Cris James
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Cris James
@Criscanuck
Husband and father above all. NC State Men’s Tennis Assistant Coach. Go Pack!
North Carolina, USA Katılım Aralık 2011
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They should push this match to Sunday, rather than starting at 8:15pm indoors with no fans.
The NCAA rules say men must play Friday and Saturday, but that feels unnecessarily strict when you start on a Friday.
UCF Men's Tennis@UCF_MTennis
Our match will now be played on the indoor courts at USTA National Campus with first serve set for 8:15 p.m. Due to limited capacity, this event will unfortunately be closed to the public.
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@aschaechterle @showfortennis @PatrickMcEnroe @WSJopinion And fundraise to hire serious dedicated marketing people whether Usta or ITA who’s full time job is to promote our product so it’s not all on the schools (who usually don’t try that hard) or the coaches (some are trying but it’s a big job out of their expertise)
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@showfortennis @PatrickMcEnroe @WSJopinion We desperately need USTA to market college tennis...it’s not working to leave it up to individual coaches or to the ITA. Step 1 would be USTA recognizing the importance. Step 2 would be having a USTA marketing team push year round. Combo of grassroots attendance and TV airtime.
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The elite American players usually find their way.
The bigger issue is the overall numbers — and the shrinking opportunities for non-elite American players who used to see college tennis as a real pathway.
That pathway matters. It mattered to me.
Thanks again to @WSJopinion for giving me the space to make the case.
Wall Street Journal Opinion@WSJopinion
The professionalization of college sports is reshaping athletic programs beyond football and basketball, writes @PatrickMcEnroe . on.wsj.com/494jX20
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@aschaechterle @showfortennis @PatrickMcEnroe @WSJopinion Feature match on tennis channel every week, prime time, euro and Australia weeks they air reruns in prime time, just need to figure out time slot during the American weeks, and then semis and finals of NCAAs on regular tv- fundraise 💴 to do it if needed
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Good luck @RazorbackMTEN in NCAA 1st Round match vs Cornell. #WinAsOneRazorback
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How many big-time NCAA athletes have you heard advocating to be reclassified as an employee?
How many have you heard express a burning desire to join a union?
Now... How many from OUTSIDE of NCAA Athletics have you heard from advocating for that mess?
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NIL 𝘯𝘰𝘵 NLI@NILnotNLI
Dig deep into the bios of many of the self-proclaimed "advocates" who are so oddly relentlessly pushing collective bargaining in NCAA college sports... Many are heavily invested in that ghost union (which shall not be named). A union which athletes simply: DO. NOT. WANT.
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@PayersPlayers @JamesMcKie_UTR @UTR_Sports_ They have to keep equal numbers men's and women's so that's why women's will be around longer. Football takes up high number of scholarships
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@showfortennis Don’t agree with this take, that’s a little blip in the overall budget, and the cost would be the same in the spring. It’s more frustrating that cutting 2 programs that only cost 2.5 mil combined- fraction of department budget and about the cost of a point guard for hoops now
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This comes 1 day after college tennis makes it official that NCAA Individuals will be hosted in the fall
Asking schools, even big schools with big budgets to fund a tennis team for both fall & spring seasons is a WILD ask when you consider where college athletics are right now
notyourcountryclub@showfortennis
This is a travesty We’ve been talking about programs getting cut for a while now, but to see it happen to a P4 program….IN THE SEC… “We concluded that we are unable to provide the level of support necessary for our tennis programs to consistently compete.” - @HunterYurachek
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...NOBODY is generating that much direct athletic revenue from tennis. Just three schools report more than 2M in total revenue. Only 20 report more than 1M. It's often not a ticketed sport.
To the extent it generates revenue (and it does), it wont show up on an MFRS report
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Just for some context here, that $3,284 mark is the third lowest revenue line in the COUNTRY, only ahead of Cal State Fullerton and Kennesaw State. Central Arkansas, for example, reported over $300K in tennis revenue.
that being said... (1/2)
Brandon Marcello@bmarcello
The Arkansas men's and women's tennis programs spent a combined $2.5 million and brought in $3,284 in revenue for the 2024-25 reporting year, according to the school's NCAA Membership Financial Reporting Survey.
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@WarEagleAU7 @bmarcello Scholarships plus coaching salaries plus operating costs
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@bmarcello How in the world did they spend that much money???
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The Arkansas men's and women's tennis programs spent a combined $2.5 million and brought in $3,284 in revenue for the 2024-25 reporting year, according to the school's NCAA Membership Financial Reporting Survey.
Brandon Marcello@bmarcello
Arkansas is one of the first major athletic departments in the country to eliminate a program in the revenue-sharing era.
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@loydtugg @bmarcello To be fair no non rev sports were ever asking to be paid
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@bmarcello Smart move. Student athletes asked for this. Wanna get paid your fair share? If your sport doesn’t generate a profit you’re at risk of the chopping block. Business is business
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@dumb_swede @JTweetsTennis @StanfordTennis Everyone shook hands, zero issues, Jagger was super nice and gracious
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@JTweetsTennis @StanfordTennis Are you incapable of shaking hands with the opponent? Jesus Christ! What the hell is going on with these punks?
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Two 3-3 clinches this weekend for freshman Jagger Leach as @StanfordTennis takes out NC State 4-3 after their Friday thriller over Wake Forest.
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Friday Night Lights 🐺🎾 vs #1 ranked UVA, both teams 6-0 in ACC. We need a huge, loud crowd! Free 🍕 and prize giveaways! @PackAthletics @PackChat1887 @RDUTennis @PackPride @TuffyTalkNow @RaleighTennis @InsidePackSport @ustasouthern
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Raleigh peeps- 14-1, 6-0 ACC 🐺🎾taking on #1 ranked UVA Friday at 5:30 pm- need a massive crowd! @TuffyTalkNow @PackAthletics @PackChat1887 @RalProLeague @RaleighTennis @WWTA_NC @PackInsider @PackPride
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Top 20 matchup on tap Sunday. We need your support Pack fans! 🐺🎾
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Got a good one!
Parsa Bombs 💣@ParsaBombs
Following his official visit two weeks ago, Lachlan McFadzean (UTR 12.90) of Australia has signed with @PackMensTennis and will join NC State for the fall of 2026. The 19-year-old has an ITF juniors career-high ranking of #191 and an ATP singles ranking of #1218.
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@TheMrBowz Completely agree with this one, and it’s so simple too
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Simple changes:
5-years after HS graduation anywhere in world (or 19 years old) to have 4 years of eligibility. 1-Free transfer with no sit out. 2nd one and you must sit a year. After 5-years, no matter what, you are done in college athletics.
Su’a Kristopher Cravens@SuaKCravens
It has absolutely zero to do with academics and everything to do with cornering the market by trapping talent in one place like they used to be able to do … Go play in somebody else face Mr. Sankey 🙄💤
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🐺🎾GAMEDAY vs Clemson! Perfect weather today for ACC battle at Noon! @PackAthletics @PackChat1887 @TuffyTalkNow @RalProLeague @RaleighTennis @BarstoolPack @PackPride @NCStateBaseball fans come early
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🐺🎾ACC season is here, outdoor tennis is here (weather permitting). Would love to see you this weekend Raleigh peeps! @TuffyTalkNow @PackAthletics @PackInsider @PackChat1887 @RaleighTennis @RalProLeague @BarstoolPack
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