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re: How A&M's culture works against us
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:34 am to NanosTacoRun
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:34 am to NanosTacoRun
Dollars owned are only relevant in comparison to dollars made.
When we fired Fran the AD was literally having to take out loans in order to operate. The 2000s were dark. Hell there was talk about REDUCING the size of Kyle.
Now we are making about $50 mill per year in profit and going up. We have now crossed the threshold in terms of having the big classes that began in the '80s and '90s hitting prime donor years and a season ticket package with the SEC plus Texas is going to continue to have value long term.
Of course we aren't going to fire Jimbo next week and crank out a check for $90 million nor should we. That would be an insane thing to do. We will however be in a position that if we really had to we could fire him in the next couple of years. Understand though that if that happens Bjork is likely fired right next to him for pushing for that extension. We may have the money but there will be severe consequences for being irresponsible with it.
Compare that with LSU which is losing money and unless they start winning big they could be losing a lot more soon. Of course on tRant if you bring up LSU's money issues they get VERY upset and deny but the reality is they are overstretched and in real potential trouble. They don't have a bunch of really big dollar guys that can just bail them out endlessly and the demographics of Louisiana and LSU grads is not going in the right direction. They have to win.
When we fired Fran the AD was literally having to take out loans in order to operate. The 2000s were dark. Hell there was talk about REDUCING the size of Kyle.
Now we are making about $50 mill per year in profit and going up. We have now crossed the threshold in terms of having the big classes that began in the '80s and '90s hitting prime donor years and a season ticket package with the SEC plus Texas is going to continue to have value long term.
Of course we aren't going to fire Jimbo next week and crank out a check for $90 million nor should we. That would be an insane thing to do. We will however be in a position that if we really had to we could fire him in the next couple of years. Understand though that if that happens Bjork is likely fired right next to him for pushing for that extension. We may have the money but there will be severe consequences for being irresponsible with it.
Compare that with LSU which is losing money and unless they start winning big they could be losing a lot more soon. Of course on tRant if you bring up LSU's money issues they get VERY upset and deny but the reality is they are overstretched and in real potential trouble. They don't have a bunch of really big dollar guys that can just bail them out endlessly and the demographics of Louisiana and LSU grads is not going in the right direction. They have to win.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:40 am to aggressor
Bjork has been a terrible AD across the board. Schlossnagle was out of his hands.
We seem to never be able to get an AD without at least one significant weakness.
Groff: bean counter who didn't value facilities
Byrne: overpaid for sports that didn't make money
Hyman: no redeeming qualities
Woodward: waiting for LSU to be available
Bjork: not sure what he does well
We seem to never be able to get an AD without at least one significant weakness.
Groff: bean counter who didn't value facilities
Byrne: overpaid for sports that didn't make money
Hyman: no redeeming qualities
Woodward: waiting for LSU to be available
Bjork: not sure what he does well
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 10:43 am
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