Amen x 2. Participation Trophy era needs to end. Disappointment is a part of life ... and one that only makes you stronger.
I agree. My point was never to say "All millennials aren't looking for a handout" (I immediately went back and edited my post to clarify that some do, but it's not just millennials--I made a blanket statement and it was wrong). I'm five years out and only recently started making good enough money to not go to bed wondering if I'm going to make it with all the student loan debt I owe. My parents helped where they could and let me stay at home a little longer than expected, but for the most part, it was all on me. I expected nothing, because I learned it wasn't going to be easy.
My point has been, what is the school doing to make these positions more appealing, because the money won't be there and the hours aren't going to be great. What are they doing to set themselves apart? I don't think the problem boils down to kids not wanting to work, I think it boils down to the position not being good enough to take over other options.
Good for you for "getting it". Don't worry about the student loans....keep chipping away. I sent my last check in this year .... I graduated in 1998. It was a great feeling, ha!
As far as the job .... it's just the job. Whether you're at Ohio University, Ohio State, Kansas or Duke. That job typically doesn't pay and the hours aren't good. That even goes for similar jobs at the pro level.
Now, you might get a little more money at O$U or another major school or in the NHL. But it's not like it pays $25k at Ohio and $125k at O$U.
The school doesn't necessarily need to make the job more appealing ... they just need to hire someone that understands the expectations, understands the possibilities and is ready to come in and bust their butt. That all comes thru the interview process. They have to know that the turnaround is probably going to be frequent. It's just the nature of that role.
But ultimately, it comes down to setting realistic expectations for that role. The inconsistent nature of what they've produced year after year is hard to take them serious. I know Evan Shaw and his team went far and beyond expectation ... which is why that product was as awesome as it was. And I don't have any expectation that we'll see that again quite honestly. But (from experience) I know there is content just sitting out there to gather.
Considering the media that covers them (Arkley, A-News & Post) daily ... if Ohio wants to market themselves to their current fans, fringe fans, and potential new fans it's on them to do it themselves.
Getting random game highlights here and there won't cut it.
These type of videos I'm talking about. These are great little short featurettes that give fans a glimpse into these guys. Not a ton of work involved in them. But we got them once in 2015 and never again.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs3uCcmV1tUgEhePXb... The "NFL Films-type" highlight recaps should be done for every game ... especially for the revenue sports like men's hoops and football (and probably even women's hoops). Sorry, I'm not being disrespectful to the non-revenue sports and I'm not saying they should be ignored. But everyone knows where the money is spent and where the majority of the marketing should be focused on. The cameras are there....but we rarely get to see the footage except for Russ/Rob's short recaps (which are great and should continue)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9c3OIjKY98&list=PL0EE2D6... We get a random Kenny Kaminski player profile (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c40Uz3wCgJs&index=8&list=... ) .... and then absolutely none for the rest of the mens' team. And the women's team has randomly three of them.
Just go to this page and look at all over the place these videos are.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EE2D6DC95D2190C The fact they don't produce wrap-up videos for a loss is laughable. It's almost as if they don't talk about it, it didn't happen. Silly.
If you don't watch this video and get chills ... you aren't a Bobcat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmS1rufXc0&index=83&list... But these types of videos are so few and far between. It's almost like they do them if they feel like it .... but if they don't, no big worry.
Should be an expectation for the job to turn quality content like this out on a regular, reliable basis. So hit and miss.
The opportunity is there to make a lot of these sports "cool" ... which only helps marketing, recruiting, etc. But when it's done randomly it really doesn't help.