As a last post I put this together to support I and Rick's emphasis on financial resources. The data comes from: http://spendingdatabase.knightcommission.org/reports/e4701a13
If we can get a $1.5 million/yr kick from a student fee it will improve our position vs some of our CUSA competition, but several schools are dramatically increasing spending vs Tech's increase. With a few exceptions we were pretty competitive in 2015 (the last year statistics are available). $1.5 million will do little to improve our competitiveness vs CAA or MWC or P5.
Conference comparison of football spending per year per Athletic Scholarship Football Player excluding scholarship costs in 2015:
Median all FBS conferences --------------------------$129,197
AAC -----------------------------------------------------------116,035
ACC -----------------------------------------------------------194,537
Big 12 ---------------------------------------------------------183,938
Big Ten -------------------------------------------------------258,790
CUSA --------------------------------------------------------- 60,246
MAC ----------------------------------------------------------- 51,933
MWC ---------------------------------------------------------- 70,844
P12 ------------------------------------------------------------179,223
SEC -----------------------------------------------------------276,839
SBC ----------------------------------------------------------- 49,754
Comparison of same statistic for CUSA teams including average percent increase over a four year period:
FAU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-14%)------------------$53,256
FIU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 - (+47%)----------------- 84,822
Tech, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+8%)------------------- 52,468
MU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-12%)-------------------- 49,403
MTSU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+6%)----------------- 65,142
ODU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-6%)-------------------- 59,571
UTEP, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+19%)---------------- 88,004
UTSA, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+36%)---------------- 60,920
UAB, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+8%)------------------- 61,420
UNT, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (2%)--------------------130,854
USM, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-8%)------------------ 56,624
WKU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+12%)---------------- 51,156
As Rick says Tech will need significantly more money to progress. It will need every fan it can find regardless of where that fan lives. It will need significantly increased alumni support and an increase in the student body.
If we can get a $1.5 million/yr kick from a student fee it will improve our position vs some of our CUSA competition, but several schools are dramatically increasing spending vs Tech's increase. With a few exceptions we were pretty competitive in 2015 (the last year statistics are available). $1.5 million will do little to improve our competitiveness vs CAA or MWC or P5.
Conference comparison of football spending per year per Athletic Scholarship Football Player excluding scholarship costs in 2015:
Median all FBS conferences --------------------------$129,197
AAC -----------------------------------------------------------116,035
ACC -----------------------------------------------------------194,537
Big 12 ---------------------------------------------------------183,938
Big Ten -------------------------------------------------------258,790
CUSA --------------------------------------------------------- 60,246
MAC ----------------------------------------------------------- 51,933
MWC ---------------------------------------------------------- 70,844
P12 ------------------------------------------------------------179,223
SEC -----------------------------------------------------------276,839
SBC ----------------------------------------------------------- 49,754
Comparison of same statistic for CUSA teams including average percent increase over a four year period:
FAU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-14%)------------------$53,256
FIU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 - (+47%)----------------- 84,822
Tech, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+8%)------------------- 52,468
MU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-12%)-------------------- 49,403
MTSU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+6%)----------------- 65,142
ODU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-6%)-------------------- 59,571
UTEP, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+19%)---------------- 88,004
UTSA, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+36%)---------------- 60,920
UAB, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+8%)------------------- 61,420
UNT, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (2%)--------------------130,854
USM, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (-8%)------------------ 56,624
WKU, spending change from 2012 to 2015 (+12%)---------------- 51,156
As Rick says Tech will need significantly more money to progress. It will need every fan it can find regardless of where that fan lives. It will need significantly increased alumni support and an increase in the student body.
