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Date Posted: 16:37:48 02/05/03 Wed
Author: Stagsfan
Subject: Re: I clearly don't understand the costs
In reply to: JCM 's message, "I clearly don't understand the costs" on 15:59:31 02/05/03 Wed

Recruiting takes a lot of money, trying to locate and lure about 80 players to play here. I believe when a player and his family visit, we pick up all hotel expenses. Travel is also a lot, although I think MAAC rules dictate you can't bring your whole team, only a smaller travel squad. I'll bet those road games to San Diego and Orlando cost a bundle.
The other big difference between HS and college football is the higher salaries you have to pay coaches. Most HS coaches are already on salary as teachers or admins, so they can handle it. I think Fairfield has at least 5-8 full time coaches, plus trainers and staff.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> I'd be surprised if more than 3 coaches are full-time -- skeptic, 17:57:23 02/05/03 Wed


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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: I clearly don't understand the costs -- DitchMitch, 21:23:53 02/05/03 Wed

What I can't understand is why did the administration make the commitment to football in the first place seven or so years ago, when they instituted the program? It's not like the program has been around 20+ years; they had to realize what they were getting into. If they aren't going to see it through, they never should have started it up in the first place. All of that money could have gone to supporting other sports that have existed all along.

In my mind, it would be the second major bad decision the administration has made in the last few years regarding sports. Having the basketball teams play at Harbor Yards is the other. I know it's early, and I've only been to two games there, but the atmosphere is so disappointing compared to what it used to be on-campus: it's a beautiful new arena, but is at best one-third full for men's games (on a good night), and less attendance/excitement from the student body, which is what college basketball is all about. For what, to get Duke in for a game? I guess it helps recruiting, but we haven't seen that come to fruition yet, either.

And good point about the Wonderland of Ice...it's a disgrace that a Division I hockey team calls that its home ice. It'd be like the basketball team calling the Sheehan Center in Bridgeport home.


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Have not heard many Arena "atmosphere" criticisms -- Menzies, 06:52:04 02/06/03 Thu

Arena has been pretty uniformly praised as the obvious right answer. I have to agree the fan atmosphere is nowhere close to Alumni Hall. We should wait though and see if a fan base can be developed to make the Arena atmosphere at least reasonable. A ways to go though.


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Too early to judge the Arena move -- JoeStag, 08:23:09 02/06/03 Thu

Too early to judge if the Arena is the correct move. It was definitely the right decision to go to the Arena..... we just have to make it work. Lots of positives about the arena; however if the Attendance and Atmosphere are not there, then it is not worth it. But I think you have to look at it over 4-5 years.... not in just 1.5 years, expecially since we have had quite a few losing seasons.

My expectations is that we should increase attendance by 400 each year. We took a hit this year, but I think are attendance goals should be:

2001-02 - 2,900 (actual)
2002-03 - 2,600 (currently, hopefully to finish at 2,800)
2003-04 - 3,200
2004-05 - 3,600
2005-06 - 4,000

Thye key is to increase Season Tickets, which I think decreased this year because of our poor season last year.


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