Just happened to run across this.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...ter-desert

(02-22-2018 06:40 AM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  Just happened to run across this.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...ter-desert

The amount of pressure GCU and Tan Majerle have put on this team is off the charts. So far all wins with the exception of Seattle have been to horrible teams, Benson has been a bust (as I predicted), and Braun is averaging 10 points a game in conference play. Dan is trashing his players constantly and whining about refs after every loss. The reality is not all is well in Utopiaville. Honestly, I think I don't just speak for myself but if I have to hear another article about how great GCU is and how they are going to be the next Gonzaga I'm going to puke.

(02-22-2018 06:40 AM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  Just happened to run across this.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...ter-desert

Raider, thanks for sharing this article. I may have missed it otherwise. I always find it fascinating how people fixate on the for-profit model and how 'money-hungry' it is. Yet whenever discussing the ills of for-profit they only speak in generalities and not specifically about GCU, unless it is something that happened 8+ years ago when the current administration was not in office.
The article, like many articles, also likes to slyly gloss over the big business that non-profit universities are in. Medcalf writes, "Large public and nonprofit universities with endowments and lucrative football programs trump GCU's numbers tenfold. Per its school website, Ohio State generated $7.1 billion in total revenue in the current fiscal year. But GCU is a business, too."
Tenfold!! With only 1/10th of the total revenue of these major universities GCU has been able to build a brand new campus, support local businesses, transform a community, keep tuition the same, pay their employees well, and pay the government a boatload of money in taxes. Seems like the model is working to me, and other universities are a bit scared that they may be called out for their inability to use donations and government funds wisely.

It wasn’t a flattering article. I’m tired of the seemingly endless focus on the financial model. If you’re a business major, you can appreciate the efficiency with which they operate. They reinvest into the infrastructure and they are sustainable.

Perhaps most importantly is the fact that it’s ill-timed. Why focus on our bright future when we are fourth in the WAC and having a lackluster year? Brag on us when we are closing in on 25 wins. Brag on us when we beat the Aggies home and away, and run the table in confeeence. Not now. It’s a bit embarrassing. Like, hey check out our mediocre results! Our kids get loud and wear costumes! Wait til the results are worthy of the hype.

(02-22-2018 06:16 PM)Raider_Lope Wrote:  It wasn’t a flattering article. I’m tired of the seemingly endless focus on the financial model. If you’re a business major, you can appreciate the efficiency with which they operate. They reinvest into the infrastructure and they are sustainable.

Perhaps most importantly is the fact that it’s ill-timed. Why focus on our bright future when we are fourth in the WAC and having a lackluster year? Brag on us when we are closing in on 25 wins. Brag on us when we beat the Aggies home and away, and run the table in confeeence. Not now. It’s a bit embarrassing. Like, hey check out our mediocre results! Our kids get loud and wear costumes! Wait til the results are worthy of the hype.

Agreed! The timing was suspect and the article tended to hint that the only reason GCU is so "great" is because there is something fishy going on behind the scenes.