Harvard University has recorded another historic endowment growth of 27 percent, making its total endowment for the 2020-21 fiscal year $53.2 billionhttps://t.co/ehvBX0T9Ks
— The College Post (@TheCollege_Post) October 17, 2021
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Harvard, World’s Richest University, Sees Endowment Skyrocket to $53.2B
The playing field is not leveled until SWAC teams like JSU, FAMU are televised in prime time
Jackson State’s Homecoming was packed out!
— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) October 16, 2021
Just over 53,500 fans showed up to see the Tigers in action 🙌🏾pic.twitter.com/jNNlb2jCtQ
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Please do not be deceived by ESPN televising HBCUs on ESPN+, Thursday Night ESPNU HBCU Game of the Week or Friday Night Lights (Howard vs. Morgan State). JSU has been playing lights out football in front of record FCS crowds this season, and the best this monopoly ESPN can provide as coverage is ESPN+. Why?
I get it that they have billion-dollar contracts with Power 5 schools and multi-million dollar deals with lesser conferences. If transparency was part of the equation, all would see that the playing field is not leveled for HBCU conferences. HBCUs need the same income streams as Alabama and Mississippi State in order to be competitive. Scholarships, equipment costs, supplies, travel, conference affiliation fees. facility maintenance, medical and to a lesser degree at our schools, salaries and benefits. cost money. In fact, lots of money. All cannot be covered in a ticket price to a game and/or student activity fees.
And these expenses are not covered by State appropriations as some fans wrongful believe. Fund raising is a major component to any program success.
All HBCUs are struggling, including JSU, FAMU, Howard, etc., due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lost revenue of the 2020 athletic season. It may take many years before FCS athletic programs will have the necessary cash reserves to move forward with major upgrades within their programs, especially for those sports that do not generate income. This is a delicate balancing act and why a major television contract with ESPN is long overdue and necessary for the SWAC and the MEAC. Our collective survival is at stake
When we are televised in prime time, we eat steak. When we are live streamed on ESPN+ platform, we get chicken salad. You can't survive solely on chicken salad and compete with the big dawgs.
Think about this ... 43 years the SWAC has been dominating FCS football in attendance with the most iconic brands in college football. Why are we not on ESPN every week in prime time on the ESPN main platforms? Until you can explain this phenomenon, the playing field is not leveled regardless if your alma mater sells-out every home game. If you are blacked-out on main stream TV, you are not making money. Period.
Our HBCUs desperately need that ESPN prime time television revenue to survive and the capital that comes from annual alumni fund raising/corporation sponsorships. The difference is clear between the SWAC and that fat television contract ESPN has with the SEC.
Don't get it twisted that full-house means full-athletics account and level playing field. Game day attendance is only ONE very important piece of a complex athletic business financial model.
Now the rest of the story...
#IBelieve pic.twitter.com/DnISIJkBE4
— Otis Riddley (@Coach_O) October 17, 2021
Spartans See Win Streak End in 3-1 Loss at NCCU
Spartans See Win Streak End in 3-1 Loss at NCCU https://t.co/j09FARNyL6
— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) October 17, 2021
WEST DIVISION RECAPS: OCTOBER 17
WEST DIVISION RECAPS: OCTOBER 17 https://t.co/DV9QbSMuF5
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
EAST DIVISION RECAPS: Savannah State, Albany State wins, pits showdown next week
EAST DIVISION RECAPS: Savannah State, Albany State wins, pits showdown next week https://t.co/7i1dmAe5OX
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
VUU Downs #25 Chowan 38-31
VUU DOWNS #25 CHOWAN 38-31 https://t.co/maCM6fEVEp
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) October 17, 2021
Shaw Defense Leads Bears to 20-9 Win Over Livingstone |
Shaw Defense Leads Bears to 20-9 Win Over Livingstone | #ShawBearsFootballhttps://t.co/G8meJoBnID pic.twitter.com/lHlKZuU4Ov
