i've often wondered how much the hiring of a new coach had on the effect of a school's income (donations and ticket sales) and the local economy. Back around 2001, when all logical people could see that jackie was done, i'm sure LT was only thinking we couldn't afford to fire him. you would think someone in his position would look at the big picture. how much of a financial impact would there have been if we had hired croom 2 years earlier?...or even a proven coach? it surely would have, at the very least, covered jackie's buyout, and it wouldn't have taken croom as long to pull the team out of the sewer, thereby likely increasing interest income over the last couple years.
what i am getting at is, if you take actual coaching ability out of the equation, and you look at hiring raffo versus hiring cohen, there has to be significant financial implications beyond their salaries. hiring cohen would probably push season ticket sales over 6500. hiring raffo would probably mean less than 5000. cohen would provide a level of excitemnt that we haven't had in a long time, and excitement translates into money spent. you take that a step further and then look at the actual potential for success, it should be pretty clear.
what i am getting at is, if you take actual coaching ability out of the equation, and you look at hiring raffo versus hiring cohen, there has to be significant financial implications beyond their salaries. hiring cohen would probably push season ticket sales over 6500. hiring raffo would probably mean less than 5000. cohen would provide a level of excitemnt that we haven't had in a long time, and excitement translates into money spent. you take that a step further and then look at the actual potential for success, it should be pretty clear.
