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A Financial Profile for OSU Men’s Basketball
In the first installment of this series, we learned that men’s basketball is one of only two programs at OSU to consistently bring in more revenues than expenses, and therefore, the sport generates a “profit”. Nevertheless, men’s basketball currently supplies 11% of all department revenues while football provides 51% of total revenues. This article profiles the financial health of the men’s basketball program and trends in the program over time. Future articles will present similar profiles for other OSU sports programs. Continue reading
The effect of a good season on recruiting
Oregon State’s national recruiting rankings (Rivals) for the 2013 class were very low prior to the start of the 2012 season (Figure 1). But the class improved over the course of a 9-win season and really jumped after the announcement that OSU would face Texas in the Alamo Bowl. OSU’s change in ranking from the pre-season to final ranking was the greatest nationally. The low pre-season ranking is understandable given the expectations for a team that had garnered only 8 wins in the previous two seasons.
Figure 1. Pre-season national recruiting rankings and final rankings for the 2013 recruiting class (click to enlarge).
Two Beaver football teams this season?
The statistics to date this season suggest that there are two markedly different football teams – a home team and a road team. There’s usually a differential performance of a football team depending on whether the team is at home or on the road and most folks know that once the strength of the opponent is taken into consideration, it’s generally easier to win at home than on the road.
Jonathan Smith Fiesta Bowl
Size matters
Stadium size that is. A Mercer University study of Rivals.com football recruiting data has reported that recruits consider stadium size as one of the factors that rank highly in determining their selection of a university.
Figure 1. Effect of Stadium Size on Football Recruiting Rankings. (Click to enlarge)
The story of success is told by the numbers
OSU's Jonah Nickerson at the College World Series
Pitching and defense are the main reasons that OSU is currently matching the performance to date of the 2005 team. While the team batting average is not as high as other OSU teams that have made it to the College World Series, both team ERA and opponents scoring per game is the lowest of the last 6 seasons.
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