Ragin Review Podcast: S3:BONUS - Brad Boyd talks Marlin, Transfer Portal, Cajuns Basketball

[Esqueleto]

What good is generating revenue when your expenses exceed your revenue? People are in business to make money and profit not to see who can spend the most money. Some games had only a couple hundred folks this season. I went to a game that had maybe 150 people but was listed as having 300. Attendance has went down. It is not the same.

The last couple of years the atmosphere has been so terrible I don't even want to go. Marlin is stale. Past time for a change.

[JMV JustMyView]

The last couple of years the atmosphere has been so terrible I don't even want to go. Marlin is stale. Past time for a change.

I agree. He has been here to long and we don't have progress.

[Esqueleto]

I agree. He has been here to long and we don't have progress.

We need a Dale Brown type of energy injection, and I think Brad Boyd is just the man for the job. Surround himself with good X's and O's guys like Dale did with Tex Winters. What do we have to lose?

[ManAboutTown]

Not to nitpick or anything but I was responding to your post about the programs and "revenue generation" which is different from profit. My argument was that MBB generates more revenue or at least the same and its overstated that people think softball has higher attendance than MBB. I haven't looked at the report line by line nor will I as I'm busy myself but I was pointing out that based on the criteria that you guys set up on the podcast about labeling basketball dead in the south was attendance driven but I was trying to show that our attendance is the same it was 15 years ago with really good players in the program.

I’ve never commented on attendance. It’s become a joke. We report probably 40% more people than actually are in seats. Attendance also doesn’t measure revenue.

Fund raising, private money raised, PSDs, concessions, sponsors, ticket sales, etc.. This is what we’re trying to focus on. Per annual report, basketball is severely lagging in most of these areas. And I’m not talking about Covid year. Going back to 2017, private money is no where near where it should be.

[CajunRebel]

Wow Jay!!! I coached for 2 years with Robert Lee. Plenty of road trip stories of me you and the coaching staff during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons, should I share those or no? I was not titled as an asst, but best believe my input was being used on a daily basis. I was at all the practices and worked with the players and coaching staff. How did I Publicly bash Marlin a few years ago? I can’t wait to see you in person and discuss this further. Let’s keep my wife out of this, or I can share the stories of your activities on those road trips.

Wow. I can’t believe I just read this.

Brad, if what Jay said doesn’t disqualify you, the fact that you’d even think of posting something like this on a public message board does.

[Turbine]

What good is generating revenue when your expenses exceed your revenue?

Why you want to hate on football?

[CajunVic]

Why you want to hate on football?

And Softball and Baseball and T & F and Soccer and Volleyball. That is a lot of hate there.

[ManAboutTown]

Wow. I can’t believe I just read this.

Brad, if what Jay said doesn’t disqualify you, the fact that you’d even think of posting something like this on a public message board does.

Whoa, Mr. Anti-snowflake..

We have a development folks..

[JMV JustMyView]

Wow. I can’t believe I just read this.

Brad, if what Jay said doesn’t disqualify you, the fact that you’d even think of posting something like this on a public message board does.

You can't be serious. Brad as a non UL employee can't defend himself but Marlin who is a current UL employee can publicly dis the football team. More people heard what Marlin said than what Brad said.

[JMV JustMyView]

We need a Dale Brown type of energy injection, and I think Brad Boyd is just the man for the job. Surround himself with good X's and O's guys like Dale did with Tex Winters. What do we have to lose?

Brad is a good X and O guy.

[Turbine]

Wow. I can’t believe I just read this.

Brad, if what Jay said doesn’t disqualify you, the fact that you’d even think of posting something like this on a public message board does.

Your kidding, right?

[Million$Mullet]

Rebel is a twat. What did y’all expect?