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This is still weird to me. I was of the understanding for years that Miami didn't have the funding of a lot of other big football schools, hence why their facilities where behind and they went so long without hiring a top tier coach. I think their NIL is largely one guy

They still don't. It's one single multi-billionaire funding everything. It's not a recipe for long term stability. LSU has a large alumni base that adores football and they don't need a mega-billionaire to compete.

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Posted by kmcmah1

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 7/6/22 at 3:20 pm to tiggerthetooth

That one guy is under federal investigation as well. If we’re thinking of the same person that is.

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Posted by AUcane

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 7/6/22 at 4:50 pm to tiggerthetooth

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They still don't. It's one single multi-billionaire funding everything. It's not a recipe for long term stability. LSU has a large alumni base that adores football and they don't need a mega-billionaire to compete.

Ruiz is the vocal one, for sure. But behind the scenes, there are a few other billionaires that would rather not have their voices heard. There's plenty of money now and it's not just one guy.

As for the facilities and money issue that a prior poster mentioned, yes, our department was in the red for many years and I believe turned the corner once the UHealth system became profitable (which wasn't until 2018).

This coupled with more board members being added that are willing to influence the program is what you're seeing now. We have plans to completely redo our facilities (except stadium) to make them as good if not better than any other program. Prior to this year, we had an awful AD that inspired no confidence and as a result, big time boosters that were hesitant to throw money into the program.

This post was edited on 7/6/22 at 4:51 pm

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