Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Jerry Kutz info on stadium renovations
Re: $80m Upgrade to Doak
"Good thread.
I was on Cameron show earlier this week discussing process we are in and it is a phased approach. We had HKS do a comprehensive stadium replacement plan for us a couple of years ago and they presented a plan to do it for Under $200 million as we don't have to replace the skyboxes,
Press box or exterior Dacia as they are part of the University Center classroom office buildings and are in good shape. What we would need to do is replace the metal structure inside those buildings, concessions and barrooms which is greatly less costly than if we had to replace it all.
The state of Florida does not allow State taxpayer dollars for any athletic facilities so it must be financed by athletic or private contributions. We've had several prominent stadium consultants run profit as on renovations versus new construction and we will have a decision to make in the near future. I don't know which direction this will go yet but I can assure you a lot of good consultation has been sought from the Giants of the industry who build pro and college stadiums. A lot will depend on our Champions Campaign, club seat sales which are going good, as your donors ultimately decide what your capability is.
I am bullish on our fan base. We might not have as many monied alumni s others but we've always found creative ways to get stuff done with te revenue our Booster members provide.
The project can be done in phases either way and it can be brought in on budget as the IPF was.Good thread."
Re: Stadium Improvements and Noise Levels
"The new club seat design moves the upper 20 rows of the existing stadium and the rooftop terrace 24 feet closer to field, which will help. The rooftop terrace will now be covered which will also help. We're expecting to have ribbon boards around that end now that will amp the stadium up more and we're looking at some other lighting in that endzone that could also amp the stadium up. We are meeting with audio people tomorrow as ours needs improvement.
I see comments on threads about people buying these seats only to drink or to sit inside the whole game which is kinda dismissive of the people buying the seats. While some are as described most of these folks are avid Noles who care just as much about the Noles as those sitting in the main bowl.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Assessing financial impact of ACC's landmark NCAA tournament
Assessing financial impact of ACC's landmark NCAA tournament
"o school gets rich off the NCAA’s basketball fund. Reach the Final Four like Duke and Kentucky? Exit the first weekend like Virginia, Hampton and VCU? Just miss qualifying like Old Dominion and Richmond?
Given the NCAA’s distributions to conferences, and subsequent trickle-down to the schools, even the largest windfalls are modest.
Duke’s Final Four appearance is the conference’s first since the Blue Devils’ 2010 national championship, the ACC’s longest gap since its 1953-54 debut. Talk about spoiled, ey?
Here’s how such success translates financially:
Thanks to its television contracts with CBS and Turner, the NCAA shares more than $200 million annually with 32 Division I conferences, rewarding the leagues for their tournament performance over a six-season period that starts the year following a specific tournament.
Conferences earn one unit for each tournament game a member school plays through the national semifinals – the title game does not count. So last year’s grim 6-6 tournament performance earned the ACC 12 units, while this year’s netted 21 units – the total available is 132, and the Big East seized a record 24 in 2009.
Since the conference divides such revenue evenly among its 15 basketball-playing members, everyone will earn approximately $2.34 million, or about $390,000 annually for six years, thanks to this month’s collective excellence.
With major athletic department budgets approaching and exceeding $100 million, that’s hardly cause for a kegger in accounting. But it’s sure better than in previous years.
Another way to examine the basketball fund’s impact is to measure it as a percentage of the conference’s revenue. Based on its federal tax returns, here is the ACC’s total revenue and NCAA basketball revenue for the 2007-08 through 2012-13 fiscal years – 2012-13 is the latest available tax filing:
FISCAL YEAR TOTAL HOOPS %
2007-08 $162.8 $15.1 9.3
2008-09 $172.7 $15.9 9.2
2009-10 $158.2 $18.2 11.5
2010-11 $167.2 $18.2 10.9
2011-12 $223.6 $17.7 7.9
2012-13 $232.4 $18.2 7.8
As you can see, as ACC revenue increased markedly in the wake of football-fueled television contracts, basketball tournament payouts remained flat, becoming an even smaller slice of the budget.
The NCAA will announce 2013-14 basketball fund distributions next month, but it’s easy to calculate what the ACC will receive not only then but in 2014-15 and 2015-16 as well.
With 70 accrued units from 2008-13, the league will net about $17.5 million. The following two years will be approximately $19.3 million and $21.5 million, respectively. Remember, that money is divided among 15 schools.
All those numbers pale to the $146.6 million the ACC from television and $36.7 million from football bowl games in 2012-13.
The College Football Playoff further dwarfs basketball money. With Florida State qualifying for last season’s inaugural CFP, the ACC received about $56 million.
One final comparison, that among the five power conferences. The NCAA’s 2013-14 Revenue Distribution Plan details payouts to leagues from 2008-09 to 2012-13, and the ACC ranked second among the five in basketball fund receipts over those five years.
The Big 12 led at $91.6 million, followed by the ACC’s $88.2 million, Big Ten’s $86.1 million, Southeastern Conference’s $77.8 million and Pacific 12’s $74.8 million."
Friday, March 27, 2015
Viewers’ Choice: Meaningless Bowls Over Playoff Basketball
Viewers’ Choice: Meaningless Bowls Over Playoff Basketball
"March Madness is huge, right? This year, the multiweek extravaganza has had its usual share of upsets, an exhilarated coach falling off his rolling chair after a victory and the presence of a dominant Kentucky team. Nearly 11.6 million brackets were submitted to ESPN.com’s annual contest. So what in college sports could be a bigger fan draw than the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament?
How about a bunch of bowl games? Yes, college football bowl games — nearly all of which had no meaning other than providing athletes with a postseason experience.
It is an imperfect comparison: a tournament with a natural direction of 68 teams reduced to a final pairing versus a bowl system that only this year introduced a four-team playoff to decide a national champion — the only instance in the history of bowl games when a winner advanced to the next level
So it is worth noting that none of the 38 bowl games carried by the ESPN empire last season had fewer viewers than the 1.1 million who tuned in for the inaugural Camellia Bowl from Montgomery, Ala., while nine early-round N.C.A.A. tournament matchups generated audiences below that figure — Texas Southern-Arizona, a TNT telecast, was ranked last at 501,000 — based on the available data from 40 of the 48 games played before Thursday.
March Madness laid low by the likes of the Belk Bowl?
This is madness, I tell you, a subversion of the notion that the men’s tournament is the sine qua non of college sports. Or it could just be simple: No matter the excitement surrounding March Madness, the silly season of December-January bowls is an example of football’s popularity over basketball.
Consider this:
■ Iowa played two prime-time N.C.A.A. tournament games last week; each averaged a little more than two million viewers. But Iowa’s afternoon loss to Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Bowl — a game with nothing at stake — attracted 4.1 million.
■ Wisconsin’s two victories last week generated between 2.7 million and 3.5 million viewers, but the Badgers’ overtime win over Auburn in the Outback Bowl was seen by 6.4 million.
■ The viewership for each of Louisville’s tournament games did not come close to the 6.4 million who watched the Cardinals lose to Georgia in, yes, the Belk Bowl.
■ Notre Dame’s win over Butler on Saturday night was seen by a more-than-respectable viewership of 3.9 million. But far more, 5.3 million, saw the Irish beat Louisiana State in the Music City Bowl in December.
