MGB: Texas Tribune examines UNT's athletic finances, asks if school is getting bang for its buck

[Brett Vito]

MGB: Study of all Texas FBS programs includes interesting figures on UNT

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/03/texas-tribune-asks-is-unt-getting-enough-of-a-payoff-from-athletics-fees.html/

[UNT15]

University	Fees per student, per semester	Total fees collected by university
TXST	$300 athletics fee	$17,315,569
UTSA	$240 athletics fee	$12,032,206
UNT	$165 athletics fee	$10,724,272
UH	$250 student services fee	$7,260,060
UTEP	$180 student services fee	$5,935,317
TTU	$57.20 athletics fee	$3,237,896
TAMU	$0	$0
UT	$0	$0

 

Edit: Athletics fees are devoted entirely to supporting sports teams and athletic department administration. Student service fees go toward various activities designed to improve campus life. Those activities can include athletics, but can also include student government, student newspapers, intramurals and more.

Edited March 18, 2016 by UNT15

[TIgreen01]

When I was a student (graduated 2001) we used to give student service fee money to the athletic department---and it was a heck of a lot more than the $14k figure Vito quotes in 2008.  There are numbers missing here that make this discrepancy/jump look wider than it actually is.

[Cerebus]

If you assume the 

56 minutes ago, UNT15 said:

University	Fees per student, per semester	Total fees collected by university
TXST	$300 athletics fee	$17,315,569
UTSA	$240 athletics fee	$12,032,206
UNT	$165 athletics fee	$10,724,272
UH	$250 student services fee	$7,260,060
UTEP	$180 student services fee	$5,935,317
TTU	$57.20 athletics fee	$3,237,896
TAMU	$0	$0
UT	$0	$0

 

 

If you assume the above numbers hold true for the 2015 football season, here is how much each G5 school spent in student fees per win:

1. UH:         $558,466.15 
2. UTEP:     $1,978,439.00
3. UTSA:     $4,010,735.33
4. UTSA:     $5,771,856.33
5. UNT:       $10,724,272.00

 

UH students really got the best bang for their buck.

 

[southsideguy]

we need to win and need a change at the top of the organization.........this is the proof

[DeepGreen]

UNT Athletics under RV:. Where we do less with more.

[BillySee58]

 

 

[untbowler]

3 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

 

 

he is right about that, and it is not a good transformation

[Ben Gooding]

3 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

 

 

Oh my gawd... This is so, just, I, just, don't, ugh.  .    . 

[UNT90]

Oh, snap!

I think RV's legacy may be the destruction of UNT athletics. There is a very strong anti-athletic segment of UNT's culture. RVis giving them every reason they need to do as much damage as possible to this program.

4 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

 

 

He definitely transformed basketball over the last 4 years, so in a sense he is right.

He needs to do the right thing and walk away, but his ego and a $375k per year paycheck prevents that. 

Believe it or not, at one point in time I would have thought of him as a necessary step to UNT getting where they need to be. Now? His legacy is losing, and losing with superior facilities and budget than just about every other conference member. That is what he will be remembered for at UNT, if not worse.

Edited March 19, 2016 by UNT90

[TheWestie]

3 hours ago, UNT90 said:

Oh, snap!

I think RV's legacy may be the destruction of UNT athletics. There is a very strong anti-athletic segment of UNT's culture. RVis giving them every reason they need to do as much damage as possible to this program.

He definitely transformed basketball over the last 4 years, so in a sense he is right.

He needs to do the right thing and walk away, but his ego and a $375k per year paycheck prevents that. 

Believe it or not, at one point in time I would have thought of him as a necessary step to UNT getting where they need to be. Now? His legacy is losing, and losing with superior facilities and budget than just about every other conference member. That is what he will be remembered for at UNT, if not worse.

Don't forget about that sweet Jag he's been rollin' in.

[TheTastyGreek]

 

[EagleMBA]

[UNT90]

14 hours ago, TheWestie said:

Don't forget about that sweet Jag he's been rollin' in.

If a man's car were a reflection of his job performance, Rick Villarreal would be rolling in a 1977 Pinto hatchback. 

[UNTexas]

2015 attendance was 13,631. Maybe, but I promise there weren't a quarter of that in the stadium by the UTEP game.

[FirefightnRick]

The Texas Tribune story is on the front page of the Star Telegram this morning.

http://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/18/texas-universities-are-hiking-student-fees-support/

 

Quote

Athletic Director Rick Villarreal asked his school's oversight board for a financial boost.  His department was working hard to keep up with the rising costs of college sports,

Yeah.....right!

Rick

Edited March 21, 2016 by FirefightnRick

[Army of Dad]

1 hour ago, FirefightnRick said:

The Texas Tribune story is on the front page of the Star Telegram this morning.

http://www.texastribune.org/2016/03/18/texas-universities-are-hiking-student-fees-support/

 

Yeah.....right!

Rick

They could be working hard and just be very ineffective.

[Cerebus]

26 minutes ago, Army of Dad said:

They could be working hard and just be very ineffective.

[Christopher Walker]

17 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

UNT Athletics in a single GIF.

[Tyler Maryak]

God, makes my face go red...

[FirefightnRick]

1 hour ago, Army of Dad said:

They could be working hard and just be very ineffective.

We don't refer to it as the Coal Mine on Bonnie Brea for nothing.

 

Rick