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Great article on Stanford's success and how we can duplicate that model here in SMU and become the elite school in Texas.

The Net?

A half a Billion Dollar Endowment for each of the 85 scholarships, all coaches' salaries and newer, larger and fancier FB facilities. Simple and brilliant.

Who writes these checks? $100k per year from each the Circle of Champion contributors is petty cash.

Water Pony wrote:The Net?

A half a Billion Dollar Endowment for each of the 85 scholarships, all coaches' salaries and newer, larger and fancier FB facilities. Simple and brilliant.

Who writes these checks? $100k per year from each the Circle of Champion contributors is petty cash.

In short, Stanford grads started and/or financed a large number of extraordinarily profitable technology companies and they haven't been shy about sharing their wealth (and pre-IPO stock) with their Alma Mater. It also doesn't hurt that the university is sited on 8,000 acres of some very expensive real estate.

Water Pony wrote:The Net?

A half a Billion Dollar Endowment for each of the 85 scholarships, all coaches' salaries and newer, larger and fancier FB facilities. Simple and brilliant.

Who writes these checks? $100k per year from each the Circle of Champion contributors is petty cash.

We can get it started. We have alumni that want to win and everyone can contribute to our endowment. It's just one thing to consider and something that we might want to get a head start on before other schools do it.

Not to downplay the contributions of Gerald Ford and the CoC, because they're the primary reason we've gone to bowl games for four consecutive years, but we don't have anywhere close to the booster backing that Stanford does. Not to mention the millions they rake in from their Pac-12 membership.

Also, our academic reputation, while good, is nowhere close to Stanford's. Vanderbilt should continue following the Stanford model. Likewise with Northwestern. Duke could also benefit in the future. All of those institutions are making bank from their current P5 affiliations, though.

We need to be following the TCU model from last decade. Right now, we need a coach who will RECRUIT, a competent marketing staff (no more Soiree billboards), sensible OOC scheduling (appears to be in place for the future), an IPF (needs to be built), uniforms that don't suck (still waiting...), and, obviously, some winning seasons.

feelthehorsepower wrote:http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogergroves/2013/11/08/stanford-the-elite-academic-institutional-model-for-success-in-college-football-2/

Great article on Stanford's success and how we can duplicate that model here in SMU and become the elite school in Texas.

Have that you seen the new Stanford facilities? They are serious.

Reminds me of when President Pye came out to LA for a fund raiser just after the...Anyway, I ask why not follow the Stanford model? If they can do it, can't we? He replied with smugness, "That's not the model I have in mind" I knew right then we were screwed!

East Coast Mustang wrote:Not to downplay the contributions of Gerald Ford and the CoC, because they're the primary reason we've gone to bowl games for four consecutive years, but we don't have anywhere close to the booster backing that Stanford does. Not to mention the millions they rake in from their Pac-12 membership.

Also, our academic reputation, while good, is nowhere close to Stanford's. Vanderbilt should continue following the Stanford model. Likewise with Northwestern. Duke could also benefit in the future. All of those institutions are making bank from their current P5 affiliations, though.

We need to be following the TCU model from last decade. Right now, we need a coach who will RECRUIT, a competent marketing staff (no more Soiree billboards), sensible OOC scheduling (appears to be in place for the future), an IPF (needs to be built), uniforms that don't suck (still waiting...), and, obviously, some winning seasons.

I agree we will need to follow something similar to what TCU did, obviously with our twist on it. But the Stanford model is something that we can draw ideas from. We should get an endowment for athletics started. Once we start winning, I can be 100% sure that our alumni will start pouring in money to keep our train going.

Rebel10 wrote:

feelthehorsepower wrote:http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogergroves/2013/11/08/stanford-the-elite-academic-institutional-model-for-success-in-college-football-2/

Great article on Stanford's success and how we can duplicate that model here in SMU and become the elite school in Texas.

Have that you seen the new Stanford facilities? They are serious.

Once we have a state of the art Indoor Practice Facility, we should be good. Our facilities are top notch too.

In almost every respect we are doing the same things TCU did-we just gave them a decade head start

I think it is an absurdity that our admin (RGT) is not willing to spend even a small amount for sports facilities when they spend mega-million on other facilities for the university. Just a classic example of how anti-sports he really is. Actions speak louder than words.

Stallion wrote:In almost every respect we are doing the same things TCU did-we just gave them a decade head start

True, but I think our rise will be faster than theirs. We are in a better position than they were back in 1999.

No the game is almost already over.

feelthehorsepower wrote:

Rebel10 wrote:

feelthehorsepower wrote:http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogergroves/2013/11/08/stanford-the-elite-academic-institutional-model-for-success-in-college-football-2/

Great article on Stanford's success and how we can duplicate that model here in SMU and become the elite school in Texas.

Have that you seen the new Stanford facilities? They are serious.

Once we have a state of the art Indoor Practice Facility, we should be good. Our facilities are top notch too.

Our facilities are top notch? Compared to what? Highland park middle school?

Stallion wrote:No the game is almost already over.

Why do you say so?