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Post by gwalphachiba on Jul 22, 2011 11:38:37 GMT -5
The George F. “Buddy” Sasser Cup Trophy (a former Commissioner) is a trophy awarded annually to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference.
1985-86 - Winthrop
1986-87 - Winthrop
1987-88 - Coastal Carolina
1988-89 - Coastal Carolina
1989-90 - Coastal Carolina
1990-91 - Coastal Carolina
1991-92 - Campbell
1992-93 - Campbell
1993-94 - Campbell
1994-95 - UNC Greensboro
1995-96 - UNC Greensboro
1996-97 - UNC Greensboro
1997-98 - Liberty
1998-99 - Liberty
1999-00 - Liberty
2000-01 - Coastal Carolina
2001-02 - Liberty
2002-03 - Liberty
2003-04 - Coastal Carolina
2004-05 - Coastal Carolina
2005-06 - Coastal Carolina
2006-07 - Coastal Carolina
2007-08 - Liberty
2008-09 - Liberty
2009-10 - Liberty
2010-11 - Liberty
It's time to get Gardner-Webb added to this list.
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Post by gwebb1994 on Jul 22, 2011 13:04:10 GMT -5
Liberty and Coastal's pockets are much deeper than ours. That's most of it.
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Post by gwalphachiba on Jul 22, 2011 22:53:11 GMT -5
Here's what Wiki is saying about the Libby's finances:
Total enrollment has increased to 12,000 students residentially, and to more than 60,000 students in their distance learning program in the past five years. Tuition has also increased significantly during this time, though not at a pace that exceeds tuition increases at other schools. In 2007 Liberty was between $20 and $25 million in debt, but when Falwell died in May 2007, he had a $34 million insurance policy, which was used to pay off the debt.
Liberty has $530 million in net assets, which is expected by Chancellor Falwell to rise to 1 billion Dollars by 2014. On December 7, 2010, Liberty sold $120 million in facilities bonds which will be used to finance recent and future expansion.
In 2010, students at Liberty University received approximately $445 million in federal financial aid money, the highest total of any school in Virginia and one of the highest in the country. The total, a 56 per cent increase over the prior year, was mostly in the form of student loans, but also included some grants and other forms of aid. The University's financial aid office has 138 employees.
Williams Stadium, home of the Liberty Flames football program, received a major upgrade in 2010 with the first phase of a construction project. Seating for this phase increased from 12,000 to 19,200. Changes to the stadium include luxury suites, a Club level and a new media area. Additional phases of stadium expansion will increase seating to 30,000 by 2015.
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Sounds like to make the Sasser Cup a true competition then the Big South needs to slap some strict limits on each part of the athletic programs (coaches, facilities, students, conf. budget, etc.) at all conference universities. And, also adding revenue sharing to make it all even steven.
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Post by gwebb1994 on Jul 23, 2011 0:23:32 GMT -5
LU won't be around long enough for it to matter anyway. Also, expecting the Big South commish and upper brass to do anything requiring forethought or common sense is asking way too much.
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