2016: Alden Report Released by University of Louisiana Athletics

[cajun4life]

Didn't we bring student fees to a vote some years back but it was shot down by the students vote?

We have never brought student athletic fees to a vote. La Tech, ULM and UNO has and it has failed every time.

They way to get it to pass is to present it as a credit hour fee not a total per semester fee. An athletic fee of $12/credit hour is all we need for full time students and $9/credit hour for part time students. That's just over $5 million a year. Couple that with the full 3% transfer and we get to $30 million next year.

[cajun4life]

Serious question.. Does anyone think that the current leadership in the athletic department can successfully implement this plan? I'm guessing the part that wasn't released had a review of organizational structures as well as its capabilities.

Simple answer....NO

[CajunFan83]

Simple answer....NO

I'm in agreement. Is it fair to say until that is changed then the rest of this doesn't matter?

[Cajun90]

...and there is no doubt that the oil patch will rebound, and that there's definitely better days ahead.

Been in the business over twenty years and this one is different. This is the first time in the history of O&G that we have a supply side issue stacked on top of a demand side problem. Geopolitics can often cause sudden changes in our industry and we need to hope something happens in this area because from an economics standpoint I don't think we are close to an end.

[LaCajunsFan]

Correct, 1/2 full glass as opposed to 1/2 empty glass, regarding student fees why let the nuts run the asylum, that should be a parental decision and or the person paying the bill, and there is no doubt that the oil patch will rebound, and that there's definitely better days ahead. Great post.

Agreed. There will always be those pessimistic souls who see only bad things and spout nothing but negativity; the trick is to not let them bring the rest of us down with them.

Sure, we coulda/shoulda done things better, and a long time ago.....but the fact is we did not. Doesn't mean we shouldn't start doing the right thing now.

[GeauxCajuns]

Simple answer....NO

i agree with it in sense that we cant do it with "current" leadership. one thing i read throughout the report is that we need to beef up our staff on all fronts. 8 of 10 schools in the survey had 12-15 people solely responsible for brand protection / promotion. i think our whole marketing staff is like 3 people pulled in different directions. we need to grow support staff as well as the fundraising staff, and thats going to take money. i hope they can see that it needs to be an investment and not look at it as a cost incurred. its going to take spending money to make money and that is the decision that i think everyone on here is waiting to see if it is made or not.

[HoustonCajun]

The University of Louisiana reached out to former Missouri athletic director Mike Alden several months ago, asking him to perform a wide-ranging analysis of the school's athletic programs and the revenue they bring in. On Monday,...

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THE Advocate

Luke, you didn't mention Alden's branding recommendations and our use of LOUISIANA. It is time for the Advocate's Acadiana Edition to step up in support of LOUISIANA and not avoid the subject altogether with continued use of Louisiana-Lafayette.

[CajunRed]

Luke, you didn't mention Alden's branding recommendations and our use of LOUISIANA. It is time for the Advocate's Acadiana Edition to step up in support of LOUISIANA and not avoid the subject altogether with continued use of Louisiana-Lafayette.

That is why I don't read the Advocate.

[Stabil123]

All the indicators are depicting that we're close to the bottom, Saudi's losing $14 billion a month, the shale plays were adding serious quantities to production every month, but those rigs are stacked, and the production decreases have not shown up yet, More than likely we'll see a slow recovery by the end of the year. That said, if we have such a large surplus why are we still importing 8 million barrels a day from the Middle East? Unfortunately , any players with large debt will probably not survive, especially the independent shale players.

[HoustonCajun]

Next move is his Mike, after that we will just have to wait. For me it's simple, if the same captain remains at the wheel the iceberg is straight ahead.

Notice the Suggested Timeline on his recommendations. Many are Immediate. Others are in 2016 and some are just a couple of months away. The ball is now in your court, Dr. S. No time to screw around with this if we want Alden to continue working with us. This is UL's moment of truth.