Kory Keys

Work(ed) in college & high school athletics for 15 years as an administrator, coach & support staffer. Personal account. Who else would want these opinions?

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

I'd read a deep dive on why a school in Troy, Alabama is able to consistently compete in the three highest profile sports in college athletics.

[ESPN @espn]

SING THAT SONG, WEST VIRGINIA!

What a moment in Morgantown. This is why we love college baseball ❤️

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

Take:

The Block “M” hats and gear are terrible.

If they’re going to use the “M,” go Script “M” or none at all.

[Ole Miss Baseball @OleMissBSB]

The Rebs are here.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

@MattGrossenbach Pretty much. I don’t regret it, but at the same time I never made an actual salary/benefits until I was in my 30s.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

I was a GA for a year at a low-major DI (that launched a football program while I was there, no less) and received $0.

I was also a GA for two years at a high-major DI and received full tuition + $1,100/month stipend and felt downright spoiled by it.

[Matt Grossenbach @MattGrossenbach]

Almost every non-D1 GA position comes with at least a tuition waiver, a small stipend, or housing/meal plan. Many of them come with a combination, or even all three.

Yet, so many D1 GA positions come with none of these, or the bare minimum like just a meal plan. It’s pathetic.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

Technically true, but it'll never happen because no coach or AD wants to be the first one to say, "enough is enough," because it guarantees a fan base revolt.

It's job preservation for all involved.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

This is also solvable without government intervention by schools simply… having some backbone! Coaches love to talk about “the market” being up as though they’re not the ones dictating the market by spending exorbitantly.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

When you hitch your wagon to corporations, well, you get what you get.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

The college social teams are getting too good.

[New Mexico Football @UNMLoboFB]

Bada Bing! We have times and networks!

#GoLobos | #RealOnes26

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

Yeah, I don’t think any roster reveal will ever beat this one.

[England @England]

Come Together.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

Rules for thee, not for me, as they say.

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

The underlying problem in college sports is that everyone says they want rules, but nobody wants to follow them as soon as it negatively impacts them. Applies to society as well.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

@UncleMaui Just want to note that gate money is the only way most public schools can cover officials (~$60K/year) for their entire athletic dept, uniforms (on a rotation), most required equip., facility upkeep, entry fees, etc.

Without gates, HS sports wouldn’t exist.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

If the Lane Kiffin discourse has underscored anything for leaders, it’s this:

Never miss an opportunity to say nothing.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star whose songs were often as emotionally profound as they were delightfully bawdy, died Thursday, May 14. He was 90.
https://t.co/Y270TVxpRP

[🌸🎵 Beautiful Melody 🎶💖 @Ducnghia16]

He died less than a month after this performance. The look in his eyes seems to say he was not doing well. One of my all time favorite songs and performers.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

@HawkeyeBBFan So the whole season takes place after the school year?

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

I was born into this. Raised in it. This Hawks performance hasn't even made me flinch!

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

@CurryHicksSage They'd fit beautifully in the Patriot League, though.

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

This rules.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Travis Bazzana, the first ever #1 overall pick from Australia, walks up to "Down Under" for his first MLB at-bat

[Kory Keys @KoryKeys]

Understand, they’re cutting an entire sport so they can pay football, basketball, and baseball athletes.

They have the money. They’re just choosing where to (and where not) spend it.

[Jackson Fuller @jacksonfuller16]

The University of Arkansas just announced it will discontinue its men’s and women’s tennis programs. Here’s a snippet from the press release with a quote from Hunter Yurachek.