You wouldn't even have to pay that much.We could get the same results in basketball spending $200K each on an AD and coach. Meanwhile, we're pissing away $3 million a year.
It was just under $1 million in 2013, and over $1 million in 2014. Safe to assume that trend has continued.
People are afraid that if Wellman leaves Hatch will name his successor and doom us for even longer. Our university and its athletics programs have been taken hostage by a couple of greedy prigs, and misguided people are subsidising them big time. The best years for Wake both academically and athletically were when Thomas Hearn was our president. Under Hatch, academically we have at best tread water, while athletically we have regressed, especially in the revenue sports.
They have enjoyed the luxury of not caring about what fans/alumni think, because of the Disney Dollars flowing in under current t.v. contracts. The tactical indifference to the mental health and welfare of their fans is a poor calculation on their part, because as people cut the cord, the waters in the money river flowing through Greensboro will recede. And then Hatch/Wellman's successors will be left with the wreckage of raising money from The Lost Generation. Good. Luck. With. That.
Good post...Would not be surprised because Wake's weakness reflects in conference strength. There may be a movement at some point in time pressuring Wake to withdraw from the conference. You can't continue to free load indefinitely.
Our university and its athletics programs have been taken hostage by a couple of greedy prigs, and misguided people are subsidising them big time. The best years for Wake both academically and athletically were when Thomas Hearn was our president. Under Hatch, academically we have at best tread water, while athletically we have regressed, especially in the revenue sports.
things change quickly. i wouldnt be shocked if college athletics as we know it doesn't exist in 10 years.
Possibly. The big change over the last 10 years has been conference expansion. That's barely 6 years old.
Yep. We get shut out if ESPN and the other TV powers want to streamline their offerings to focus on more competitive contests. Why waste 3.5 hours on a Saturday showing or 2 hours on a Tuesday night showing LOWF getting beat up?