Monday, February 27, 2023
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Dr. J. Stanley Marshall-History and Quote
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021
8. J. Stanley Marshall quote, 1970
Among other things, we have established that the university can tolerate dissent and preserve order and freedom.
Peaceful dissent in a university is a kind of love. It means students care enough about the institution to want to make it better. It means they are, in fact, willing to commit themselves to making it better, more just, more humane. And the university, if it is worthy of its name, becomes this prodding.
— J. Stanley Marshall 1970
Peaceful dissent in a university is a kind of love. It means students care enough about the institution to want to make it better. It means they are, in fact, willing to commit themselves to making it better, more just, more humane. And the university, if it is worthy of its name, becomes this prodding.
— J. Stanley Marshall 1970
"His legacy is that he was a Renaissance Man," said Robert McClure, president and CEO of the James Madison Institute. "He was a tremendous influence and mentor. And always a gentleman regardless of the political stripe of people he was dealing with. He cast a large, broad shadow."
James Stanley Marshall's tenure as FSU president coincided with the rise of student activism at FSU — which earned FSU the title "Berkeley of the South" because of the proliferation of student demonstrations and protests.
Marshall, a political conservative, disagreed with student demonstrators on almost all issues, but prided himself on respecting students' First Amendment rights. He listened calmly to their protests, whether they were marching on his president's house or trying to take over his administrative offices in Westcott Hall — while often infuriating them with his refusal to accede to their demands.
As he wrote in his 2006 memoir, "The Tumultuous Sixties. Campus Unrest and Student Life at a Southern University," his goal was to maintain order on campus.
"My charge seemed clear: Keep the University open and operating in a close to normal manner," Marshall wrote. "I was mindful of the disorder that had caused destruction of property, the loss of life and the breakdown of education services at other universities and I saw nothing in the picture at FSU to convince me it couldn't not happen here."
Many FSU faculty and students of the era dispute Marshall's view that FSU was close to the disorder that marred other campuses. The most famous student leader of Marshall's tenure, "Radical Jack" Lieberman said FSU was "never close to violence," and that protesters at FSU were "always a minority, unfortunately."
Marshall and Lieberman clashed often. Lieberman infamously taught a class in FSU's free Center for Participant Education, "How To Make A Revolution in the U.S.A." In fall 1970, after Lieberman led a sit-in against military recruiters on campus, Marshall over-ruled a student court and expelled Lieberman — making him what is believed to be the only student ever expelled from a Florida university for political protest.
"Though we had big disagreements and he treated me too harshly, I think he was a good person who wanted to do well," Lieberman said from Miami, where he runs a business that makes political signs and merchandise. "He did what he thought was right and I did what I thought was right. Sometimes good people have conflicts."
Marshall also had a stormy relationship with the FSU faculty, many of whom criticized his lack of communication and opposed changes he instituted. Among other things, Marshall closed the school's longtime College of Engineering; broke up the College of Arts & Sciences, the university's largest academic division, and fired its popular dean; and reorganized the administration, creating a six-provost system.
The six-provost system was later scrapped. The College of Engineering was reborn in 1982 as a joint venture with Florida A&M University. FSU continues to have a College of Social Sciences, comprised of disciplines separated from Arts & Sciences.
"The fact of the matter is he wasn't popular with the faculty; he called (meetings of) the faculty senate "the Children's Hour,' " said Leo Sandon, retired professor of religion (1969-2003) and a former president of the faculty senate. "But I suppose Stan did bring a certain amount of decency and order to campus. He was not afraid of power and its use."
Marshall's tenure covered more than student tumult and faculty dissatisfaction.
Marshall was an early supporter of computer technology and computer-based teaching. During his presidency, FSU installed a major computer system and recruited national leaders in computer-managed education.
In 1971, Marshall negotiated two of the first major financial gifts to the decade-old FSU Foundation, landing six-figure donations of property from Miami businessman Izzy Hecht and Tallahassee philanthropist Ruby Diamond. Those donations helped boost an FSU Foundation endowment that has now grown to nearly $500 million.
