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Post by numberonebrave on Jan 26, 2021 13:55:32 GMT -5
Time to get a video tour of the Aggie Dome.......
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Post by blessedaggie84 on Jan 26, 2021 14:18:46 GMT -5
I have read a few of the post on this thread and IMHO (over the past few years) we have come along way in our sports media content as well as quality. We may not be at the very top compared to other comparable schools, but we sure as heck are not at the bottom. In the overall scheme of things, I would not even put this in the top 5 things that need immediate attention as far as sports go. I'm sure we will automatically see even more improvement as we assimilate into the Big South. The Big South has a strong sports media presence and they put a lot of emphasis on the athlete. Can you explain more when you say the Big South has a strong media presence and put more emphasis on the athletes?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 26, 2021 16:22:17 GMT -5
COVID concerns aside, schools have to be willing to make an investment into their media departments.
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Post by codeblu78 on Jan 26, 2021 16:29:55 GMT -5
I have read a few of the post on this thread and IMHO (over the past few years) we have come along way in our sports media content as well as quality. We may not be at the very top compared to other comparable schools, but we sure as heck are not at the bottom. In the overall scheme of things, I would not even put this in the top 5 things that need immediate attention as far as sports go. I'm sure we will automatically see even more improvement as we assimilate into the Big South. The Big South has a strong sports media presence and they put a lot of emphasis on the athlete. Can you explain more when you say the Big South has a strong media presence and put more emphasis on the athletes? I was impressed with conference web page and they are on all the major social media platforms, in addition majority of games will be on ESPN plus. I'm sure A&T will mirror some of this on its platforms. bigsouthsports.com/
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Post by blessedaggie84 on Jan 26, 2021 18:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie Monster on Jan 26, 2021 20:14:32 GMT -5
Can you explain more when you say the Big South has a strong media presence and put more emphasis on the athletes? I was impressed with conference web page and they are on all the major social media platforms, in addition majority of games will be on ESPN plus. I'm sure A&T will mirror some of this on its platforms. bigsouthsports.com/This is all done by the conference itself. What are the individual schools doing? Do any of them currently have a better presence than A&T? I would tend to say no without actually looking. I know some Campbell players and parents and see some of their stuff. They post wins and big plays to twitter, but that's it. CSU, Pres, Monmoth, GWU, Hampton. I cant see them out doing us media wise. Our environment alone makes for better footage in both revenue sports. Kennesaw State has some creative stuff, but nothing special either. I think we are good.
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Post by Maxell on Jan 26, 2021 21:19:09 GMT -5
I was impressed with conference web page and they are on all the major social media platforms, in addition majority of games will be on ESPN plus. I'm sure A&T will mirror some of this on its platforms. bigsouthsports.com/This is all done by the conference itself. What are the individual schools doing? Do any of them currently have a better presence than A&T? I would tend to say no without actually looking. I know some Campbell players and parents and see some of their stuff. They post wins and big plays to twitter, but that's it. CSU, Pres, Monmoth, GWU, Hampton. I cant see them out doing us media wise. Our environment alone makes for better footage in both revenue sports. Kennesaw State has some creative stuff, but nothing special either. I think we are good. We're not "good". In an ideal space our online presence would be greater. Hilton realizes our sports media team is giving it all they have with the current resource levels. We are blessed to have contracts with BOTH Turkin and Ware for play by play. I remember a few years ago when we were discussing on this board how A&T was going to work that out. LOL. We had "limited thinking" at that time assuming that we would have to sacrifice something. We can't afford to take that kind of thinking regarding media of all types into the Big South. I really do see an increase in sponsorship $$$ this year with more advertisers as well as the ability to offer an expanded package of eyeballs with Olympic sports coverage on ESPN+. We do need a social media specialist though whether through internship or hire. The Big South will require us to create more content but conference will a$$ist in providing infrastructure to do that (see SCSU/MEAC). There's an opportunity to create tons of content like Thrilla and Aggie One (thanks to both of you) did in the early days of BDV with player features. interviews, back stories. I'm excited about the prospect of an athletics capital campaign in the future. I heard Willie Deese talk about the fact Athletics and the Marching Band were underfunded. It was part of conversation in which he was sharing how he negotiated many of the corporate contributions we received a few months ago. I was surprised he even mentioned athletics. BTW, the endowment is up to $130 million and the current capital campaign may reach $185 million by the time all contributions are counted. Bottomline is that while I agree we're moving in the right direction, we are not there yet. WHEN one of our tracksters makes the Olympic team and WHEN our football team goes to the FCS championship game this year, A&T should be prepared to blow up the internet with content.
