……another important hire, because finances are always going to be a challenge for us. I guess the NIL is a separate deal, but I really hope BS goes outside and hires a super sharp, experienced go getter.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Sutherland retiring - Big Green top guy
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Last time Marshall hired outside, we got Huff...
Here comes the big problem...you have MU people who will never go away, who may or may not have good ideas or any real ability to do their job correctly.
Then you have people who have no ties to MU who have great ideas and are creative, but will either bolt or quit for the next opening elsewhere.
Hire one, you'll have a lifer on your hands...but you'll probably get bad creative ideas.
Hire two, you'll have a very brief but possibly good and productive work being done.
Here comes the big problem...you have MU people who will never go away, who may or may not have good ideas or any real ability to do their job correctly.
Then you have people who have no ties to MU who have great ideas and are creative, but will either bolt or quit for the next opening elsewhere.
Hire one, you'll have a lifer on your hands...but you'll probably get bad creative ideas.
Hire two, you'll have a very brief but possibly good and productive work being done.
The Big Green has been mismanaged for years. They need wholesale changes.
Travis is a good dude, always liked him. He’s been at UGA for over 10 years, probably is making way more than Sutherland was.
Marshall athletics is consistently put in a bad situation due to the lack of NIL money that they have to offer athletes. The Big Green needs a motivated individual at the helm running it. It needs to hire motivated, energetic, personable individuals to go out and seek both donations from Herd supporters as well as NIL deals from businesses. In my opinion the marketing department as well needs some work. For example I am a Herd fan and there have been many Baseball and Softball games this Spring that I didn't know about until the day before the event. Other schools marketing departments target different groups of people by constantly offering different promotions, give aways, concerts, etc. Marshall does basically zero in this regard.
To that end let’s figure out whose on the team and see how we can court them
For example we had a football player this past season whose family is worth over $200 million! That’s real money. I am not aware of anything done to court them. I believe the player decided to retire but maybe he could have been convinced to stay in another role. Idk they seemed to really like it here
Marshall has always aimed for the big donors, as they should and that's natural.
But we have so, so many smaller donors or potential smaller donors out there but Marshall/BG seems put off and annoyed in dealing with them.
I started on the BG's monthly plan in 1989 at $10 a month, That's all I could afford then.
I am still on the monthly plan but have grown that monthly donation substantially.
I am still just a middle of the pack donor and not a super fan. Point is, there are many more potential donors out there like me if the school would take the time to find, embrace and cultivate that segment. Jmo
But we have so, so many smaller donors or potential smaller donors out there but Marshall/BG seems put off and annoyed in dealing with them.
I started on the BG's monthly plan in 1989 at $10 a month, That's all I could afford then.
I am still on the monthly plan but have grown that monthly donation substantially.
I am still just a middle of the pack donor and not a super fan. Point is, there are many more potential donors out there like me if the school would take the time to find, embrace and cultivate that segment. Jmo
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