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Recording tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. Leave questions for Jason and BR below.

Call me crazy but the Big East seems like it could make sense as a destination. They need a southern footprint, have small(er) size universities, and don't have FBS football. JD - have you called your people?

In the words of some basketball coach somewhere, dream big for what we can do here!

RaleighDin wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:18 am

Call me crazy but the Big East seems like it could make sense as a destination. They need a southern footprint, have small(er) size universities, and don't have FBS football. JD - have you called your people?

In the words of some basketball coach somewhere, dream big for what we can do here!

Not crazy!

affirm wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:20 am

RaleighDin wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:18 am

Call me crazy but the Big East seems like it could make sense as a destination. They need a southern footprint, have small(er) size universities, and don't have FBS football. JD - have you called your people?

In the words of some basketball coach somewhere, dream big for what we can do here!

Not crazy!

Just thought of another for CBR - it seems like we're getting higher profile recruits on campus than in the past (recently had a couple of 4 stars that posted about it on twitter). Are we seeing increased traction with more highly regarded recruits than in the past, OR is this business as usual and social media has made that type of thing easier to find out about than in the past?

Hey, Dan ... Podcast #15 was AWESOME !! Exceptionally rich content - thank you to you & Coach for the questions & the candor.

Coach Richey - When playing home games, how much does the team play off of the energy of the crowd? Are there things that you wished the crowd would continue doing that are helpful or other things that you wish we would refrain from doing, which may not have the desired affect of motivating the team.

For JD.

1. Are there any plans to update the video/scoreboard in PS? That is needed very badly.

2. Assuming the Timmons reno is dead or at least not happening. anytime soon, is the end zone building still a possibility?

3. What was the reason for moving the 2025 home date with W&M back a week? Another FBS game maybe?

1) Possibility of new uniforms?
2) Is Furman licensing apparel for fans to buy? Ex Football and Basketball jerseys?
3) Any new updates on the endzone facility mentioned in previous podcasts?

apaladin wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:15 pm

For JD.

1. Are there any plans to update the video/scoreboard in PS? That is needed very badly.

2. Assuming the Timmons reno is dead or at least not happening. anytime soon, is the end zone building still a possibility?

3. What was the reason for moving the 2025 home date with W&M back a week? Another FBS game maybe?

JD has already stated that the Timmons renovation is not dead and will happen sooner than later.

Must've been all JD could do to contain himself hearing Coach preach the importance of "sticking to identity" then lauding Rick Byrd of Belmont and Bob McKillop of Davidson - coaches who stayed the course at their mid-majors for 33 years and won 713 & 634 games, respectively.

Great news! JD was the most positive abt Timmons changes eva! Said something was coming soon!

Liked what JD said about improving the lighting and sound systems at the Stadium.

furpop16 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:05 pm

Must've been all JD could do to contain himself hearing Coach preach the importance of "sticking to identity" then lauding Rick Byrd of Belmont and Bob McKillop of Davidson - coaches who stayed the course at their mid-majors for 33 years and won 713 & 634 games, respectively.

Great!
At this point, I imagine that we would be very fortunate with Coach Richey for a combination of at least 7 years and and 160 wins - so 21% in terms of Byrd's and McKillop's tenure and 22% & 25%, respectively, in terms of games won.
Of course, I hope for much more than that - 33 years and 634 games would be amazing.

Davemeister wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:39 pm

Liked what JD said about improving the lighting and sound systems at the Stadium.

The sound system is really bad. He did say the video board was new(2019) but its still small. Needs to be at least twice the size or move it closer to the stands.