We see this at Pitt on the low involvement side and how this has held us back. But Tennessee also shows the downside of having too much booster involvement.
There is a reason why NFL teams are run by football men, not a bunch of rich fans, and there are reasons why the best franchises are run as follows:
Owners Own
Personnel guys scout and draft
Coaches Coach
Players Play.
Fans Pay.
And why franchises where say the owners and the fans are one and the same and try to be all things (looking at you Jerry Jones).
In college football there isn't as much delineation and layers to this.
Presidents
AD
Coach
Boosters. It is when this last one usurps the first two's powers things get insane.
There is a reason why NFL teams are run by football men, not a bunch of rich fans, and there are reasons why the best franchises are run as follows:
Owners Own
Personnel guys scout and draft
Coaches Coach
Players Play.
Fans Pay.
And why franchises where say the owners and the fans are one and the same and try to be all things (looking at you Jerry Jones).
In college football there isn't as much delineation and layers to this.
Presidents
AD
Coach
Boosters. It is when this last one usurps the first two's powers things get insane.
