Last Ask The AD Until August

[Furmanoid]

Football generates more income than one might think. Attendance, concessions, sponsorships, advertsising etc, and so does basketball. The minor sports only generate costs and no revenue. Their travel expenses alone are enough to break the bank, Since the NCAA is totally useless now and has no power, my suggestion is just drop all the minor sports except 2-3 womens sports and just have football and basketball. If the ncaa says anything just take them to court. Easy win,

So if a sport brings in $3M and costs $5M, that’s way better than a sport that generates no income and costs $1M? How? Both are propped up by student fees. I’m just slightly concerned about the students someday saying “We don’t need no stinking football. We’d rather have concerts or cheap foreign study or something.” Then what?

Maybe football really does pay for other sports but it isn’t clear how that can be so.

[apaladin]

1. Future football schedules: Need 2 games for 2024 and one game for 2025 both 12 game seasons. Whats the plan? Since we have trouble scheduling home games will we play 2 fbs games those years?
2. Don’t recall having zero known ooc games 3 years down the road. What’s the plan? Any games you have and just not announced?

[Roundball]

1. Future football schedules: Need 2 games for 2024 and one game for 2025 both 12 game seasons. Whats the plan? Since we have trouble scheduling home games will we play 2 fbs games those years?
2. Don’t recall having zero known ooc games 3 years down the road. What’s the plan? Any games you have and just not announced?

The answer to your questions is obvious. AD’s have no idea what is going to happen with the college football landscape today, much less 3 years down the road.

[AllTimeFU]

When will the recording be available? Some good questions have been put out here.

[apaladin]

1. Future football schedules: Need 2 games for 2024 and one game for 2025 both 12 game seasons. Whats the plan? Since we have trouble scheduling home games will we play 2 fbs games those years?
2. Don’t recall having zero known ooc games 3 years down the road. What’s the plan? Any games you have and just not announced?

The answer to your questions is obvious. AD’s have no idea what is going to happen with the college football landscape today, much less 3 years down the road.

No reason not to schedule some FCS games. 2024 is only 2 years away. We need 2 games. Those games should be scheduled by now.

[apaladin]

Here you go. Over an hour long!

[Sad Din]

Facility priority projects:

1. End zone - weight room, entertainment space, boxes
2. Timmons
3. Another turf field probably for soccer/lax

[apaladin]

Football will play Tennessee in 2026, its a done deal.

[FUBeAR]

Facility priority projects:

1. End zone - weight room, entertainment space, boxes
2. Timmons
3. Another turf field probably for soccer/lax

Though he mentioned a prospective end zone facility 1st, FUBeAR’s impression was that Timmons was prioritized ahead of that from an Athletic Department perspective.

But FUBeAR also heard ‘if the Football Alumni want to pay for (as is so often (and quite successfully) the case) the end zone facility, we’ll build it.’

Mighta been listening between the lines…

[FUpaladin08]

Facility priority projects:

1. End zone - weight room, entertainment space, boxes
2. Timmons
3. Another turf field probably for soccer/lax

Though he mentioned a prospective end zone facility 1st, FUBeAR’s impression was that Timmons was prioritized ahead of that from an Athletic Department perspective.

But FUBeAR also heard ‘if the Football Alumni want to pay for (as is so often (and quite successfully) the case) the end zone facility, we’ll build it.’

Mighta been listening between the lines…

That’s how I heard it. End zone project was mentioned as part of football improvements, but not as a priority for the entire Athletic Dept.

[FUpaladin08]

Curious about everyone’s take on the Thursday night game after the AD explanation. Regardless of the non-FCS opponent; having the opportunity for more student engagement vs a Saturday game and as a kickoff event for the university, close opponent to increase possibility of visitor stand tickets, and getting ahead of Labor Day travel plans. I thought those were good answers to the question of “why Thursday.” Also liked hearing it was CCH idea and he’s open to trying new things to increase engagement.

[Affirm]

Curious about everyone’s take on the Thursday night game after the AD explanation. Regardless of the non-FCS opponent; having the opportunity for more student engagement vs a Saturday game and as a kickoff event for the university, close opponent to increase possibility of visitor stand tickets, and getting ahead of Labor Day travel plans. I thought those were good answers to the question of “why Thursday.” Also liked hearing it was CCH idea and he’s open to trying new things to increase engagement.

My take is positive.

[Affirm]

Football will play Tennessee in 2026, its a done deal.

Thank you for helping make that info known to as early a you did.

[Davemeister]

I thought those were good answers to the question of “why Thursday.” Also liked hearing it was CCH idea and he’s open to trying new things to increase engagement.

Good answers to a legitimate question. We'll find out Sept.1 if it was a good idea.

[Flagman]

I’ve voiced this before. Definitely not a fan of a Thursday night game that has no national or even regional TV exposure. So we might get few more students for the first quarter and reach the thriving crossroad of Tigerville and the results of the game might be printed in the Greenville Day-old News on the following Tuesday, since Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are Clemson days. Working fans from out of town won’t be able to go because they’ll have to work on Friday. Hoping I’m wrong.

Jason did say something about people planning their extra activities around Furman football, instead of just fitting it in when it’s convenient. I’ve been doing that for 37 years. FUATT!