A one-time high school basketball and track coach, Marshall played a significant role in improving FSU athletics. In 1972, Marshall challenged community leaders to raise money to deal with FSU's $300,000 athletics deficit — a challenge that led to the creation of the wildly successful Seminole Boosters Inc. In January 1976, he made FSU's most momentous hire: FSU football coach Bobby Bowden, a former FSU assistant who Marshall had passed over as coach when he hired Larry Jones in 1970.
"I was a student at FSU in the 1970s when he was president and under his leadership, FSU flourished," said Allan Bense, chair of the FSU Trustees. "He was known by so many across the state and nation for his dedication to the people and causes he cared about. We will all miss him dearly."
Marshall joined the FSU faculty in 1958. A former high school science teacher, he had taught physics at the State University of New York-Cortland, and was hired at FSU to establish a new Department of Science Education.
Marshall quickly rose through administrative ranks to become Dean of the College of Education in 1967. On Feb. 12, 1969, he was tapped as FSU's first executive vice president by President John Champion.
A week later, Champion resigned following a tumultuous nine months in which his attempt to censor an obscenity-filled story ("Pig Knife") in the student literary magazine brought student and faculty protests. It was followed by continued clashes between Champion and the faculty as well as student demonstrations.
Under fire and fighting fire
Following Champion's resignation in February, the Board of Regents, which oversaw state universities, elevated Marshall to Acting President. In June, 1969, the BOR chose Marshall as FSU's 9th president.
Marshall's presidency met immediate challenges. On April 27, 1969, a fire of undetermined origin broke out in Westcott Hall, forcing the administration to be housed in temporary offices all over campus for four years while the structure was rebuilt. On March 4, 1969, an attempt by the SDS to defy a court injunction and use a Student Union meeting room was quelled by Leon County sheriff's deputies carrying unloaded, bayonet-tipped M-1 rifles. The incident, known as "Night of the Bayonets," produced no violence though 58 students were arrested.
In his book, Marshall claimed the potential existed that night for FSU to become "Kent State of the South." He wrote he approved the armed resistance because:
"We were determined to see that lawful order was carried out ... (and) the sincere outreach (I) had made to the SDS over the past two weeks must not be seen as reluctance to stand behind (my) decision denying them the right to use University facilities, even if doing so meant using force."
"What I considered to be one of his hallmarks was he operated during extremely difficult times," said Marie Cowart, retired Dean of the FSU College of Social Sciences. "He just seemed to keep the university together as a whole and make it work."
He served in World War II as an Army medic.
He was married to the former Shirley Slade. They have five children and 13 grandchildren. The Marshalls own a 250-acre farm in southwest Georgia, where Marshall, an avid bicyclist and fierce tennis player, retreated for rigorous outdoor work.
Over the past 20 years, Marshall was a regular attendee at FSU symposiums, celebrations and alumni events. He spoke often of his love for the university and took great pride in having served as president.
"The last thought in my mind when I came to FSU was that someday I would be president," Marshall said in a 2001 interview. "(But) there was not a day I did not respect and enjoy the opportunity to be president of FSU."
James Stanley Marshall
• Born: Jan. 27, 1923, Cheswick, Pa.
• Education: B.A., Slippery Rock State University (1947); masters (1950), Ph. D. (1956), Syracuse University.
• FSU faculty: 1958 to 1967, Department of Science Education
• Dean FSU College of Education: 1967-1969
• FSU president: 1969-1976
• Sonitrol security company (founder/president): 1978-1987
• James Madison Institute (founder): 1987-2014
• Florida Constitutional Revision Commission: 1997-1998
• FSU Board of Trustees: 2002-2005
• Florida Board of Governors: 2004-2012.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
FSU admits stellar incoming class as academic reputation continues to rise
FSU admits stellar incoming class as academic reputation continues to rise
Florida State University’s reputation as one of the top public universities in the country has resulted in more than 71,000 students applying for a place in the first-year Class of 2027.
