To build up the excitement for this team.
Trust and believe, the ears of those at the Hecht aren't deaf to what fans have been saying the last few years. We've seen some excitement in the recruiting department and the portal, but it's been absent where it matters.
A lot of people thought, incorrectly, that Mario was worth a couple more wins from day one from the guy we let go. He was given more ammo than any coach prior in our history and free reign to do as he pleased with the hires he chose. The money he was getting, the assistants, NIL, etc it was all next level for us.
So far, it's failed on the field. It's really that simple. You can fool fans for only so long before it blows up in your face. This is the season.
So back to point one. You build excitement. That starts with recruiting. You add to it with the portal. You give access to things you've kept hidden and carefully script momentum. The final act of the spring is to put a show on for those tuning into our last act before fall. That's how you build excitement, drum up ticket sales, etc.
Did they accomplish that? We all have opinions on that. Is anyone more excited post Spring than before? The limited amount I pay attention to I'll say I'm not. Overall it's more of the same. Some strides here, some backwards there, etc.
See my vanilla post prior to this one. We showed who we are and intend to be. We aren't a finished product, there's some more pages not turned, and the team will lose some players while adding some. Tendencies, ones that haven't work, it was more of the same. You can do much more then we do without giving the playbook away. Our base plays, they're boring, predictable, and our opponents already know how to counter them. That's all a concern.