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Build Rick George a Statue (was #fireRickGeorge)
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Woah hodge twins are right wing Twitter nut jobs now?
Those guys made how to videos for exercise when I was in middle/high school and trying to learn how to work out. That’s a blast from the past… that’s a weird direction they went tho hahaha
Those guys made how to videos for exercise when I was in middle/high school and trying to learn how to work out. That’s a blast from the past… that’s a weird direction they went tho hahaha
Formerly_Medford
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Yeah. Their whole thing is visceral self hatred.
You get no Bebe! You only get white supremacy Tweets!
Do all strategic promotional objectives come from Rick alone, or is there a position dedicated to engagement/outreach/PR/branding/strategic marketing/etc?
Obviously there’s a social media intern, contracted video team, as well as a graphics team, but is there a top line manager handling this core business function?
The AD needs a public face and strategic message if it wants to get donations for NIL or general fund, but I don’t see evidence that there is someone actually pushing a cohesive strategy. Almost seems as if the public messaging and objectives are just in cruise control and waiting for someone to take the reins
Obviously there’s a social media intern, contracted video team, as well as a graphics team, but is there a top line manager handling this core business function?
The AD needs a public face and strategic message if it wants to get donations for NIL or general fund, but I don’t see evidence that there is someone actually pushing a cohesive strategy. Almost seems as if the public messaging and objectives are just in cruise control and waiting for someone to take the reins
“CU is committed to marketing out Athletic Department and our student athletes. We have formed a committee to evaluate where we stand with regards to those efforts and will be making recommendations on a path forward based on the findings”
There was until Matt Biggers resigned during COVID staff cuts.
Weekly Q&A Series: Matt Biggers, Associate AD of External Affairs/Chief Marketing Officer (University of Colorado)
In an effort to provide aspiring sports business professionals with a deeper insight into the college athletic world, BusinessofCollegeSports.com will be conducting weekly Q&A’s via email...
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Interesting…. So we haven’t filled this position since the staffing cuts?There was until Matt Biggers resigned during COVID staff cuts.
Weekly Q&A Series: Matt Biggers, Associate AD of External Affairs/Chief Marketing Officer (University of Colorado)
In an effort to provide aspiring sports business professionals with a deeper insight into the college athletic world, BusinessofCollegeSports.com will be conducting weekly Q&A’s via email...
It’s hard to fathom that the executive of a 100MM business wouldn’t understand that operating without this role is like deciding you no longer need accounting, or maybe we don’t need procurement/purchasing anymore.
That is complete malpractice if he hasn’t filled that position. There is 0 world where you are operating a business this size and can’t throw in the paltry 100-200k required for the salary
3 staffing members dedicated to DEI and no top-line manager overseeing external affairs lmao
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I acknowledge my anti-Phil bias, but from what I’ve gleaned, Phil has imposed a hiring freeze on the AD. RG couldn’t replace this guy if he wanted to (which I suspect he does).
That’s disgusting
The AAD for External Affairs position was filled with Alexis Williams who had previously led the Ticket Office. They did not fill the CMO/AAD for Marketing role (as far as I can tell from the directory). Matt thrived in that role having previously been VP of Marketing for the Pelicans - taking over during their return to NO following Katrina.
Edit: I didn’t scroll far enough in the directory. It looks like they filled the AAD Marketing position with someone from Eastern Michigan.
Ricky Zum Mallen - Associate AD/Marketing & Promotions - Staff Directory - University of Colorado Athletics
Ricky Zum Mallen is in his first year as the associate athletic director for marketing and promotions, as he joined the Colorado staff on August 24, 2022. Zu...
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I think it’s fair to say someone at CU should evaluate that hiring process. Doesn’t matter if it was because of PD or RG or LC or someone else. The fact is that somewhere, somehow, CU ended up in this spot. It needs to be examined because no matter how it happened, we have now ended up much much worse than when Mel was coach. And there’s an opportunity to make sure something like this doesn’t occur again. I think Saliman is more involved and will make sure this next hiring goes well.
Saliman should’ve fired RG, hired a real Athletic Director, and let that AD hire the next coach.
Did RG even get disciplined?
Make that kind of money and **** up at his position like he has, is completely unacceptable. To strap the university with unnecessary debt and cause the trajectory to such decline, is a fireable offense you would think?
If the next coach hire is bad or wrong, I'm done. We are now at the level of not even being taken seriously in games by our opponents. We are literally a traveling clown show.
Make that kind of money and **** up at his position like he has, is completely unacceptable. To strap the university with unnecessary debt and cause the trajectory to such decline, is a fireable offense you would think?
If the next coach hire is bad or wrong, I'm done. We are now at the level of not even being taken seriously in games by our opponents. We are literally a traveling clown show.
I know everyone hates RG and I agree that he should’ve been replaced. But I will say this: From the 20,000 ft. view, our overall athletic performance at CU, sans football, is pretty good. Our coaching staffs all seem pretty competent. It’s just that damned football program that carries the load!! That’s the one you CANNOT miss on and he not only has missed but missed egregiously badly.
Other than the abject failure in the core business, Covid debt, crippling contract negotiations, more money paid in severance than to active coaches, bloated executive pay, inability to secure diversified revenue streams (like naming rights), low fan engagement, donor alienation, dumpster fire PR, national ridicule, inability to enact NIL progress proactively WHILE SITTING ON THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS PASSAGE, and inability to enact change on transfer restrictions…. I’d say he’s doing a bang up job since cross country still has the altitude advantage
Yeah, but from 20,000 feet...
Reading your posts in Les' voice makes them extra enjoyable.