MGB: Here's where UNT stands in the Learfield Sports Directors&#3

cogido · March 10, 2015

Does anyone know how many schools are rated overall?

the green rokemi · March 10, 2015

Not sure

So how does soccer win the season title and finish 2nd in the tourney and get zero points? Makes no sense

Brett Vito · March 10, 2015

Link

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/03/heres-where-unt-stands-in-the-learfield-sports-directors-cup-standings.html/

Christopher Walker · March 10, 2015

Woo, go Stephanie! Our weekly trivia team would be nothing without her pop culture knowledge and I love picking her brain over the successes she's generating with her Track teams. She's seriously doing well to out-recruit some regional schools, especially in light of some of the material advantages they hold.

Dr. Seuss · March 10, 2015

2 points ahead of last place but our AD should keep his job......

Ben Gooding · March 10, 2015

It's a joke. We are usually, at best, middle of the pack in every athletic event we step into. In the meantime our AD gets extensions and raises. It's the worst business model...ever.

untjim1995 · March 10, 2015

Yeah, but we are killing it in the Staying Within Our Budget Rankings!! Should be worth another year or two pretty soon for ol' RV from the BOR...

MeanGreen13 · March 10, 2015

I don't understand the points system here... we are tied with MTSU in points for the same event (women's cross country) which we won. how then are there at least 7-10 schools with the same 32nd place finish in that event? including 1 from our same conference? It has no effect on what I think of RV but it is weird. RV should change the way he does things or keep it moving. At least they were able to get Petersen out so that was a pleasant surprise.

FirefightnRick · March 10, 2015

This organization is basically a club for athletic directors to join in on and serve as a network for job openings. . My guess is the director's cup is a made-up award they fabricated to simply make membership interesting. Nothing more. We're probably one of a few of any fanbase that even knows this exist. It means absolutely nothing to you and I.

BTW, membership is $390 a person and $1750 for a group of 15.

http://thedirectorscup.com/about/

Rick

Edited March 10, 2015 by FirefightnRick

VideoEagle · March 11, 2015

This organization is basically a club for athletic directors to join in on and serve as a network for job openings. . My guess is the director's cup is a made-up award they fabricated to simply make membership interesting. Nothing more. We're probably one of a few of any fanbase that even knows this exist. It means absolutely nothing to you and I.
BTW, membership is $390 a person and $1750 for a group of 15.http://thedirectorscup.com/about/
Rick

They do have Usatoday as a founding partner and have been around since 93. So it is a little more than a made up award but more like the various position trophies in football in that outside of one or two only a few fans actually care.

FirefightnRick · March 11, 2015

They do have Usatoday as a founding partner and have been around since 93. So it is a little more than a made up award but more like the various position trophies in football in that outside of one or two only a few fans actually care.

USA Today has a sponsorship program for several organizations. Means nothing in regards to importance of this award to anyone outside the membership. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/educate/training/partners.htm

I can't find anyone of the countless alumni I work with from other Texas universities who have ever heard of it and I've never seen it mentioned anywhere else but here.

Rick