HJS {l Wrote}:Without a very specific facility and institutional support plan (neither of which exists today), throwing money at the above will likely not be successful (both in the ability to land them and their ability to be successful). You truly would have better luck grabbing someone who has shown the ability to win with much, MUCH less.
Not to be all Debbie Downer, but it is a bleak situation for the program and it starts with attendance. If BC sold out every night they could bring in recruiting targets for a visit and not be totally embarrassed. I get we need better facilities, but if the atmosphere resembled a halfway decent program, it wouldn't be so bad. My suggestions (again):
1. End donor based seating. BC is not like other major programs. When you only get about 1-2k for a game against Louisville, you can't charge $1,000 per seat.
2. Free tickets for students. Some may say it doesn't matter, but I recall a game against FSU last year in which I believe they gave students free tickets and there was great attendance. Need to do anything you can to get them in. Or...
3. Bandcamp business model for tickets for students, alumni, employees, and existing season ticket holders. Pay what you can, perhaps with some restrictions, and prevent the complete disasters that are the UNC and Cuse games.