Ritzwatch
Life's a party and I am the guest of honor.
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Tying the money to the revenue generated by each sport is so shortsighted.
I have coffee in the am with a former Alabama administrator. He has talked regularly about Bama’s growth as a university, and their expanding out-of-state enrollment. He gives credit where he thinks it is due: to Nick Saban and the massive exposure/notoriety of the football program. He says that success is worth so much more to the University recruitment than anything else Bama has done over the years.
These guys at that table also know two coaches at the University of Tennessee: Rick Barnes, because of his Clemson years fighting with Dean Smith (remember, I am in central NC), and Tony Vitello, because college baseball, at it’s peak, is the only game in town.
Vitellius success is worth more to the University overall than it is in terms of revenue generated to the Athletic Department.
Every NCAA game runs a “Come to Tennessee” ad. Every other sporting event on TV advertises for the University when the upcoming TV schedule is shown….
I have already gotten more comment this morning wearing the logo’d pullover in the picture attached than I got all last Saturday when wearing Tennessee football gear. And this is in Atlanta, during football season!
Huge mistake to gamble with the University exposure generated by the success of the baseball program these last few years.
I have coffee in the am with a former Alabama administrator. He has talked regularly about Bama’s growth as a university, and their expanding out-of-state enrollment. He gives credit where he thinks it is due: to Nick Saban and the massive exposure/notoriety of the football program. He says that success is worth so much more to the University recruitment than anything else Bama has done over the years.
These guys at that table also know two coaches at the University of Tennessee: Rick Barnes, because of his Clemson years fighting with Dean Smith (remember, I am in central NC), and Tony Vitello, because college baseball, at it’s peak, is the only game in town.
Vitellius success is worth more to the University overall than it is in terms of revenue generated to the Athletic Department.
Every NCAA game runs a “Come to Tennessee” ad. Every other sporting event on TV advertises for the University when the upcoming TV schedule is shown….
I have already gotten more comment this morning wearing the logo’d pullover in the picture attached than I got all last Saturday when wearing Tennessee football gear. And this is in Atlanta, during football season!
Huge mistake to gamble with the University exposure generated by the success of the baseball program these last few years.
