You remember in “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George Bailey “doesn’t exist” and sees what the world would be like –for some reason the entire town became a dive (but I don’t know why most people became jerks, like why would Nick go from being a nice guy when Martini owned the bar to an a-hole when he did, but I digress).
Remember in Back to the Future II, when Biff got control of the magical book that gave him all of the information so he can bet and what that world looked like when Biff had millions and power?
If someone returned not from 50 years ago, let’s say the last ten, that is what sports look would like to them these days. Disgusting.
The NFL and all of the shenanigans going on there, NIL and what it is doing to college sports, Major League Baseball continues to lose popularity, yet standing strong in their belief that people will still care if they don’t put a product o the field….
Progress?
That is what Mr. Potter and Biff would have you believe as well.
Dave Torromeo has served as the head of the Sport Business Management Program at Manhattanville College since its inception in July 2006. He has over 30 years of experience in sports business, including serving as VP of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, (NFF), 15 years in collegiate athletics and as an industry consultant. He has worked in nearly every capacity of the sports world, from a minor league team, to a D-I athletic program and the Football Foundation. He is also a consultant to the sports industry and the founder of Sports Business Advocates, LLC which manages the Sports Business Institute and Future Sports Business Executives.
As the architect of the graduate sport and entertainment business management program, he assembled the entire curriculum, hired all adjunct professors from the sport business field and installed a top-notch advisory board with senior executives from the sports industry. He devised and implemented a graduate level internship program, brought in outstanding guest speakers including senior executives from the sports world, provided on site field study at major sports venues and created a solid mission. At the NFF he played a crucial role in awarding Jackie Robinson the Gold Medal Award, the highest honor that Foundation bestows. He was instrumental in spearheading the program that allowed athletes from colleges other than major college football entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame (players from Divisions I-AA, II, III and the NAIA) and was a catalyst behind the Foundation's "PLAY IT SMART" program; an educational program that works to turn football teams from inner city environments into learning teams, while overseeing the scholar athlete program (and a 10M endowment) that honored players from all levels and included people such as Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, Tiki Barber, Josh Bloom, Peyton Manning and many others.
Before joining the NFF, Torromeo served as a Sports Information Director (SID) and Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Marketing, Promotions and Fund Raising for over 10 years including six at Iona College where he also received a Master's Degree. He earned his undergraduate degree(s) from the University of Rhode Island and lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife Laurie. They have two children, Stephanie a Colgate University graduate and Jarrett a graduate of Gettysburg College (and "Shea" yellow lab). Dave is a lifelong New York Mets, Jets, Knicks and Islanders fan--but don't hold that against him--it just proves he is loyal!)
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I agree wholeheartedly, Dave. Today’s generation has been misinformed about the “team” concept; they missed out on the actual game, team concepts, strategies that went into playing a sport. Analytics/ data is the Devil, not the King! Celtics, Lakers of the ’80s and ’90s competing today, would dominate these misfits of malcontent. Can you imagine Pete Rose hitting into any shift? He would have batted 500 every year.
Best regards – Skip
I agree wholeheartedly, Dave. Today’s generation has been misinformed about the “team” concept; they missed out on the actual game, team concepts, strategies that went into playing a sport. Analytics/ data is the Devil, not the King! Celtics, Lakers of the ’80s and ’90s competing today, would dominate these misfits of malcontent. Can you imagine Pete Rose hitting into any shift? He would have batted 500 every year.
Best regards – Skip
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