306,000 alumni could turn the tide
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That’s totally fine. You are a fan occasionally
I’m 31, not extremely wealthy. Still have student debt.
I set aside a small amount of money on entertainment every month. Usually that involves small dollar 5 to 10 dollar sports gambling bets.
I ended up + 430 last year, so I gave 100 to WEWILL.
Have a future on UCONN to win the Natty for 10 dollars to turn into 160. I’ll be donating 75 of that to WEWILL as well if they win.
I guess I view the money I get from sports gambling as not really my money in the first place so it’s easy for me to donate.
I set aside a small amount of money on entertainment every month. Usually that involves small dollar 5 to 10 dollar sports gambling bets.
I ended up + 430 last year, so I gave 100 to WEWILL.
Have a future on UCONN to win the Natty for 10 dollars to turn into 160. I’ll be donating 75 of that to WEWILL as well if they win.
I guess I view the money I get from sports gambling as not really my money in the first place so it’s easy for me to donate.
Start a tiny business and have him be your spokesman. Or have him make a shirt and buy them for a stupid high price.
My loyalty to the university I graduated from and cheer for doesn't require me to pay full ride student athletes. If that's your definition, you need to reevaluate some things in your life.
Here’s my issue with that: The retailer is taking customer funds and making a donation in the name of the retailer. It pisses me off.
In my ideal world, the TV money and tickets sold would simply pay the players. That is way simpler than having to have collectives pay for the faux NIL that we currently have.
By asking their fans to contribute to their collectives instead of their Alumni Association or athletic department?As the OP pointed out, a lot of small donations add up.
$57 to join the Alumni association.
$100 to be in the Cyclone Century club.
Annual Fund - Cyclone Club
Take your loyalty to the next level by joining the club today. Your dedication to doing more ensures we show the world Cyclone Nation at its best.www.cycloneclub.org
10,000 new contributions raises the athletic department budget by $1M/year.
Maybe that's how Ole Miss and MSU are doing it?
I agree with you. That would be ideal. And we might get there ultimately. However, that is not where we are at now. If we don’t give in the interim, we may find ourselves unsuccessful on the field and ultimately in the Minor leagues.
And the rest of us will try to keep the program successful so you can enjoy it. Say thanks.
Fear mongering at its finest.
"If you don't give 5 bucks now it's your fault we end up in the MAC 10 years from now".
No, you give or don’t give - your choice. But, I do believe the next couple years are critical until this whole thing sorts out.
The idea of NIL is great, collectives are garbage, and Say Thanks might be the most Please Clap thing I've ever seen. Kudos
Why would I thank you? I think the current system and the movement towards paying players is kind of bad for college sports. So you’re ruining college sports
Edit: “you’re ruining college sports” is intentionally hyperbolic. But I’m not really a fan of nil in general and the way it currently is implemented in particular. It also feels like college football is basically becoming NFL-lite which has diminished my enjoyment. So the idea that I should thank you for donating to NIL when I don’t like NIL is dumb.
Plus, this holier than thou attitude of “if you don’t donate to NIL collectives than you aren’t nearly as good of a fan and you should be thanking us” is also dumb
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