(03-13-2020 06:05 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Don’t spend more money on the baseball program when basketball needs all the investment right now.
There is almost no revenue from baseball and no exposure until the CWS.

Basketball can produce millions in revenue per year with the right coach.
Basketball can bring alumni and donors back to campus. More money more engagement.
Basketball can be the front porch of JMU with many opportunities to get on national TV each year.

Now if JMU signs a major basketball coach and still has some financial scraps left over to hire a new baseball coach after that, go for it. Not before, maybe after.

This coming from a baseball fan.

I agree MBB comes first, but we’re not talking about a ton of new money with baseball. Spanky was only making around $89k. Not sure what Ike’s salary is as HC, but assume it’s in the very low six figure range. JMU just needs a change to reset expectations, such as the change of HC made in softball. The old softball coach wasn’t getting it done. Enter Mickey Dean and the rest is history.