Fitz Monday presser

[Jaguar 88]

I will give the AD time, but he seems to be a behind the scenes guy and I am not sure who is in charge of marketing these days since Mike P left.

Face it, the 25 year span of terrible football (until 95) hurt our fan base growth. We have had a lot of success since then and only Jim Phillips was doubling down on marketing the program(s). Taylor and Murphy did nothing in this area. I think the new stadium will be a visible commitment and potential "renaissance" , but we have years of neglect to dig out from and we need the continued marketing push to grow. I guess we will see, perhaps the new president will reassess the athletic department and direction that is needed.

Totally agree!!!! It is amazing how the program's progression after 25 years still hasn't really elevated us to a top tier Big Ten team yet in the eyes of the conference. The stadium upgrades will help out with getting more locals into the stands. Fitz needs to also adapt the offense away from ball control. We will never get top tier skilled players on offense with a 1970's 3 yards and a cloud of dust mentality.

 

[Bwm57]

As a local resident I’m going to say that interest from non-NU fans in the area is much higher than it has been for easily ten years.