I am becoming concerned

[Paisa el Toro]

1 hour ago, Triple B said:

Another, possibly even bigger problem, is there aren't near enough even doing that.

Spot on, Trips, spot on!

[CousinRicky]

11 hours ago, Brad said:

Anyone that doesn't think some kind of relationship is important, especially when you get into that 2k - 10K range for regular joes, you're wrong.  My relationship with some of the great people there like Vicki and Eric, led me to do as much as I could above and beyond making a donation.  I must admit, it's my alma mater but I do a lot less now.  I am significantly less engaged than I was before.  I wouldn't have thought about it with Eric and Vicki.  You felt you were part of something other than a cash machine...but that was the early days.  If it's just about dropping a few grand because it's the alma mater, they'll be people that do that.   But there will people willing to do much more if they feel they're not just another number.

Brad speaks the truth.

[CousinRicky]

21 hours ago, smazza said:

i met joe tomato in 1975 

what a great guy

i love him

Joe is so good that we have donated to his most recent cause.  

[Triple B]

4 minutes ago, Ned A Starr said:

Spot on, but why would they if they have zero interest in sports?

Those with no interest in sports aren't who I'm referring to .... although, heck, that may be our bottom line problem.  USF begat too many with no athletics interest to begin with. 

[BDYZR]

1 hour ago, Ned A Starr said:

Every current or former student, who has paid athletic fees which went to intercollegiate athletics, has already given more than their fair share, to what amounts to semi-professional sports.

So we should do away with college sports and facilities unless they can be self sufficient?

[Sellular1]

15 minutes ago, Ned A Starr said:

It's a business, so yes...students shouldn't have to support million dollar coaches, and paid players.   A university should play sports at a level it can afford.  USF is in over it's head right now.

Yawn....  

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Ned A Starr said:

It's a business, so yes...students shouldn't have to support million dollar coaches, and paid players.   A university should play sports at a level it can afford.  USF is in over it's head right now.

As a supposed big time supporter of USFWBB, I'm kinda surprised you'd want to see it dropped. 

[Triple B]

25 minutes ago, Ned A Starr said:

I don't, but it shouldn't be financed by students, or funds not raised specifically raised for/by athletics.

Students don't have to pay it. They can go somewhere that doesn't have it. All part of making a decision on where to attend college. 

[Apis Bull]

16 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Students don't have to pay it. They can go somewhere that doesn't have it. All part of making a decision on where to attend college. 

+1  People act as if the students have no choice.

[Mike Stuben]

You guys are all missing the biggest point about student fees that go to Athletics. 

USF Athletics can only ask the students to raise or lower the Athletic fees. Students decide on if the fees are appropriate or not. 

 

This is mostly a non story. Except that at some point USF will either have to move up or move down. Be a big boy or adjust spending level down to an appropriate level. We may have 5 years to move up, otherwise our current spending is not sustainable. (obviously, we want to be a big boy, but we need the invite to the party)