DRC: UNT fans/boosters to meet with consultants tonight

[Brett Vito]

DRC: Fans/boosters enter meeting with consultants with hope, trepidation about future of program

http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/sports-headlines/20160626-unts-athletic-programs-to-be-scrutinized-monday-night.ece

[DeepGreen]

"UNT’s athletic programs to be scrutinized Monday night"

I disagree with the title of this article.  Are we scrutinizing the programs, future of the programs, or how the athletic department is/has been run the last 15 years?  And is the university serious about successful/winning programs?

[MeanGreen_MBA]

 how are they bench marking against other programs, marketing/promoting to fill stadium/arena, and ticket office should be key topics

[ColoradoEagle]

The only question I'm going to ask, if no one else does, is why it's so hard to find anything UNT related outside of Denton. There's a Rally House and Dick's here in north Fort Worth that have a little bit, but I'm genuinely shocked by that. I've been to some Lids in the DFW area that don't even have one UNT hat.

[DeepGreen]

Heck, one winning season in the last 10 is all the benchmarking one needs.  It all flows downhill when you lose year after year in the major sports.

[Cerebus]

Just now, ColoradoEagle said:

The only question I'm going to ask, if no one else does, is why it's so hard to find anything UNT related outside of Denton. There's a Rally House and Dick's here in north Fort Worth that have a little bit, but I'm genuinely shocked by that. I've been to some Lids in the DFW area that don't even have one UNT hat.

*Paging @FirefightnRick*

[UNTFan23]

21 minutes ago, ColoradoEagle said:

The only question I'm going to ask, if no one else does, is why it's so hard to find anything UNT related outside of Denton. There's a Rally House and Dick's here in north Fort Worth that have a little bit, but I'm genuinely shocked by that. I've been to some Lids in the DFW area that don't even have one UNT hat.

Lack of demand. Retailers don't want to waste shelf space if items aren't going to sell. It's a similar situation with manufacturers. You don't want to make a product and then have it sit in a WHSE gathering dust while you wait for a retailer to buy your product to then sell to a consumer.

[MeanGreen_MBA]

anybody know if there will be food available tonight?  it's a 6:30 deal, and most will be coming out straight from work.....do we stop and eat, will their be snacks/food.....there is a lot of sh!* to consider here....

[VideoEagle]

1 minute ago, MeanGreen_MBA said:

anybody know if there will be food available tonight?  it's a 6:30 deal, and most will be coming out straight from work.....do we stop and eat, will their be snacks/food.....there is a lot of sh!* to consider here....

I'm guessing any Jimmy Johns sponsorships are over. 

[Aldo]

58 minutes ago, ColoradoEagle said:

The only question I'm going to ask, if no one else does, is why it's so hard to find anything UNT related outside of Denton. There's a Rally House and Dick's here in north Fort Worth that have a little bit, but I'm genuinely shocked by that. I've been to some Lids in the DFW area that don't even have one UNT hat.

 

57 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

*Paging @FirefightnRick*

I was under the impression that this sort of branding/apparel were URCM's job?

[ColoradoEagle]

3 minutes ago, Aldo said:

I was under the impression that this sort of branding/apparel were URCM's job?

If it is, I won't ask. I'd been lead to believe athletics was responsible, but maybe that is out of date now.

[TIgreen01]

I don't know what to make of this meeting.  On the one hand, I think it makes us look small time and makes our administration look like they aren't in control.  On the other, I assume that most schools probably do things like this for just their top level donors or a selected few.  Can anyone cite any examples of other schools trying this?

Edited June 27, 2016 by TIgreen01

[NTAlum09]

Just now, TIgreen01 said:

I don't know what to make of this meeting.  On the one hand, I think it makes us look small time and makes our administration look like they aren't in control.  On the other, I assume that most schools probably do things like this for just their top level donors.  Can anyone cite any examples of other schools trying this?

I'm think you might get a free t-shirt after this meeting

[drex]

Athletics is definitely responsible for licensing of North Texas products...there have been discussions on taking that responsibility away from athletics.

[All About UNT]

 

Meetings such as these could easily give birth to a committee or council of fans being established much like these other universities have done.

 

http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2015-01-29/ui-athletic-department-looks-fans-input.html

http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=28126&cat=rowing

http://www.gopsusports.com/genrel/051915aaa.html

http://www.cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=88

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lbst/genrel/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/beach-fan-council-form.pdf

http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2013/11/21/Wisconsin_Athletics_names_first_Fan_Advisory_Council.aspx

http://www.elkharttruth.com/sports/college-sports/notre-dame-university/2015/05/12/Notre-Dame-plans-athletics-fan-council.html

 

[TIgreen01]

35 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

 

Meetings such as these could easily give birth to a committee or council of fans being established much like these other universities have done.

 

http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2015-01-29/ui-athletic-department-looks-fans-input.html

http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=28126&cat=rowing

http://www.gopsusports.com/genrel/051915aaa.html

http://www.cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=88

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lbst/genrel/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/beach-fan-council-form.pdf

http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2013/11/21/Wisconsin_Athletics_names_first_Fan_Advisory_Council.aspx

http://www.elkharttruth.com/sports/college-sports/notre-dame-university/2015/05/12/Notre-Dame-plans-athletics-fan-council.html

 

So this is a relatively new trend that schools are trying to help out with attendance issues, mostly?  Either way, good to know where it is coming from, and appreciate the post.  I'd say those are all good schools to be emulate, but Pedophile St made the list.  Sorry, can't help myself.   

[Harry]

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“But Marketing 101 in any organization ought to be knowing your constituents, listening to their feedback, knowing what they like and don’t like and knowing what we can help them out with. That’s what we’re looking to do.”

 

[SilverEagle]

 

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UNT held a similar meeting with the school’s former lettermen last week.

Two former lettermen who were there said there were about 90 people in attendance.

“It was a positive meeting,” said Ellery Smith, who played for UNT in the 1990s. “It was a discussion of where the athletic department is.”

Has anyone else had a conversation with a letterman that attended? If so, did they see the meeting in the same light as Mr. Smith?

[MeanGreen_MBA]

really interested in the food/snack topic I brought up earlier......anybody???

[UNT90]

3 hours ago, ColoradoEagle said:

If it is, I won't ask. I'd been lead to believe athletics was responsible, but maybe that is out of date now.

It's always someone else's job at UNT...

[mgfan]

Needs to be addressed and how / what we are doing to make better, increase or improve. 

* athletic department/ customer service

* transparency of season ticket sales and goals of sales

* advertisement/ merchandise

*scheduling

* attendance of games 

* Connecting with alumni

Edited June 27, 2016 by mgfan

[Got5onIt]

6 hours ago, mgfan said:

Needs to be addressed and how / what we are doing to make better, increase or improve. 

* athletic department/ customer service

* transparency of season ticket sales and goals of sales

* advertisement/ merchandise

*scheduling

* attendance of games 

* Connecting with alumni

 

In short, absolutely everything....