Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 5619181, member: 628"]
I’m an optimist and think it’s a very attractive job. However, I agree with your concerns.

This isn’t rocket science. SU needs to fund hoops like it’s serious about being a premiere program.  That means changing the culture on the Hill so that everyone - from the Chancellor to the BOT and everyone in the AD - fully understands that we have a professional basketball team on campus. It means staffing the fundraising group appropriately with folks who are experienced in that field.

The folks I’ve come across in that group over the years are… fine. We need much better than that.  We need to stop acting like a university and start acting like a professional franchise when it comes to revenue generation.

SU has plenty of well-off alums and there are lots of corporations in CNY who benefit from a strong hoops program.  The school needs to shake those trees incessantly.

Do that and we’ll be fine. Don’t and we’ll settle into putting forth an illusion of competitiveness.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?