Bradley ranked #17

[tornado]

Don't know where they get their data...but here's a long article on college athletic department budgets...

scroll almost the the end of the article and note they have a ranking of the
Basketball Expenditures, Non-BCS Schools

Memphis is ranked #1 spending $6.54 million per year
Creighton is ranked at #5, Wichita State at #13, and Bradley at #17
(note that there are roughly 175 non-BCS schools in D-I basketball)

[sousaman2089]

I'd put Creighton over Wichita State, easily. I don't see Creighton finishing in the top 3 of the Valley unless Kenny Lawson Jr goes buck wild.

[amckillip]

I'd put Creighton over Wichita State, easily. I don't see Creighton finishing in the top 3 of the Valley unless Kenny Lawson Jr goes buck wild.

Huh? This about budgets...

[BradleyBrave]

Good to see. Kind of dispels thoughts that the program doesn't have any money or doesn't spend any money. Now, it's time for the winning to match the expenditures, otherwise it's a pointless exercise.

[amckillip]

Good to see. Kind of dispels thoughts that the program doesn't have any money or doesn't spend any money. Now, it's time for the winning to match the expenditures, otherwise it's a pointless exercise.

Using that logic it's OK if we finish third each year, because we spend the third most in the MVC right?

[dogsrus]

Using that logic it's OK if we finish third each year, because we spend the third most in the MVC right?

Well that would be a step up...but I don't think thats what he is saying or hoping for.

[BradleyBrave]

Using that logic it's OK if we finish third each year, because we spend the third most in the MVC right?

First, 3rd would be a step up from where we've been for the last 10 years. Second, schools spending far less have regularly finished ahead of us the past 10 years. I can name them all if you want, but it's a holiday and I don't have time. So, try to start whatever inane argument you want, we're not getting the ROI we should be.

[amckillip]

First, 3rd would be a step up from where we've been for the last 10 years. Second, schools spending far less have regularly finished ahead of us the past 10 years. I can name them all if you want, but it's a holiday and I don't have time. So, try to start whatever inane argument you want, we're not getting the ROI we should be.

BB, you're the one that that started the 'inane argument' that expenditures having anything at all to do with performance, so please, spare me the holier than thou routine, or trying to turn it into a business argument, because it can't be made. If you want to get into ROI we should probably look at BU's core competency which is not athletics, and in return, only support those that are profittable, so, men's basketball, and cut all others. Unless you're advocating that please don't give me any BS about ROI.

[shaunguth]

I found this to be VERY interesting.......

15 St. Louis $3.10 MVC

[BradleyBrave]

BB, you're the one that that started the 'inane argument' that expenditures having anything at all to do with performance, so please, spare me the holier than thou routine, or trying to turn it into a business argument, because it can't be made. If you want to get into ROI we should probably look at BU's core competency which is not athletics, and in return, only support those that are profittable, so, men's basketball, and cut all others. Unless you're advocating that please don't give me any BS about ROI.

So spending money and getting nothing in return isn't a pointless exercise? If that's the case I've got some swampland I'd like to offer you. In regards to other sports, we invest little in any but soccer and baseball, and we get what we pay for, which is nothing.

Answer me this - If we're not spending to win, why are we spending? In these sensitive economic times one would think if we're spending mass amounts of money it would be for success on the court. If it isn't what we're spending for, then what are we spending for?

[BradleyBrave]

spare me the holier than thou routine

Hello pot, meet kettle!

[sousaman2089]

wow, talk about selective reading on my part.