Jonathan Carone wrote:There are not many P5 schools with a staff like that and they aren't getting P5 results. That's exactly why we shouldn't be funding it that way. No matter how good the sales staff is, when you're in the Big South playing FCS football, you have a ceiling that is lower than what we are paying for right now. That's not a knock on the staff. It's an indictment of us being stuck in FCS while funding at an FBS level.
I'm not going to argue that being in the FCS sucks, but do you know their salaries or what they get paid? What's the barometer to determine they shouldn't be getting funded as they are? What numbers are you seeing that says they haven't achieved tremendous success? Put FCS/FBS aside, I would argue the marketing department has achieved far more than just putting butts in the seats. Also, it should be recognized that marketing and sales are two separate functions operating under one department because they aren't big enough to operate independently of each other.
Regardless of what you feel is "appropriate funding" for this department, the new AD will need experience/exposure to this type of environment to manage it and demand even more from it. All sales and marketing departments can always be/do better, but it is equally important to not undercut its successes and acknowledge its achievements.
Edit: It's dangerous to make sweeping statements as you have with the influence you have on this board. People who haven't been or aren't as close to the University/Athletics Department will take your opinion and turn it into fact, which would not be accurate.
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