FSU, the nation’s No. 19-ranked public university, released its regular admissions decisions on Feb. 15 for those who applied by Dec. 1, 2022. Florida residents who applied for early action received their decisions on Dec. 15, 2022.
This year’s total number of first-year applications is expected to grow as prospective students have until March 1, 2023, to apply.
FSU’s Class of 2027 reflects excellent geographic diversity with 17,066 admitted students from all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and 46 countries around the world. Seventy-nine percent of the admitted class comes from 614 high schools within the state of Florida with all 67 counties represented. Twenty-two percent of FSU’s admitted class are first in their family to go to college.
This year’s admitted students also are academically accomplished. Students admitted for Fall 2023 had an average core GPA of 4.4, (4.3 – 4.6 middle 50th), an ACT composite score of 31 (29 – 32 middle 50th), and an SAT total score of 1370 (1310 – 1430 middle 50th). Seventy-six percent of the admitted students earned all A & B grades in a rigorous academic curriculum.
Eighty-eight percent of the admitted students were ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class. The top three areas of study for admitted students were business, biological science and engineering.
FSU expects to enroll 6,000-6,200 first-year students for Summer/Fall 2023.
FYI
1994----SAT was changed with Antonym Questions removed and more "relevant" reading sections. Math was changed too, allowing calculators, removing calculus questions and having open responses. In 1995 they rescored it too. Previous to these changes the scores were consistently dropping each year. You can see the results. Some people have tried to calculate what the totality of multiple changes made since then add up to in scores currently and it looks like 120 points at the top and 180 points toward the bottom of the curve.
FSU Football Only Facility PROGRESS bring GOOD NEWS
FSU Football Only Facility PROGRESS bring GOOD NEWS
FSU dedicated space to football is in 9th of ACC SCHOOLS (41K) at 2:30
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
FSU Booster #s & History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCoh8WMZ_O4
FSU AD Alford notes FSU has the most living alumni in the ACC (375K), 50k more than UNC. But it's only 6th or 7th in the number of boosters in the ACC.
https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/booster-memberships.344375/
Jerry Kutz 2/6/2023
I received a brochure in the mail this week that put the current number at 12,410 members for 2022.
The brochure also said only 82 percent of members renewed in 2022. That's not good. You need a 90 percent renewal rate to grow or you have to sign up a lot more new members than the 2081 first-year members reported they added. That's a good number of new members but if you are only able to renew 82 percent, you are not even treading water with 2,081 new members.
Here's the math: If they had 12,600 in 2021 and renewed 82 percent, that means they renewed 10,361 members. Adding 2,081 new members brought them to 12,410, which is less than the 12,600 they had in 2021.
Little history: The most members the Boosters ever had was 21,000 back in 1987. When I was the annual fund manager, we hit 19,000 but that was back when Bobby was winning, back when you could be a Booster for as little as $25.00 and back before three ticket-priority policy changes that chase off season ticket holders and donors.
How many members you have is directly correlated to winning at Florida State (and probably most places.)
Towards the end of the Bowden era, when FSU was no longer contending for the National Championship, the number of Boosters fell from 19,000 to 10,000... and season tickets fell from 41,000 to 20,000, inspite of the fact athletics and the Boosters were spending just as much time and money marketing Boosters and tickets as they were when they had 19,000 Boosters and 41,000 season ticket sales (about 10,000 buyers).
Going into 2013, FSU had grown the season tickets back to a respectable 30,000 with about 13,000 Boosters. FSU won the national championship and the next year season tickets went back to 40,000 and the Booster memberships bumped up too...
Winning matters. The Booster office tells me season ticket sales are well ahead of last year and that Booster memberships should be higher in 2023.
I think fans are happy and hopeful, which they have not been in years. If they are, then the renewal rate will climb back to 90 percent, where it needs to be to grow, and you'll see new people join and buy season tickets.
