Re: New Ask The AD
PostPosted:Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:18 am
Is Furman in a financial hole? I've heard FU is doing well and I've heard the opposite. All, I know, Furman has a decent bond rating from Fitch. I will take what Fitch reports over rumors. https://www.fitchratings.com/research/u ... r%20305%25.RaleighDin wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:31 pmChoir Boy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:01 pmPotential is unused performance. The facts are 1 NCAA tourney bid in 40 + years. We would like to go every 3 to 4 years hasn’t happened and likely to never happen…. So selection Sunday ain’t getting much air timeaffirm wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:39 amYes, greatest long-term potential. Every 40 something years is NOT the goal we should want. We should want at least once every 3 or 4 years. But the impact of going even once in 43 years potentially equals one FCS national championship or runner up, in terms of national attention. We should be wanting to go to NCAA Tournament at least 10 times in 43 years. General public - nationally and especially in our part of the county- pays relatively little attention to FCS, compared to the attention the general public pays to March Madness. We all know - everyone knows - today is Selection Sunday. Relatively few people keep up with selection Sunday for FCS playoffs. That is JUST ONE example by which to compare national notice given to basketball versus FCS. I am sorry to say “versus” because I do actually value Furman Football.
- FU is in a financial hole. Giving Coins for NIL vs the big bucks other schools are paying….shhh
- The big schools will poach our best players away and use us as a JV program
- Our academic restrictions and poor post graduate programs vs other SoCon schools
- I am sure our BBall coach and Jason are looking for the next step up the ladder like Nico and Mike Buddie. Adios. Starting all over again….
On the flip side good energetic young coach and upgrades to our BBall facility (not as nice as Davidson’s, but we never had a Seth Curry)
How much did true $ equity bring to FU and our Student enrollment. Hard to quantify that especially over a 40 + year timetable. Our bank statements don’t validate this. Likes or hits on the web or social media can’t be converted into $$
With that said I attended FU when Joe Williams and Stich were here. Great time, teams and atmosphere Would love to see that happen again, but my age is working against watching FU on a selection show again
NCAA is a cluster F working against smallpiss ant schools like us. And all the purple kool aid in the world ain’t going to help
I value FU football for its great leadership, high graduation rate, successful transition into society as a contributing person…a number have made it to the NFL…most contribute to the FFPA to fill financial shortfalls, world class coaches….a brotherhood going strong.
Priceless.