DRC: breaking - Consultants report critical of UNT

[Brett Vito]

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20160928-report-highly-critical-of-unt-athletics.ece

 

Cerebus - 

NEW LINK: http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20160928-report-highly-critical-of-unt-athletics1.ece

Edited September 29, 2016 by Cerebus
Fixed Link

[BillySee58]

But, tailgating

[KingDL1]

Wow I could have told them that, makes that Banner a bit more obvious. RV was just about a complete failure. 

[Quoner]

15 pages and it had a lot of pictures, eh? That's good consulting.

 

Also, since I'm looking on mobile, is there a full copy of it anywhere on the DRC site I'm not seeing?

Edited September 29, 2016 by Quoner

[jtm0097]

Brett forgot to include the below line.

 

* Failure to give local media parking passes.

 

 

[GreenGuy123]

15 pages sounds like the comprehensive report given to Baylor. Coincidence....I think not!

[Withers940]

[Marty]

Wow,,,,,just wow!

[GrandGreen]

I suspect anyone close to the Athletic department could have issued something similar.    I have never understood how anyone familiar with the current athletic scene could have been gullible enough to believe RV's bull about top-notch facilities. 

RV's biggest problem was his lack of fund raising which effects everything.   Surely there is a lot more about that in the report than indicated in Vito's story.   

I am a little puzzled by their recommendation that the debt service for the stadium be moved from the athletic department to the school.  There has to be  more to that than just transferring the debt.  Certainly goes against RV's constant harangue about the Super Pit being an university not athletic department building.  Also this report seems to verify my suspicions that RV's failure to more adequately finance Apogee through donations is a big drain on the athletic department. 

Most damning component of this report is the higher than most peers cost of administration of the athletic department.   This is frankly incredible based on the many failures of RV's administration.  

I am confident that everything in this report was known prior to the review.  This analysis should have been done a decade sooner.  However, it certainly supports the change in leadership and provides ammunition for future athletic funding.  Money well spend.  

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

Man. Here I was thinking everything was going great. 

[NorthTexan95]

5 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

RV's biggest problem was his lack of fund raising which effects everything.   Surely there is a lot more about that in the report than indicated in Vito's story.     

Even with inadequate funds he should be able to keep the grass mowed and pay for uniforms.  Lack of fund raising ... lack of accountability ... lack of leadership ... lack of having a damn clue how to do your job and run a department ... that's RV's problems. 

[Got5onIt]

Does a bear shit in the woods?

[Army of Dad]

So we are (or were) near last in just about everything except administrative costs. That and lots of things were left to suffer or rot.

Ouch. 

Here's to WB, maybe you be more than man enough for this job. We all hope you are, we all need you to be, GMG.

[MeanGreen_MBA]

OK, it is now in front of us...let's fix it. 

[Aquila_Viridis]

This report combined with the leadership changes give me a lot of hope. The report is not just fans complaining. It is a lot harder to ignore.

[DeepGreen]

Under funded recruiting budget.  That right there says a lot when you look at the overall lack of success in most of our sports.  Been thinking that for years.

[TIgreen01]

It's a bit surreal to keep reading these quotes from a sitting UNT President that we are going to be nationally competitive.  Not that athletics is a window or porch, or whatever.  I'd like to know where all this money is going to come from, but I love that we are stating our goals so publicly now.  

[James329]

Going to need $$$$ and a lot of it. 

[Wag Tag]

2 hours ago, Brett Vito said:

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20160928-report-highly-critical-of-unt-athletics.ece

This is greatness! Yea we all new what was wrong but coming from a third party of business proffessionals make it a 1000% more powerful! It will dramatically increase the chances for a higher budget and increase the desire to make a donation. Prez Smat has handled all this top notch! GMG 

[Green Mean]

The fastest and easiest way in recovering from a money perspective is to win and win now.  The sense of urgency has to be there and after the MBB season hopefully Bumford gets canned and Wren can find someone to right that ship.

Edited September 29, 2016 by Green Mean

[GMG81]

I think many on this board alone could have given a similar report in far less time...as in 10 minutes. Glad it only took them 4 or 5 months and how much? 20K? Money not well spent. It's money that could have been invested into our widely known problems. 

The most bitter part of this report other than it being an unnecessary expense is that we are still going to be paying Rick how much over how long? 

[NorthTexan95]

Vito said on the podcast that the full report should be available online in the article tomorrow morning. 

[KingDL1]

I say this grounds to sue his inept butt, so we don't have to pay RV another cent.

[GMG81]

5 minutes ago, GMG81 said:

I think many on this board alone could have given a similar report in far less time...as in 10 minutes. Glad it only took them 4 or 5 months and how much? 20K? Money not well spent. It's money that could have been invested into our widely known problems. 

The most bitter part of this report other than it being an unnecessary expense is that we are still going to be paying Rick how much over how long? 

And the crazies down voting this post were the same crazies ready to go down with RV in his incompetent ship. More things change the more they stay the same. Rick was a burden on this athletic department like possibly no AD has ever been anywhere from coast to coast. And we have to pay him to go away? Handsomely I might add. 

[baberuthbomber8]

6 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

I say this grounds to sue his inept butt, so we don't have to pay RV another cent.

could we do that?