The most impressive number on the brochure I got was that 37 percent of Booster members are not season ticket holders. That's a record I believe at FSU. The best I remember during my tenure was 30 percent and that was considered remarkably high as most schools had fewer than 10 percent donate without doing it to get season tickets.
One last point: Those numbers (12,410) count only annual fund donors. There are probably 1,000 capital campaign or coaches clubs donors who are not counted in the 12,410 as they don't give to the annual fund too.
Friday, February 10, 2023
WSJ Valuations
https://csnbbs.com/thread-974898-page-3.html
In 2014:
From Wall Street Journal online: There are 8 ACC teams (plus Notre Dame) in the 50 most valuable college football teams.
# Team/Brand Est. Value
2. Notre Dame $811.5M
(...9 SEC and 6 B1G teams... )
22. Florida St $277.9M
25. Clemson $242.6M
...
31. Va Tech $203.7M
33. Ga Tech $184.9M
35. Miami $180.8M
...
44. N Carolina $131.8M
47. N C State $119.3M
49. Syracuse $105.7M
Link
https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2014/...rands.html
In 2023
From Nielsen. Basically puts a $ amount on the value of the exposure the MBB/FB programs combined. Complicated formula takes into account TV viewership, editorial mentions, social media, etc. If I am a TV network, league or potential brand partner! ACC Top 7 — Brand Value Generated by TV/Social Media - Last 2 Years (FB/MBB combined)
UNC: $582.9M
Clemson: $432.6M
Duke: $427.4M
Miami: $381.6M
FSU: $347.2M
Pitt: $181.9M
NC State: $145.4M
(ACC totals: FB $1.4B, MBB $1.2B)
(ND left off as FB is Indy)
Link
https://twitter.com/realDHB/status/16583...l-media%2F
https://csnbbs.com/thread-964626-page-6.html
Valuations say:
That the SEC added this value:
Texas: $1,191,733,378
Oklahoma: $943,818,053
That the Big 10 added this value:
U.C.L.A.: $440,396,607
U.S.C.: $349,721,581
The Picking List:
1. Kansas: $527,490,519
2. Washington: $502,641,919
3. Louisville: $414,165,264
4. Oregon: $390,070,032
5. Florida State: $369,586,745
6. Arizona State: $368,376,000
7. Clemson: $367,631,865
8. North Carolina: $300,596,919
Other Suspects Mentioned:
Duke: $269,002,331
N.C. State: $245,655,274
Virginia: $198,966,313
And the unmentioned:
Notre Dame: $928,121,562
All of these valuations are from the WSJ reflecting the economic impact the schools have upon their spheres of influence.
This is why I have said that Louisville was only in a tight spot because they aren't AAU, and Kentucky is already in the SEC in a small state.
This is why I have suggested many times that Kansas would be quite valuable if hoops are freed from the NCAA.
This is why the Big 10 has unfinished business in the PAC 12 and why Washington, Oregon, Kansas and Notre Dame would be their remaining best play.
This is why I've said Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Florida State, and Clemson are the ideal adds for the SEC should they raid the ACC.
But there it is, make what you wish of it. The Big 10's value is West for 2 plus Kansas and Notre Dame.
The SEC won't go west. If they can get Kansas great. FSU and Clemson fit well enough and FSU meets needs. Virginia Tech and UNC are market adds. If UNC insists on Virginia that might can be done, because it is still just a market add.
It's also why I've said the SEC most economical move would be Kansas and Florida State to 18.
