Recent content by proudgopher

Your Dad was right.

Most but not all of the TV revenue is generated by football. Coyle, and most other BIG AD's are blessed to have well over half their overhead expenses covered by this TV revenue....even before one single ticket is sold. Most business people would recognize what a great windfall that is. BTW...

Coyle's statement that football funds 80% of department operations is a bit slight of hand. The department budget is $130-135M. Revenue received from the BIG TV package is about $71M/year or a bit over half of department revenues. Its true that but for football there probably would not be a...

The BOR is merely a rubber stamp on these matters. Market forces drive these decisions. Coach Kill was honest enough to admit that high level college football programs are in the entertainment business. If coaches were paid like ordinary teaching professors, their salaries would be a fraction...

There is almost zero evidence in her career regarding how she will regard our sports programs. We'll just have to wait for the results.

The weather was always consistently nice in the Dome.

We have a tough schedule next year. I try to be optimistic and hope for the best but I suspect a record something like the '23 season, maybe worse.

The Athletic Dept has hired a fund raiser for NIL, M Club affairs etc. I don't recall her name but she is a former U athlete. How will that turn out?

I agree with you. I just hope it doesn't tilt more to the woke mode.

Just so they don't go woke with a DEI appointment. The criteria should be merit and excellence.

Not elite

The U does not and should not participate in much of the schedule listed. Only top contenders in certain events would travel to many of the most distant meets. It cost almost nothing for the entire team to participate in the local events and those meets within a several hours by bus such as...

The new BIG TV contract yields over $1 billion per year. The U's slice is $70-90M/year. That's huge considering the U's AD budget was around $120-130M the last time I checked. Depending on the most recent numbers, that's about 70% of your costs being covered before you sell one ticket. What...

I would add Coyle to the list of mushers.