re: UCLA athletics $18.9 million deficit in FY 19

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USC is basically in the worst part of LA

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Lol

Is there a breakdown on recruiting expenses/budgets? Easy to assume that they are extremely small in comparison, which would also ripple down to their won/loss records. Nick's budget for Dodge Charger costs alone probably is more than any other part of UCLA's budgets.

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The school is in Bel Air. Why the problem UCLA??????

USC is basically in the worst part of LA,they seem to be doing fine.

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UCLA and USC could not give any less of a frick about football. They've shown that.

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Men's soccer, M/W water polo, and rowing are their extra teams. Not bringing in any money but not exactly huge spenders. Ucla is cheap with facilities so that probably covers those 4 programs alone.

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UCLA's water polo coach was making $250,000 a year.

USC's water polo coach was probably making a lot more a year considering he was coaching both the Men's and Women's and winning more National Titles (he won 16).

You take all those little sports - couple them with their female equivalent, add-in all the assistant coaches, free tuition, travel, food, lodging.

Shite adds up to support a full Olympic slate. I mean the only Olympic sport Pac schools aren't funding is the Half-Pipe. They already have Beach Volleyball.

Wow a basketball blue blood too the mighty have really fallen hard for USC football and UCLA basketball.

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First loss since 2004

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Welcome to the LA Rams! That haven't shown any improvement to the LA area. Stan Kroenke thought that Moving to LA would generate more money to a larger crowd but that larger crowd never did happened and that is also pulling down the other sports in LA. High cost of living and no interest in sports have turned sour so far for the LA area. I was right all along that Rams move to LA made things worst for college sports in LA. I am curious how will Rams deal with the lost of fan base that never really wanted the Rams in LA. Should have stayed in St. Louis and get the stadium built for a lot cheaper and make more money than in LA. Too many sports in LA isn't a good idea when most want to do other things that cost less and/or more fun.

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USC is basically in the worst part of LA,they seem to be doing fine.

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How did athletics departments balance the books when the tv contracts weren’t so massive?

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The players were not as well compensated. The facilities weren’t as good, nutrition programs, tutoring, etc.

In other words, the revenue has been reinvested in the programs and players.

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USC is basically in the worst part of LA,they seem to be doing fine.


Yeah...this isn't Boyz N' the Hood - 1980's anymore.

USC bought up all the crap parts that were encircling the campus and basically expanded their campus.

Have you seen the USC Village?

UCLA?

UCLA was declared the Most Dangerous College Campus in America 6 years ago using FBI and police stats. The entire campus is dimly lit, they think they're safe, and just a campus security force.

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USC has what they call the perimeter. If you are inside of it you are as safe as anywhere else. They have free Lyft for their students at certain hours as well. And while next to skid row they are also almost next to downtown and all the new development there.

https://dps.usc.edu/patrol/

It can go overboard. When my son's fraternity has a party they can be required to hire as many as 20 security personnel.

The problems for a public university like UCLA are the same as anywhere but amplified. Politics creep in, A lot of costs are there in too many administrative jobs for connected people. UCLA has over a dozen assistant athletic directors. When there are new facilities built the process is more expensive in Cali than anywhere in the country. The biggest problem though is the mismanagement of the Pac 12.

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Peej was hyperbolic, but USC def ain’t in a good part of town

We played there in 2008 and right across from the courts on Vermont Avenue felt like some not good shite was happening

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Which courts were on Vermont? The Tennis courts by the baseball stadium? In any event a crime in 2014 led to the new perimeter that pushes out blocks past Vermont and actually increased real estate values on some once crappy crime-ridden streets. USC DPS has over 300 security officers who patrol 24/7. I have walked around the campus and nearby the last few years and felt safer there than some areas near Tulane at night.