Some of the viewership differences between the bowls and the tournament can be attributed to scheduling, matchups and networks carrying games. It’s easier to find an audience in prime time than in the afternoon. ESPN is more of a sports destination than truTV, which had some of the tournament’s least-watched games. ESPN made it easy for some of the bowls to be seen by wide audiences. Including the playoff games, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC carried 38 bowls last season. Seven were packed into New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Some universities that send teams to bowl games and the basketball tournament are historically stronger at football than basketball. Mississippi, which is known for its football team, drew an audience of 984,000 when it lost to Xavier in basketball last Thursday afternoon. But when Ole Miss was trampled by Texas Christian in the Peach Bowl, five million watched. On the flip side, North Carolina, with its five national titles in men’s basketball, had more viewers for its first two tournament games than it did when its football team lost to Rutgers in the Quick Lane Bowl.
Oregon is an illustration of the difference in attention a great football program receives over a less renowned but pretty good basketball team. The Ducks’ win over Florida State in the Rose Bowl was seen by a little more than 28 million viewers — an audience about eight times bigger than the one that tuned in for the basketball team’s loss to Wisconsin in prime time on Sunday.
After beating Texas Southern in front of a meager afternoon audience, Arizona demonstrated that having a better opponent in a better slot on a broadcast network could lead to an audience increase. Arizona drew 8.3 million viewers for its 73-58 win over Ohio State, a broadcast that began late Saturday afternoon on CBS. That total exceeded the 7.4 million who watched the Wildcats lose to Boise State on New Year’s Eve in the Fiesta Bowl.
And state bragging rights can turn into a television magnet for fans nationally. Take Wichita State’s 78-65 upset of Kansas that tipped off around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The game attracted 9.9 million viewers — the most for any tournament game, according to available data. Kansas, a state with a population of 2.9 million, cannot be responsible for all those viewers."
FSU performance metric issue
http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2015-03-25/story/unf-may-receive-merit-pay-after-state-admits-scoring-error
"UNF should have been awarded an additional point to boost its score to a 36 out of 50, which is a tie with Florida State University under the performance funding ranking."
"Now that UNF has the same scores as FSU, either the BOG or the Legislature will have to decide whether that means both schools qualify for a share of performance funding dollars or that neither does."
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/tia-mitchell/2015-03-26/bog-confirms-grade-change-makes-unf-eligible-performance#.VRR3JU15z_w.twitter
"The revised scores resulted in a tie score between FIU and UCF, and UNF and FSU. A similar tie occurred between FIU and UCF for the top three last year. Following our practice last year to address ties to the benefit, and not the detriment of the institutions, FIU will be included as part of the top three universities and UNF will be eligible for new funds under the Board’s model this year. This is, of course, subject to an appropriation by the legislature and the Governor to fund the Performance Funding Model for the upcoming fiscal year."
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Fan poll, state of Florida
Florida Odds and Ends
"College sports loyalties in Florida continues to be extremely closely divided between the Gators (23%) and Seminoles (22%), Central Florida and Miami tie for 3rd at 10%, followed by South Florida at 8%, Florida Atlantic at 4%, and Florida International at 1%.
The jury is still out for Gator fans when it comes to new football hire Jim McElwain. 66% say they have no opinion about him. Reviews among those who do have one are pretty favorable- 29% rate him positively to just 6% with an unfavorable opinion. Al Golden's approval ratings with Miami fans have dropped a good bit over the last year and a half. In September 2013 he was at a 58/13 spread with them, but that's now declined to 38/12. Jimbo Fisher remains mostly popular with his fan base at a 55/6 approval, although that's an awful lot with no opinion given how successful the program has been in recent years."
David Block @davidraider88 · 35 minutes ago
According to @ppppolls, state of FL fandom breakdown:
23% UF
22% FSU
10% UCF
10% Miami
8% USF
Jimbo has a 55/6 approval rating w/FSU fans.
Thought this was very interesting. pic.twitter.com/nrW26Mgqt8
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Florida State's small surrounding population makes attendance more impressive
Florida State's small surrounding population makes attendance more impressive
"Florida State recently announced that it will add club seating options to Doak Campbell Stadium, reducing overall seating capacity by a few thousand. This comes as some schools across the country, like Texas A&M and LSU, have increased capacity.
Given that, some Florida State fans are wondering why FSU would reduce capacity. The answer is complicated, some of which has to do with college football as a whole, and some specific to Florida State.
Bemoan if it you will, but it has been well-documented that the lack of cell phone reception and wireless internet are detractors to going to games for many, especially in the younger generation. And with the increase in television quality, combined with the decrease in price, the home viewing experience has never been better. Athletic departments all across the country are trying to combat these issues by creating a unique stadium experience, offering more amenities, etc. Still, many agree that attendance issues plaguing college football nationwide will likely not be solved any time soon. Many who have looked at the shifting dynamic lauded the move to reduce capacity and offer more luxury seats.
The issue specific to Florida State is more interesting, however. And it's one of population.
Nestled up in the panhandle, Florida State is the only school with a stadium that holds at least 75,000 people to not have at least 1M in in-state population within a 100-mile radius. Less than rural schools like Nebraska, Oklahoma, Clemson, etc.
According to 2010 US Census Data and the CAPS system, 850,871 Floridians live within a 100-mile radius of Tallahassee. The school with the next least populous surrounding area? Nebraska, with 1,448,241 --70 percent more than the Seminoles.
Why a 100-mile radius? It's at most a two-hour drive. People living within 100 miles can quickly and easily make it to a game and home again on the same day. These fans do not have to stay in hotels nearly as often as fans coming from farther away. Having people who can consistently show up to support the team without a major outlay of time and money, like the one required for those making a drive of four or more hours, is important.
Compare FSU's close population surrounding Gainesville. The Gators have six times the number of Floridians living within 100 miles of campus as Florida State does. The gap does close when the radius is increased to 250 miles, but again, fans living within 250 miles are less likely to consistently make the trip compared to those within 100 miles.
The schools at the top all have either a huge city (Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, etc.) or several large-sized cities within 100 miles. FSU has neither.
Considering that, it makes Florida State's annual attendance of 92 percent capacity in 2013 all the more impressive.
Some will point out that considering only in-state population doesn't tell the whole story. That is true.
But for state schools, it is very important to note that in-state residents are more important. In-state tuition is much cheaper than out-of-state. And since alumni make up an important portion of fans, having a situation where a sizable population lives just over the border is not conducive to churning out alumni who will live close by when compared to schools with the advantage of having a large in-state draw.
In Florida State's case, there are certainly fans in nearby Georgia and Alabama, but FSU fans do not exist with the same frequency in those areas as they do in the state of Florida. And FSU runs in to the additional issue of alumni going back to the major population centers like Tampa, St. Pete, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, etc. -- places that are four to seven hours away on the road.
Here again, Florida State is last (though not by quite as much!) in terms of fans within 100 miles. It's a simple fact that FSU fans are asked to travel farther to see their Seminoles play than fans of any other school with stadium seating 75,000 or more."
Rick Scott replaces Andy Haggard
Not sure what the backstory here is. Scott is a scumbag (and I am a Rep saying that), and Haggard is a great Nole.
That said, FSU's BOT is horrible and the more new blood the better.
But who knows....
doug blackburn @dblackburn 22 minutes ago
#FSU's longest serving trustee, Andy Haggard, had tired of Gov. Scott lobbying board members. On Monday, Scott replaced Haggard.
doug blackburn @dblackburn 20 minutes ago
doug blackburn @dblackburn · 11 minutes ago
Ira Schoffel @IraSchoffel 14 minutes ago
That said, FSU's BOT is horrible and the more new blood the better.
