Andy and Rob are back to talk about the Mark Fox and Cal basketball story that dropped on The Athletic, Potential new apparel deals, Coaching Decisions, Kai Millner, the Future of the program and Athletics Department, and AD Knowlton. Don’t miss out on the little cookie added at the end of the pod of Andy's new vocal skills.
It's telling what is being said by Fox and also what is not being said. For all the talk about this still being a rebuild, calls for patience and using the predecessors as an excuse, there's literally no talk of goals or expectation setting of any kind. Lots of we want to get better, but zero we want to achieve this by when from the coach, AD and chancellor. As any leader knows, you get nowhere if you're unable or unwilling to set goals. You're also covering your own ass.
It seems like the various revenue programs have some soul searching to do. What do they look like now? What does the future hold? What is the strategic plan?
Wondering how you think the university can continue to pay for its football program, given Cal's "brand," in the face of current financial forces being unleashed. Put another way, who pays for it? I know the answer to that question when you're talking about Stanford. Although I also don't know how long they can say to donors, "well, we're Stanford," and continue to have the football program that they have currently. I guess I wonder about financial sustainability of Cal football given that I don't see the faculty being willing to bail out Cal athletics on the assumption that there has to be a football program but it doesn't have to be better entertainment-which in the current context does mean being basically being able to compete within the Pac-12 conference. I guess I'm confused about how Cal Athletics pays its bills over the longterm.
It's telling what is being said by Fox and also what is not being said. For all the talk about this still being a rebuild, calls for patience and using the predecessors as an excuse, there's literally no talk of goals or expectation setting of any kind. Lots of we want to get better, but zero we want to achieve this by when from the coach, AD and chancellor. As any leader knows, you get nowhere if you're unable or unwilling to set goals. You're also covering your own ass.
I already forgot. Was it Harsin you guys mentioned in the prospective OC segment that had potential off field issues that might be a turnoff?
It seems like the various revenue programs have some soul searching to do. What do they look like now? What does the future hold? What is the strategic plan?
Wondering how you think the university can continue to pay for its football program, given Cal's "brand," in the face of current financial forces being unleashed. Put another way, who pays for it? I know the answer to that question when you're talking about Stanford. Although I also don't know how long they can say to donors, "well, we're Stanford," and continue to have the football program that they have currently. I guess I wonder about financial sustainability of Cal football given that I don't see the faculty being willing to bail out Cal athletics on the assumption that there has to be a football program but it doesn't have to be better entertainment-which in the current context does mean being basically being able to compete within the Pac-12 conference. I guess I'm confused about how Cal Athletics pays its bills over the longterm.
Nice!