tnt said:
There has been waaaaaaaaaaaay to much talk about the kids and way to little talk about a program that had its priorities way out of wack and the leadership that put it that way. When they start selling sponsorships to the stall doors, the writing was on the wall. I can't think of much except jock straps that they hadn't hawked a sponsorship for (and I'm not sure about those) Anyone who doesn't believe that winning and maintaining an "image" became paramount to maintaining the cash flow. Group junkets to the final four (JOD wasn't paying his own expenses nor were the donors paying for the "parties) $500.00 a seat "association fees" on so on aren't present in losing programs......
Really? You think sponsorship was the rotten apple in the barrel? Who the hell told you that? Do you have any idea how UM athletics ad revenue compares to revenue for the rest of the college football world? Any idea how association fees are applied in the rest of the college football world?
Ever watch a Griz game on TV? The three biggest advertisers are the University itself and Montana departments of Transportation, Labor and Industry. If advertising was the issue, UM wouldn't even be on the radar.