Temple had to cut seven non-revenue sports recently, fueling a misguided anger toward the football program, which offers at least the promise for making revenue somewhere down the line. Providing an interest-generating contribution of $20 million can at least restore those sports for a few years before additional football money kicks into the kitty.
Smaller-budget schools have a hard time winning because when they don’t win, they can’t afford to jettison underperforming head coaches and hire accomplished winners. This chair would not only provide enough money to hire the best available coaches, but would be used to buy out losing staffs.
As the NFL has proven with its business model, nothing builds home followings like putting road games on live TV. About $80 million would be all that it would take to put the road games on TV for three years and put additional fannies in the seats for home games.
Nike Chairman Phil Knight contributed $68 million to build Oregon's Football Performance Center, which should be a great recruiting tool. Included in those facilities are three new practice fields, a two-story weight room, a 170-seat theater, a health center, a barbershop and a cafeteria.
Some football teams, Temple included, either do not have on-campus stadiums and have to play in pro ones, or have substandard on-campus stadiums. A $400 million contribution would go a long way toward giving a better home to the homeless. A stadium as beautiful as Army's Michie Stadium could be built for $400 million, including luxury boxes and all the amenities.
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