Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

[TH1974]

Only caught the very end of it. The hosts said he talked a lot about UNI and NCAA financial matters and were impressed by his straight talk. Looking forward to listening.

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[TH1974]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Dannen's segment starts at about the 53:00 mark.

[06panther10]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Great interview by TD. Really honest and straight shooting throughout the whole thing. Seems to really have a good grasp on UNI's situation, and with the national scene of college athletics.

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

That was outstanding... Just completely honest. If anyone still thinks TD doesn't get it, they need to listen to this.

[bigticket]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Agreed, this was a great interview.. in fact, it helped me understand how delicate of a situation it is for UNI athletics...

i dont remember the exact quote, but when he said that UNI "lost the least" on football amongst all other MVC teams... i was very surprised...

[FOTY]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Agreed, this was a great interview.. in fact, it helped me understand how delicate of a situation it is for UNI athletics...

i dont remember the exact quote, but when he said that UNI "lost the least" on football amongst all other MVC teams... i was very surprised...

Yeah... lost the least at $700,000. That's what surprised me.

[Neighbor]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Yeah... lost the least at $700,000. That's what surprised me.

That would be an interesting discussion point for OPR. "we lost the least" is that excluding others that may have made a profit?

[casbern]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

That would be an interesting discussion point for OPR. "we lost the least" is that excluding others that may have made a profit?

IIRC, he was just talking about in the MVFC.

[casbern]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Dannen's understanding for where we are, and where we need to be and how to get there are sublime. We have a great AD. I really admire how he emphasized the endowment of scholarships.

[UNI83]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Dannen's understanding for where we are, and where we need to be and how to get there are sublime. We have a great AD. I really admire how he emphasized the endowment of scholarships.

Agreed. I can't think of a better person to be running the athletic department right now.

He has done nothing to prove he was anything but the right hire.

[TH1974]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

i dont remember the exact quote, but when he said that UNI "lost the least" on football amongst all other MVC teams... i was very surprised...

I don't know why that's surprising. UNI is the cream of the crop in the MVC and one of the top programs in the country.

[Trapped in California]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Dannen was specifically saying that of the MVFC programs, UNI had the smallest deficit in football. (FB revenue - FB costs).

I could believe that. The only shade of doubt I have is about NDSU, as they have very strong attendance. I do not have any idea about how their tickets are priced vis a vi UNI, etc. I suspect they have a higher scholarship cost, as a larger percentage of their players are out of state, which ramps up the cost quickly.

Other interesting notes -

Cost of full ride support per in state athlete is $15,000
Cost of full ride per out of state athlete is $24,000

Troy also alluded to an announcement this week for further revenue. Capt'n Cat dunk tank during tailgates?

[Panther789]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Agreed, this was a great interview.. in fact, it helped me understand how delicate of a situation it is for UNI athletics...

i dont remember the exact quote, but when he said that UNI "lost the least" on football amongst all other MVC teams... i was very surprised...

I don't know why that's surprising. UNI is the cream of the crop in the MVC and one of the top programs in the country.

That's not how I read Bigticket's comment. He may have been surprised that all of the football programs in the MVC, including UNI, are losing money, rather than being surprised that UNI is in the "best" shape.

[ubuntuCAT]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

Troy also alluded to an announcement this week for further revenue.

Really interested in what this announcement will be.

[JayJ79]

Re: Dannen on KGYM Balbinot & Brommelkamp

That's not how I read Bigticket's comment. He may have been surprised that all of the football programs in the MVC, including UNI, are losing money, rather than being surprised that UNI is in the "best" shape.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the majority of FCS programs (and even many of the low-level FBS programs) lose money on football. But I could be wrong on that, as I can't remember the exact source.