— Shaw Athletics (@ShawBears) October 16, 2021
2021 CIAA Football: Weekly Report #7
#CIAAFB Week 7️⃣ Scores 🏈
— CIAA (@CIAAForLife) October 17, 2021
Football Weekly Report 🔗 https://t.co/cInLnNQiQb pic.twitter.com/lGfFbbeAce
Men’s Cross Country Wins DSU Farm Invite
ICYMI: @HUBisonTFXC Men Win DSU Farm Invite #BleedBlue #MEACXC #BeTheStandard https://t.co/s9HAv1sq4A
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) October 16, 2021
Women’s Cross Country Comes Away Victorious at the DSU Farm Invite
ICYMI: @HUBisonTFXC Women Come Away Victorious at the DSU Farm Invite #BleedBlue #BeTheStandard #MEACXC https://t.co/X6bCHK7TFc
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) October 16, 2021
Bison Volleyball Tops North Carolina Central In Four
ICYMI: @HUBisonVB Tops North Carolina Central In Four #BleedBlue #MEACVB https://t.co/fRnrEn9DCw
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) October 16, 2021
Women’s Swimming & Diving Display Strong Outing in Home Opener - Howard University
ICYMI: @HUSwimming Women Display Strong Outing in Home Opener #BleedBlue #NECSwimDive https://t.co/pHlKJ9e1hZ
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) October 17, 2021
Howard Men’s Swimming & Diving Puts On A Show in Home Opener
ICYMI: @HUSwimming Men Put On A Show in Home Opener #BleedBlue #NECSwimDive https://t.co/StsXEPvV3V
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) October 17, 2021
Hornets Take 3 of 5 from Mount at Towson Tourney
HORNETS TAKE 3 OF 5 FROM MOUNT AT TOWSON TOURNEY https://t.co/u3G9MD5r9s
— Delaware St. Hornets (@DSUHornets) October 16, 2021
Cross Country Closes Out Regular Season at VertCross
Cross Country Closes Out Regular Season at VertCross https://t.co/cS8tkJKUKf
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
Aggies Sweep Bucs On The Road
Aggies Sweep Bucs On The Road https://t.co/pFa7FlsxzL
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
Morgan Miscues Help Bulldogs Claim 37-14 Homecoming Victory
Morgan Miscues Help Bulldogs Claim 37-14 Homecoming Victory https://t.co/xVgkkk2xW5
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
WATCH | Alabama A&M Bulldogs blow 18 point lead falling 35-31 to Florida A&M in heartbreaker | Naomi Grey
Alabama A https://t.co/XdTFc6D3CP via @rocketcitynow
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
Chad Hunter's return to the field inspires us all to 'catch' greatness | Rory Sharrock
"I faced a lot of adversity. I'm just built differently. Where I come from, we're built for adversity." https://t.co/QRZyt046vB
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) October 17, 2021
𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥!!
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) October 16, 2021
Chad Hunter doesn't give up and comes up with the touchdown!#FAMU | #Rattlers | #LeaveNoDoubt | #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/QtuTMAzb70
FAMU football pulls off comeback in win over Alabama A&M https://t.co/U4Eypvd1UU via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 17, 2021
Rashad Milligan | 'We got to stop the killing:' Deion Sanders pleads with Jackson residents after homecoming win
Saturday's homecoming win over Alabama State wasn't the first thing on Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders' mind in his postgame news conference. It was violence in the city after a man was shot and killed in the city on Wednesday. https://t.co/HGeNFmo1nH
— CL Sports (@CLSports) October 17, 2021
Erik Hall | Back at Jackson State, model Brittany Renner meets with Deion Sanders, football players
Back at Jackson State, model Brittany Renner meets with Deion Sanders, football players#IBelieve #SWACFB @brittanyrennerr 🏈https://t.co/2zgHSxobP2
— CL Sports (@CLSports) October 16, 2021
Jackson State football grades: Deion Sanders' offense gets 'B' in a tale of 2 halves | Rashad Milligan
Jackson State football grades: Deion Sanders' offense gets 'B' in a tale of 2 halves https://t.co/b1sw8DKmiz
— CL Sports (@CLSports) October 17, 2021
Deion Sanders surprises former Jackson State cameraman Santee Marshall with full football scholarship |Rashad Milligan | Rashad Milligan
Deion Sanders surprises former Jackson State cameraman Santee Marshall with full football scholarship https://t.co/imHS1t6sAH
— CL Sports (@CLSports) October 17, 2021
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