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Since we are in the stages of planning on opening the program back up and getting a baseball stadium built.... I just wanted to compare what other Sunbelt Schools currently have (though I should be checking CUSA schools :ph34r: )

Ark. State's J.A. “Ike” Tomlinson Stadium

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ULL's baseball field

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FIU's stadium

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ULM's Warhawks Stadium

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Troy's Riddle Pace Field

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WKU's field

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FAU

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South Alabama (nicest in the Belt)

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UALR

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and just for good measure here....

Rice

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Houston

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USM

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Memphis

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Tulane

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ECU

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UCF

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Marshall (shares with Minor League team)

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Some really nice stadiums...I wonder what the budget requires to build and maintain these stadiums? Is there a spot where one can find that info? Would also make for interesting comparisons and would give us a feel for what UNT must allocate to baseball. We'll definitely need more Mean Green Club Members and some increased donations from existing members to do this right. I hope everyone doesn't just sit back and say..."well there is some big rich guy that wants to fund the whole thing"...not going to happen. It will take $$$$ on an on-going basis to make this happen and to be competitive. I'm on board for increasing my donation level as best I can to help...even if it isn't men's soccer....which, by the way, would be way less expensive...just saying..... :-). But, count me in for an bit of an increase...who else?

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Some really nice stadiums...I wonder what the budget requires to build and maintain these stadiums? Is there a spot where one can find that info? Would also make for interesting comparisons and would give us a feel for what UNT must allocate to baseball. We'll definitely need more Mean Green Club Members and some increased donations from existing members to do this right. I hope everyone doesn't just sit back and say..."well there is some big rich guy that wants to fund the whole thing"...not going to happen. It will take $$$$ on an on-going basis to make this happen and to be competitive. I'm on board for increasing my donation level as best I can to help...even if it isn't men's soccer....which, by the way, would be way less expensive...just saying..... :-). But, count me in for an bit of an increase...who else?

Well this is the Top 10 Performing Teams and how much is spent on their programs.

Top 10 Teams

I also read that Cal had to shut down their program which cost them 1 million a year.

NCAA Athletic Cost Study

In 2009 the average FBS baseball program spent $1,147,000 but only generated $297,000 in REVENUE.

The average Coaching Staff cost $332,000 a year

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Well this is the Top 10 Performing Teams and how much is spent on their programs.

Top 10 Teams

I also read that Cal had to shut down their program which cost them 1 million a year.

NCAA Athletic Cost Study

In 2009 the average FBS baseball program spent $1,147,000 but only generated $297,000 in REVENUE.

The average Coaching Staff cost $332,000 a year

WOW...that's some serious change compared to what it costs to field men's soccer...especially since UNT already has a stadium...anyway...the point is...it costs a bunch of money to run a baseball program. So, since baseball is "next up" it appears...good deal there for lots of folks...it's time to start increasing those Mean green Club donations and memberships...especially from the folks who have been clamoring for and posting about baseball at UNT for so long. I increased my donation level and will do so even more once there is an "official" stadium and/or program announcement (no way some rich dude funds the continued operation of this program all by him or herself)...hopefully in the soon to be set "podcast with RV"...one never knows where a podcast will go...

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8 hours ago, wardly said:

I don't understand why an historically underfunded athletic program such as UNT would add a financial albatross such as baseball. The capital costs for a stadium are double digit millions, and you are guaranteed seven figure loses.

What was it that caused you to crank up the WABAC machine?

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6 hours ago, Mean Green Matt said:

If we are going to add a sport it should be men’s soccer. I’ve expressed this opinion a few times, always to a collective eye roll, but the program would be nationally relevant almost immediately. 

North Texas is a hotbed for developing soccer talent. Just look at how many players from the Gold Cup roster are from here or went through the FC Dallas academy. I fully agree with you that a Men's soccer program would be relevant almost immediately if we can draw in the talent. We hate them but SMU is usually one of the top Men's Soccer programs in the country. Men's soccer would be much more beneficial for us IMO. 

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1 minute ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

North Texas is a hotbed for developing soccer talent. Just look at how many players from the Gold Cup roster are from here or went through the FC Dallas academy. I fully agree with you that a Men's soccer program would be relevant almost immediately if we can draw in the talent. We hate them but SMU is usually one of the top Men's Soccer programs in the country. Men's soccer would be much more beneficial for us IMO. 

Yep.  And CUSA is actually a very good men's soccer conference.  Kentucky (yes, that Kentucky...the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer) finished ranked #3 nationally.  Charlotte finished the year ranked #14, and ODU finished in the receiving votes category.  

