Episode 57: Big Business of the Big East and College Athletics with Mike Cragg

01/09/2023 1h 24min
Episode 57: Big Business of the Big East and College Athletics with Mike Cragg

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We welcome back Director of Athletics Mike Cragg to give us an update on all things St. John's. More so we dive into the business side of running an athletic department, and how much has changed over the last year. (2:05) Of course St. John's basketball has a new head coach and we discuss that, but a lot more has been happening behind the scenes and within the conference. (16:33) As someone who has worked in college basketball for over 30 years, we talk about everything from realignment in college basketball, and specifically in the Big East. From UConn to Gonzaga and everything in between.(44:44) NIL is the name of the game now and companies like Storm Marketing have been vital to the success of St. John's basketball off-season, as well as helping SJU navigate the NIL waters for quite some time now, we discuss how SJU is dealing with NIL, how Storm Marketing is helping SJU student athletes and more.(58:47) We dive into this upcoming exciting season ticket sales, Mike's take on a few of the new faces, the new practice facility, new uniforms, and next year's Baha Mar Hoops classic.Join us on this peak behind the curtain of St. John's athletics in a catch-all episode!Follow the podcast on Twitter:@EyeonStormPod = Eye on the Storm Podcast#sjubb