Penn State AD Pat Kraft talks where the Lions' NIL efforts are and where they must go moving forward
Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft covered plenty of topics with reporters on Tuesday, including name, image, and likeness.
Penn State AD Pat Kraft talks where the Lions' NIL efforts are and where they must go moving forward
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His approach, if he has one, to the stadium is even better. Makes one long for the days of Ms. Excellence.
Sorry, I just happen to prefer comedy to tragedy.
Mr. WVille,
Maybe we should start at initiating a plan to refurbish-rebuild the interior ground floor structure of Beaver Stadium including restrooms and concessions with enclosure from the harsh elements that persist. When the footprint of Beaver Stadium is structurally completed, then focus on expanding the west side of the stadium with elite seating, new press boxes and suites.
Handicap commoners like myself that have given $2500 - $3000 per year in donations since 1999 can't find a H.C. bathroom on the ground level to take a $h1t.
One of life's pleasures is a healthy dump in the morning, I agree fully. My problem becomes trying to wipe my a$$ in those small stalls because of the excessive movement my neck and lower spine requires. The worst pain during the day and every day is wiping my butt.
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I don't know why PSU consistently puts the AD in front at press conferences on the topic of facilities upgrades construction time lines. There's so many moving parts at this point of a project this large that it need to come from Physical Plant. It makes it seem like a clown show.
As I’ve said before, one day, we’ll look back at barren and Sandy as Penn State’s golden era. Maybe that day is already here.
I have finally come to the conclusion that I don’t care anymore. They want the public to fund their professional sports? Nah, not me. I’ll follow the Packers like I always have. At least they don’t insult me by asking me to send them donation checks to pay their employees.
The billion dollar stadium they want to build? F that. They have a University to run and they should not be jeopardizing the credit worthiness of the school, and taking $ from alumni, to build a palace for their minor league football team. How about dedicating those limited dollars and financial assets towards providing an affordable quality education for the residents of Pennsylvania? That would be a novel concept for these academic elites.
When I see pictures of backup players driving BMWs I have had enough. I can’t wait to hear the boos for these professional athletes when they screw up. No more Mama boy treatment for them.
What is most amusing is the obvious belief on the part of these administrators that the fans are stupid enough to keep writing checks and that the contracts for television will go up and up and up. That’s the only way they can possibly spend billions and use the credit of the University without seeing a collapse of their finances.
In case anyone hasn’t noticed the ESPN business model is seriously in question. With cable cords being cut every day the $ aren’t flowing like before, in fact they are shrinking. ESPN + is also bleeding cash. Disney is looking to sell them. If they can’t find a new business model bankruptcy may not be out of the question. If that happens all the projected $ for selling rights are in jeopardy with the major buyer out of the market.
Streaming is not generating anywhere near the cash needed to pay out huge contracts to the NFL, NBA, MLB all the other professional leagues and the new college businesses.
Yes, I can’t pretend anymore, I’m done.
The billion dollar stadium they want to build? F that. They have a University to run and they should not be jeopardizing the credit worthiness of the school, and taking $ from alumni, to build a palace for their minor league football team. How about dedicating those limited dollars and financial assets towards providing an affordable quality education for the residents of Pennsylvania? That would be a novel concept for these academic elites.
When I see pictures of backup players driving BMWs I have had enough. I can’t wait to hear the boos for these professional athletes when they screw up. No more Mama boy treatment for them.
What is most amusing is the obvious belief on the part of these administrators that the fans are stupid enough to keep writing checks and that the contracts for television will go up and up and up. That’s the only way they can possibly spend billions and use the credit of the University without seeing a collapse of their finances.
In case anyone hasn’t noticed the ESPN business model is seriously in question. With cable cords being cut every day the $ aren’t flowing like before, in fact they are shrinking. ESPN + is also bleeding cash. Disney is looking to sell them. If they can’t find a new business model bankruptcy may not be out of the question. If that happens all the projected $ for selling rights are in jeopardy with the major buyer out of the market.
Streaming is not generating anywhere near the cash needed to pay out huge contracts to the NFL, NBA, MLB all the other professional leagues and the new college businesses.
Yes, I can’t pretend anymore, I’m done.
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I’m glad Kraft is going to change the starting on the road all the time thing. Kraft also mentioned the behind the scenes politics of the Big 10. It will be interesting to see if the politics changes at all with the entry of the west coast teams. If the Big wants ND, wouldn’t it want to show that it’s politics won’t screw ND?
