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<blockquote data-quote="Mountain Man_rivals148431" data-source="post: 129571752" data-attributes="member: 1483793">One of the things we need is for our own fans to quit making excuses and get rid of the inferiority complex. No one said it'd be easy. But to say it will never happen is not only pathetic but having a defeatist attitude. Nobody thought we'd be able to land on the moon 50 years ago too. So please Punish Eer, why don't you look for solutions to help increase the revenues which could benefit in the long run and have a can do attitude.I will agree with you about one thing the Blue Blood Booster $ the traditional powerhouses have. Not saying we'll be at that level but amongst WVU alums we are closer to the bottom as far as alumni givebacks/donations in the power 5. Not talking about conf. revenue sharing or our own Tier 3 rights, but the amount of donors and dollar amounts of the Mountaineer Athletic Club compared to other schools' booster clubs. Until Ollie came aboard WVU did not aggressively pursue new donors. I remember a former deputy director AD once said &quot;Soliciting new boosters is a waste of time&quot; Love Ollie or Hate Ollie, He raised the bar and the new AD seems to be moving in the right direction. No disrespect intended Punish, but it seems you have the attitude the of one of the previous AD's staff. Ken Kendrick said it best &quot;A 40-50 mil a year revenue department ran like a dry cleaning store&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mountain Man_rivals148431, post: 129571752, member: 1483793"] One of the things we need is for our own fans to quit making excuses and get rid of the inferiority complex. No one said it'd be easy. But to say it will never happen is not only pathetic but having a defeatist attitude. Nobody thought we'd be able to land on the moon 50 years ago too. So please Punish Eer, why don't you look for solutions to help increase the revenues which could benefit in the long run and have a can do attitude. I will agree with you about one thing the Blue Blood Booster $ the traditional powerhouses have. Not saying we'll be at that level but amongst WVU alums we are closer to the bottom as far as alumni givebacks/donations in the power 5. Not talking about conf. revenue sharing or our own Tier 3 rights, but the amount of donors and dollar amounts of the Mountaineer Athletic Club compared to other schools' booster clubs. Until Ollie came aboard WVU did not aggressively pursue new donors. I remember a former deputy director AD once said "Soliciting new boosters is a waste of time" Love Ollie or Hate Ollie, He raised the bar and the new AD seems to be moving in the right direction. No disrespect intended Punish, but it seems you have the attitude the of one of the previous AD's staff. Ken Kendrick said it best "A 40-50 mil a year revenue department ran like a dry cleaning store" [/QUOTE]

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