Listen bro, I was bout to bring that up, too.
Check it out; going to CSULB, they didn’t have much athletics besides their baseball team, women’s volley ball, and their cheerleading squad. Misty May is one of my closest friends & I talk to her uncle literally every other week. When I tell u they made sure all 3 of those programs were nationally relevant when I attended, it’s an understatement. Here’s the results of just what those programs did for my Alma Mater:
-The NBA used our facilities for their Summer Pro League for several seasons (revenue)
-Nationally Televised events led to bigger sponsorship money, and old money alum (looking at u Mr Spielberg) reached in their pockets to upgrade facilities
-Applications & Student Tuition increased, ESPECIALLY w/ Eva Longoria’s little bro (Evan) was on the squad.
-Sports facilities got a face lift, & the gymnasium became a national spectacle, in which one of the donors towards it, donated another $2.1m as it was used to host several events.
Those r just some of things that took place while I was there & I heard the campus has completely changed. At one point, the UC system took hella notice of Long Beach & they were going to join, but I can’t recall the specifics as to y it fell through.