Well that was convincing.
But since I am a season ticket holder, here's what they could do to show me they care, since you didn't provide any evidence.
1. Reduce ticket prices for the upper concourse. Clearly the city isn't going to pay those prices. Lower the prices to get more fans in the door.
2. Make season tickets part of tuition. The students have to pay for tickets. They typically only buy a Big East package. If they can come for free, perhaps they'll show up
3. Expect better recruiting. We are far below the elite in talent. We get their castoffs. Set the academic bar to be the same as football. Hire a coach who is a dynamic recruiter as well as a good bench coach. Watch Izzo or Kryzewski work the referees and their players and then watch Brey. He's not in their league. We did it when we hired a young Digger. We can do it again.
4. Set the bar for success on the NCAA tournament. We gave Brey a 10 year extension when he accomplished (a) one sweet sixteen appearance with players he didn't recruit (b) one 3rd round (c) 5 second round (d) 3 1st round (e) 3 NIT's. The tournament is what counts. We are around a Top 40-50 program based on that track record.
For comparison here is what Digger did:
1971–1972 Notre Dame 6–20
1972–1973 Notre Dame 18–12 NIT Runner Up
1973–1974 Notre Dame 26–3 NCAA Sweet 16/NCAA Midwest 3rd Place
1974–1975 Notre Dame 19–10 NCAA Sweet 16
1975–1976 Notre Dame 23–6 NCAA Sweet 16
1976–1977 Notre Dame 22–7 NCAA 1st Round
1977–1978 Notre Dame 23–8 NCAA Final Four
1978–1979 Notre Dame 24–6 NCAA Elite 8
1979–1980 Notre Dame 22–6 NCAA 2nd Round
1980–1981 Notre Dame 23–6 NCAA Sweet 16
1981–1982 Notre Dame 10–17
1982–1983 Notre Dame 19–10 NIT 1st Round
1983–1984 Notre Dame 21–12 NIT Runner Up
1984–1985 Notre Dame 21–9 NCAA 2nd Round
1985–1986 Notre Dame 23–6 NCAA 1st Round
1986–1987 Notre Dame 24–8 NCAA Sweet 16
1987–1988 Notre Dame 20–9 NCAA 1st Round
1988–1989 Notre Dame 21–7 NCAA 2nd Round
1989–1990 Notre Dame 16–13 NCAA 1st Round
1990–1991 Notre Dame 12–20
Don't forget the expanded tournament field (which makes it harder for sweet 16) :
The NCAA tournament has expanded a number of times throughout its history. This is a breakdown of the history of the tournament format:
1939–1950: 8 teams
1951–1952: 16 teams
1953–1974: varied between 22 and 25 teams
1975–1978: 32 teams
1979: 40 teams
1980–1982: 48 teams
1983: 52 teams (four play-in games before the tournament)
1984: 53 teams (five play-in games before the tournament)
1985–2000: 64 teams
2001–2010: 65 teams (with an opening round game to determine whether the 64th or 65th team plays in the first round)
2011–present: 68 teams (four play-in games in the first round before all remaining teams compete in the second round)
