https://x.com/i/status/2039369785666879504
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His resignation was mentioned in the coaching carousel thread, but the bigger story is why:
https://x.com/i/status/2039412625168023652
I think we are going to see more and more of this. There really only are 2-3 dozen programs at most that can afford to compete.
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Yep, Campbellās 2025-26 OOC something more typically associated with an HBCU but likely to become more prevalent for many MMs.
I donāt think he means the schedule - unless you are trying to say that they wouldnāt allow him to schedule a ton of away payday games. He pretty much lays it out that they donāt have the money or the commitment to get the money that he needs to compete.
Took it as Miller pointing out that even though Campbell scheduled a number of P5 payday games this season - and even one with Weber State! - doesnāt really help get the Camels where they need to be competitive.
Yeah I think the bottom line is that payday games arenāt going to be enough. And I think we are going to see that same story play out over and over. None of this is sustainable for most D1 programs.
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Reading that a typical P5 buy game pays out $90,000, so the Camels probably received over half a million for those 6 games. Once you subtract expenses etc, especially for the trips to Gonzaga, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, then not going to leave a lot for something like NIL.
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https://x.com/i/status/2039429663001293082
This too. I think a lot of schools are either going to drop football, drop down a division or just give up on being competitive in hoops.
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I look right down the road at Gardner Webb basketball. Only one conference regular season win. My understanding is their NIL budget didnāt allow them to be competitive. Seems to be the opposite of most cash strapped colleges as the GWU football NIL seems to be more competitive.
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Itās gonna be one or the other for lots of schools like GW and Campbell, and even a good deal of FBS schools in betting.
Does USF not get student fees to support athletics?
if they do itās not a real business.
Edit. I looked up their fee schedule it looks like itās only 10.00 per term. So maybe they donāt.
My gut says they are siphoning money out of the school somehow.
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In addition to the $10 per term flat fee, USF also charges a $14.46 per credit hour athletic fee. So an undergrad taking 15 hours would pay a total of $226.90 per term for Bulls sports - 10.00 + 216.90.
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Thanks Run. I did not see that on their fee schedule because I failed to drill down to the undergraduate level and other levels.
So as suspected this supposed āpro sports franchise & a major business enterpriseā is just another heavily subsidized athletic department playing at being a business.
They wouldnāt know what a major business enterprise looked like if it bit them in the a$$.
I know we subsidize too. I just hate the lack of self awareness and the self aggrandizing attitude and communications.
itās extremely off putting.
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https://x.com/i/status/2039777392151925122
I hesitate to even post this here in case somebody sees it. I donāt begrudge these guys making money but these figures are getting ridiculous and this is straight up pay to play. Thereās no NIL involved at all here.
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The most frustrating thing to me is that A10 team didnāt just have $550k laying around to offer this player. They had to go out and beg donors, local businesses, etc. for extra revenue to do this. Or redirect revenue from other sports. The money that exists to live this lifestyle only exists at the P2-P4 level because of their television contracts. And many of them waste so much money on other things they still canāt afford to live this lifestyle.
IIRC, they get state money in Florida as well.
āPublic universities in Florida, which is home to some of the countryās most high-profile college sports teams, will now be able to dip into the funding reserves of campus auxiliary programs like bookstores, food service, student housing and parking in order to cut checks to student-athletes. Under the policy approved Wednesday, the funds can be issued as a transfer or a loan.ā
Funding up to $22.5M.
āThe BOT approved an internal loan of up to $22.5 million and a $16 million increase in student-athlete revenue sharing payments for the 2026ā27 fiscal year.ā
Are these adults making these decisions?