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Archaea · 09-06-2007, 01:20 AM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...t=ncaa&cc=5901

il Padrino Ute · 09-06-2007, 01:49 AM

Interesting article. It sounds like the PDL is a perfect fit for the Y.

Parrot Head · 09-06-2007, 02:05 AM

I like the business model. I was somewhat familiar with the team's situation, but that well. It'd be nice to see the financials all around to see if this could be carried out to other collegiate sports.

MikeWaters · 09-06-2007, 02:11 AM

Last time I checked in they were really struggling. Amazing now that they are champions.

jay santos · 09-06-2007, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Parrot Head

I like the business model. I was somewhat familiar with the team's situation, but that well. It'd be nice to see the financials all around to see if this could be carried out to other collegiate sports.

I'm sure men's soccer is a money loser at BYU. I'm not sure how many schollies they offer, but if you add in schollie expense and travel, there's no way they recoup it in home ticket sales. I bet they don't bring in more than $10,000 per home game.

SteelBlue · 09-06-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

I'm sure men's soccer is a money loser at BYU. I'm not sure how many schollies they offer, but if you add in schollie expense and travel, there's no way they recoup it in home ticket sales. I bet they don't bring in more than $10,000 per home game.

No scholarships.

Archaea · 09-06-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

No scholarships.

They do get some assistance. I'm not certain how it works out, but that's benefit of the system. We have three or four local kids on the team.

SteelBlue · 09-06-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

They do get some assistance. I'm not certain how it works out, but that's benefit of the system. We have three or four local kids on the team.

I'm just going by what was written in the article:

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Many of the players Watkins tries to recruit are fielding offers from Division I programs that offer scholarships, something BYU does not. However, because of the unique situation at BYU the school is largely funded by the Mormon Church -- tuition is considerably lower than it would be at most universities, even factoring in scholarship money

Later in the article it talked about some players getting offered jobs in summer camps etc... but I can't imagine that is great money.

Parrot Head · 09-07-2007, 02:09 AM

I'm not sure how they are currently, but I thought they had picked up a few sponsorships like Papa John's, but maybe that was lax. But I was thinking more along the lines of the league, because leagues are where teams generally make their money except for a few powerhouse exceptions.

But I guess my study would eventually result in pretty much what we have now of conferences and leagues, just without the school affiliation.

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Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	I'm not sure how they are currently, but I thought they had picked up a few sponsorships like Papa John's, but maybe that was lax. But I was thinking more along the lines of the league, because leagues are where teams generally make their money except for a few powerhouse exceptions. But I guess my study would eventually result in pretty much what we have now of conferences and leagues, just without the school affiliation. __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

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