01-10-2024, 09:55 PM
Over the next 5 years, the university is clearly going to have to increase its subsidy of the AD.
The AD will have that time to increase fundraising and then the TV revenue haircut will start going away as well.
On the expense side, the AD will benefit by getting out from under Shaw's contract. Expenses can be controlled over time in other ways as they streamline scheduling. Multiple sports can share charters. Also, some Stanford teams can share charters with Cal teams from other sports.
The AD will have that time to increase fundraising and then the TV revenue haircut will start going away as well.
On the expense side, the AD will benefit by getting out from under Shaw's contract. Expenses can be controlled over time in other ways as they streamline scheduling. Multiple sports can share charters. Also, some Stanford teams can share charters with Cal teams from other sports.