Rooks was a huge upset silver medalist in the steeplechase. Aired in prime time

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Nov 2, 2024
9:17:48am

Forzaitalia All-American

on NBC. BYU was mentioned, of course.

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Forzaitalia

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What value does BYU or any school get that greater than its investment

SBB

Nov 1, 11:43am

No... I bet U of Chicago would have a lot more passionate

cougfanz

Nov 1, 11:47am

So the idea is Cross Country winning makes fans more passionate- that

SBB

Nov 1, 11:49am

Guess I would lump sum it as athletics in general. Can a school cut one olympic

cougfanz

Nov 1, 11:51am

The value of cross country or any other non revenue generating sport is to make

kimdaddy35

Nov 1, 12:34pm

I think it depends on how you define "returns."

HomeTownHero

Nov 1, 1:22pm

Good response- thanks

SBB

Nov 1, 1:35pm

BYU has a high level donor who also loves Track and pretty much funds the

BYUheaven

Nov 1, 1:54pm

Love to hear that. I wonder how other programs are funded

SBB

Nov 1, 2:13pm

PR value of Rooks winning the silver in Paris w/the world watching was big IMO.

Forzaitalia

Nov 2, 7:59am

Honestly I don’t even remember that and I bet CB was all over it. I’m sure

SBB

Nov 2, 8:10am

Rooks was a huge upset silver medalist in the steeplechase. Aired in prime time

Forzaitalia

Nov 2, 9:17am

One of the great races of the Olympics

BYUheaven

Nov 2, 9:26am

That was fun. Just watched it

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