But who knows....
doug blackburn
doug blackburn
Haggard had said he didn't expect he would be reappointed to FSU's BOT, especially when he stopped taking phone calls from Gov. Rick Scott.
doug blackburn @dblackburn · 11 minutes ago
Only surprise regarding Rick Scott replacing FSU Trustee Andy Haggard is why it didn't happen Jan. 5, day Haggard's term officially ended.
Ira Schoffel
Per @dblackburn, longtime FSU Trustee Andy Haggard replaced on board following rift with Gov. Scott. Haggard is a huge FSU sports supporter.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
HackFSU to highlight tech-savvy students
HackFSU to highlight tech-savvy students
"This weekend will be ground zero for hackers as tech-savvy students convene for a weekend-long hack-a-thon.
The second annual HackFSU event begins at midnight Saturday and continues all day until participants showcase the fruits of their hacking early Sunday morning in two mega expos, which will be like giant science fairs.
Interested hackers – software and hardware engineers, designers and others – must be current students or recent graduates. Check in begins at 9 p.m. tonight, followed by an opening ceremony at 11 p.m. The event takes place at Dirac Science Library, 110 N. Woodward Ave. For more details, visit hackfsu.com or mlh.io or contact info@hackfsu.com.
This year's HackFSU will have a 90s theme. More than 350 students from schools throughout the country are expected to compete in HackFSU, which is part of the Major League Hacking powered by Dell. Students from Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Michigan and Florida are competing in the event.
Similar hack-a-thons have swept the country, Canada and the U.K.
HackFSU lead coordinator Matt O'Hagan said students will use materials around them to create cutting-edge technology. An example, he said, of what might be produced is an app that connects a user's mobile device to a microwave or coffee maker for remote use. Students will have access to hardware provided by Dell, including XPS laptops, Precision workstations and Alienware gaming consoles, monitors and tablets.
More details:
Tonight:
9 pm. – Check in begins.
11 p.m. – Opening ceremony.
Saturday:
Midnight: Hacking starts and continues all day.
Sunday:
6 a.m.: Hacking ends.
7:40 a.m.: Expo 1 begins.
8:40 a.m.: Expo 2 begins.
10 a.m. – Winners will be announced, followed by a closing ceremony."
Behind the numbers: Florida State football made $31.3M in national title season
Behind the numbers: Florida State football made $31.3M in national title season
"
How much does it pay to be a national champion?
For the Florida State football team, it paid well in the form of $31.3 million in recorded profit.
That's nothing near the 121.8 million that Oregon football pulled in, but much of that was because of the donation of a massive facility from Nike's Phil Knight.
It was closer to the $40 million that Ohio State football recorded making over the same time period.
This all from data schools are required to send to the NCAA after each year.
In 2013-14, Florida State football had a total operating revenue of $64 million compared to nearly $33 million in total expenses.
Here's a breakdown of total operating revenue by sport at Florida State:
Football – $64,152,286
Men's basketball – $10,559,780
Women's basketball – $2,836,081
Other sports – $10,396,113
Non-sport specific – $16,830,214
Overall – $104,774,474
Profit reported (revenues minus expenses):
Football – $31,295,778
Men's basketball – $4,146,979
Women's basketball – (-)$744,356
Other sports – (-)$6,032,718
Non-sport specific – (-)$26,547,484
Overall – $2,118,199
So what does that all mean? And how are they making that much on football?
It starts with the donations ($15.8 million for football, $22.5 million overall), but also is impacted heavily by ticket sales.
Here is a look at all that Florida State ticket revenue number by sport:
Football - $23,315,974
Men's basketball - $1,474,172
Baseball - $685,777
Women's basketball - $39,701
Softball - $20,612
Women's soccer - $14,517
Total - $25,890,094
Then there are NCAA/conference distributions, which amounted to $14.6 million. That includes money brought in from conference/NCAA television agreements and distribution.
Those numbers are part of the reason coaching salary numbers can escalate and sports teams that bring in more money then can pay out more.
What did Florida State head coaches make, including salary, benefits and bonuses in 2013-14?
Men's sports
Jimbo Fisher - football - $3,817,236
Leonard Hamilton - basketball - $2,395,935
Mike Martin - baseball - $537,201
Trey Jones - golf - $163,000
Dwayne Hultquist - tennis - $155,342
Women's sports
Sue Semrau - basketball - $848,003
Mark Krikorian - soccer - $400,248
Lonni Alameda - softball - $214,933
Chris Poole - volleyball - $207,192
Jennifer Hyde - tennis - $149,776
Amy Bond - golf - $116,676
Danalee Corso - sand volleyball - $116,085
Men's and women's teams:
Bob Braman - track and field/XC - $329,949
Frank Bradley - swimming and diving - $179,893
Other programs to read about:
Ohio State
Iowa
LSU
Oregon
Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
Indiana (Indy Star)
Purdue (Indy Star)"
That's nothing near the 121.8 million that Oregon football pulled in, but much of that was because of the donation of a massive facility from Nike's Phil Knight.
It was closer to the $40 million that Ohio State football recorded making over the same time period.
This all from data schools are required to send to the NCAA after each year.
In 2013-14, Florida State football had a total operating revenue of $64 million compared to nearly $33 million in total expenses.
Here's a breakdown of total operating revenue by sport at Florida State:
Football – $64,152,286
Men's basketball – $10,559,780
Women's basketball – $2,836,081
Other sports – $10,396,113
Non-sport specific – $16,830,214
Overall – $104,774,474
Profit reported (revenues minus expenses):
Football – $31,295,778
Men's basketball – $4,146,979
Women's basketball – (-)$744,356
Other sports – (-)$6,032,718
Non-sport specific – (-)$26,547,484
Overall – $2,118,199
So what does that all mean? And how are they making that much on football?
It starts with the donations ($15.8 million for football, $22.5 million overall), but also is impacted heavily by ticket sales.
Here is a look at all that Florida State ticket revenue number by sport:
Football - $23,315,974
Men's basketball - $1,474,172
Baseball - $685,777
Women's basketball - $39,701
Softball - $20,612
Women's soccer - $14,517
Total - $25,890,094
Then there are NCAA/conference distributions, which amounted to $14.6 million. That includes money brought in from conference/NCAA television agreements and distribution.
Those numbers are part of the reason coaching salary numbers can escalate and sports teams that bring in more money then can pay out more.
What did Florida State head coaches make, including salary, benefits and bonuses in 2013-14?
Men's sports
Jimbo Fisher - football - $3,817,236
Leonard Hamilton - basketball - $2,395,935
Mike Martin - baseball - $537,201
Trey Jones - golf - $163,000
Dwayne Hultquist - tennis - $155,342
Women's sports
Sue Semrau - basketball - $848,003
Mark Krikorian - soccer - $400,248
Lonni Alameda - softball - $214,933
Chris Poole - volleyball - $207,192
Jennifer Hyde - tennis - $149,776
Amy Bond - golf - $116,676
Danalee Corso - sand volleyball - $116,085
Men's and women's teams:
Bob Braman - track and field/XC - $329,949
Frank Bradley - swimming and diving - $179,893
Other programs to read about:
Ohio State
Iowa
LSU
Oregon
Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
Indiana (Indy Star)
Purdue (Indy Star)"
Behind the numbers: Where Big Ten athletic departments rank in spending, profit, pay
Behind the numbers: Where Big Ten athletic departments rank in spending, profit, pay
"When Maryland and Rutgers moved to the Big Ten, it was never about better competition or natural rivalries.
