westoverhillbilly
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I apologize if this has already been posted...
He addressed the audience by saying that TCU and the Fort Worth community are one and the same... that we are interdependent..
He continually praised the financial controllers of both the athletic department (Gutierrez) and the university in addition to Boschini's leadership... He said that there is nobody in the college athletics business better than Gutierrez...
We are so lucky to be in a talent rich market for athletes... When he was at Univ of Arizona, he said that there were only 9 players his last year there that got DI-A football sholarships from the state of Arizona, so the UA and ASU had to import alot of players whereas we don't and as such, we have a distinct advantage...
TCU is strongly committed to compete in big-time athletics and academics. Period. This is evidenced in actions and not words- just look at the new stadium going up for evidence..
When asked about the Aggie/SEC issue, he said that this could be the beginning of the techtonic shift that is inevitable.. Said that UT has an athletic budget of $130m and their closest conference mate is OU at $80m... He said Utah's athletic budget of $34m will be $22m lower than the currently lowest PAC 12 mate and they are going in with a very light arsenal.. At Rice (where he was previously), their budget when not accounting for tuition was a paltry $15m ($25m when tuition was added)... In summary, he said that he sees where college athletics will go back to something like the 1950's and before where there is some type of major college association that have adequate budgets and then those like Rice who will go down a rung.. Said if the TX Legislature approves A&M's departure, then lookout.. This is when and where the haves and have nots may separate themselves from each other.
He said that the good news is that TCU is "in the club" now that we're in the Big East.. Furthermore, it is difficult to get eliminated from the club once you're in it... He said that we are oh so fortunate to have been included, especially at this time.. He said he's so glad we aren't on the outside looking in (i.e. a non AQ program) at this dangerous time..
He went on about how conference affiliations now are all about who can deliver TV viewers and TCU, while not real stout, was able to deliver FW (not Dallas) to the BE... He said as recently as 20 years ago Arkansas made a conference move for geographic reasons and that was the way conferences were put together until after that, but those days are gone..
He had two local basketball recruits in his office earlier this week that had been offered by the likes of UNC... he said these types of guys have never visited TCU before, but the chance to play in the BE where the 9th place team can win the National Championship makes us a much more interesting program... he told these guys that they have a chance to have their names hanging from the rafters forever more as the guy or guys who changed it all here whereas they will be just another one of many who have gone thru the doors at UNC...
We will be attending football games in a "work zone" this fall and it will be uncomfortable- the other 6 days of the week will be construction days... There will be a lack of restrooms and concessions.. We had a chance to play our home games at the Cotton Bowl this year and declined in- "we're a FW team"... But, in '12, it is going to be phenomenal..
The BYU game came about because Tech dumped us.. he said Turbeville said that they aren't ready to play TCU now, but will later in the decade.. CDC said both Tech and TCU need that game and it will occur later in the decade.. He said 2011 was a tough scheduling year with the Tech dumping, the Utah departure and our conference change in that we were left with some real voids... He's usually working 9-10 years or more in advance on scheduling but had to scramble to get a full slate of games for '11... the BYU game is at Jerryworld because there will be demand for 40-50k seats..
Revenue is all so important in this arms race we're in.. He said that we need to raise ticket prices to a level that won't cause attendance to drop but yet will raise more money.. Said that those sitting between the 30s will be paying a significant premium... UT charges no less than $75 per ticket and Louisville about $50 while we're currently at $25... he was a bit evasive and admittedly so because he said we just don't know for sure where demand will be.. TCU's football season ticket sales currently are between 40th and 50th in the FBS despite having the #2 team in the country at 2010's finale.. this is a challenge that TCU will work on overcoming..
Said that Texas must focus on revenue to pay Mack Brown his $5m plus and TCU must focus on revenue to pay Coach Patterson his nice salary and he will do everything in his power to keep Gary happy.. The good news is that Gary loves Fort Worth and TCU and his wife loves it as much or more, so his selling job isn't as difficult as it could be.. He said the going rate just for a head fb coach is about $1m to $5m and athletic departments are under enormous pressure to cover huge expenditures..
