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Anecdotal.
And I’m guessing the 84 Gator MBA guy is the ideal candidate to provide said training?Maybe Dan should consider hiring a highly experienced sales executive as Director of Recruiting (and Sales Training) ... somebody with a proven track record, from outside of football. The traditional football-knowledgeable coaches and support staff retain responsibility for identifying and prioritizing prospects ... but the Sales Guy manages the pipeline, provides sales training and tactical advice, and gets our top targets closed and landed, etc.
Reading the body language and talk of prospects and their families accurately, especially when the kids are here on visits and not wanting to reveal their full thoughts, is clearly a skill that has been lacking at Florida for a number of years. We're close to Zero for a Gazillion in landing guys on ESD or NSD who we thought we had a chance at getting ... which is strong evidence that we're just making hapless guesses that are biased by the projection of our needs.
How many college position coaches address their weaknesses by taking sales-type training courses in the off-season? I'd guess "not many."
And for our team, that'd be "Not nearly enough."
And I’m guessing the 84 Gator MBA guy is the ideal candidate to provide said training?
Strengths: better than the last guys, well organized (generally), wins games he shouldAbsolutely not. I have zero interest in sales, per se. I am good at thinking in unconventional ways.
But if you look at Dan's operation from a SWOT perspective, sales competence screams out as a problem. So he can replace people, or he can train 'em up. Or some of both, selectively. Or do nothing, and ultimately plateau as an also-ran.
Uhhhhh... doesn't seem that far off.Missed my field by a mile though-- said mathematics and, of course, it was physics.
Uhhhhh... doesn't seem that far off.
You know what they call a pre-med student who can't do math or science?Take it easy, I'm pre-law.
Boon: I thought you were pre-med.
Otter: What's the difference?
No real knowledge, but I always thought salesmen were born not made. I have long been envious of their insights and grasp of psychology. I once went car shopping out of town. Salesmen looks me over and suggests that I am a college professor. Missed my field by a mile though-- said mathematics and, of course, it was physics.
The pocket protector, pens, and calculator watch confused the salesman.No real knowledge, but I always thought salesmen were born not made. I have long been envious of their insights and grasp of psychology. I once went car shopping out of town. Salesmen looks me over and suggests that I am a college professor. Missed my field by a mile though-- said mathematics and, of course, it was physics.
Never went for the pipe. Did once have the jacket. Not that day. May have had a pocket protector.Do you have a jacket with elbow patches and a pipe?
Can't get anything by you when you're sober.Uhhhhh... doesn't seem that far off.
We'll never know.Can't get anything by you when you're sober.
No real knowledge, but I always thought salesmen were born not made. I have long been envious of their insights and grasp of psychology. I once went car shopping out of town. Salesmen looks me over and suggests that I am a college professor. Missed my field by a mile though-- said mathematics and, of course, it was physics.