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#statement17 is the signal a verbal commitment has come in when Guerry tweets it.
I'm not sure that means a recruit. Doubt it.
Guerry signal is up.
100m state runner up I like the sound of that.. The future is bright!!#Statement17 — Thomas Guerry (@thomasguerry) May 21, 2016
Whit is right, you have to compare Nike deal to Nike deal. That said, you have to go a step further and compare the total worth of the deal. Our original deal with Nike was one of their first and included mechanize/equipment for all sports. This included uniforms, shoes, swag for all sports, but also golf clubs, volleyballs, baseball gloves, etc. that's money we didn't have to spend out of the athletic fund.
That deal has changed a little over the years (I.e baseball doesn't have to use Nike helmets, bats...but can at no cost if they do) and it needs a little work, but it's not as bad as it looks on paper as compared to the other schools (who don't get the equipment provided).
I believe the place is called Lady Rentals.
I had a bunch of classes with Zach and he was the goofiest happy go lucky kid I've ever been around. I couldn't even recognize the guy on the field, morphed into a beast!
I believe the place is called Lady Rentals. We actually found them over a year ago and booked with them. I think we ended up haaving about 15 in our group.
This data is to date as of the 14-15 year, and there has been some movement around the top in the past year or so (Michigan's huge deal, OSU taking over the top spot, etc). The Weaver administration signed our current deal. I assume they cover all sports, but not sure on the specifics about each individual school's deal.
I'll be surprised if it isn't 3:1....
When were those deals signed? What sports do they cover? Because I know for one example LOLUVA Baseball has their own deal so they don't need uniforms etc just more cash towards the overall deal.
Can't believe us? Cool. Go to the game, we need all the fans in stands we can get, but don't say we didn't warn you...
Just saying, check Andy Bitter's inteview with Whit Babcock (TKP post on it), NET revenue is about 2.5 Mil, not 3.25, that might be gross.
It seems clear from Whit's wording that he danced around it a bit. He did throw out "misinformed" in his initial reply, then sort of reeled back. You can tell there have always been things in the works, probably some miscommunication, and probably some things that the alumni didn't know about. While I agree with the former players that they should be welcomed and involved in the Athletic Department, there was something about the wording of the public letter that rubbed me the wrong way. More of "hey, we're here, why aren't you coming to us?" than anything else. It's like being at a meeting where everyone agrees to get going on something right away, a few emails go around, then nothing happens, because there is no leader and everyone assumes it's someone else's job to get things rolling. I partly feel like if the alumni desired so strongly to be involved, what was the holdup? Why didn't they band together years ago (maybe right when Whit was hired, as I can understand that Weaver likely didn't foster the best environment) and make their presence felt, and lead the charge themselves, rather than waiting for the AD to come to them?
Within the NCAA, Division I football is split into two levels: FBS and FCS (formerly Division I-A and Division I-AA, respectively). Division II and Division III which are completely separate divisions.
Nearly every Power 5 teams plays a FCS team each year. Some teams play two FCS teams in a year (like NC State did last year), but in that case, only one win counts towards bowl eligibility. Occasionally, a FBS team will play a Division II team, but it's not common.
There is a balance here and it's a little too simplistic to call it a lose-lose proposition.
First of all, playing a FCS team is a guaranteed home game every year without a return trip. There is a guarantee the FBS team pays the FCS team in order to get this benefit, but the athletic department brings in far more revenue than that expense. One home game in Lane nets about $3.25M in ticket sales + parking + concessions. Not to mention the millions of dollars in additional revenue for local businesses (hotels, restaurants, bars, stores, etc.). From a pure financial standpoint it's a huge win for everyone. It's paying for jobs in all kinds of businesses and reducing the amount of money that the athletic department needs to bring in through donations to cover operations, capital expenditures, etc.
From a team success standpoint, you're right that you don't gain anything from beating a FCS team and take a lot of flack if you lose. The alternative though is playing a mid-major team for that game, which doesn't resolve that problem- you get little to no credit if you beat Marshall, ECU, etc., but take a lot of flack if you lose. The big difference is, you are much more likely to lose to a mid-major than a FCS team AND you give up the revenue benefit previously mentioned since you won't get a mid-major to play in your stadium without a return trip.
In building a football schedule, there are a lot of nuances to consider-- revenue, fan interest, win/loss probability, bowl eligibility, SOS, etc., etc., but the reasons outlined above are the drivers as to why virtually every Power 5 team plays a FCS team every year.
FWIW, I'm told by someone who lives in El Paso that they have all closed recently.
The thing that surprises me the most is the alumni outreach failure that has become a sore point this spring, with multiple former players noting a lack of connection with the program. Kevin Jones was hired almost 2 years ago as a special assistant to the AD. Now, we don't know what he has been tasked with over his first two years, but it would seem that using him to connect our alumni with the athletic department would be a natural way to utilize at least part of his time. I'm glad he's being used that way now, I guess I'm just surprised that wasn't part of his role from day 1.
I understand Whit having to be politically correct and careful when talking about the Nike deal (since we hold a contract with them) but there's no way around it - our deal blows. UVa's Nike deal is worth more. I can understand blue blood schools being more valuable in Nike's eyes, but the disparity is pretty massive.
Schools with better annual contract value with Nike:
Washington State
Illinois
Purdue
Cal-Berkeley
Minnesota
Oregon State
Iowa
Our deal is only slightly better than Boise State and UNLV.
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/threads_and_laces/2013/12/datab...
Taking our time was really just a function of soft demand though. After giving Hokie Club members about 1.5 years to order tickets, we had only sold 30k of 40k tickets, so we ended up opening it to public ticket sales. I guarantee UT fans bought a good portion of those public sale tickets.
I am willing to bet you'll see a decent number of Tennessee fans in the Tech sections-- either via buying tickets off Hokies in the secondary market or buying them straight up from Tech when we let it go to public sale. Tennessee sold out their 40k allotment in January 2014. In September 2015 we announced we were opening our remaining tickets to public sale on October 2 (exact amount not announced b/c some were set aside for students, but I think it was approximately 8k tickets). They sold out in less than a day. There was nothing to prevent UT fans buying those tickets and given how many were shutout of tickets thru UT and had been looking for over 1.5 years, I actually wouldn't be surprised if UT fans bought more of those VT public sale tickets than Tech fans.
I would bet UT fans bought significantly more of the BMS tickets than Tech fans. Maybe not 85% but I would put it closer to 85% than 50% due to the makeup of the fan base in that area. Not to mention, UT fans have been exploring alternative ticket options for over 2 years whereas our allotment went to public sale before finally selling out in the fall And I do think they'll be more active on the secondary market than Tech fans. I'm going and bringing a big group, but I do expect it to be about 2:1 UT to Tech. If it ends up being closer to 3:2, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Uh, if we lose no one will really care either. Unless you mean from WVU fans?
If it's going to be counted towards gpa I think it must be offered to all students. Pretty sure this wont be used in that regard
As long as the "Leadership Institute" stays career-prep and leadership-training focused, it's a spectacular idea. But it will have to watched like a f**ing hawk, stuff like that is just too easy to accidentally become an athletes only grade-assitance sort of deal, we do not need to be like UNC.
I just eliminated the middle man.
No doubt. But I'm also guessing you're going to hear a more Rocky Top than you ever care to listen to.