It was about money.
Maryland was in enough of a financial bind that it had eliminated seven sports.
At the time, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson told USA Today that "No future Maryland athletic director will ever have to look in young men's and young women's eyes and say you can't play here anymore."
The 2013-14 financial data from forms sent from the schools to the NCAA, acquired via Freedom of Information requests, show the benefit of being part of the conference, with the Big Ten Network money and football money continuing to grow.
With that in mind, here is a look at some rankings of current Big Ten teams and their football-related surplus from 2013-14. Keep in mind that Northwestern, a private school, and Penn State, because of Pennsylvania's weak Right to Know policy, are not part of the listing because they are not subject to FOIA requests of this sort.
Wisconsin has not yet responded to a FOIA request for its data. Those numbers will be added when they are received.
Football team profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Michigan - $64,628,017
2. Ohio State - $40,387,038
3. Nebraska - $36,319,663
4. Iowa - $33,993,770
5. Michigan State - $26,115,000
6. Illinois - $13,678,605
7. Minnesota - $12,064,173
8. Indiana - $8,667,357
9. Maryland - $6,291,746
10. Purdue - $4,456,955
11. Rutgers - $1,996,038
Baskeball money is secondary
Football is clearly where the money is at, which is why Maryland was willing to drop its traditional basketball rivalries to jump to the Big Ten.
The best example of this is actually the University of Kentucky, clearly a basketball school in the big football-money driven Southeastern Conference.
Yet, in 2013-14, Kentucky actually made more than double the amount on its football program than its basketball program. Kentucky made $16.9 million on football and $7.5 million on men's basketball.
That being said, the Big Ten remains a powerhouse basketball league and several teams made more than Kentucky.
Men's basketball profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Ohio State - $14,246,586
2. Indiana - $11,275,513
3. Illinois - $9,542,958
4. Michigan State - $8,474,302
5. Maryland - $6,821,798
6. Michigan - $6,179,411
7. Iowa - $4,594,083
8. Purdue - $3,106,981
9. Minnesota - $2,127,533
10. Nebraska - $2,116,412
11. Rutgers - $1,202,291
Big Ten Network money makes a difference
Looking at the numbers, it's clear why Maryland and Rutgers jumped to the Big Ten. Schools don't get a full share of the Big Ten money until they are in the conference for six full years, which is why Nebraska lags behind in the NCAA/conference distribution category as well.
But every other school brought in at least $28.6 million extra because of the network, bowl payouts and tournament money. Those numbers are expected to grow to reach more than $44.5 million apiece per school by 2017-18, when the new TV deal begins, according to the Lafayette Courier & Journal.
NCAA/conference distributions (bowl, tournament, conference TV, etc.)
1. Michigan State - $31,260,069
2. Indiana - $30,073,247
3. Illinois - $29,290,831
4. Michigan - $29,272,753
5. Iowa - $28,960,390
6. Purdue - $28,928,744
7. Ohio State - $28,662,655
8. Minnesota - $28,611,812
9. Maryland (ACC) - $19,038,856
10. Nebraska - $16,098,749
11. Rutgers (AAC) - $9,269,466
More programs bringing home profit
In the 2011-12 data, USA Today Sports reported that just 23 of 228 athletics departments at NCAA Division I public schools were able to cover their own expenses and turn an overall profit. Last year, in the Big Ten alone, eight of the 11 schools that responded were able to cover their own expenses and the top six turned a profit.
Athletic department profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Ohio State - $22,661,497
2. Michigan - $13,038,628
3. Indiana - $4,282,047
4. Iowa - $3,680,107
5. Maryland - $481,975
6. Nebraska - $184,103
7. Minnesota - $0
8. Rutgers - $0
9. Illinois - (-)$2,925,082
10. Michigan State - (-)$3,220,376
11. Purdue - (-)$4,949,278
Athletic department total operating revenue
1. Michigan - $157,899,820
2. Ohio State - $145,232,681
3. Minnesota - $106,176,156
4. Iowa - $105,958,954
5. Michigan State - $104,677,456
6. Nebraska - $94,797,692
7. Indiana - $84,668,779
8. Illinois - $80,848,569
9. Rutgers - $76,656,339
10. Maryland - $73,434,869
11. Purdue - $71,372,206
Football coaches make more
It's natural that, with football programs bringing in more money, their coaches and assistant coaches are making more money.
Indiana, Maryland and Purdue were the rare programs where that didn't hold true:
Football coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State - $5,495,659
2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State - $5,244,212
3. Kurt Ferentz, Iowa - $4,239,391
4. Brady Hoke, Michigan (no longer coach) - $4,157,653
5. Bo Pelini, Nebraska (no longer coach) - $3,249,429
6. Darrell Hazell, Purdue - $2,259,280
7. Randy Edsall, Maryland - $2,155,352
8. Tim Beckman, Illinois - $1,811,157
9. Jerry Kill, Minnesota - $1,536,154
10. Kevin Wilson, Indiana - $1,525,743
11. Kyle Flood, Rutgers - $989,361
Football asst. coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Ohio State - $6,006,654
2. Michigan - $4,364,134
3. Michigan State - $4,021,367
4. Iowa - $3,765,495
5. Nebraska - $3,298,581
6. Indiana - $3,103,100
7. Minnesota - $2,878,383
8. Maryland - $2,813,877
9. Purdue - $2,579,392
10. Rutgers - $2,401,349
11. Illinois - $2,216,719
Men's basketball coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Tom Crean, Indiana - $3,702,559
2. Tom Izzo, Michigan State - $3,530,631
3. Thad Matta, Ohio State - $3,505,565
4. John Beilein, Michigan - $2,873,800
5. Matt Painter, Purdue - $2,458,274
6. Mark Turgeon, Maryland - $2,299,453
7. Tim Miles, Nebraska - $1,887,213
8. John Groce, Illinois - $1,822,604
9. Richard Pitino, Minnesota - $1,605,165
10. Fran McCaffery, Iowa - $1,548,548
11. Eddie Jordan, Rutgers - $1,087,601
Stringer leads Rutgers coaches in pay
It takes a coach with over 900 wins that has also taken three different schools to a Final Four, but C. Vivian Stringer is the rare women's basketball coach who was actually her institution's highest paid coach in 2013-14.
She also leads all Big Ten coaches in money made that year, though the two salary leaders – Stringer and Brenda Frese – didn't actually join the conference until this school year.
Women's basketball coach salaries
1. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers - $1,155,950
2. Brenda Frese, Maryland - $1,125,265
3. Lisa Bluder, Iowa - $935,284
4. Connie Yori, Nebraska - $814,706
5. Suzy Merchant, Michigan State, $690,105
6. Kevin McGuff, Ohio State - $676,182
7. Sharon Versyp, Purdue - $589,214
8. Pam Borton, Minnesota (no longer coach) - $553,462
9. Curt Miller, Indiana (resigned) - $473,852
10. Matt Bollant, Illinois - $411,828
Making money the old-school way
While TV money is obviously playing a huge role in the bolstering of athletic department revenues, some schools are still making money the old-fashioned way, by selling tickets.
