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RE: STR: $EC getting serious about Hoops?
(03-30-2015 03:10 PM)Merrick Wrote:  
(03-23-2015 11:28 AM)Merrick Wrote:  This post is STR in this vein; I believe that the schools commonly known as P5 are increasingly attempting to separate themselves from the remaining D1 schools in basketball and other sports.

I've mentioned here before that the influx of cash - driven primarily by TV$ / football - will have an impact on other sports as well.

Thus, the old axiom of "$ only pertains to football" is no longer valid. Football drives the dollars bus, yes....but when those dollars are received schools are also spending in other sports as well.

Why? Because
- they can, and
- they need to improve product in other sports to make their respective Sports Networks more viable via additional programming.

While no coaching hire is a Guaranteed Success, look at some of the names the $EC has hired in the last ~5 years:

- Cal at Ken$ucky
- Mike Anderson at Arkansas
- Frank Martin at USC
- Pearl at Auburn
- Howland (?) at Mississippi St.

Sure, there are other hirings that are still in question, Donnie at TN, Johnny Jones at LSU (actually I think he's gonna be REAL good there).

Overall, I think with E$PiN driving the $$$ bus, and giving $EC Major Props during hoops broadcasts for "how tough their conference is" (how many times did announcers say this?) there will be increasing pressure for other schools to up their ante on hiring good coaches from a salary perspective.

Long-story-short: the P5 schools are ramping things up so that G5 schools will have a difficult time keeping up, even in non-football sports. They'll be able to offer a staff at least $1M more annually than a Wichita State, or Georgetown, or MEMPHIS can pay. In addition to salaries, you'll see state-of-the-art arenas, practice facilities, recruiting tools, etc.

Memphis must do whatever it takes to get in the B12. (Capt. Obvious statement, I know...) It's not just about the best home for basketball, or keeping a great football coach, or recruiting on a reasonable playing field.....it's about survival as a Major player in collegiate sports, period.

Lastly, and this will be difficult for some (including me!) we have to be more supportive of our conference mates. The solidarity shown in the $EC (one of Slive's greatest achievements, BTW) is outstanding. The BiG is similiar in that regard. They support conference mates when their own team isn't playing. (EX: Darn near every BiG fan was pulling for tOSU in the football playoff, because a win for tOSU was a win for the Conference...everyone except Michigan fans, I don't think they could stomach supporting tOSU in anything.)

So when WVU plays in the Liberty Bowl against an $EC school, we need to show up and cheer for WVU...let the B12 see the "Memphis love" and how much more would occur if we were actually a member.
OR, when SUM is playing UCONN, don't watch Florida vs. Ken$ucky.

Why watch or cheer for an $EC school that only seeks to rob us of talent and opportunity???

Again, sorry for the L-O-N-G post...just wanted to get my thoughts out there.

Your thoughts?

UT is expected to announce Rick Barnes soon.

A continuation of what I believe is the $EC getting more serious about Hoops...

Add Rick Barnes to Teenusee and Avery Johnson to Bama...
04-05-2015 06:19 PM
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RE: STR: $EC getting serious about Hoops?
(04-05-2015 06:19 PM)Merrick Wrote:  
(03-30-2015 03:10 PM)Merrick Wrote:  
(03-23-2015 11:28 AM)Merrick Wrote:  This post is STR in this vein; I believe that the schools commonly known as P5 are increasingly attempting to separate themselves from the remaining D1 schools in basketball and other sports.

I've mentioned here before that the influx of cash - driven primarily by TV$ / football - will have an impact on other sports as well.

Thus, the old axiom of "$ only pertains to football" is no longer valid. Football drives the dollars bus, yes....but when those dollars are received schools are also spending in other sports as well.

Why? Because
- they can, and
- they need to improve product in other sports to make their respective Sports Networks more viable via additional programming.

While no coaching hire is a Guaranteed Success, look at some of the names the $EC has hired in the last ~5 years:

- Cal at Ken$ucky
- Mike Anderson at Arkansas
- Frank Martin at USC
- Pearl at Auburn
- Howland (?) at Mississippi St.

Sure, there are other hirings that are still in question, Donnie at TN, Johnny Jones at LSU (actually I think he's gonna be REAL good there).

Overall, I think with E$PiN driving the $$$ bus, and giving $EC Major Props during hoops broadcasts for "how tough their conference is" (how many times did announcers say this?) there will be increasing pressure for other schools to up their ante on hiring good coaches from a salary perspective.

Long-story-short: the P5 schools are ramping things up so that G5 schools will have a difficult time keeping up, even in non-football sports. They'll be able to offer a staff at least $1M more annually than a Wichita State, or Georgetown, or MEMPHIS can pay. In addition to salaries, you'll see state-of-the-art arenas, practice facilities, recruiting tools, etc.

Memphis must do whatever it takes to get in the B12. (Capt. Obvious statement, I know...) It's not just about the best home for basketball, or keeping a great football coach, or recruiting on a reasonable playing field.....it's about survival as a Major player in collegiate sports, period.

Lastly, and this will be difficult for some (including me!) we have to be more supportive of our conference mates. The solidarity shown in the $EC (one of Slive's greatest achievements, BTW) is outstanding. The BiG is similiar in that regard. They support conference mates when their own team isn't playing. (EX: Darn near every BiG fan was pulling for tOSU in the football playoff, because a win for tOSU was a win for the Conference...everyone except Michigan fans, I don't think they could stomach supporting tOSU in anything.)

So when WVU plays in the Liberty Bowl against an $EC school, we need to show up and cheer for WVU...let the B12 see the "Memphis love" and how much more would occur if we were actually a member.
OR, when SUM is playing UCONN, don't watch Florida vs. Ken$ucky.

Why watch or cheer for an $EC school that only seeks to rob us of talent and opportunity???

Again, sorry for the L-O-N-G post...just wanted to get my thoughts out there.

Your thoughts?

UT is expected to announce Rick Barnes soon.

A continuation of what I believe is the $EC getting more serious about Hoops...

Add Rick Barnes to Teenusee and Avery Johnson to Bama...

About three years ago, someone posted about Arkansas' ambitious Master Plan for it's athletics.

Around the same time you heard of Memphis pushing for an indoor facility for football and a new practice facility for the men's and women's basketball teams.

As of today Memphis updated it's lockers and weight room for football with construction soon to start for the indoor field. I haven't seen a firm timeline for the basketball facility. Arkansas has completed it's new football ops center center that required relocation of it's practice fields, which are now elevated with parking underneath.
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It completed the indoor baseball facility
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It's getting close with the Basketball facility and Athletic Support and Dinning facilities
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It's the speed of which a school can say they are going to do something and the hoping and wishing. Even with all that revenue of being a SEC school, all of these have major donations paying for most of the costs. From the Fowlers of Jonesboro to the Jones of Dallas to local families and foundations that have donated time and time again like those associated with the Reynolds Foundation.

I keep hearing from very solid sources that the NEZ of the stadium and a major overhaul of BWA are the next big ticket items and the should all be complete within 5 years.

This is but a snapshot of an SEC school, they are all pouring money into facilities and a fan of each can rattle off similar facilities added recently.
04-05-2015 09:26 PM
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