Fiscal restraints force prioritization. Football and men's BB must be first priorities with all other sports prioritized by local, regional or traditional preference.
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Fiscal restraints force prioritization. Football and men's BB must be first priorities with all other sports prioritized by local, regional or traditional preference.
Originally Posted by JAB
And I totally agree my young friend
MBB hasn't been producing revenue at Louisiana Tech; therefore, you can't say that WBB is dependent upon our "revenue producing" MBB. WBB has traditionally outdrawn MBB at Tech, even last year.
I think he was speaking generally, not specifically to Tech. And while the women have outdrawn the men in BB, they remain unprofitable. I'm believe that attendance for both will increase next year, but predict the men will outdraw the women next season.
Part of our conf revenue comes from NCAA men's basketball.
That's not enough money to nearly cover our head coach's salary, and we get that money no matter how much we invest in MBB.
I agree with what you are saying, but Boxer's love of MBB typically blinds him to the facts. I also don't think MBB or WBB can ever be a consistent revenue producer at Tech.
That's because the administration decided to invest more in wbb than bb--which was stupid. Even after making an adjustment, there is still an investment discrepancy--in relative terms.
Something exciting could be built at LaTech with regards to men's basketball. In fact, we could be the premier program in the state. You say that it will never be a huge draw--I say you're WRONG!
Women's BB is not profitable anywhere, but I firmly believe that our men's program can make annual appearances in the NCAA tourney. Win a first or second round game and the money fountain starts to flow.
If you win in men's basketball, you can make good money. The same cannot be said for women's basketball. Just the facts.
Good old Memorial Gym
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