Desirability Ratings: Measuring Each Power 5 School’s Conference Value
Sports Illustrated’s Power 5 Desirability Ratings
| Overall ranking | School | Football rank | Academics | All sports | Attendance | Viewership | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ohio State | 2 | 20(t) | 4 | 3 | 2(t) | 31 |
2. | Michigan | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5(t) | 33 |
3. | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2(t) | 37 |
4. | Texas | 12(t) | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7(t) | 41 |
5. | Georgia | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5(t) | 53 |
6. | Florida | 18 | 11(t) | 5 | 12 | 12(t) | 58 |
7. | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 12(t) | 75 |
8. | Oklahoma | 5 | 52(t) | 10 | 13 | 1 | 81 |
9. | USC | 30 | 10 | 12 | 23(t) | 9 | 84 |
10. | Alabama | 1 | 55(t) | 21 | 4 | 4 | 85 |
11. | Penn State | 7 | 28(t) | 41 | 2 | 10 | 88 |
12. | Texas A&M | 12(t) | 30(t) | 24 | 5 | 18(t) | 89 |
13. | Auburn | 11 | 41(t) | 31 | 11 | 12(t) | 106 |
14. | LSU | 14 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 109 |
15. | Washington | 25 | 24(t) | 27 | 19 | 16(t) | 111 |
16. | Clemson | 4 | 33(t) | 58 | 14 | 7(t) | 116 |
17. | Stanford | 46(t) | 1 | 2 | 54 | 24(t) | 127 |
18. | UCLA | 43 | 6 | 15 | 40(t) | 28(t) | 132 |
19. | Florida State | 56 | 22(t) | 14 | 21(t) | 21(t) | 134 |
20. | Michigan State | 27 | 38(t) | 39 | 18 | 15 | 137 |
21. | Iowa | 9 | 38(t) | 52 | 20 | 21(t) | 140 |
22. | (tie) N. Carolina | 48(t) | 11(t) | 6 | 39 | 41(t) | 145 |
22. | (tie) Oregon | 20 | 41(t) | 30 | 36 | 18(t) | 145 |
24. | Tennessee | 54 | 45(t) | 13 | 9 | 28(t) | 149 |
25. | (tie) Oklahoma St. | 10 | 65(t) | 22 | 30 | 24(t) | 151 |
25. | (tie) Miami | 23(t) | 22(t) | 48 | 34 | 24(t) | 151 |
WHO ARE THE TOP BRANDS IN THE ACC?
According to YouGov polling data (on all adults in Q2 2022), here’s how the ACC programs stack up, in alphabetical order, along with the national ranking for both metrics.
- Boston College
- Fame: 53 percent (No. 65)
- Popularity: 25 Percent (No. No. 46)
- Clemson
- Fame: 70 Percent (No. 10)
- Popularity: 34 Percent (No. 4)
- Duke
- Fame: 66 Percent (No. 17)
- Popularity: 31 Percent (No. 16)
- Florida State
- Fame: 66 Percent (No. 18)
- Popularity: 30 Percent (No. 18)
- Georgia Tech
- Fame: 58 Percent (No. 40)
- Popularity: 26 Percent (No. 42)
- Louisville
- Fame: 70 Percent (No. 10)
- Popularity: 29 Percent (No. 22)
- Miami
- Fame: 69 Percent (No. 12)
- Popularity: 31 Percent (No. 13)
- NC State
- Fame: 50 percent (No. 80)
- Popularity: 22 Percent (No. 83)
- North Carolina
- Fame: 64 Percent (No. 23)
- Popularity: 31 Percent (No. 19)
- Notre Dame
- Fame: 80 Percent (No. 2)
- Popularity: 41 Percent (No. 1)
- Pittsburgh
- Fame: 55 Percent (No. 51)
- Popularity: 20 Percent (No. 131)
- Syracuse
- Fame: 58 Percent (No. 39)
- Popularity: 25 Percent (No. 52)
- Virginia
- Fame: 55 Percent (No. 52)
- Popularity: 24 Percent (No. 63)
- Virginia Tech
- Fame: 56 Percent (No. 47)
- Popularity: 26 Percent (No. 40)
- Wake Forest
- Fame: 52 Percent (No. 70)
- Popularity: 26 Percent (No. 41)
- Boston College
Value-Add: College Football
Back in 2019, the Wall Street Journal assembled a chart that ranked the value of each FBS football program. The WSJ sorted the data into three categories: revenue, 2018 value and 2017 value. According to these metics, no ACC program ranked inside the Top 25 in terms of value. The closest program was — no surprise — Clemson, which ranked No. 26.