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Post by zai on Jan 27, 2021 0:27:41 GMT -5
It’s a student in campus that runs the Aggieempire instagram page and I think he makes graphics for the basketball page to, I can confirm or deny later. Nevertheless he makes good graphics on his personal page for the players and the players themselves love it, it’s like they repost it faster then he post it. I think even thought it’s not my choice we should use the students especially him and build or start a slow build into Something major. I’ll be honest being mediocre doesn’t sit well with me we wouldn’t accept it from the football team, don’t accept it from basketball, and damn sure don’t accept it from track they #2 in the nation for a reason, and all other sports and programs on campus so why not reach for the starts with the media. I’m telling y’all as a representative from this current generation that media i.e. good pictures and videos mean something to these kids and it does play a huge fact with schools not as much as winning but it definitely can boost us.
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Post by VA's Finest on Jan 27, 2021 6:34:16 GMT -5
I have gone back and forth about posting about this location topic. Imma try to keep it concise but hope my point gets across.
Whatever, Sanders is doing at JSU is obviously working. Not a day goes by that I pick up my phone and I see something on social media about JSU. By the way, I DONT FOLLOW JSU IN ANYTHING. I'm being inundated with JSU material 2nd and maybe 3rd hand because I do consume HBCU sports info.
Now first, fundamentally there is a vast difference in approach by HC in this case, Sanders and Washington, due to clear factors, like age and demeanor.
There are those foundational Aggie football fans that would argue, "all that glitters ain't gold", and "around here, we are bout 'chips".
I can't disagree with them about the championships, we all love that. But my question is whats wrong with having both. Would love more Aggie material, the more the better.
Just the other day, there was short maybe 2:00 clip, a 2:00 clip about those guys running conditioning drills. For me, that was exhilarating because it was a glimpse even if tiny, into the program. As far as i can remember we have always been close the vest about what goes on within the program. I know some things are kept in house, that's to be expected, but any insight into what's going on would be spectacular.
Honestly a video of the guys showing up to get weighed or picking up equipment, maybe moving into locker would be awesone on first few days back. Don't need any names or numbers just something to wet the appetite of a fan base that is more eager than ever to see some Aggie football.
We have been lucky enough to experience the success of winning multiple CB, which has elevated the university so many levels, even outside of athletics. A&T was/is much more of a household name as a result. Players are transferring in at an unbelievable rate to play for a winner. Guess what CB is gone, and we need to adjust. We can't rest on a laurels and as Zainhas stated social media is the easiest and honestly most cost efficient way to reach the masses if done properly.
JSU has saturated the market with material to the tune of being 2nd most active FCS program on social media since 2019, no other HBCU in top 10. Social media is not going away, it can be our way into the living room of America if used properly. Listen gone are the times of needing to secure a production crew and purchase some 12:30 am time slot of a local channel for a :30 spot, no one will ever see. You have ability now to take an IPhone and create 4K quality content and upload directly to all social media platforms. Whoever this Cutday sports, which posts alot of JSU info and we all know HBCU GameDay, are all starving for content about HBCU sports, material should be sent there way daily for retweets and reports, because they probably have more followers, and let's just some of their followers happen to see something about A&T they like and in turn retweet or repost, now we're hitting those followers.
It should be to a point where this exact same dialog is being had on the every other FCS fan board about A&T.
So much for concise, but I'm all in for Aggie Athletics and I think there are some opportunities to be had in improving the Aggies Q-rating, small part of N.C. A&T being a transformative institution.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Jan 27, 2021 8:23:16 GMT -5
I look at the JSU media situation this way. If JSU puts out the same exact content and Deione Sanders is NOT their coach the hype around their content would be zero outside of the JSU fanbase. They aint doing nothing special or over the top in my opinion. It's the Sanders factor. He has energized everything from players to marketing. Cant wait to see what happens when the ball goes down.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 27, 2021 8:36:02 GMT -5
FYI: Spring football camp officially opens this Friday.
Has there been any announcement about that on social media or even on the A&T website?
You can't blame COVID or lack of resources for us not being able to get out basic information.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Jan 27, 2021 10:15:41 GMT -5
FYI: Spring football camp officially opens this Friday. Has there been any announcement about that on social media or even on the A&T website? You can't blame COVID or lack of resources for us not being able to get out basic information. Maybe they just waiting until it actually opens to post snippet. We talking bout practice. Yall are being over the top picky.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 27, 2021 11:12:49 GMT -5
One day I am going to buy you a drink and explain how sports marketing and promotions work.
We are not just talking about practice; we are talking about the first time in school history that our football program is going to play a spring schedule.
And if you hadn't read about it from me two posts earlier on this thread, no one would even know camp was about to start.
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Post by Maxell on Jan 27, 2021 11:26:23 GMT -5
We treat marketing like we treat grass. LOL (that's for Va's Finest)
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Post by Aggie Monster on Jan 27, 2021 12:28:59 GMT -5
Thrilla, you're assuming people didn't know. And complaining about not having a promotion about upcoming practice is like talking about grass in the winter. Thanks for that Maxell.
They are currently promoting bball and just announced the start of the ACTUAL volleyball season. I know Twitter is free but geez. Its a whole month until the first game, which A&T doesn't even know how they will generate revenue off of it yet. This whole thread reminds me of all the "Where's OUR schedule at damnit!" when the first FCS school post their schedule.
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