Spoke with a couple of coaches at FF county schools. They both said "The best athletes in our school play lacrosse." That was over 5 years ago. Probably more so now.
I had a conversation with Hathaway ~2005 about this, he seemed very disinterested. At that time it would have been feasible to pull it off, it would have made us far more relevant not only in Fairfield county but also Westchester and Long Island, HS lacrosse hotbeds and wealthy NYC suburbs. We could have carved out a nice piece of the most lucrative market in the world if we approached it properly back then.
That number included charges toward the Ollie decision. We just lost three sports and another became largely self-funded. The AD was charged with reducing the deficit, he is not going to be adding sports at this time. I would love for UConn to sponsor lacrosse. Perfect fit of school and talent in close proximity.
You forgot to add for any kid whose parent drives a Range Rover and Tesla. I live in Fairfield County and the top Lacrosse athletes also star in soccer and football in the fall. Those same kids can’t scratch the surface in D1 for soccer and football, yet get recruited by Virginia and Duke for lacrosse. That says it all.
Except…we are
Are we though? From whom have we borrowed money, in what amount and to whom is it owed?
Three of the top 17 girls ranked nationally all reside in Darien, including the number 1 girl in the country.
Yup Big deficit. Subsidized by the state. From the state taxpayers. Owed by the state taxpayers. It’s not imaginary. It’s real.
You understand that a deficit and debt is different, right? Because it doesn't seem like you do. You keep talking about money being "owed" apparently by "the taxpayers" based upon your quote above. To whom do you believe that the taxpayers owe this money, and in what amount?
They are subsidized by intuitional support which can come from student university fees, out of state tuition waivers for athletes... Some states use lottery revenues. I could not find the sources for UConn's except for student fees which varies. Rutgers AD has debt. $265MM. They borrowed monies from The B1G...
It’s understanding of economics like this that got the US $31 trillion in debt. Have you ever considered writing an economics textbook?
As, presumptively, a former writer you really should understand that "words mean things". Debt and deficit are different words with different meanings.
Yep, the university athletic department has not earned more than its accounting expenses. That doesn't mean that they had to borrow money for the difference.
www.nbcconnecticut.com
I want to like this because the number one ranked player nationally is from Cheshire, but couldn't bring myself to do it because he committed to Notre Dame. As happened with basketball, I hope we will eventually get to a point where we can keep home the best Connecticut kids.Also the #1 ranked boys player nationally is in Cheshire and committed to Notre Dame.
Cheshire Junior Ranked National No. 1 Boys Lacrosse Player in Class
As the high school lacrosse schedule gets into the heart of the season, the Cheshire boys team is rolling with the best record in Class M. They’ve outscored opponents 91-32 through the first six games of the year. That might seem like destiny with the nation’s number one lacrosse player in the...
Toscano mentioned things will need to be clarified like monies going to CRDA for using the Rent, its parking, concession revenues and the XL. It's confusing the narrative., Also, some ADs' budgets contain costs for facilities maintenance, others do not.
A different but related issue is that having a quasi-public entity which owns two of our major venues means that we are paying above the going rate for the use of those facilities, plus, as you pointed out, we don't realize concession and parking revenues at those venues. The end result of that is that a portion of the CDRA's annual losses are being shifted from being reported on their balance sheet to the athletic department. On an accounting basis it makes them look less inept and generates a significant portion of the accounting loss that some people confuse with debt.
