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Introducing The US1 Billboard Final Push: FIRE BLAKE JAMES

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I'm a little shocked that we haven't been able to raise the funds needed. Apathy is at an all-time high apparently, though social media would make you think otherwise. At this point I would settle for solo cups on the Palmetto on the way to UM! #FireBlakeJames

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Season tickets for 2020 are on sale. You can choose not to buy/renew and hope the administration figures it out eventually or..

You can let them know right now.
 
305_separatist said:
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Alternative public link: https://ibb.co/wL0Ny13

Link to fundraising page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/us1-billboard-protest-um-administration

After overwhelming public and private input from the four corners of Cane fandom, this is the semi-final message and design I've settled on. Special thanks to @Kendall Boy Cane for helping to make it a reality. The highlights on reasoning:

1. We want to call out the Board of Trustees to spur some action, however calling them out by several individual names would be too confusing message wise and can easily backfire. We also want the message to be simple. They have failed the program.

2. For simplicity in message, football needs to be the focus. If you substitute athletics then it's hard to summarize it with one stat like we do here.

3. Fire Blake James. Should be obvious, it's the central and immediate course of action we are demanding here. Adding in Strawley confuses it, since who is that after all? The overall message to focus on is we want to fire the head man in charge of it all and actually hold the department to a standard it hasn't been held to in the last 15 years.

4. Website link exists to make an extensive case against blake james in particular, and maybe also promote Alonzo Highsmith as a replacement. Ideally the website owner is open to coordinating, if not I'll just substitute another link before go time.

So where are we with fundraising? Unfortunately set back a bit. My original target of $4500 was based on general estimates for boards in the area. However, US1 commands a natural premium and the holidays and approaching Super Bowl combined are also pushing prices to new highs. Here is the most practical location we are able to get.

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The spot is a trivision, meaning it cycles between two other billboards, which is not ideal but is *much* cheaper than the traditional ones on the same stretch. Final cost? $7,100. Good news is that as you can see, it's within spitting distance of campus.

Is that a high number? Yes. Is it achievable? Yes. We've raised nearly $4000 with extremely minimal information so far. No message, no location, nothing. I've received a plethora of public and private comments from those who are willing to donate once those things were settled and disclosed, and I'm sure there's many more. Well now is your time, and time for us all to blast this thing all over twitter and every other Canes message board. The two main combined threads for this have received over 30k visitors, so just imagine if everyone who was discontent with the Canes this season put in just a few bucks. The numbers exist, and I know we can all spare it. I've put $250 of my own cash down and several others have also donated over $100. Let's get this done, let's get it done quickly so that we can get this thing up while the iron is still hot.

Will this make a difference?

Absolutely.

The BOT is used to being nicely insulated from all the fan displeasure. Time to give them their first real taste of it, and you can bet they won't like it.

Go Canes!
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305 Separatist,

Can we add Diaz to the billboard to get more people to donate since that seems to be the holdup here? This guy is total garbage along with rotten assistants he hired as well. Another early signing day ruined again. Things seem to get worse by the day. Just my opinion.
 
TheOldU2002 said:
not putting Diaz on there probably killed this.

Diaz and James should be equal targets, but some fans are still secretly smitten with the fake toughguy corch.
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At least half of this website is still slurping Diaz, and a lot of them aren’t even that secret about it.

Look at all the idiots who voted yes on this poll, as a start on where to look for half closed Manny slurpers.

www.canesinsight.com

Manny coaching 2001 Canes

Do they win a national title?
www.canesinsight.com www.canesinsight.com
 
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It's the Holidays If we get smashed in the Bowl Game and their are no changes the money will start flowing.
 
Unless the posters are just a bunch of whiny little blowhards.
 
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Wording is weak. It should be to the effect of “National Champs to Local Chumps.” ACC Championships are great, I’d just like us to be competitive, year in, year out. Championships will come. This banana republic mismanagement has no place in Coral Gables.
 
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Unsider said:
Wording is weak. It should be to the effect of “National Champs to Local Chumps.” ACC Championships are great, I’d just like us to be competitive, year in, year out. Championships will come. This banana republic mismanagement has no place in Coral Gables.
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At this point we just need to get something out there.
 
A few people have been saying too much on Billboard to read riding by in a matter of minutes. Cut down some words and make it bigger !
 
The Administration KILLED the ORANGE BOWL and now Blake James is KILLING Football.
FIRE BLAKE JAMES
 
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