Well that job director of indoctrination sounds something the USSR would have.
Those of you who know me i regular post here and have sent my research to RU. I submitted my alcohol at university events study to them of which many of you partook in. My doctorate is in sports management.
Now facilities I generally count as:
Facilities:
Basketball Arena
Football Stadium (Seating capacity is not quality, Beaver stadium is crap, but it’s big)
Non-revenue Arenas/complex
Football Training facilities (aka M-F facilities)
Basketball Training facilities
Non-Revenue Training facilities
Indoor facility (Only necessary if you are in cold climate, but now used as recruiting tool)
Infrastructure:
General football operations
Gameday operations
Recruiting budget
Public relations and marketing department
Academic and moral support
So let’s rate our neck of the woods:
Penn State:
Faclities:
Basketball Arena = B+
Football Stadium = B (If you want size it’s a A+, if you want condition and look C-)
Non-revenue Arenas = A+
Football Training facilities = A+
Basketball Training facilities = B+
Non-Revenue Training facilities = A+
Proximity = A
Indoor facility = A
Infrastructure:
General football operations = A
Gameday operations = A++
Recruiting budget = A++
Public relations and marketing department = A
Academic and moral support = A (covering up counts too)
Maryland
Facilities:
Basketball Arena = A++
Football Stadium = B
Non-revenue Arenas = B+
Football Training facilities = B+ (will be A++ with New Cole
http://colefieldhouse.umd.edu/)
Basketball Training facilities = B
Non-Revenue Training facilities = C- (this will be a B+ when non-revenue takes over existing football facilities when New Cole Built)
Proximity = A
Indoor facility = N/A (will be A++ with New Cole)
Infrastructure:
General football operations = B-
Gameday operations = C
Recruiting budget = D
Public relations and marketing department = A++ (MD won marketing school of the year)
Academic and moral support = A-
Rutgers
Facliities:
Basketball Arena = D
Football Stadium = B-
Non-revenue Arenas = C-
Football Training facilities = B+
Basketball Training facilities = D-
Non-Revenue Training facilities = C-
Indoor facility = C
Infrastructure:
General football operations = C
Gameday operations = C-
Recruiting budget = D
Public relations and marketing department = F-
Academic and moral support = C- (Academic support is great = A, but keeping kids out of trouble not so good)
So yea facilities is a general term, but it can be broke down a lot. Larger stadiums sell more tickets more money. Smaller ones are easier to maintain and upgrade. Non-revenue are just money sinks. The infrastructure that supports basketball and football are huge. You need lots of good people and money to keep the machines running smoothly. Rutgers is just getting in the big time game of football and the differences are negligible for teams 8-12. However, non-revenue is way way behind. I wouldn't worry about that, those guys catch up as basketball and football get their act together.
