Willie Mailbag, Fresno State edition

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[El-Jefe]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

This article does not paint a nice picture of Fresno State's program

https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college/mountain-west/fresno-state/article251994658.html

 

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I’ve seen others say this, but what exactly do they mean when they say they did a piss poor job of accounting?

 

[El-Jefe]

I’ve seen others say this, but what exactly do they mean when they say they did a piss poor job of accounting?

Fresno State Athletics ran a $2.2M deficit with falling revenues before the pandemic hit.

Budget begs the question: Has Fresno State Athletics hit a financial plateau?

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Not sure if "accounting" is the correct word, but they've been doing something wrong for years.

Regarding the revenue, this snippet (different article) is quite contradictory and perhaps makes the "accounting" charge make sense:

In 2018-19, the university support covered nearly 50% of the athletic department’s budget, totaling around $20 million dollars. However, going into this year before the pandemic, Fresno State Athletics lost a total of $2 million of financial support from the university. Since Castro became president of the university, he has consistently increased supporting funds to the athletic department.

Those funds, according to Chief Financial Officer Debbie Adishian-Astone, went to additional sports teams, facilities, deferred maintenance, cost of attendance and scholarships for student-athletes. Since the budget for athletics has been operating at a deficit over the past few years, university support cannot continue to increase, according to Adishian-Astone.

The impact regarding the recent program cuts to Fresno State Athletics - The Collegian

Fresno State Athletics' budget deficit could grow depending on the COVID-19 pandemic.

collegian.csufresno.edu

The 2nd article states that Fresno State Athletics is required to be self-supporting with a balanced budget. Yet it received $MM from in University support?

Also, Fresno State's athletics staff directory shows an organization so bloated with "directors" that it makes Stanford's look like Olive Oyl.