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GoCats105
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  Message Not Read  D1 Athletics Burnout
   Posted: 8/18/2025 2:00:07 PM 
Really, really good read here.

https://athleticdirectoru.com/articles/d1-administrative-... /
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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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  Message Not Read  RE: D1 Athletics Burnout
   Posted: 8/18/2025 7:56:07 PM 
Ding, ding, ding, ding.

“Academic advisors, athletic trainers, facility and ops, and sports info people all need to unionize for better pay and more reasonable amount of days worked. Players and coaches are making all the money and the people in the middle get nothing and are just cycled in and out and the ADs just don’t care.” – FCS Associate AD

Industries like athletics -- which is a "dream job" for a lot of folks -- are massively competitive, and there's always folks willing to do the work for less than they're worth. This is also true in other "glamorous" industries like fashion.
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spongeBOB CATpants
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  Message Not Read  RE: D1 Athletics Burnout
   Posted: 8/19/2025 5:33:39 PM 
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
Ding, ding, ding, ding.

“Academic advisors, athletic trainers, facility and ops, and sports info people all need to unionize for better pay and more reasonable amount of days worked. Players and coaches are making all the money and the people in the middle get nothing and are just cycled in and out and the ADs just don’t care.” – FCS Associate AD

Industries like athletics -- which is a "dream job" for a lot of folks -- are massively competitive, and there's always folks willing to do the work for less than they're worth. This is also true in other "glamorous" industries like fashion.


100%

I learned the hard way after a tough couple years in the MLB. When you can field hundreds (maybe thousands) of applicants for a single sales role, you'll never be able to earn back what you put in. Teams know they have all the leverage because they can choose from a massive pool of replacements at any point.
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GoCats105
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  Message Not Read  RE: D1 Athletics Burnout
   Posted: 8/19/2025 5:41:48 PM 
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
Ding, ding, ding, ding.

“Academic advisors, athletic trainers, facility and ops, and sports info people all need to unionize for better pay and more reasonable amount of days worked. Players and coaches are making all the money and the people in the middle get nothing and are just cycled in and out and the ADs just don’t care.” – FCS Associate AD

Industries like athletics -- which is a "dream job" for a lot of folks -- are massively competitive, and there's always folks willing to do the work for less than they're worth. This is also true in other "glamorous" industries like fashion.


100%

I learned the hard way after a tough couple years in the MLB. When you can field hundreds (maybe thousands) of applicants for a single sales role, you'll never be able to earn back what you put in. Teams know they have all the leverage because they can choose from a massive pool of replacements at any point.


This hits home for me and it's probably one of my greatest dodged bullets in life. I have a BS from Ohio in Sports Management and a Master's from Xavier in Sports Administration. I had an internship at the Pro Football HOF and worked extensively with Xavier's athletic department while getting my Master's. I saw first hand the burnout that can happen and the toll it takes on the people who aren't on the sidelines. I tried my damndest to get a full-time job after graduation and it didn't come to pass. I'm mostly thankful for it because I would have been in immense debt while making very little money to attempt paying that back. I always look back and imagine what life would have been like. I'm sure it would have been fun to go to games all the time, but the mental and financial cost would have been too high.
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