Luxury boxes and other modern-amenity seating, of course, also plays a huge role. But this is another place where football sets itself apart from basketball.
Indiana again is the rare spot that made more on basketball ticket sales than football.
Football ticket sales
1. Ohio State - $47,091,663
2. Michigan - $46,108,503
3. Nebraska - $34,121,726
4. Iowa - $21,042,903
5. Michigan State - $17,671,810
6. Minnesota - $14,024,130
7. Purdue - $9,628,594
8. Illinois - $9,236,799
9. Rutgers - $8,767,194
10. Indiana - $6,585,484
11. Maryland - $6,392,258
Men's basketball ticket sales
1. Indiana - $9,765,047
2. Illinois - $7,519,226
3. Ohio State - $7,415,146
4. Maryland - $6,096,790
5. Minnesota - $5,604,895
6. Michigan State - $5,067,854
7. Michigan - $4,768,080
8. Purdue - $3,964,735
9. Iowa - $3,805,013
10. Nebraska - $3,025,876
11. Rutgers - $1,306,028
Does recruiting spending pay?
One oddity of the numbers is the amount schools spend on recruiting, which continues to rise. But did the nearly $800,000 that Illinois football spent on recruiting in 2013-14 really pay off? Rivals.com rated Illinois with the Big Ten's seventh-best class that season while Ohio State, which spent nearly $486,000, had the top-rated class and went on to win the national championship.
Football recruiting spending
1. Nebraska - $904,269
2. Illinois - $783,959
3. Michigan State - $647,875
4. Michigan - $584,721
5. Minnesota - $555,755
6. Indiana - $545,017
7. Ohio State - $485,996
8. Rutgers - $482,220
9. Purdue - $406,384
10. Iowa - $347,037
11. Maryland - $267,867
Men's basketball recruiting spending
1. Indiana - $716,888
2. Illinois - $431,327
3. Nebraska - $416,096
4. Minnesota - $359,056
5. Iowa - $291,811
6. Michigan State - $256,167
7. Michigan - $234,090
8. Ohio State - $226,226
9. Purdue - $197,206
10. Rutgers - $111,178
11. Maryland - $104,889
Big-time donors make a difference
None of these schools is Oregon, where Phil Knight's LLC made the Ducks 2013-14's big numbers winner, making $121.8 million on football because of the $88 million donation of the football program's Hatfield Dowlin complex.
The Big Ten doesn't have those deep pockets, but the donors still came out in full forces and made a huge difference in the bottom line for many programs.
This is the money that likely will be tapped into when Cost of Attendance comes into play in the fall of 2015 and schools are allowed to begin paying athletes a stipend – the number of which is decided by the school's financial aid office – to cover the expenses related to being a student that aren't already covered in the athletes' scholarships.
For some schools, though the numbers are dwindling, student fees still exist and fees that go along with the tuition of the general student body (or subsidies) are used to pay for athletic expenses.
Athletic donor contributions
1. Michigan - $35,267,267
2. Iowa - $30,356,325
3. Michigan State - $29,724,939
4. Ohio State - $28,201,658
5. Illinois - $16,909,059
6. Indiana - $16,792,186
7. Purdue - $15,281,636
8. Nebraska - $11,833,760
9. Maryland - $11,225,922
10. Minnesota - $10,332,287
11. Rutgers - $8,113,992
Athletic student fees collected
1. Maryland - $11,315,001
2. Rutgers - $10,323,090
3. Illinois - $3,046,935
4. Iowa - $683,917
Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Nebraska, Purdue, Minnesota - $0
Individual programs to read about:
Ohio State
Iowa
Minnesota
Texas
Georgia
Florida State
LSU
Oregon
Maryland was in enough of a financial bind that it had eliminated seven sports.
At the time, Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson told USA Today that "No future Maryland athletic director will ever have to look in young men's and young women's eyes and say you can't play here anymore."
The 2013-14 financial data from forms sent from the schools to the NCAA, acquired via Freedom of Information requests, show the benefit of being part of the conference, with the Big Ten Network money and football money continuing to grow.
With that in mind, here is a look at some rankings of current Big Ten teams and their football-related surplus from 2013-14. Keep in mind that Northwestern, a private school, and Penn State, because of Pennsylvania's weak Right to Know policy, are not part of the listing because they are not subject to FOIA requests of this sort.
Wisconsin has not yet responded to a FOIA request for its data. Those numbers will be added when they are received.
Football team profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Michigan - $64,628,017
2. Ohio State - $40,387,038
3. Nebraska - $36,319,663
4. Iowa - $33,993,770
5. Michigan State - $26,115,000
6. Illinois - $13,678,605
7. Minnesota - $12,064,173
8. Indiana - $8,667,357
9. Maryland - $6,291,746
10. Purdue - $4,456,955
11. Rutgers - $1,996,038
Baskeball money is secondary
Football is clearly where the money is at, which is why Maryland was willing to drop its traditional basketball rivalries to jump to the Big Ten.
The best example of this is actually the University of Kentucky, clearly a basketball school in the big football-money driven Southeastern Conference.
Yet, in 2013-14, Kentucky actually made more than double the amount on its football program than its basketball program. Kentucky made $16.9 million on football and $7.5 million on men's basketball.
That being said, the Big Ten remains a powerhouse basketball league and several teams made more than Kentucky.
Men's basketball profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Ohio State - $14,246,586
2. Indiana - $11,275,513
3. Illinois - $9,542,958
4. Michigan State - $8,474,302
5. Maryland - $6,821,798
6. Michigan - $6,179,411
7. Iowa - $4,594,083
8. Purdue - $3,106,981
9. Minnesota - $2,127,533
10. Nebraska - $2,116,412
11. Rutgers - $1,202,291
Big Ten Network money makes a difference
Looking at the numbers, it's clear why Maryland and Rutgers jumped to the Big Ten. Schools don't get a full share of the Big Ten money until they are in the conference for six full years, which is why Nebraska lags behind in the NCAA/conference distribution category as well.
But every other school brought in at least $28.6 million extra because of the network, bowl payouts and tournament money. Those numbers are expected to grow to reach more than $44.5 million apiece per school by 2017-18, when the new TV deal begins, according to the Lafayette Courier & Journal.
NCAA/conference distributions (bowl, tournament, conference TV, etc.)
1. Michigan State - $31,260,069
2. Indiana - $30,073,247
3. Illinois - $29,290,831
4. Michigan - $29,272,753
5. Iowa - $28,960,390
6. Purdue - $28,928,744
7. Ohio State - $28,662,655
8. Minnesota - $28,611,812
9. Maryland (ACC) - $19,038,856
10. Nebraska - $16,098,749
11. Rutgers (AAC) - $9,269,466
More programs bringing home profit
In the 2011-12 data, USA Today Sports reported that just 23 of 228 athletics departments at NCAA Division I public schools were able to cover their own expenses and turn an overall profit. Last year, in the Big Ten alone, eight of the 11 schools that responded were able to cover their own expenses and the top six turned a profit.
