New AD and understanding Temple athletics pros and cons and how we get to where we desire. Instead of thinking how other schools arrived to their desired outcome and becoming a copy cat, how can we (Temple) utilize what we have in front of us and not fit a square peg in a round hole per say.
We desire an on campus facility, other schools have used this to raise the school profile, but in the short and possibly the long term this will not happen at Temple.
What do we have? We have the Linc and the Eagles,. We have a big city and big population with many alum. We have a Pro facility with access to Pro lockers, access to NFL players etc.. How do we take what many think a negative and make it a positive?
My suggestion: We approach the local NFL team that owns their stadium and is always looking for revenue opportunities and formulate a relationship that goes well beyond a lessee lessor relationship. Simply we partner with the Eagles instead of making them an advisory. Share selling the Temple Owl football product as a sudo extension of the Eagles, a new product for the NFL team to sell, Eagles would profit with seat revenue and new advertising revenue, a much more lucrative return then a simple lease. Some say this is may be an NCAA violation but at this time point and time anything goes in new NCAA, realignment, NIL etc...
So many positives could come of this from both sides. Great PR for the Eagles supporting the cities biggest employer and largest university, Temple students gain real world incite to professional sports etc... But it comes down to money for Temple and the Eagles.
Opportunity is front of both entities its just about the logistics and the open minds of both sides.
Its about thinking outside the box. Thoughts?
We desire an on campus facility, other schools have used this to raise the school profile, but in the short and possibly the long term this will not happen at Temple.
What do we have? We have the Linc and the Eagles,. We have a big city and big population with many alum. We have a Pro facility with access to Pro lockers, access to NFL players etc.. How do we take what many think a negative and make it a positive?
My suggestion: We approach the local NFL team that owns their stadium and is always looking for revenue opportunities and formulate a relationship that goes well beyond a lessee lessor relationship. Simply we partner with the Eagles instead of making them an advisory. Share selling the Temple Owl football product as a sudo extension of the Eagles, a new product for the NFL team to sell, Eagles would profit with seat revenue and new advertising revenue, a much more lucrative return then a simple lease. Some say this is may be an NCAA violation but at this time point and time anything goes in new NCAA, realignment, NIL etc...
So many positives could come of this from both sides. Great PR for the Eagles supporting the cities biggest employer and largest university, Temple students gain real world incite to professional sports etc... But it comes down to money for Temple and the Eagles.
Opportunity is front of both entities its just about the logistics and the open minds of both sides.
Its about thinking outside the box. Thoughts?
