Step away from the AD/Coach discussion for second and lets think about what else needs to happen to get Miami back to the top. First, we need talent. The School and some successful folks are committing more resources ($) to the program. That is awesome but Boosters need to hirer players, including those in the class of '22, to promote their businesses so we can attract talent from other programs. Miami is city of many resources and The U should not be behind when it comes to NIL money to the likes of Bama and others. Bryce Young had nearly $1 million in NIL deals before the start of the season. This team needs talent in key positions. Whether it comes from the portal or high school, large deals need to start happening. I also hope major deals find there way to the existing key players so they decide to stay, especially given all the admin/coaching uncertainty. NIL allows us to play the bag game with the SEC, so lets play.
Second, I hope the new energy by school administration leads to an improvement in getting people to go to the games. For students, they should have a school paid over the top tail gate at each home game and provide free parking. They should also heavily discount tickets for various groups in the community and even give out charitable group tickets, especially for lower demand games. They can still make some money on these folks through concessions. The Team seems to go a good job with charity work but they might be able to do more to build relationships to get more folks interested. Yes, I am sure some you will reply, just win and people with show up. That is true, but they won't show up until late in the year. I am telling you, top players want to play in front of people. Getting people to the games is an important element to getting better talent. This is one of several reasons why we see some top FL talent leave the state.
Second, I hope the new energy by school administration leads to an improvement in getting people to go to the games. For students, they should have a school paid over the top tail gate at each home game and provide free parking. They should also heavily discount tickets for various groups in the community and even give out charitable group tickets, especially for lower demand games. They can still make some money on these folks through concessions. The Team seems to go a good job with charity work but they might be able to do more to build relationships to get more folks interested. Yes, I am sure some you will reply, just win and people with show up. That is true, but they won't show up until late in the year. I am telling you, top players want to play in front of people. Getting people to the games is an important element to getting better talent. This is one of several reasons why we see some top FL talent leave the state.