Athletic department profit (revenue minus expenses):
1. Ohio State - $22,661,497
2. Michigan - $13,038,628
3. Indiana - $4,282,047
4. Iowa - $3,680,107
5. Maryland - $481,975
6. Nebraska - $184,103
7. Minnesota - $0
8. Rutgers - $0
9. Illinois - (-)$2,925,082
10. Michigan State - (-)$3,220,376
11. Purdue - (-)$4,949,278
Athletic department total operating revenue
1. Michigan - $157,899,820
2. Ohio State - $145,232,681
3. Minnesota - $106,176,156
4. Iowa - $105,958,954
5. Michigan State - $104,677,456
6. Nebraska - $94,797,692
7. Indiana - $84,668,779
8. Illinois - $80,848,569
9. Rutgers - $76,656,339
10. Maryland - $73,434,869
11. Purdue - $71,372,206
Football coaches make more
It's natural that, with football programs bringing in more money, their coaches and assistant coaches are making more money.
Indiana, Maryland and Purdue were the rare programs where that didn't hold true:
Football coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State - $5,495,659
2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State - $5,244,212
3. Kurt Ferentz, Iowa - $4,239,391
4. Brady Hoke, Michigan (no longer coach) - $4,157,653
5. Bo Pelini, Nebraska (no longer coach) - $3,249,429
6. Darrell Hazell, Purdue - $2,259,280
7. Randy Edsall, Maryland - $2,155,352
8. Tim Beckman, Illinois - $1,811,157
9. Jerry Kill, Minnesota - $1,536,154
10. Kevin Wilson, Indiana - $1,525,743
11. Kyle Flood, Rutgers - $989,361
Football asst. coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Ohio State - $6,006,654
2. Michigan - $4,364,134
3. Michigan State - $4,021,367
4. Iowa - $3,765,495
5. Nebraska - $3,298,581
6. Indiana - $3,103,100
7. Minnesota - $2,878,383
8. Maryland - $2,813,877
9. Purdue - $2,579,392
10. Rutgers - $2,401,349
11. Illinois - $2,216,719
Men's basketball coach salaries, benefits, bonuses paid by university
1. Tom Crean, Indiana - $3,702,559
2. Tom Izzo, Michigan State - $3,530,631
3. Thad Matta, Ohio State - $3,505,565
4. John Beilein, Michigan - $2,873,800
5. Matt Painter, Purdue - $2,458,274
6. Mark Turgeon, Maryland - $2,299,453
7. Tim Miles, Nebraska - $1,887,213
8. John Groce, Illinois - $1,822,604
9. Richard Pitino, Minnesota - $1,605,165
10. Fran McCaffery, Iowa - $1,548,548
11. Eddie Jordan, Rutgers - $1,087,601
Stringer leads Rutgers coaches in pay
It takes a coach with over 900 wins that has also taken three different schools to a Final Four, but C. Vivian Stringer is the rare women's basketball coach who was actually her institution's highest paid coach in 2013-14.
She also leads all Big Ten coaches in money made that year, though the two salary leaders – Stringer and Brenda Frese – didn't actually join the conference until this school year.
Women's basketball coach salaries
1. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers - $1,155,950
2. Brenda Frese, Maryland - $1,125,265
3. Lisa Bluder, Iowa - $935,284
4. Connie Yori, Nebraska - $814,706
5. Suzy Merchant, Michigan State, $690,105
6. Kevin McGuff, Ohio State - $676,182
7. Sharon Versyp, Purdue - $589,214
8. Pam Borton, Minnesota (no longer coach) - $553,462
9. Curt Miller, Indiana (resigned) - $473,852
10. Matt Bollant, Illinois - $411,828
Making money the old-school way
While TV money is obviously playing a huge role in the bolstering of athletic department revenues, some schools are still making money the old-fashioned way, by selling tickets.
Luxury boxes and other modern-amenity seating, of course, also plays a huge role. But this is another place where football sets itself apart from basketball.
Indiana again is the rare spot that made more on basketball ticket sales than football.
Football ticket sales
1. Ohio State - $47,091,663
2. Michigan - $46,108,503
3. Nebraska - $34,121,726
4. Iowa - $21,042,903
5. Michigan State - $17,671,810
6. Minnesota - $14,024,130
7. Purdue - $9,628,594
8. Illinois - $9,236,799
9. Rutgers - $8,767,194
10. Indiana - $6,585,484
11. Maryland - $6,392,258
Men's basketball ticket sales
1. Indiana - $9,765,047
2. Illinois - $7,519,226
3. Ohio State - $7,415,146
4. Maryland - $6,096,790
5. Minnesota - $5,604,895
6. Michigan State - $5,067,854
7. Michigan - $4,768,080
8. Purdue - $3,964,735
9. Iowa - $3,805,013
10. Nebraska - $3,025,876
11. Rutgers - $1,306,028
Does recruiting spending pay?
One oddity of the numbers is the amount schools spend on recruiting, which continues to rise. But did the nearly $800,000 that Illinois football spent on recruiting in 2013-14 really pay off? Rivals.com rated Illinois with the Big Ten's seventh-best class that season while Ohio State, which spent nearly $486,000, had the top-rated class and went on to win the national championship.
Football recruiting spending
1. Nebraska - $904,269
2. Illinois - $783,959
3. Michigan State - $647,875
4. Michigan - $584,721
5. Minnesota - $555,755
6. Indiana - $545,017
7. Ohio State - $485,996
8. Rutgers - $482,220
9. Purdue - $406,384
10. Iowa - $347,037
11. Maryland - $267,867
Men's basketball recruiting spending
1. Indiana - $716,888
2. Illinois - $431,327
3. Nebraska - $416,096
4. Minnesota - $359,056
5. Iowa - $291,811
6. Michigan State - $256,167
7. Michigan - $234,090
8. Ohio State - $226,226
9. Purdue - $197,206
10. Rutgers - $111,178
11. Maryland - $104,889
Big-time donors make a difference
None of these schools is Oregon, where Phil Knight's LLC made the Ducks 2013-14's big numbers winner, making $121.8 million on football because of the $88 million donation of the football program's Hatfield Dowlin complex.
The Big Ten doesn't have those deep pockets, but the donors still came out in full forces and made a huge difference in the bottom line for many programs.
This is the money that likely will be tapped into when Cost of Attendance comes into play in the fall of 2015 and schools are allowed to begin paying athletes a stipend – the number of which is decided by the school's financial aid office – to cover the expenses related to being a student that aren't already covered in the athletes' scholarships.
For some schools, though the numbers are dwindling, student fees still exist and fees that go along with the tuition of the general student body (or subsidies) are used to pay for athletic expenses.
Athletic donor contributions
1. Michigan - $35,267,267
2. Iowa - $30,356,325
3. Michigan State - $29,724,939
4. Ohio State - $28,201,658
5. Illinois - $16,909,059
6. Indiana - $16,792,186
7. Purdue - $15,281,636
8. Nebraska - $11,833,760
9. Maryland - $11,225,922
10. Minnesota - $10,332,287
11. Rutgers - $8,113,992
Athletic student fees collected
1. Maryland - $11,315,001
2. Rutgers - $10,323,090
3. Illinois - $3,046,935
4. Iowa - $683,917
Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Nebraska, Purdue, Minnesota - $0
Individual programs to read about:
Ohio State
Iowa
Minnesota
Texas
Georgia
Florida State
LSU
Oregon
Friday, March 20, 2015
FSU naming rights...
https://floridastate.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1085&tid=179402654&mid=179402654&sid=1061&style=2
tallahasseejoe,
3/15
"Sawyer, I may be wrong but I'm guessing that the last $10MM gift received by FSU was either from Al Dunlap or DeVoe Moore. I think both have given in excess of $10MM. BTW, if the gift is all cash, it provides a boost of about $400k per year to one's budget. If the gift includes deferred elements, it's impact is substantially reduced. I agree, $10MM is probably more in line with receiving the naming rights into perpetuity for a program, a small department, or a facility at FSU, rather than a school or college.
