Interesting idea, TTown.
I imagine students would be pretty excited about having this kind of facility readily available, especially if all the bells and whistles were included as with the FOB. Could really help take WSU Football and the campus itself to the next level if done right.
This might be where WSU misses Bill Moos the most. He had a way of getting everyone to buy-in to his vision for the football program, no matter the cost.
Don't know that we can say the same (yet, anyway) about Chung or for that matter Sgt. Schulz.
I know Cougatron has seemed kind of iffy on Schulz to this point — and he seems to track WSU finances and spending pretty closely.
As long as he doesn't screw with the good things we have going I will have no problem with him. He tries to meddle and he will be on the out.
I think the idea of a shared sports facility is great. Whatever we have to do to get it done.
Chun is fine, he needs to raise money and fix men's basketball. If he can do those 2 things he will be great.
My biggest concern is that we meddle with football and gut the program "just to save money" and then have to start all over. We need the indoor facility, men's basketball to turn around, and donations. That's it.
The budget will balance itself in the next few years because most of the bulk deficit will be handled. Schultz walked in and didn't know the arrangement we had to do all the things we needed to do. Floyd understood the plan, but Schultz wasn't party to any of it. He just walked in... saw deficit and started throwing a fit. We all knew there was going to be a deficit. We all knew this was going to cost money.
And as I've said many times.
WSU is making more money now then it ever has in athletics. We made a total of 59 million dollars in revenue this year in 2017.
Just six years ago. Six. it was 37 million.
An increase of 22 million dollars PER year. This is without the deficit/covering and what have you.
Just raw 59 million in revenue from 37 million in revenue. An increase of 22 million dollars.
So whatever Leach is paid...
4 million
4 million (tops) Assistants
So for Leach we are paying about 8 million more per year. And we are making 22 million extra.
Kent as I've said is way over paid at 1.4
But if you add it all up for basketball it costs us about 4 million for all of Kents stuff.
12 Million extra per year in major revenue sports.
while we are making 22 million in extra revenue from 2011. So without the facilities, we are making 10 million more per year.
So obviously when you add the FOB, Stadium renovations which cost like 120 million dollars. That has to be paid from somewhere.
So the school is fronting that extra money while we get caught up paying the debt service.
We are going to be fine in 5 years. Absolutely fine. We'll have a nice stadium, great facilities, a great stretch of winning seasons and reputable program.
It will be fantastic. If..... If.... we don't screw it up. So that's why I am cautious of schultz. If he breaks the system we could be in serious serious trouble.