NCAA Coaching Turnover Trends
It seems that collegiate coaching jobs are becoming subject to more pressure to win, but do the numbers bear this out? We looked in the Win AD database at men’s football coaches between 2007-2012 from 250 schools and women’s basketball coaches between 2007-2012 from 344 schools to see if the turnover rate was increasing. We did not delineate between coaches who retired, were dismissed, or left to take another job – the only metric used was whether or not there was a new head coach in the position the following season.
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- Tom Carr
@tcarr184
Head Coach, Wrestling
at Minot State University
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Win AD: Financials Update
Our Financial Database now includes Independent Auditors’ Report and Agreed Upon Procedures. Our database enables ADs to unlock D-I and D-II programs’ detailed financial report data down to the revenue and expense line item level, by sport. |
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Measuring the Scope and Effectiveness of Outbound Ticket Sales Teams in NCAA Division I Athletic Departments
By: Chad McEvoy and Nels Popp
Revenue generation is of paramount importance to Division I athletic administrators today, particularly in the external function areas of the athletic department. The need to generate revenue has become even more heightened in recent years due to a combination of increased tuition and scholarship costs, the recent economic recession, and the importance of keeping up with competing schools. According to research conducted by Dan Fulks, NCAA Division I athletic departments generate a significant percentage of their department revenue from ticket sales.
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Division I College Athletic Fiscal Efficiencies and Returns: A Look at Olympic and Non-Revenue Sports
By: Dennis A. Kramer II
While revenue-generating collegiate sports such as men’s football and men’s basketball traditionally garner much of the debate on athletic finances, Olympic sports play a key role not only in annual athletic budgeting practices but also the overall athletic culture. While a number of researchers have examined the financial vitality of revenue-generating sports, this study hopes to begin the conversation about how financial decisions—both quantity of resources and resource allocation—are connected to both academic and athletic outcomes within Olympic sports.
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Which Assistant Athletic Directors Earn the Highest Salaries?
A recent ESPN.com report noted that the University of Alabama had 146 non-coaches working in their athletic department, and that Alabama increased salaries and benefits paid to support staff by nearly $4.4 million between 2009-11. That got us thinking about how much athletic department support staffs make at other institutions – here’s what we found.
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Ask the CFO: 3 Questions for Darin Spease
Darin Spease
Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business Affairs
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Biggest challenge as a CFO?
Keeping pace with rising costs, particularly centered around tuition. As states continue to battle budget crunches, public institutions have seen a real shift of the burden to the student with tuition increases, which subsequently impacts our ability to keep pace with the athletic scholarships we provide.
What makes you optimistic about your program’s future?
We are adding FBS football, which has excited the Charlotte community and our alumni. I envision game day as an opportunity to open new doors into our community, as people discover what a great institution they have in their backyard.
Best advice for a new CFO?
Set expectations and best practice policies early with the coaches and staff, and stick to them! People will generally migrate to the path of least resistance, and resist a new direction if you let them stray too far from your requirements and expectations.
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