ESPNjacket
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Our problem is that we throw piles of money at football, renovations, and coach buyouts. UConn almost definitely has a higher hoops budget than us considering Hurley makes 4x what CDS does and Auriemma makes over 3x what Nell does.
Don't get me wrong - I love the football team and I'm probably biased because I'm a bigger hoops fan but men's basketball with a freshly renovated arena in the heart of Atlanta has no reason not to be a beacon of success. I've been flying the "Georgia Tech is a basketball school" flag for a long time, begging others to hop on board, but old traditions/history with the 4 national championships in football die hard.
I don't agree. Our problem is making bad decisions that are usually motivated by being cheap with the excuse that we are poor. We aren't poor. We think poorly and act poorly.
I do think J Batt is working to remove this mindset.