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CMU spent $10,000 less on football recruiting costs in 2011 than previous year

By on June 26, 2012 3:18 pm / 5 comments

 

Central Michigan University spent $10,000 less on football recruiting costs in 2011 than it did in 2010, according to a recent ESPN report.

Last season, CMU’s football recruiting budget came in at $174,715, ranking it sixth in the Mid-American Conference.

That number is a 5 percent decrease from the $184,809 spent in 2010, according to the report. The university spent $497,926 in 2011 on recruiting across all of its 14 sports, slightly down from the $502,000 spent in 2010.

Derek van der Merwe, chief operating officer and deputy director of athletics, said the recruiting budget accounts for everything from travel for coaches and recruits to cell phone bills.

In 2011, $13,000 was spent on lodging for Dan Enos and his coaching staff, while another $7,000 was spent on meals, van der Merwe said. About $24,000 was allocated for transportation by car.

Another $35,000 was spent on bringing recruits to Mount Pleasant, some of which was used for plane trips.

The university also spends about $10,000 for recruiting services per year, van der Merwe said.

“Most of those dollars are sunk into hotel, gas and other expenses with being physically out there trying to make contact,” he said.

Coaches spend most of the fall off campus recruiting players in high schools. Once November and December rolls around, the focus shifts to bringing recruits who have given coaches a verbal commitment to campus for a visit. These trips can be a bit costly, depending upon the number of students and their geographical location.

“A lot of recruiting is variable based on the size of the class,” van der Merwe said. “It could be up and down depending on if football is bringing in 25 scholarship kids instead of 15 or 20. Also, the regional focus can have a big impact from year to year based upon where talent is pooling from or what positions everyone is chasing.”

Van der Merwe said the amount for recruiting is budgeted each year but includes flexibility to move money around as needed. Coaches are also encouraged to spend less than the average per diem and often are reimbursed less than the national rate for gas.

Miami led the MAC in football recruiting costs, spending $242,792 in 2011. Eastern Michigan followed with $230,141, almost $100,000 more than it spent in 2010.

 
 
 

5 Comments

  1. Florenceschneider says:
    June 28, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Since Dan Enos arrived, financial support for the CMU football program from outside donors has dropped and so have season ticket sales, even with an attractive 2012 home schedule. 

    Why Dave Heeke hired someone so resentful and hostile to the personnel and systems of his immediate predecessors is bewildering and disturbing. Particularly when the predecessors won three championships in four years and had the MAC’s highest ranked recruiting classes in 2008 and 2009.

    Dan Enos is not a good fit for CMU football. 

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    • Eli says:
      June 29, 2012 at 10:36 am

       Enos already has 15 commitments signed, most of any team by far in the MAC. If his predecessors had the highest ranked classes in 2008 and 09 why did Enos have to start 14 true freshman [ his recruits] last year?

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      • Florenceschneider says:
        July 1, 2012 at 9:37 pm

        Eli –

        Because Enos was too stupid and arrogant to continue running the highly successful spread-option offense that all of his players had been recruited for and trained under.  He also ran numerous Jones players off the team. 

        Dan Enos is not a good fit for Central Michigan University football.  Is it any wonder why so many former Chippewa players have turned their backs on him and why so many CMU fans are not purchasing season tickets for a very attractive home schedule?

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        • Eli says:
          July 12, 2012 at 11:15 am

          It is funny you are calling someone stupid and ignorant.  First off, Every team runs some version of the spread offense! Enos does not have a quarterback like Lefeveour that was a very good runner, and who could scramble to make plays. Radcliff threw for  more yards than any quarterback besides the Western Michigan Qb last year. He is about to break some passing records at CMU this year. What players have turned their backs on him? He did not run any players off, some players had poor grades, while others were detrimental to the team. I know people from current players, and staff that  told me, Enos is well liked and respected. If you read the  comments from recruits signed this summer  and their families the reason that they committed to Central is because of the coaching staff. You win with recruiting and building a foundation for consistency, this is what Enos is doing. Butch Jones was at Central for three years and won with Brian Kelley’s recruits. It is obvious that he did not do a very good recruiting job, based on all the young players that Enos has had to play the last 2 years.  Enos recruited the majority of the players on the past 2 MSU teams that have won 11 games 2 years in a row.    The administration is going to give Enos time to build the team. I am frustrated by the past 2 years also, but am looking at the big picture.

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  2. Michmediaperson says:
    June 30, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Eli, are we going to have to wait 2-3 more years to win more than 3 games a season?
    We had a Top 25 program.   He screwed up the offense.

    I don’t care about having the number-1 recruiting class.   I want MAC championships!

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