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re: What can we do about women's sports losing 17 million last year?
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:04 pm to Alt26
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:04 pm to Alt26
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Don't pay $800k for a women's basketball coach. I get that is Caldwell is not the highest paid coach in the SEC, but paying $800k is just a poor return on investment.
Unlike Men's BB, it makes more fiscal sense to go with a cheap up and comer hire in Women's BB. It's not sexist to say that women's sports aren't going to be big money-makers (if money-makers at all). There just isn't enough demand for the product from fans or television networks. It doesn't make a ton of sense to throw a lot of money at an unprofitable product. Unfortunately in the world we live in today fiscal sense takes a back seat to feelings and the unreasonable need for "equality" in every aspect.
Rational people understand that women's athletics isn't a profitable business. Thus, the justification for spending a ton of money on that business isn't there. Unfortunately, rational thinking is a fading concept these days
See Ell's post at the top of the thread.
It doesn't matter. It's the law. There is no way around it.
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Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:27 pm to MLCLyons
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I'm sure UConn's Women's BBall makes good money.
They lost 2.67 million last year
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I'd imagine Gymnastics, baseball, and maybe softball made money and everything else lost.
Gymnastics lost 2.1 million and softball lost 2 million
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:30 pm to tigerskin
Softball, gymnastics and volleyball are very watchable.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:32 pm to chinhoyang
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Softball, gymnastics and volleyball are very watchable
The point is that LSU has to adhere to Title IX law regardless of whether a sport is profitable or not. That's the reason for some of the seemingly inexplicable expenditures on women's sports.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:35 pm to tigerskin
quote:Get rid of the mens sports that are losing money as well...win win.
What can we do about women's sports losing
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:39 pm to Number 31
We know about Title IX. Looking for creativity. A couple of good ideas like softball ad signs and beer sales have been brought up.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:40 pm to tigerskin
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UConn women's basketball team lost 2.67 million last year
damn! it seems like they sell out every game maybe they should raise ticket prices...win 100 in a row you should at least break even
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:41 pm to tigerskin
Drop out of d-1 for all sports except football, softball and baseball and women track.
Offer womens track scholarships equal football count.
Club sports for all else.
Will be IND for d-1 sports.
Offer womens track scholarships equal football count.
Club sports for all else.
Will be IND for d-1 sports.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:41 pm to lsu2006
An average high school boys basketball team would beat the ever living shite out of Uconn 
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:48 pm to poncho villa
Repeal Title IX. But that ain't gonna happen.
I think this Beach Volleyball thing will generate some interest (TV money).
I think this Beach Volleyball thing will generate some interest (TV money).
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:51 pm to poncho villa
Uconn could not beat a team of decent male athletes
The reflexes. The burst.
My gf was ark all state.
I was gym rat.
She challenged me to game, one on one.
1. She never missed.
2. I won. She could not put the ball on the floor for three dribbles without me stealing it or knocking it away and i had clean blocks.
She won horse. Swish. Repeat.
The reflexes. The burst.
My gf was ark all state.
I was gym rat.
She challenged me to game, one on one.
1. She never missed.
2. I won. She could not put the ball on the floor for three dribbles without me stealing it or knocking it away and i had clean blocks.
She won horse. Swish. Repeat.
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:54 pm to tigerskin
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beer sales
I worked concessions while I was a student for extra money during spring. Never softball, but for women's basketball it seemed like most fans were old, lesbians or dads taking young daughters. You want to get the rest of the people that are filling up football and baseball games, maybe selling beer isn't a bad idea.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 12:58 pm to tigerskin
We can let Carly Hoover pitch to Alex Bregman at halftime of a football game to help promote softball.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 1:06 pm to chinhoyang
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Softball, gymnastics and volleyball are very watchable.
They should probably capitalize on the current popularity of the Women's Gymnastics team. Charge more for the tickets, parking, and merchandising.
and sell beer!
Posted on 2/21/17 at 1:07 pm to tigerskin
SIMPLE
JUST USE SIMPLE ECONOMICS. CUT THE WASTE
JUST USE SIMPLE ECONOMICS. CUT THE WASTE
Posted on 2/21/17 at 2:05 pm to tigerskin
Raise the ticket prices for gymnastics. They have a great following. Raise it 5 bucks a ticket instead of giving those things away.
Other than that, quit the Bahamas trips.
Other than that, quit the Bahamas trips.
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 2:20 pm to TBoy
Re buying women's season tickets, there was a push a few years ago, from TAF/LSU A.Dept., strongly "asking" for TAF members who had season tickets in men's sport, to pitch in & buy women's sports season tickets as well. That project did not go over too well & there was significant push back.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 2:24 pm to tigerskin
LSu softball is the second best program behind football AS OF NOW. make cuts elsewhere if needed. i will gladly pay more for softball at LSU or ULL. It is the best women's sport.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 2:25 pm to tigerskin
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obviously increased attendance would help but the tickets are cheap
Since the tickets are cheap, perhaps you could purchase a block of 25 or so tickets for each sport.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 2:26 pm to tigerskin
I guess the rainy day fund is out. .
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