No excuses allowed

[zephyr]

_ OK let me reword the question after I say Nelson had UL getting $500 $600 $G paydays. Meaing from that revenue source the budget should only be $600 G higher.

So what other income changed so drastically in the past few years that the budget went up that much? _

Turbine, that is like asking why a business should expect and need to make more money now than it did 10 years ago. Costs go up yearly. This is the cycle of everything in our daily lives. What did gas cost in 2001? What did a gallon of milk cost 10 years ago. I know these examples are just that and they have absolutely no bearing on this conversation but the point is everything cost wise goes up, typically on a linear pattern. Coaching Salaries is one cost, to answer your question, that has and will continue to go up. Travel costs also continue to go up. Do you think it is easier or more difficult to fly these days than it was ? Have airlines gone up on cost and down on features of what they offer? Of course. We are thinking just football. Every sport has economical costs that continue to inflate yearly and we must be able to budget for that. Also, the cost of operating on this level have also gone up. The statute is set for teams such as UL to have to make upgrades and compete facility wise for athletes that a lot of other schools are doing the same. I also think that the current administration has done a better job of soliciting funds and Gerald Hebert has worked tirelessly in recent years to get donors to cooperate. I also think the move of Dr. A out of office has loosened the reigns that many donors held tight until he was out of office like the Herb Schillings etc.. who were put off by him and his lack of cooperation. It is careless on our part to not consider the economics of the current athletic landscape and realize that we have to invest in our programs before we can see the payoffs.

[zephyr]

_ OK let me reword the question after I say Nelson had UL getting $500 $600 $G paydays. Meaing from that revenue source the budget should only be $600 G higher.

So what other income changed so drastically in the past few years that the budget went up that much? _

Another thing, think about this. Even if costs had not gone up one bit, maybe the increased "budget" would only begin to start putting us on par with other schools on our level rather than making money. I believe we were so grossly underfunded, and still are, that maybe that was just leveling the field if nothing else.

[Just1More]

_ Another thing, think about this. Even if costs had not gone up one bit, maybe the increased "budget" would only begin to start putting us on par with other schools on our level rather than making money. I believe we were so grossly underfunded, and still are, that maybe that was just leveling the field if nothing else. _

Something else to consider about budgets and costs... there is a kernel of expenses that everyone has to cover. We have always just barely covered base expenses and small incremental add-ons. When a school has $5 million more in annual budget than we do, they have astronomically more money than we do. RCAF can and I believe will... if properly stewarded... bring our program... financially... into a completely different realm of financial capability.

It is ridiculous what you can borrow and build with $1million more in annualized revenue. UL cannot pass on one penny of additional dollars while we plan our aggressive football future. The aggression will be rewarded (in an almost unconscious fashion) by a steady addition of fan support. People react to investment. The historical problem of UL is the liberal ideology maintained by so many connected with the university. They did not seek public professions to be aggressive with money and take risks. The hope is that those entrepreneurial members of the RCAF board are establishing and maintaining the pace. If one of these jelly-belly intellectual homegrown fruitcakes gets in the picture... other than to pick out the colors... we have to vaporize them.

I know Turbine is stuck on "money games". I know we are going to still play them, so I feel safe in not arguing about it. What I am not so confident in is how intelligent we will pursue the next football head coach. If we get a parallel to Marlin... I will be one very happy camper.

Bustle and staff still have a chance to pull off this season and keep their jobs. I would love to wear my Grim Reaper outfit to the next home game, stand on the sidelines, and keep pointing my fake bony finger at Bustle.... of course... purely for inspirational purposes... and to use my sickle on Cayenne.

[Turbine]

Zephyr your points on are 100% spot on, but we haven't had 60% inflaton in the last 5 years.

Just1More I may seem that I am stuck on money games I jut don't think they are the solution, they create a welfare attitude.

I want to know where David Walker found another $4 to $5 millon to get the budget where it is now. Was Authement using it? I don't know, I'm just curious.

[CrazyCajun]

_ Zephyr your points on are 100% spot on, but we haven't had 60% inflaton in the last 5 years.

Just1More I may seem that I am stuck on money games I jut don't think they are the solution, they create a welfare attitude.

I want to know where David Walker found another $4 to $5 millon to get the budget where it is now. Was Authement using it? I don't know, I'm just curious. _

it was passed a couple years ago that the% of our total budget allowed to go to athletics was increased

[Turbine]

_ it was passed a couple years ago that the% of our total budget allowed to go to athletics was increased _

Thanks.

In light of his retirement announcement, I hate that I asked the question.