State announced a $3 million dollar donation the State Excellence Fund...

Maroon Eagle

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Funny how this post appears after patdog’s mentioning that the Excellence Fund not accepting designated gifts in the Least Nervous thread…
 
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Funny how this post appears after patdog’s mentioning that the Excellence Fund not accepting designated gifts in the Least Nervous thread…
I suspect if my donation had 3 more zeros at the end, they would have worked with me more. Actually even 2 more zeros.
 
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johnson86-1

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Funny how this post appears after patdog’s mentioning that the Excellence Fund not accepting designated gifts in the Least Nervous thread…
I am assuming we are not wanting to mess with the accounting and/or are worried about title IX, but it just seems insane that we’d turn down money at this point. I don’t have money to spare for any sport other than football, men’s basketball, or baseball. Get the bigwigs donating big dollars to give uncommitted dollars if you need to. Don’t just turn away money though.
 

DesotoCountyDawg

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It’s the buyout money for the defensive staff

I Hope Please GIF
 

patdog

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I am assuming we are not wanting to mess with the accounting and/or are worried about title IX, but it just seems insane that we’d turn down money at this point. I don’t have money to spare for any sport other than football, men’s basketball, or baseball. Get the bigwigs donating big dollars to give uncommitted dollars if you need to. Don’t just turn away money though.
Exactly. If your job is to raise money, you don’t turn donations down.
 

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I am assuming we are not wanting to mess with the accounting and/or are worried about title IX, but it just seems insane that we’d turn down money at this point. I don’t have money to spare for any sport other than football, men’s basketball, or baseball. Get the bigwigs donating big dollars to give uncommitted dollars if you need to. Don’t just turn away money though.
They should just say they can designate where your money goes and just put it into the pot.
 

WilCoDawg

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I hope there’s strings attached to the axe aimed at Hutzler‘s neck.
 

Mr. Cook

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Exactly. If your job is to raise money, you don’t turn donations down.
A different take:

Yes, it’s the job of development and alumni relations units to raise money.

However, it is leadership’s job to determine what money to accept. Not all donations are have equal strings, and there could be a long-term encumbrance to said donations — a “cost of ownership” if you will

(Of course, some universities can’t say “no” to anyone. This is why higher education has become more ivory tower than ever)
 

patdog

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A different take:

Yes, it’s the job of development and alumni relations units to raise money.

However, it is leadership’s job to determine what money to accept. Not all donations are have equal strings, and there could be a long-term encumbrance to said donations — a “cost of ownership” if you will

(Of course, some universities can’t say “no” to anyone. This is why higher education has become more ivory tower than ever)
Obviously there are some donations you just don’t take. But a sport specific NIL donation with no other strings is one you should take every time.
 
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This is the first slice of the **** sandwich. Friday will be the ****. Then Saturday will be another announcement that's positive.
This should keep us positioned comfortably. Top 35 nationally in terms of total NIL resources. Number 15/16 SEC.
 

johnson86-1

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A different take:

Yes, it’s the job of development and alumni relations units to raise money.

However, it is leadership’s job to determine what money to accept. Not all donations are have equal strings, and there could be a long-term encumbrance to said donations — a “cost of ownership” if you will

(Of course, some universities can’t say “no” to anyone. This is why higher education has become more ivory tower than ever)
Taking a sport specific nil donation is hardly cumbersome. It’s not like people are asking to designate their money for a left handed defensive end.
 
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