football Program as does MasTec, Southern Wine and Spirits and several Bacardi shareholders (simply naming a few).

(3.) I was told, "we have more capital for NIL than any non-Texas SEC school, but cannot obviously compete with the Texas oil schools". They will not emulate OSU, but there is ample cash flow available for the Program.

(4.) 'Backers' of the Program are concerned and expect paltry results during 2025. Mario "has to produce a stellar season during 2026, or they will fire him". They have never paid someone such a high salary and have provided Mario with unprecedented resources.

(5.) I was wrong. These gentlemen expect UM to build the Football Facility. The Medical Center's cash flow stream, coupled with a strong donor pool, will be fully utilized and not forsaken (not just Football).

(6.) The model is Emory University when they received $105M from Coke's CEO Woodruff during 1979, and then received even greater donations from the subsequent CEO - Goizueta (these guys were very close to Goizueta).

(7.) According to a close family-member of Mendoza (not his parents), Mendoza wanted a guarantee that he would start. Others on CI can verify this, but that is what they said. Mendoza should have waited and watched the Pop-Tarts Bowl, because he is obviously a better QB than Williams.
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So skip season tickets for 2025 because we are mailing it in and are ok with it?
 
Memnon said:
So who the **** wouldn't give Mendoza the guarantee that he would start???
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The one thing I have not seen from Mario is for him to get ****ed and in the face of players or coaches that ***** the pooch. I sense he can be fiery but when and where? If he had come out ****ed and in the face disappointed after the GT game, just maybe, the team might have played with negative intent at Syracuse. This team is so casual, until that changes we will suck. I don't know why Barrow attacked Lightfoot but if it was about lack of effort, good for him. Can you picture this defense playing as badly as they have if a Ray Lewis was in the mix...or Ed Reed letting us accept 10 wins where we easily were in position for 13 or 14. Maybe this is just the kind of player for this generation, maybe the NIL has them spoiled, maybe the video games have made them lazy...but something is missing.
 
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Angry Ibis said:
So skip season tickets for 2025 because we are mailing it in and are ok with it?
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Not at all. These are successful businessmen. They recognize that we lack a QB, Damien, an elite DT, half of an entire secondary and an elite WR; and we "folded" during the last four games of the season.

Barring a banner Portal campaign that has thus far been a complete debacle, they are expecting a poor season next year. Their point was that Mario better produce during 2026. If he wins 10-games next year, their position would be different.

I can attest that both of those gentlemen know Mendoza's relatives quite well.
 
caneproponent said:
Not at all. These are successful businessmen. They recognize that we lack a QB, Damien, an elite DT, half of an entire secondary and an elite WR; and we "folded" during the last four games of the season.

Barring a banner Portal campaign that has thus far been a complete debacle, they are expecting a poor season next year. Their point was that Mario better produce during 2026. If he wins 10-games next year, their position would be different.

I can attest that both of those gentlemen know Mendoza's relatives quite well.
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Why does Mario get to fold next year, and have 2026 to produce? Produce what exactly -- Playoffs?
 
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Applecane said:
Maybe we should have paid closer attention to Oregon's two straight slaughters at the hands of Utah. Not a good look for a coach getting paid $8 million a year on a 10-year contract...
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So we eliminate all future candidates if they have any bad losses?
 
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Angry Ibis said:
Why does Mario get to fold next year, and have 2026 to produce? Produce what exactly -- Playoffs?
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These supporters seem to be just as angry as CIS. Attaining a QB such as Ward should have resulted in much better recruiting, team performance and wins.

From their perspective, the team is currently in a much worse position than it should be. The team does not even have a viable QB on the roster, and they are playing ND in nine-months. Their hope is that Mario can win 8-games during 2025 and reach the Playoffs during 2026.
 
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