NJOWL said

faufan300 said

Rick said

White's administration has raised more money than any AD before him, it's not even close.

What exactly are you basing this opinion on?

Posted On: Aug 7th 2024, 9:39 PM #425338

When will FAU host their next Power 5 opponent in Boca, somewhere north of 2032 against Misssouri. FIU has hosted more Power 5 teams at their stadium and schedule better. What about marketing, the winning in paradise I get it was all white but no giveaways.

It’s like we are not even trying. If our NIL was somewhat ok why did May tuck his tail and leave dodge and other players left?  I feel we are ok with mid, mediocre and saying white has done a great job but the truth is we need to aspire for more and I feel he’s stagnant now.

Soo baseball gets a paint job and a few things fixed, still poor standards for the AAC and D1.  Hear me out that swimming team locker room is a complete shame and white should take a look at that and fix it.  It’s not even up to code. The final four bought him time to continue poor scheduling, lack of promotional ideas, and to price gauge fans for a subpar product on the field. 

Ohh yes the fanfest is at 9 am on a Saturday, way to get as many people to show up. USF, FIU are making moves, like I said if FiU had an inkling of our success we would have fallen back to fcs and them who know further. 

Posted On: Aug 8th 2024, 11:05 PM #425364

This post could not bemore off base. White is one of the best things to happen to our fine university.

Fundraising and structural changes to the athletic department have been through the roof - even before the Final 4.

White is one of the reasons we got into the AAC, which has proven to be a huge step up. So switch out “hosting Power 4 teams” (there is no Power 5) and put in the opponents we have hosted in the AAC: Tulane, ecu, Army, usf. All of those schools bring just as many (if not more) than many P4 schools.

3 games this year (2 AAC and fiu) are tracking for north of 25k.

Our NIL budget is AMAZING. We only “lost” 1 player for NIL. The players we brought in would surpass everything we lost - except that 1 player (Davis). We are never going to compete to keep a player like Davis - unless you plan to donate $1 million for 1 year of a player. The other players left for other reasons - we could have matched the NIL. What we brought in will be a VERY competitive squad - and in some ways better than last year’s team. The facts are that FAU is in the position to have gone to a Final 4, made an at large, hire the hottest up and coming coach, and bring in a wildly talented transfer class. All of us thought NONE of those things were possible.

If you want to see such a change, then be the change you want to see. How many people have you encouraged to go to games or get season tickets? Do you donate? Do you encourage others to donate? What have you contributed to NIL?

FAU is in great hands and trending up in literally everything in a time where many would have thought we would fall behind. I am wildly impressed by our ability to keep up with the changing times.

Quick we are to forget we come from Angelos (only cared about balancing the sheets) and Chun (did not want to let anyone touch the field and wanted Bobby Wilder over Lane Kiffin). Brian White hired Dusty May and Tom Herman here. 

Posted On: Aug 8th 2024, 11:16 PM #425365

OWL4EVER said

As far as sponsorships and naming rights for stadium, we have many professional athletes, companies, and stars based in Boca Raton. Not sure about what side of the fence they stand on, so don't hold me to these suggestions. They are just ideas for Brian White and staff.

I'm not sure if we have pursued Baptist Health (they are already are a sponsor of FAU), Deloitte, Tenet Healthcare, Cross Country Healthcare, Publix might be tough, US Foods, ADT Security, and try Office Depot again, etc

How about professional athletes or stars that live in Boca: Let's start off with FAU Alum, Alfred Morris, which would be a great choice, Jon Bon Jovi, Cris Carter (I know he is on staff but worth a shot), Aleksander Barkov (he will be here at least until 2029 and signed an $80 million contract extension), Adam Sandler, Ariana Grande, Carrot Top (aka Scott Thompson), etc.  

How about Kid Rock, I know he doesn't live here. But you never know. Kid Rock stadium has a nice ring to it. I know he loves helping people.  

How about the guy that sold Citrix systems for $16.5 Billon, I believe his name is Mark Templeton. He either lives in Delray or Boca Raton. Or big IBM executives that live there.

Thought I would throw out some ideas to the suits upstairs..GO OWLS!!!!!!!  

Posted On: Aug 13th 2024, 5:36 PM #425426