ZippyRulz Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 http://www.ohio.com/news/local/Can't-state-university-hires-consultant-to-assess-athletics-program-1.559799 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 I could seriously see one of the recommendations being to end Can't football or moving it to D-1AA. If it weren't for the capital investment in the Big Dialer, I could see that being the case for UA as well. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 If any consultant reccommends FCS to a current FBS program, they should be laughed out of the consulting business and forced to give a full refund. FCS is a money loser like no other sport. The scholarship savings are only a fraction of the lost TV , bowl, and playoff revenues even for G5 conferences. FBS or drop football are the only options for any program. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 It would be smarter just to save the money. Quote
zen Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 So does UA hire one next?Shoulda got one 5 years ago.Rob Ianello, what would you say it is that you do here? 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 Well I get into work, stare at the screen for about an hour.. Quote
ZippyRulz Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Posted February 5, 2015 Well, Can't apparently found 20 football players who wouldn't mind finishing their college careers at other schools or playing at FCS/Div. III level, depending what happens with the consultants Quote
LZIp Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 What I'm about to say may not be popular, but it is smart. Obviously Title 9 has to be considered and I don't care to know the ins and outs of it at this point, but I would look at cutting all of the non-revenue producing sports that you can. Especially at MAC level schools. You want to compete in sports that matter? How about a reallocation of funds. Tennis and Rifle pop out right at the top of my head for Akron. How much money was just put into a new tennis complex for a sport that has never generated a dollar in revenue. If those sports weren't offered at UA, how much more money would we have to put towards football and basketball? Increase recruiting budgets, increase HC salaries so you don't have to worry about losing them and starting from scratch, increase asst coach salaries so there is more continuity in the programs. I could go on and on really but I think I've got my point across. Quote
LZIp Posted February 12, 2015 Report Posted February 12, 2015 What I'm about to say may not be popular, but it is smart. Obviously Title 9 has to be considered and I don't care to know the ins and outs of it at this point, but I would look at cutting all of the non-revenue producing sports that you can. Especially at MAC level schools. You want to compete in sports that matter? How about a reallocation of funds. Tennis and Rifle pop out right at the top of my head for Akron. How much money was just put into a new tennis complex for a sport that has never generated a dollar in revenue. If those sports weren't offered at UA, how much more money would we have to put towards football and basketball? Increase recruiting budgets, increase HC salaries so you don't have to worry about losing them and starting from scratch, increase asst coach salaries so there is more continuity in the programs. I could go on and on really but I think I've got my point across.so does nobody have an opinion on this? Quote
Dave in Green Posted February 12, 2015 Report Posted February 12, 2015 I think what you propose is neither popular nor smart. I think it's best described as expedient. It's just another way to push the concept of big money that drives professional sports down into the amateur ranks, which is already well underway. Once established at the college level it would only be a matter of time before it was being pushed at the high school level and below. It's essentially the concept that anything that doesn't generate quick cash is worthless and should be abandoned. Think it all the way through and see if that's the kind of world you want to bring up your kids in. Quote
LZIp Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Quick cash isn't the reasoning for the proposition. Being fiscally responsible is the reasoning behind the thoughts. Not only do the sports I mentioned not generate "quick cash", they generate zero cash at all and never will. I don't see anyway that it would be pushed to the high school level or lower because you aren't traveling clear across the country or paying coaches a comfortable salary to coach golf at a level that nobody cares enough to pay to watch. Quote
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