Best bet is that they will try 2 BJC matches per year for two years. Based on results they will decide how to proceed in 2024. I’m still hearing some seat License crapola . . . so maybe that gets rolled into “all new seat assignments”. They wind is always blowing in the same direction (get more revenue) and wrestling is one of PSU’s very best products. It’s not hard to see that the new AD will try to leverage the situation.
Did the article also mention that Franklin was also looking for an AD knowledgeable about clock management and when to go for 2 point conversions? 😉
Andy Reid is not available.
Not sure what you do for a living; but some of us understand that pretentious titles are a strong indicator of organizational bloat.
The problem with the BJC is that it is very large for opponents that draw little attention. They need to give everyone a time frame to arrive after which the crowd can "improve" their seating. Using wrestling for example, a short break after say the first or second weight to allow everyone to filter down low. That way the large arena would become very energetic for even relatively small crowds when considering the size of the arena. Or even perhaps some short time before the first weight? Same could be done, and should be done, for other sports like basketball which is often an embarrassment on TV when if they allowed everyone to cram down low it would be at almost zero cost to create a good environment.
I like your idea here but I could see alot of prople standing in the concourse ready to Sprint to lower seats.
I don't think it would be needed as the lower seats are almost all for season tickets holders who will show up for every dual, even Maryland.
I've been on it for 6 years, call to update yearly and they remind me I'm still waiting.
for me, given NIL, Is:
I recently saw a stat that surprised me: UCLA is one of the largest employers in Los Angeles, with 55,000 employees for 44,000 students. Conversely, USC has 22,000 employees for 40,000 students. If we’re talking about organizational bloat and the outrageous costs of college, I would guess that most universities have quite a bit of fat that can be trimmed from their payrolls if they truly want costs to be more affordable.
A commonality is public vs. private.
While I agree with your conclusion, I'm not sure that's a great example. A lot of it depends on how employees are counted -- and UCLA owns a massive hospital system.
I would bet my house (okay, maybe my car) that this is due to how they count their beans. Fancy accounting always looks good on paper.
That'll be an HR thread. Penn State pays bonuses to ADs for success. There must be something shady going on.
Great points, El Jefe and Gray52. I had this discussion last night with a prof at a PSAC school and his take was similar to yours. He pointed out differences between contracting out work (dining services, construction) versus having those people as university employees
FWIW, I just saw a commercial on TV saying IUP is reducing tuition by 20% this Fall.
