The only place where this is news is syracuse.com, it wasn't even that big of a deal when he paid brady and edelman to show up.
He can do what he wants but the press release of your guest is strange to me. Going up to Syracuse is not an exotic trip for Giannis in season.
He’s had tickets going on a decade and people keep repeating its going to end badly. Some of you need to take your L and stop being so concerned. On the one hand we say we want a booster to help the program and on the other hand some of those same people get their panties in a bunch over everything he does. JMHO, but it comes off as major jealousy.
I'm all in on Weitsman so I can't say for sure it's jealousy. People might be cautious and just think something bad might happen if the NCAA comes sniffing around. Plus they might not understand his motivation. Personally I think the guy craves the attention. Likes JAB. Likes doing stuff for people. Fortunately he is rich enough that money can dictate his actions. Naysayers might have their day at some point but I say, let's ride that train for what it's worth.
Fair enough. I’m reading tweets and posts by the same people saying this is going to end badly when they said the same thing 5 years ago.
No question that it's unique that a guy comes out of nowhere with no direct ties to the school and latches on to the program. And in typical Upstate NY fashion, many people are going to be skeptical. I just hope there is a way he can NIL this in a positive way that the players and the team and future recruits can benefit.
No one outside of syracuse.com gives a crap that 2 people with no relation to the program are coming to the Wake forest game. ACCN might mention it but let’s not pretend it’s going to be front page news on USA Today. This is a guy paying people to be his friend for the day and promoting his little millionaires club thing.
Upstate New Yorkers love to eat their own. It's the misery that naturally comes with living here maybe.
Why are you hating on this. Anything that can remotely help the program can and is a good thing. And you know what, no one reads USA Today anymore so who cares if it is or is not on the front page.
It's in the DNA. My favorite is when a company announces they want to build a big factory with thousands of jobs and the haters come out that they don't want the location in their backyard and/or they are complaining that not everyone will be making $80,000.
But it doesn’t bring any actual attention to the program, it brings attention to himself. He can spend his money however he wants, I support that, but buying friends and bringing them to a basketball game doesn’t provide any actual benefit to the program. Those people aren’t doing interviews on ESPN talking about how great the program is or how players should come here, they come here to collect their paycheck and then go home and never talk about the trip again. I certainly am grateful that he pays the university ungodly amounts of money for his tickets, but that’s where the contribution ends.
My son and daughter lost their collective minds when I told them Giannis will be there Saturday night. We should have a sign as you enter the city. “Welcome to Syracuse: Crabs in a bucket”
Funny. This is happening in my town right now!
I’m sure they are excited, but does it mean anything to potential 4/5 star recruits or people who are otherwise not going to the game? Is Giannis the reason why people are going to buy tickets to the game? I’m just being realistic.
Are posts on a site called syracusefan.com really the best way to gauge whether this story is bringing attention to the program?
True! Who among us has not "done time" in a federal prison?
What is your exact problem with it?
Using the forum to gauge broader interest? We are all posting on a fan forum, so we are likely more involved fans then a regular run of the mill person who attends the games on the weekend. We find pretty much any story interesting, and because of that the number of posts here don’t mean that it generates significant buzz outside of this group.
I know of one poster/lurker.