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30 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

Yep.  And CUSA is actually a very good men's soccer conference.  Kentucky (yes, that Kentucky...the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer) finished ranked #3 nationally.  Charlotte finished the year ranked #14, and ODU finished in the receiving votes category.  

Definitely. It would be a baptism by fire with this conference in Men's soccer since even the Florida schools are very good also, but we have the resources and talent in the area to build something very quickly. Go after some local high school players or some fringe FC Dallas academy players and build from there

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1 hour ago, wardly said:

Gee, maybe financial responsibility . We only have so many beans in the pot, and college baseball programs bleed red, not green.

Gee, is soccer really being financially responsible?  I noticed Texas Tech's women's soccer team lost almost $1.5 million this year lone.  Does soccer make any money?

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1 minute ago, UNTLifer said:

Gee, is soccer really being financially responsible?  I noticed Texas Tech's women's soccer team lost almost $1.5 million this year lone.  Does soccer make any money?

No, but we have to have a women's soccer program to comply with NCAA[ Title 9 ]That' why we basically dropped an excellent Men's soccer program on Friday and started a women's program on Monday because we had an imbalance. If we add a men's program such as baseball or soccer we must add another women's, such as bowling.

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Thought this was about baseball. Unless we have money to burn, there is no NCAA requirement that we add another men's sport.However, if we did men' soccer would be the cheaper of the two. My fear is that we spread out limited resources too thin. At present we are  competitive in CUSA in football and soccer. Softball is getting there, men's basketball about middle of the pack, and women's about bottom 3rd. The only CUSA championship we have won is in soccer, so until we build our other programs up I would not add other programs and never baseball.But that's just an old man's opinion.

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13 minutes ago, wardly said:

 The only CUSA championship we have won is in soccer, 

To be fair we have a division championship in football, regular season championships in volleyball and softball, (I think) a cross country championship, and of course the plethora of hardware procured by the womens soccer program.

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35 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I remember when that all occurred, but people on here are making the point of adding Men's Soccer instead of  baseball.

Correct.  Men's soccer would be cheaper (most notably because the stadium already exists), it is far and away the more exciting sport, incredible hotbed of talent with very few D1 programs in the state.  I think it might actually just be SMU.

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10 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

To be fair we have a division championship in football, regular season championships in volleyball and softball, (I think) a cross country championship, and of course the plethora of hardware procured by the womens soccer program.

I forgot about softball and didn't know about volleyball. My point is that I just can't get behind a sport such as baseball with start up cost in the millions and fan support in the hundreds. We can't print money like the government, although our A.D. has done an excellent job of landing new major donors.

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1 hour ago, Mean Green Matt said:

Correct.  Men's soccer would be cheaper (most notably because the stadium already exists), it is far and away the more exciting sport, incredible hotbed of talent with very few D1 programs in the state.  I think it might actually just be SMU.

Men's soccer might be cheaper, but would draw a lot less interest.  

Baseball is considered by most to be the most important men's sport behind football and basketball. 

NT is not going to add men's soccer after shutting the program down along with other men's sports in fear of title IX issues.   NT had a top notch program under Hedlund.  He has done alright as a women's coach. 

I am fine with NT not adding any sports.   I don't think baseball is in NT's near future unless some really massive donations pay for construction of a first rate stadium. 

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3 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Men's soccer might be cheaper, but would draw a lot less interest.  

Baseball is considered by most to be the most important men's sport behind football and basketball. 

NT is not going to add men's soccer after shutting the program down along with other men's sports in fear of title IX issues.   NT had a top notch program under Hedlund.  He has done alright as a women's coach. 

I am fine with NT not adding any sports.   I don't think baseball is in NT's near future unless some really massive donations pay for construction of a first rate stadium. 

I bet there would be a negligible difference in interest. 

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31 minutes ago, wardly said:

Anyone know the average attendance of baseball in Sun Belt or CUSA.

2017 was the most recent I could find quickly (I didn’t look that hard, so it’s quite possible 2018 is our there somewhere). 

The report produced by the NCAA is not nearly as all encompassing as it is for football. Only the top 50 are listed. Here are the Texas, CUSA, SBC, and AAC schools in the top 50 as of 2017. LSU was #1 at 10,725, more than 2,000 higher than anyone else  

7. TAMU - 5,152

8. Texas - 5,053

9. UL-Laffy - 4,917

10. TCU - 4,786

13. Texas Tech - 4,163

16. Southern Miss - 3,369

20. East Carolina - 3,041

29. Rice - 2,454

32. Baylor - 2,291

35. Tulane - 2,003

40. Coastal Carolina - 1,854

42. Houston - 1,839

46. La Tech - 1,706

48. South Alabama - 1,659

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