Here’s how the Tigers looked three years ago within the WSJ’s value/financial snapshot:
- Revenues: $72,218,581
- 2018 Value: $298,051,865
- 2017 Value: $328,411,000
It’s wild, according to this metic, that the reigning national champs would land so far down in terms of financial value.
Furthermore, it’s interesting to see Clemson’s value drop by $30 million from 2017 to 2018, when Tigers went undefeated (15-0) en route to a national title, the program’s second in three years. Keep in mind: Clemson’s CFP run included blowout wins over Notre Dame and Alabama, ranked No. 5 and No. 3, respectfully, in the WSJ’s 2019 value index.
It’s worth pointing out that the ACC Network launched in Aug. 2019. While the network has experienced all kinds of issues, it’s been a nice financial boon for the league, albeit nowhere near the SEC Network and Big Ten Network in terms of revenue.
Outside of Clemson, only seven other ACC programs ranked inside the Top 50, towards the backend of Power Five programs.
- No. 27 Florida State
- No. 28 Virginia Tech
- No. 36. Georgia Tech
- No. 41 Miami
- No. 46 NC State
- No. 47 Louisville
- No. 50 North Carolina
With equal revenue sharing in terms of television dollars, along with lackluster performance (with the exception of Clemson), it doesn’t feel all that surprising to see this many ACC teams bunched up in this range.
Visit-Worthy?
Mike Nowoswiat, a college football writer and marketer, founded the website OfficialVisit with former Miami wide receiver Ahmmon Richards. OfficialVisit is a source for detailed analysis of college football and college athletics, in general.
Recently, the website conducted a study to evaluate the different brands of college football in 2022. For the project, OfficialVisit polled 1,000 high school football players and asked them a broad-yet-simple question: “If you were the No. 1 recruit in the nation with offers from every program, how likely (on a scale of 1-10) is it that you would choose [Program X]?”
Here are the Top 10 programs for that study:
- No. 1 Alabama
- No. 2 Ohio State
- No. 3 Georgia
- No. 4 Oklahoma
- No. 5 Clemson
- No. 6 LSU
- No. 7 Texas A&M
- No. 8 Texas
- No. 9 Oregon
- No. 10 Miami
There are few — if any — surprises in this group. These programs, all flushed with cash and fancy facilities, dominate the national recruiting landscape. Two of those programs — Clemson and Miami — hail from the ACC. (I’m sure stakeholders in those programs love to imagine what they could do with even more television money running through the system.)
Moving along, here’s how the the rest of the Top 25 looks:
- No. 11 Florida
- No. 12 Notre Dame
- No. 13 Penn State
- No. 14 North Carolina (Mack Brown deserves a lot of credit)
- No. 15 Ole Miss
- No. 16 Michigan
- No. 17 Florida State
- No. 18 Tennessee
- No. 19 USC
- No. 20 UCLA
- No. 21 Auburn
- No. 22 Michigan State
- No. 23 Mississippi State
- No. 24 Maryland
- No. 25 South Carolina
Within the Top 25, here’s how each conference is represented: SEC (10), Big 10 (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (3), Big 12 (2) and Independent (Notre Dame). This speaks to the overall branding of the SEC; it’s cultivated itself as the premier football conference. Recruiting, on-field output, spending and value: it’s all correlated, in some form.
Ranking which ACC schools are most viable to join a “super conference”
3. Florida State
There’s not a ton of debate about which three ACC schools are the most desirable for the next super conference, although the Seminoles’ weak on-field results are surprising. FSU hasn’t fielded a winning team since 2018. The stretch from 2012 to 2016, though, resulted in 10+ wins each season, including the 2013 national title under then-head coach Jimbo Fisher (now at Texas A&M).