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No.

UM is going to focus on NIL. They realized a couple of years ago that it was not an optimal, or ROI/IRR effective, investment.

They will finish the ongoing projects and then steer new capital to football-NIL.

If a donor arises that is willing to fund 33%+ of the building, then they would build it, but no one has volunteered to do so thus far.
 
CANESPR0P0NENT said:
No.

UM is going to focus on NIL. They realized a couple of years ago that it was not an optimal, or ROI/IRR effective, investment.

They will finish the ongoing projects and then steer new capital to football-NIL.

If a donor arises that is willing to fund 33%+ of the building, then they would build it, but no one has volunteered to do so thus far.
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Just 33%? I will consider it
 
I am going to catch flak for this but this seems kinda redundant and I watched the whole presentation. I think money would be better served supporting NIL and continuing to improve the indoor practice facility and Hecht.

Do they have the cold plunges and hydro therapy in the current facility?
 
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BostonCanes47 said:
I am going to catch flak for this but this seems kinda redundant and I watched the whole presentation. I think money would be better served supporting NIL and continuing to improve the indoor practice facility and Hecht.

Do they have the cold plunges and hydro therapy in the current facility?
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Please stop falling for the anti-building propaganda.

NIL and capital projects are two separate things. Simple-minded dolts are the dip****s who act like Miami is incapable of raising money on two fronts. "Waaaah, waaaah, all of our capital project donors have been taken into a dark room and waterboarded until they promise to ONLY give money to NIL, waaaaah, waaaaah."

Except...that's not how it works.

Some of the simpletons can keep falling for this nonsense. It's the last remaining legitimate subject matter on which the Mopes are still allowed to mope. It's like making jokes about fat people because you are tired of offending ethnic groups.

Look, the guys I know in the Collective expect the building to be built at some point. I've posed the question directly, and NO, fund-raising and other money from "the building" is NOT being diverted to "the collective". It's just not happening. And if ANY other capital project were to push the football ops building down on the list, it would only be the construction of OTHER sports facilities, such as a softball field. Which, by the way, IS going to happen.

And, for the record, why are you asking about "cold plunges"? Alonzo Highsmith got that done years ago, and it was reported here and elsewhere.

The reality is often different from the perception. What was once a competiton over who could build the next waterslide or lazy river in their sports facilities is now all about "do you guys have NIL meeting spaces and video recording facilities, because School X does". And Miami is NOT about to fall behind in Facilities Arms Race War II.

So settle down and settle in. The next few years are going to be fun. And stop acting like we are some poor-o program that can only afford to fund one thing at a time. We are not going to let the college sports world lap us again because we are (fictitiously) so cash-strapped that we can only walk without chewing gum.
 
90scane said:
When/if a salary cap hits, we will need it. TOC knows more about this than most on here. I’d listen to him.
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Exactly.

Everyone is looking for an edge. Back when not every school was cool with "putting money in McDonald's bags", the battle for differentiation was waged over shiny-fancy (non-sports-related) eye-catchers, like having a "lazy river" installed.

And now that the (non-Collective) money that schools can pay is fairly similar, you are starting to see the construction of new-era-NIL facilities.

Good lord, it's like people think we were gonna build 7 floors of football coach offices and study rooms like the old days.

Players today need to see physical rehab resources and locker rooms where they can hang out all day listening to music and watching game tapes (with maybe a foosball break), as well as facilities that support content creation, marketing, brand awareness, and business meeting spaces.

It's a new world. Miami is aware, and will fund it, and will build it.
 
The University of Miami has plenty of capital and financial support. NIL will be the priority (mainly for football) going forward.

They are not going to build the facility unless they receive a colossal donation to do so (a donation specifically dedicated to building it).

The 'fake-insider' has been proclaiming that it will be built for close to two-years now (hence the two pages of inarticulate bluster that he just published).

UM has stellar donors. They are astute businessmen. They are not going to allocate $150M to a building dedicated to 85 student-athletes when they just finished an expansion of the Soffer Center. (We will see high inflation within 6-months and a 5% 10-year. You think Miami's Trustees are going to allocate $150M to a football building (post Soffer)?)

Two years from now, the 'fake-insider' will publish more gibberish and the facility will remain an architectural drawing.
 
I would rather the cash go into NIL...facilities really dont matter anymore when it comes to talent acquisition. Expanding the weight room and IPF is good enough as those are mandatory expectations. We dont need lounges, arcades, slides etc
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Please stop falling for the anti-building propaganda.

NIL and capital projects are two separate things. Simple-minded dolts are the dip****s who act like Miami is incapable of raising money on two fronts. "Waaaah, waaaah, all of our capital project donors have been taken into a dark room and waterboarded until they promise to ONLY give money to NIL, waaaaah, waaaaah."

Except...that's not how it works.

Some of the simpletons can keep falling for this nonsense. It's the last remaining legitimate subject matter on which the Mopes are still allowed to mope. It's like making jokes about fat people because you are tired of offending ethnic groups.

Look, the guys I know in the Collective expect the building to be built at some point. I've posed the question directly, and NO, fund-raising and other money from "the building" is NOT being diverted to "the collective". It's just not happening. And if ANY other capital project were to push the football ops building down on the list, it would only be the construction of OTHER sports facilities, such as a softball field. Which, by the way, IS going to happen.

And, for the record, why are you asking about "cold plunges"? Alonzo Highsmith got that done years ago, and it was reported here and elsewhere.

The reality is often different from the perception. What was once a competiton over who could build the next waterslide or lazy river in their sports facilities is now all about "do you guys have NIL meeting spaces and video recording facilities, because School X does". And Miami is NOT about to fall behind in Facilities Arms Race War II.

So settle down and settle in. The next few years are going to be fun. And stop acting like we are some poor-o program that can only afford to fund one thing at a time. We are not going to let the college sports world lap us again because we are (fictitiously) so cash-strapped that we can only walk without chewing gum.
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Jesus…lol
I was Simply saying I think the building would be redundant. And I was genuinely asking if they have cold plunges and the hydrotherapy setup already because that was the only thing that really stood out to me that the players might not have and definitely need.

I literally said I would rather invest in building at the indoor practice facility and Hecht more and do NIL vs a complete separate building that seems like overkill / redundant.

As a guy who played, the logistics of the building don’t seem great too. I like the idea of having my locker room right next to my practice field and weight room like it currently is.

If I was in charge, I’d focus efforts / money on continuing to make the indoor practice facility and Hecht a world class facility.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Sooo...just like every other one of Gaby's predictions?
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Exactly. Oh I'm not sure if he's committing to Miami but it wouldn't surprise me if he does. Dude is a cornball, put some hair on your nuts and make a prediction. Right or wrong who gives a ****.
 
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