Interesting. I joined the workforce just a few years before you, and
was living in the Boston area. Had a job offer in Harford with an insurance company, and decided that all they do is get paid to shuffle papers. Much to my Dad's chagrin, I turned down the everlasting path to middle management, and struck out on my own. I didn't see any value in shuffling papers, and the idea of being in a cubicle was abhorrent to me.
Business has always been a part of college football, but it seemed to me it was more about the football back then, and less about the business part.
Today, athletic departments seem to be more about shuffling paper than football. I hope this business stuff gets settled, and we get back to football - but the money just might be too much to ever get there again.
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A&M athletic department eliminated a lot of jobs today. Expect to see more
-- Hokie 04
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:22 PM ET
Hokie 04
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04/23/24 10:22 PM ET
All those let go should send Jimbo a thank you card, not!! :-)**
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:19 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:19 PM ET
Weren’t they also forced to get rid of the DEI people**
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:12 AM ET
CrystalCoveHokie
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04/24/24 11:12 AM ET
Getting rid of worthless "dead weight?" That's a positive!**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:16 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 11:16 AM ET
“Dead weight” is generous. **
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:44 AM ET
CrystalCoveHokie
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04/24/24 11:44 AM ET
Yeah, "dead weight" implies no value. That was negative value.**
-- Hokie 04
Apr 24, 2024 at 05:34 PM ET
Hokie 04
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04/24/24 05:34 PM ET
And will prob get added back once NIL is incorporated into Athletic Depts.**
-- marcbvtgm
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:01 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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04/24/24 11:01 AM ET
so i started working right after graduating from VT in 88
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:58 AM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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04/24/24 08:58 AM ET
Opposite for me, I've worked for & with Multi-billion dollar companies and
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:14 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:14 PM ET
True, and its far worse in universities.
-- mancunian
Apr 24, 2024 at 12:07 PM ET
mancunian
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04/24/24 12:07 PM ET
While that's true for a lot of them, others are invaluable
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:15 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 11:15 AM ET
Man, I miss that turkey head with the lights around it at Lane!**
-- arcadtect
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:10 AM ET
arcadtect
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04/24/24 11:10 AM ET
Interesting. I joined the workforce just a few years before you, and
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-- Big12 guy
Apr 24, 2024 at 09:28 AM ET
Big12 guy
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04/24/24 09:28 AM ET
Interesting story, thanks for sharing. Sports are money & the new big money
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:36 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:36 PM ET
I bet on horses occasionally with the full knowledge
-- mancunian
Apr 24, 2024 at 02:29 PM ET
mancunian
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04/24/24 02:29 PM ET
Fat trimming in the athletic dept may be to make room for all those extra
-- 33laszlo99
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:16 AM ET
33laszlo99
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04/24/24 08:16 AM ET
Donor money is not free, it means the donors didn't give to something else.
-- Stech
Apr 24, 2024 at 01:46 PM ET
Stech
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04/24/24 01:46 PM ET
Did they set up a "fire Jimbo" fund?**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 24, 2024 at 08:53 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/24/24 08:53 AM ET
Might not be bloat, aTm does owe Jimbo $77 million**
-- BROman Hokie
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:42 PM ET
BROman Hokie
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04/23/24 10:42 PM ET