This guy never fails to entertain..
He addressed the audience by saying that TCU and the Fort Worth community are one and the same... that we are interdependent..
He continually praised the financial controllers of both the athletic department (Gutierrez) and the university in addition to Boschini's leadership... He said that there is nobody in the college athletics business better than Gutierrez...
We are so lucky to be in a talent rich market for athletes... When he was at Univ of Arizona, he said that there were only 9 players his last year there that got DI-A football sholarships from the state of Arizona, so the UA and ASU had to import alot of players whereas we don't and as such, we have a distinct advantage...
TCU is strongly committed to compete in big-time athletics and academics. Period. This is evidenced in actions and not words- just look at the new stadium going up for evidence..
When asked about the Aggie/SEC issue, he said that this could be the beginning of the techtonic shift that is inevitable.. Said that UT has an athletic budget of $130m and their closest conference mate is OU at $80m... He said Utah's athletic budget of $34m will be $22m lower than the currently lowest PAC 12 mate and they are going in with a very light arsenal.. At Rice (where he was previously), their budget when not accounting for tuition was a paltry $15m ($25m when tuition was added)... In summary, he said that he sees where college athletics will go back to something like the 1950's and before where there is some type of major college association that have adequate budgets and then those like Rice who will go down a rung.. Said if the TX Legislature approves A&M's departure, then lookout.. This is when and where the haves and have nots may separate themselves from each other.
He said that the good news is that TCU is "in the club" now that we're in the Big East.. Furthermore, it is difficult to get eliminated from the club once you're in it... He said that we are oh so fortunate to have been included, especially at this time.. He said he's so glad we aren't on the outside looking in (i.e. a non AQ program) at this dangerous time..
He went on about how conference affiliations now are all about who can deliver TV viewers and TCU, while not real stout, was able to deliver FW (not Dallas) to the BE... He said as recently as 20 years ago Arkansas made a conference move for geographic reasons and that was the way conferences were put together until after that, but those days are gone..
He had two local basketball recruits in his office earlier this week that had been offered by the likes of UNC... he said these types of guys have never visited TCU before, but the chance to play in the BE where the 9th place team can win the National Championship makes us a much more interesting program... he told these guys that they have a chance to have their names hanging from the rafters forever more as the guy or guys who changed it all here whereas they will be just another one of many who have gone thru the doors at UNC...
We will be attending football games in a "work zone" this fall and it will be uncomfortable- the other 6 days of the week will be construction days... There will be a lack of restrooms and concessions.. We had a chance to play our home games at the Cotton Bowl this year and declined in- "we're a FW team"... But, in '12, it is going to be phenomenal..
The BYU game came about because Tech dumped us.. he said Turbeville said that they aren't ready to play TCU now, but will later in the decade.. CDC said both Tech and TCU need that game and it will occur later in the decade.. He said 2011 was a tough scheduling year with the Tech dumping, the Utah departure and our conference change in that we were left with some real voids... He's usually working 9-10 years or more in advance on scheduling but had to scramble to get a full slate of games for '11... the BYU game is at Jerryworld because there will be demand for 40-50k seats..
Revenue is all so important in this arms race we're in.. He said that we need to raise ticket prices to a level that won't cause attendance to drop but yet will raise more money.. Said that those sitting between the 30s will be paying a significant premium... UT charges no less than $75 per ticket and Louisville about $50 while we're currently at $25... he was a bit evasive and admittedly so because he said we just don't know for sure where demand will be.. TCU's football season ticket sales currently are between 40th and 50th in the FBS despite having the #2 team in the country at 2010's finale.. this is a challenge that TCU will work on overcoming..
Said that Texas must focus on revenue to pay Mack Brown his $5m plus and TCU must focus on revenue to pay Coach Patterson his nice salary and he will do everything in his power to keep Gary happy.. The good news is that Gary loves Fort Worth and TCU and his wife loves it as much or more, so his selling job isn't as difficult as it could be.. He said the going rate just for a head fb coach is about $1m to $5m and athletic departments are under enormous pressure to cover huge expenditures..
This guy never fails to entertain..
