Wow!  Cheap no More.  With this additional position, the President and AD are definitely all in with athletics.  No doubt that years ago one of the excuses that folks gave on why DU was poor in men's Bball was because of the lack of all around marketing, player development, excellent coaches, and we both can go on.  First Coach D and now this.  I don't want to hear they are cheap any more.
Unlike the Pirates, questions still come up about the Steelers but I don't think they are cheap, and though I am glad they are and can't stand them, pitt football.

The people that left were Carly Slater and Sara Varela (sp?).    I might have my timing off but both left during last sports season.   One them held that position.

fjhryn wrote:

I, as I'm sure most of you, am acutely aware of the dearth of Dukes BB ads/promos for both MBB & WBB. Last year's promos, especially, were significantly sparse, even when comparing to past years when significant improvements were warranted. I can't say whether or not it is an issue with the Associate Athletic Director, to whom the new person will report, or if it was some other personnel issue with the two people that duqkurt says left at the end of the season. But something has to change relative to Dukes marketing and advertising if we expect the "locals" to come back after years of mediocre seasons, WBB excluded. Many days I opened the Sports section of the PG last season and found NOTHING relative to that days Dukes games. One would never know that the WBB program exists on the Bluff if one relied on the daily papers. Most days I had to hunt for mentions of many MBB home games while skipping the lengthy articles on the losing Pitt BB season.Whether this "open" position is a result of people leaving or a new position, hopefully, it's filled with someone who recognizes the sad state of Dukes marketing & has plans to correct the current situation with the ability to do something about it.

Perhaps they're waiting until they feel they actually have a product that they can sell to the front running fans in this town. While we die-hards enjoyed last season, most people I know couldn't have cared less. As for the local press, I don't know how much more we can do. Obviously they don't think there's enough interest to warrant extensive coverage, and looking at our attendance, it's hard to argue the point. I think we may have a good product to sell this coming year, so it'll be interesting to see the athletic department's approach.