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Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:41 pm
by Water Pony
Perhaps BCS revenue does not ensure financial success? U. of Tennessee is struggling with debt and mistakes in hiring, not counting the one year tenure of Kiffin.
Dave Hart
(Rick's Dad), Tennessee's athletic director, pretty well sums it up with this quote: "We've got to get football healthy."
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/ ... 00-million
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:49 pm
by RGV Pony
"Whatever you do boy don't let em talk you into an ipf".
All kidding aside I think they were better off keeping the Fred Thompson look alike as HC in the first place
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:05 pm
by Stallion
and they fill a 100,000 seat stadium
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:06 pm
by Charleston Pony
sign of how intense the competition is in the SEC
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:58 pm
by leopold
That UT has had a policy that the athletic department was required to give $6M a year back to the school - many were questioning if they were killing the golden goose. Dave Hart has made both friends and enemies by publicly criticizing the admin, telling them to keep their hands out of the athletic department coffers. The admins meddling, the inept AD who made horrible hires, and their on the field performance has hurt them.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:08 pm
by GiddyUp
Mr. Harts job might be up soon.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:27 pm
by Mexmustang
Talking about SMU or UT?
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:58 pm
by CA Mustang
Stallion wrote:and they fill a 100,000 seat stadium
Actually, falling attendance and decreasing ST sales are two of their problems.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:01 am
by TidePony
Just a day in the life of 10RC.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:31 am
by GiddyUp
Stallion wrote:and they fill a 100,000 seat stadium
wow, they are #3 in attendance (2006 numbers though)
http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list ... i-fbs/530/
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:56 am
by EastStang
Attendance is still pretty high. Its a custom and culture down there. Folks from all over the state load up their RV's and head to Knoxville. Its a pretty impressive tent city down there. And even if they don't sell a few season tickets, there's always a stray Alabama fan, Auburn fan, or Florida fan ready to pounce on a ticket.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:17 am
by smustatesman
Stallion wrote:and they fill a 100,000 seat stadium
What else does one do in hillbilly land on a Saturday. Lets see.... go to the Worlds Fair... no that bankrupted the whole area in 1982. Yeh haw rocky top.
Re: Tennessee's debt exceeds $200 million
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:35 am
by EastStang
Hey watch it, I gotta a lotta kin up there in them hills. And in TN, KY and VA first cousins can marry. Not a lot of forking in those family trees.