I agree that he should act on it before he wins some pointless games in the B1G and give him a chance to save his job. He hopefully can find the money to make it happen sooner than later, otherwise it will only get worse.
Stay strong Alchemy. You are a true fan and supporter. I saw some hope in Pitino like you did when many quit. He didn’t capitalize and grow enough to deserve to keep a B1G job.
I think that bundle of $$$ is smaller than you think.
If they don't have the $ then what? Drag it out for a year and how much does buyout go down? Not much. Not enough to cover the Barn being a morgue next year.
Maybe Kenny Novak from Hopkins?
Do what you have to do. Even if you only care about $, kicking the can will not save $ in the long run.
I hear you and agree, but I don’t see the actual numbers.
I don't need exact #'s to know that 4,000 lost attendance/game costs more than $1.75 million. A lot more.
Covid complicates it, but there's no way bringing back Pitino doesn't cost at least a couple thousand season tickets versus a new coach. They would have been lucky to have the Barn half full tonight.
Single game tickets would drop too. The Gophers averaged 10,232/game in 2019-20. They will be lucky to get back to that even with a new coach, IMO. The habit is broken.
Whoever it is, he's going to have to go full PR... and that should be expected. If you're not a "name," make a name for yourself. Like him or not, people knew who Fleck was before his team had played a game. Retaining season ticket holders is as much of the job as retaining players on the roster.
Kind of like having a receptionist prescribing level 1 controlled narcotics in the Psych department....
That is stark. I will have to look up if any other coach dug deep and was able to finish 11 or lower five of last eight. Stevie Wonder could see that's a problem.
wait which Minnesota basketball team are we talking about?
