$300 million

[MTFNBY5]

The amount the school on West End announced yesterday that it is going to spend on athletic improvements in the near future. I would bet they will spend most of it before MT breaks ground on any of our plans announced several years ago.

Question for MT fans: Could we raise one tenth of that amount for athletics ($30mm), one hundredth ($3mm)?
I seriously doubt we could raise $300,000 in a year in new money for athletic improvements.

 

[TrueBlue147]

With the people in charge I doubt we could raise that $300,000. I think people just see it as throwing money away.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

I got a call yesterday from an old teammate down in Memphis and he’s President of the Tiger M-Club this year. They (Memphis Tiger Athletics) need to raise $450,000 to renovate the old Football weight room into one for the “Olympic Sports” and are asking the M-Club to kick in. Football moved into a brand new IPF complex complete with locker room, weight room, players lounge and nutrition food services (i.e. “training table”). They are almost to the goal for the renovations and I agreed to kick in.
I’ve made a conscious decision going forward to expect and demand a return on investment when I’m asked to donate to causes. Olympic sport athletes are letter winners too.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

The amount the school on West End announced yesterday that it is going to spend on athletic improvements in the near future. I would bet they will spend most of it before MT breaks ground on any of our plans announced several years ago.

Question for MT fans: Could we raise one tenth of that amount for athletics ($30mm), one hundredth ($3mm)?
I seriously doubt we could raise $300,000 in a year in new money for athletic improvements.

I think alums will come back and will give again (me included) when expected standards are set (and met) through change implemented by new blood.

 

[SpaceRaider]

I think alums will come back and will give again (me included) when expected standards are set (and met) through change implemented by new blood.

I've wondered if I will live long enough to see that. I am having serious doubts.

 

[BRaiderDave]

I've wondered if I will live long enough to see that. I am having serious doubts.

For those of us 60 and older it is looking doubtful......

 

[MTsumner92]

Have any of you expressed your feelings to the board?

 

[sWiley]

Have any of you expressed your feelings to the board?

What's the best way for us to contact the board regarding our concerns?

I live out of state so showing up in person is not an option.

 

[AustinLewis]

What's the best way for us to contact the board regarding our concerns?

I live out of state so showing up in person is not an option.

Start here, maybe?

 

[JohnDavidBlue]

I no longer donate. I get the occasional voicemails from students but I don't have the heart to tell them that the keystone cops are running the show.

That being said, do we even have a campaign? We are worse than ULM at this point.

 

[crposton]

Are we all just going to ignore the fact that Vanderbilt gets over $45.5 million in revenue sharing by being in the SEC? Imagine what we could do with just that money alone.

 

[Brew_Raider]

Are we all just going to ignore the fact that Vanderbilt gets over $45.5 million in revenue sharing by being in the SEC? Imagine what we could do with just that money alone.

Since Massaro and McPhee can’t manage low budgets, I would expect more money would simply amplify their incompetence.