The AmericanVerified account ‏@American_Conf 5h5 hours ago
A full conversation with Commissioner Mike Aresco

http://theamerican.org/news/2015/10/7/AB...51841.aspx …

Read it this am. Same old good stuff.

If we continue to perform well on the field and in the ratings books---while steadily increasing the leagues average attendance---I like our chances of seeing much more bidding interest in our TV rights at renegotiation time.

Great article. As you all know Navy AD Chet Gladchuk was the former AD at Tulane. He was a great one as was former Tulane AD Kevin White now at Duke. Our Tulane search committee is looking now for another top AD like these two.

(10-08-2015 04:27 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  If we continue to perform well on the field and in the ratings books---while steadily increasing the leagues average attendance---I like our chances of seeing much more bidding interest in our TV rights at renegotiation time.

I agree, but only if ESPN gets past the cost cutting stage they are in now.

(10-08-2015 09:22 PM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 04:27 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  If we continue to perform well on the field and in the ratings books---while steadily increasing the leagues average attendance---I like our chances of seeing much more bidding interest in our TV rights at renegotiation time.

I agree, but only if ESPN gets past the cost cutting stage they are in now.

They are not cutting costs on content. That's what brings in the dollars. They are cutting costs on on-air personalities. Do you really care if Joe Tesssetore is announcing your game. Plenty of great interesting on air talent in sport radio that is far less expensive. Don't get me wrong---we are not going to get 25 million a school like the P5---but we might get enough to allow us to separate from the rest of the G5 and give us the financial strength to hire the best coaches (and the financial flexibility to buy out those that are not panning out).

(10-09-2015 12:10 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 09:22 PM)goodknightfl Wrote:  

(10-08-2015 04:27 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  If we continue to perform well on the field and in the ratings books---while steadily increasing the leagues average attendance---I like our chances of seeing much more bidding interest in our TV rights at renegotiation time.

I agree, but only if ESPN gets past the cost cutting stage they are in now.

They are not cutting costs on content. That's what brings in the dollars. They are cutting costs on on-air personalities. Do you really care if Joe Tesssetore is announcing your game. Plenty of great interesting on air talent in sport radio that is far less expensive. Don't get me wrong---we are not going to get 25 million a school like the P5---but we might get enough to allow us to separate from the rest of the G5 and give us the financial strength to hire the best coaches (and the financial flexibility to buy out those that are not panning out).

Yep.