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YSUFANSINCE1990:
We play a very soft non-league schedule that is not appealing to the average fan, and YSU has been to the playoffs once in 13 years, thats why attendance is what it is. The attendance will not improve until we get a team that competes for the playoffs on a regular basis.
All of us, including me at times, think we are what we were in the 1990's. I do find the hiring of another marketing person interesting. YSU overall is cutting jobs, yet we hire another marketing person. We have three full time sports information directors, several associate athletic directors, and a very high paid coaching staff for 1-AA football.
We are old news right when it comes to power programs in 1-AA, we hang our hat on having the best stadium in 1-AA football, thats nowhere near enough. I agree on marketing lacks creativity and really need that when you are just an average program. Our marketing is buy one, get one free. You can give the tickets away, people don't want to come!
ysubigred:
--- Quote from: YSUFANSINCE1990 on September 30, 2014, 01:21:37 PM --- We play a very soft non-league schedule that is not appealing to the average fan, and YSU has been to the playoffs once in 13 years, thats why attendance is what it is. The attendance will not improve until we get a team that competes for the playoffs on a regular basis.
All of us, including me at times, think we are what we were in the 1990's. I do find the hiring of another marketing person interesting. YSU overall is cutting jobs, yet we hire another marketing person. We have three full time sports information directors, several associate athletic directors, and a very high paid coaching staff for 1-AA football.
We are old news right when it comes to power programs in 1-AA, we hang our hat on having the best stadium in 1-AA football, thats nowhere near enough. I agree on marketing lacks creativity and really need that when you are just an average program. Our marketing is buy one, get one free. You can give the tickets away, people don't want to come!
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I'm not sure the stadium is tops in the conference let alone 1FCS anymore. Lucky to be top 20 ish :-X
ysufan0505:
--- Quote from: ysubigred on October 01, 2014, 07:16:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: YSUFANSINCE1990 on September 30, 2014, 01:21:37 PM --- We play a very soft non-league schedule that is not appealing to the average fan, and YSU has been to the playoffs once in 13 years, thats why attendance is what it is. The attendance will not improve until we get a team that competes for the playoffs on a regular basis.
All of us, including me at times, think we are what we were in the 1990's. I do find the hiring of another marketing person interesting. YSU overall is cutting jobs, yet we hire another marketing person. We have three full time sports information directors, several associate athletic directors, and a very high paid coaching staff for 1-AA football.
We are old news right when it comes to power programs in 1-AA, we hang our hat on having the best stadium in 1-AA football, thats nowhere near enough. I agree on marketing lacks creativity and really need that when you are just an average program. Our marketing is buy one, get one free. You can give the tickets away, people don't want to come!
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I'm not sure the stadium is tops in the conference let alone 1FCS anymore. Lucky to be top 20 ish :-X
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Yep, our stadium is nowhere near the nicest. Need a scoreboard, and the east stands are just... Plain. Ugly. Look Half Finished (Because They Are)....
petepossy:
--- Quote from: Lets_Talk on September 29, 2014, 07:55:02 PM ---
Presumably, this guy was hired because of his qualifications for the position. Because of WHAT he knows, not WHO he knows. This just baffles me that a person with the title of Assistant Director of Athletics for Sales & Event Management needs fans and/or the general public to give him ideas on how to better market the program, and on better game day promotions. This is a D1 UNIVERSITY, not a high school with the person working a supplemental for a few thousand dollars, if even that much.
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I highly doubt there are many people in that department that have been hired for their qualifications rather than their friends. Typical Youngstown mentality
NatChamps93949597:
--- Quote from: petepossy on October 01, 2014, 02:39:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Lets_Talk on September 29, 2014, 07:55:02 PM ---
Presumably, this guy was hired because of his qualifications for the position. Because of WHAT he knows, not WHO he knows. This just baffles me that a person with the title of Assistant Director of Athletics for Sales & Event Management needs fans and/or the general public to give him ideas on how to better market the program, and on better game day promotions. This is a D1 UNIVERSITY, not a high school with the person working a supplemental for a few thousand dollars, if even that much.
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I highly doubt there are many people in that department that have been hired for their qualifications rather than their friends. Typical Youngstown mentality
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Is that a fact?
I think Mr. Brown does a good job with sponsorship and marketing. I know a lot of big donors and sponsors who sit in my section at basketball games agree. A Penguin Club board member told me we're the #1 school in FCS/I-AA football as far as corporate sponsor support goes. That money in turn, helps build and update facilities (softball, track, soccer and WATTS).
According to this board member, we're supposed to get a new video board at football as part as switching to Pepsi.
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