From my perspective, a good fund raiser (like the donor) needs to really understand and believe in the impact that a major gift can make. I think Thrasher is well intended and he certainly resonates with the alumni base (much better than Barron), but I'm not sure yet if he's driven to make a difference. Time will tell. JOE"
Sawyer55
"joe,
Good info.
I don't believe either gave a single donation at $10 M or more to one single academic college. Al's was closer to $5 Million. Devoe's was very large (believe much of it was deferred)....but mainly to athletics.
I do agree that $10 Million is a gray area....but as my original point makes.....FSU likely doesn't have a single one, so I am not sure FSU can scoff of such a gift......but that is splitting hairs.
Last I heard FSU was considering naming rights for the COB at $15 Million (originally heard $25 Million)....which shows you where FSU is at for naming rights at a large college."
jrfsu
"
Few major gifts ($100 thousand and up) are made in outright cash. Most are either paid over the course of a five year pledge or planned (estate) gifts that are realized when the donor dies. A few major gifts take an in-kind form, usually real estate or other real property. In kind gifts are typically donated with an understanding that the university will sell the property and keep the profit. But, some in kind gift, such as gifts of art, are accepted with a plan to keep.
Speaking of art.... many of the largest gifts to the "university" were to Ringling. Helga Wall-Apelt and Howard Tibbals quickly come to mind. The Wall Apelt gift and Tibbals second seven figure gift ironically occurred during TK's tenure. My reasonably informed understanding is that Wetherell didn't positively impact either.
The last big seven figure pledge I recall was William T. Hold's $5 million gift to the risk initiative in the College of Business (in 2011 or 2012). I'm sure a few planned gifts in that range (and perhaps above) have been booked the past few years though."
tallahasseejoe
"Dunlap's gift to name the Student Success Center was $10 million in 2007. Plus, he gave $5 million to assist in building the indoor practice facility. DeVoe gave what was announced as $25 million to fund scholarships (primarily athletic) in 2005, plus at least one other major gift of $5 million to endow the DeVoe Moore Center in Social Sciences.
$15 million is the figure set to name the new College of Business BUILDING. Something like $25 to $40 million is being asked to name the COLLEGE -- I don't recall the latest exact figure. It has changed over the last few years. JOE"
Florida State trying to schedule Alabama and Auburn
Florida State trying to schedule Alabama and Auburn
"Florida State football is trying to line up some major neutral site games against SEC powers Alabama and Auburn, sources told Tomahawk Nation.
The game against Alabama would likely be to open the 2017 season in the new Atlanta Falcons Stadium. Florida State won its last meeting against the Crimson Tide 21-14 in 2007, Nick Saban's first as head coach of the Crimson Tide and Jimbo Fisher's first as offensive coordinator of the Seminoles. Since then, the teams have combined to win four Nationl Titles in a seven-year span. Sources are quite confident in the game against Alabama happening.
The game against Auburn seems less certain than the one against Alabama, but the target is 2019 in Jacksonville. Recently, Gator Bowl President Rick Catlett discussed how the changes the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city are making to the stadium and the surrounding area will make it more enticing for major college football teams.
"I think with everything that's going on at FSU and Jimbo (Fisher) being willing to now go play some really good teams, I think you can probably see us host a neutral site game with FSU in it probably '18-'19," he said.
Florida State last played Auburn in the 2013 season, defeating the Tigers 34-31 in the final BCS National Championship Game. Auburn does not have a major conference opponent in 2019 as the Cal series was pushed back.
There is no guarantee that the games will happen until the contracts are signed, and indeed, Florida State had been hopeful in recent years that it would get games scheduled with Georgia and South Carolina, only to have the discussions prove fruitless.
One non-conference game that did work out recently is the September 5, 2016 game against Ole Miss to open the season in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
Florida State is beginning to make major renovations and upgrades to Doak Campbell Stadium, including but not limited to expanding the club seating options, so early season games away from Tallahassee might become more frequent, both as options for fans who aren't close to the rather remote city, and to serve as a buffer in case of construction delays. Florida State has already begun the process of a bond issue to pay for some of the upgrades, and will also look to more private fundraising options."
https://floridastate.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1079&tid=179605223&mid=179605223&sid=1061&style=2
"Ole Miss in Orlando '16,
Bama in the Falcons new stadium in '17,
Auburn in Jacksonville in 2018??http://seminolepost.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/03/20/florida-state-could-face-mississippi-alabama-auburn-in-consecutive-seasons/
ND in '18
Boise State in '19 and '20
Plus our annual party versus UF"
https://floridastate.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1079&tid=179605223&mid=179605223&sid=1061&style=2
"Ole Miss in Orlando '16,
Bama in the Falcons new stadium in '17,
Auburn in Jacksonville in 2018??http://seminolepost.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/03/20/florida-state-could-face-mississippi-alabama-auburn-in-consecutive-seasons/
ND in '18
Boise State in '19 and '20
Plus our annual party versus UF"
Third in a Series: Planning for Doak Campbell Stadium's future
Third in a Series: Planning for Doak Campbell Stadium's future
"Labor intensive repairs and maintenance following the 2014 season have started at the cost of $6 million.
FSU officials, Seminole Boosters, Inc., and project teams are in ongoing conversations about the stadium's future and what approach makes the best sense financially.
Comprehensive master plans have been discussed, and steps are being taken with care as analysis is processed."
"Premium seating – 100 existing sky boxes and club seats – and the revenue it creates are key components to the Seminoles' financial equation and future success.
Improvements and amenities are needed to keep pace with the demands of fans who have options on where and how to watch FSU football.
"You used to be able to count for sell-out ticket revenue to really pay the financing of the venue. You had much bigger projections," said Andrew J. Jacobs, Director of Sports Architecture at Rosser, an Atlanta-based company that is working with Seminole Boosters, Inc., and FSU on the project.
"What has happened in stadiums, you need the premium revenue to pay for your debt service. The rule of thumb, you need 20 percent of your seats to generate 80 percent of your revenue."
FSU will be more in line with that blueprint with the addition of its club seats.
Construction is expected to begin in July and be completed by August 2016.
This exclusive indoor-outdoor section will cover four levels and allows fans to experience game day from different vantage points without losing sight of the field. It will also provide amenities that fans want.
The first phase of construction in July will include a pair of elevator and stair towers in the south end zone across from the Unconquered Statue.
They will provide fans improved access in and out of the stadium on game days and designers believe will become "iconic elements" of Doak Campbell Stadium.
More involved structural repair and repainting of the stadium will start in November at the cost of $24 million."
"Discussions have included replacing the 7-year-old video board in the north end zone.
Seat width has long been a concern of ticket holders, though a 2-inch increase for each seat across the bowl would result in a net loss of seating. Improving stadium bathrooms and concourses are also high-priority items.
FSU, Seminole Boosters, Inc., and hired national consultants have also gone to extreme lengths to make sure the club seat design was built with further renovation on the east and wide side in mind."
"In just over six months from the project's announcement in August, the Champions Club has already brought in $4.8 million in prepaid cash, with $12.8 million pledged to the project over the next five years."
