This might be OT...but it bears pointing out.
As I said earlier, we're our own worst enemy sometimes when it comes to elevating our own product.
I've gone on record many times saying the departure of Evan Shaw from our athletics dept was a far bigger blow than many probably think.
His work in video production elevated our football & basketball teams well above the fold...not only in the MAC but against most schools in the midwest.
His replacement Tanner Smith did a good job...but again, we were unable to keep him around long either.
Here is what Tanner is working on now....
https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/video/behind-the-battle-t... These are the type of things we should be turning out internally to further promote our product in both football and basketball. While we might not have an avenue like STO or ONN or another network to possibly air something like this (like we did with the shows Evan produced in the early 2010s)...this is what BobcatTV should be doing.
I'm not sure who is working in the space Shaw and Smith occupied...but this type of internal promotion is what sets you apart from your competition...in recruiting, marketing, etc.
I feel we really are missing a great opportunity to showcase our players/coaches/staff/fans/university with this kind of storytelling thru video.
Posting press conferences from the coaches is fine.....a wrap-up from Russ/Rob (only after a win, SMH) are okay. But those are vanilla and run of the mill. I'm not saying to stop them...they certainly have value. But let's elevate the product. We've done it in the past.
Make a commitment to think outside the box and sell Ohio University basketball and football as a first class institution and program.
I'd really like to see the athletic dept make these type of internal promotions a priority again.