(07-22-2021 09:49 PM)Scoochpooch1 Wrote:  

(07-21-2021 07:34 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-21-2021 06:26 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  Are we counting when jake Plummer was there? The answer is Kansas without hesitation. Next question…

Jake Plummer wouldn’t crack a top-1000 list of what makes ASU valuable. Heck, ASU doesn’t even have to be good in football to be valuable - that’s just a bonus.

ASU is one of the largest schools in the country in the #11 media market - a growing market ASU has to themselves for college sports. That’s exactly what other universities covet - a location they can both recruit students from and reengage and reconnect with alums in. ASU could finish last in football year after year, and still be immensely valuable. Location, and all its effects, will only age better for ASU and worse for KU over the next 100 years.

KU is AAU and ASU is not. If a league uses AAU strictly as a gatekeeper, ASU loses out. But it’s worth noting ASU’s federal research awards exceed several AAU schools, and I’d imagine university presidents are aware of it.

I think you're vastly overestimating the region and prowess of the school. Just look at how poorly all their pro sports teams fare money wise. Suns did great this year so everyone finally jumped on the bandwagon.

Cardinals are doing well. Suns were plagued with poor ownership that finally realized that just because he was a business tycoon, he knows little about basketball and finally hired a real GM, and the town has responded.

Dbacks have a cheap owner - not the fans. Coyotes are now looking to build in Tempe, which is where they always should have been.

5 million people in the metro area, growing by thousands daily.

ASU is a very good school