'Guns on campus' supporters accused of intimidation tactics
'Guns on campus' supporters accused of intimidation tactics
"Florida State University employees who spoke against "guns on campus" legislation this week have received public record requests asking them if were on the clock during that time.
Meanwhile, the NRA is encouraging its members to reach out to Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner to complain about campus police chiefs who also attended the committee meeting to speak against the bill.
The memo from Marion Hammer, the NRA lobbyist in Florida, takes issue with FSU Police Chief David Perry. As the head of the statewide association for university police chiefs, he corralled his colleagues to attend the Senate Higher Education Committee meeting Monday after being invited by Sen. Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa.
"Chief Perry then put out the call to come to Tallahassee and ten (10) showed up to lobby against your constitutional rights," Hammer wrote. "Chief Perry subsequently informed them that they DID NOT have to take leave (vacation days) to participate. Consequently they were in Tallahassee while on the payroll, instead of on campus providing security for students. ... You, the taxpayers, are picking up the financial tab for these Chiefs to lobby against your constitutional rights – rights they are sworn to protect."
Hammer's memo noted that a similar request for the chiefs' attendance was also made later in the week that resulted in several attending a House committee meeting Wednesday. Since the March 19 memo was posted, Crisafulli’s office said he has received about 800 emails with the subject line Hammer suggested: "STOP USE OF TAXES - STATE FUNDS - FOR LOBBYING."
Hammer tells the Times-Union the police chiefs should have stopped short of saying they were against Senate Bill 176 and instead stuck to their professional opinion about the effect of the legislation on universities.
"They can discuss their perception of the impact it would have on their agency but when they take a position for or against a bill, they are attempting to influence the votes of legislators and that is lobbying," she said.
Andy Pelosi, president of GunFreeKids.org and The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus, sees it a different way. He brought the memo to the attention of the media, saying it demonstrates the hypocrisy of the NRA.
“I think what they’re trying to do is silence law enforcement," Pelosi said. "They obviously were upset that nearly all the chiefs from the public colleges in Florida showed up to testify against this measure and Marion Hammer tried to bully them.”
Pelosi said the NRA has stood silent when police chiefs and sheriffs testified in favor of bills the gun rights lobby supports.
“I think it’s ludicrous that she is complaining about this," he said of Hammer.
Violations of the state’s lobbying rules can be reported to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The Attorney General’s Office has issued opinions that said state colleges cannot use state funding or resources for lobbying, but a different opinion gives the okay to teachers traveling to Tallahassee to advocate on behalf of legislation.
Hammer said she had nothing to do with the public records request that members of FSU faculty who attended Monday’s committee meeting received. It is four pages long and asked them to account for any expenses occurred or salary accrued during their time traveling to and from the hearing or during their time there. The documents were requested by Scott Barrish, a former Republican candidate for Hillsborough County clerk of courts.
“The university is responding to the requests collectively,” FSU spokesman Dennis Schnittker said via email Friday. “We have no evidence of any impropriety.”
FSU faculty union president Jennifer Proffitt said the record request appears to be an attempt to intimidate faculty who oppose guns in their classrooms.
“Faculty do not clock in and clock out--we work at all times and hours of the day, seven days a week--and as citizens of the state of Florida, we have a right to speak to our Legislature about proposed legislation that will directly affect our teaching and our students,” she said via email. “We don't cease being citizens with free speech rights simply because we chose to go into public service.”
FSU Drop In State University Performance Rankings
How the HELL is Thrasher 'happy' about FSU's 8th place rank? This is a HUGE issue and FSU's president and it's BOT (if you judge by their lack of response in the last meeting) has no reaction.
FSU is just run by clueless people.
FSU Drop In State University Performance Rankings
"The state university system governing board is out with its new rankings and its good news for Florida State—and not so good news for Florida A&M.
The state’s new performance funding system gives universities extra funding if they improve on a set number of state, university and board approved metrics, and this year, most schools saw their performance rise. But some did better than others. This year its Florida A&M that’s at the bottom of the rankings—the university was docked for lower-than-expected wages for grads, a slight dip in graduation rate, and an increase in costs for a degree. Despite that, the university earned enough points to keep its funding intact.
FSU made few gains in the key areas of cost, academic progress of students, number of science and tech graduates and faculty awards—but it still earned enough points to get additional funding. How much it will get is not yet known. The Board of Governors is asking lawmakers for $200 million in performance funds to dole out to universities."
FAMU to miss out on new performance funds
"The Florida Board of Governors implemented the system last year as an incentive for the 11 universities for meeting basic benchmarks and showing improvement."
"The program received $200 million in 2014-15. This year, the BOG has requested $300 million in performance funding. Gov. Rick Scott's budget proposes $400 million for performance funding."
"FSU's score improved three points, but it dropped from fifth to eighth, just enough to be included for new performance funding. Last year, FSU received $31.7 million in performance funding, $16.4 million of which came from the new funds.
The exact amount FSU will receive wasn't released. That number will be determined by the Legislature this session. Both House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, and Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, support performance funding.
The program judges on 10 metrics, from the percentage of Pell Grants awarded to the cost of an undergraduate degree to six-year graduation rates. The University of Florida topped the list in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Both FAMU and FSU improved the most in the percentage of bachelor's degree graduates with full-time employment in Florida or who are continuing their education. FSU saw a six percent increase and FAMU saw a four percent improvement."
"President John Thrasher said he's happy with his university's ranking but says there's still work to do, specifically in STEM degrees."
http://www.flbog.edu/pressroom/news.php?id=567
FSU is just run by clueless people.
FSU Drop In State University Performance Rankings
"The state university system governing board is out with its new rankings and its good news for Florida State—and not so good news for Florida A&M.
The state’s new performance funding system gives universities extra funding if they improve on a set number of state, university and board approved metrics, and this year, most schools saw their performance rise. But some did better than others. This year its Florida A&M that’s at the bottom of the rankings—the university was docked for lower-than-expected wages for grads, a slight dip in graduation rate, and an increase in costs for a degree. Despite that, the university earned enough points to keep its funding intact.
FSU made few gains in the key areas of cost, academic progress of students, number of science and tech graduates and faculty awards—but it still earned enough points to get additional funding. How much it will get is not yet known. The Board of Governors is asking lawmakers for $200 million in performance funds to dole out to universities."
FAMU to miss out on new performance funds
"The Florida Board of Governors implemented the system last year as an incentive for the 11 universities for meeting basic benchmarks and showing improvement."
"The program received $200 million in 2014-15. This year, the BOG has requested $300 million in performance funding. Gov. Rick Scott's budget proposes $400 million for performance funding."
"FSU's score improved three points, but it dropped from fifth to eighth, just enough to be included for new performance funding. Last year, FSU received $31.7 million in performance funding, $16.4 million of which came from the new funds.
The exact amount FSU will receive wasn't released. That number will be determined by the Legislature this session. Both House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, and Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, support performance funding.
The program judges on 10 metrics, from the percentage of Pell Grants awarded to the cost of an undergraduate degree to six-year graduation rates. The University of Florida topped the list in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Both FAMU and FSU improved the most in the percentage of bachelor's degree graduates with full-time employment in Florida or who are continuing their education. FSU saw a six percent increase and FAMU saw a four percent improvement."
"President John Thrasher said he's happy with his university's ranking but says there's still work to do, specifically in STEM degrees."
http://www.flbog.edu/pressroom/news.php?id=567
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