One point on this. It has been nothing short of remarkable how well the fan support has held up despite rising costs and the dearth of victories on the court/field. It's time for some steak (victories) though instead of simply sizzle (marketing).
Chizzed again???
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One point on this. It has been nothing short of remarkable how well the fan support has held up despite rising costs and the dearth of victories on the court/field. It's time for some steak (victories) though instead of simply sizzle (marketing).
You're being sarcastic, right? Or perhaps I'm just missing something obvious . . .
Mens' and Women's "versions" count separately.
Question -- if Bolt/McFarland have 2 year contracts -- well they've been here 2 years already so . . .
Did they have 3 year contracts, were they extended by a year, did they have 1 and then last year get a 2 year extension . . .
Or am I just royally confused?
Or is it something to do with "fiscal year"? As in their "2 year" contract was actually "2 years and so many months to make it to a normal fiscal year break".
Did they have 3 year contracts, were they extended by a year, did they have 1 and then last year get a 2 year extension . . .
Or am I just royally confused?
Or is it something to do with "fiscal year"? As in their "2 year" contract was actually "2 years and so many months to make it to a normal fiscal year break".
Honestly, we would have financial concerns in the atheletic department right now no matter what Jamie did.
We fans are only going to pony up for so long. When the well runs dry, what is left to show for that $5 million in costs for changing coaches? Not much.
Let's add up the increases:]
Replacing Chizzlestick with Rhoads has not yet led to an increase in revenue. If we're lucky, we'll get back to where we were in Chizzlestick's first year.
Replacing McCarney with Chizzlestick led to an increase of about 3,000 season tickets that lasted one year.
Replacing Morgan with McDermott led to a decrease in revenue. Season ticket sales and attendance have declined in every year of McDermott's tenure.
Replacing Eustachy with Morgan led to no increase in revenue.
Replacing the wrestling coach - no increase.
Replacing the gymanstics coach - no increase.
Replacing the soccer coach - no increase.
Replacing the cross-country coach - no increase.
Replacing the track-and-field coach - no increase.
Replacing the women's golf coach - no increase.
Replacing the tennis coach - no increase.
Replacing the softball coach - no increase.
It looks like I left out the increases in revenue because they don't exist. ISUAlum is correct -- we've invested $5 million in "upgrading" our coaching staffs and our ROI is negative.
Probably mainly due to marketing tactics. Conference victories have declined ever since. 6 in his first year, 4 last year, and I don't think we're going to hit 4 this year. And we've given Colorado their only two conference wins in the last 11 months.
We've also increased our athletic budget from $27 million to $40 million since Chizik was hired. Source: Pollard says healing has begun as Cyclones start search | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
Either tell us how a $13 million increase doesn't exist, or check your facts before spewing off more BS.
Yeah, we obviously need better performance, but he wasn't talking about wins, he was talking about money. He tried to pass off his assumptions as facts, he was wrong, and he can't defend his statement because it is not true.
Are companies most profitable when they first start-up, or after a few years of operation? Gotta pay if you want to play and our athletic department has to build up from being ran like a non-profit to a Division 1 school. Coaching, talent, and facilities were all sub-par, it's nice to actually show signs of a big-time school again. Now for the wins to come, and oh yes, they will.
The argument was that we increased revenue because we blew $5 million on coaching changes. That is completely false. The false hope created by Chizzlestick's first year led to a temporary, one-year increase in sales. It was not sustainable as we saw in year two. None of the other coaching changes led to any increase in revenue. The increase is because we have raised ticket prices and donation requirements to the highest levels in our history. If our revenue sports don't turn their current trends around real soon, we're going to be in big financial trouble. We've paid a lot based on Jamie's promises, sooner or later he's going to have to deliver.
I am shaking my head at reading posts that suggest we leave the big twelve!! What kind of fan are you really? Did your dog die or something? I agree leaving would be a dumb move to go to a lesser conference?? What the hell?? Support this program for christ sakes. Well upgrades in facilities is just terrible how dare JP do such a thing to help out our two main programs
Better facilities= better talent= victories. The foundation has been layed now the coaches and JP know HOPE will no longer sell so I see victories for ISU.
