IPF

[CusefanATL]

thanks sutomcat can always count on your for a great sense of humor

 

[Timonen]

Thank you for liking this Timonen

I thought it was incredibly witty. Im a bit saddened it only got 1 like and it took 2 weeks to get. Its 1 of my all time best posts.

Ha, wit can easily blend in and be lost deep in a thread like this. If ignored it for two weeks so brought fresh eyes and an open mind to the thread!

 

[Orangepace]

I heard Gross took the money raised already straight from this board and he and Nancy bought some blow and hookers. They then used the corporate charter and met with Sweater Vest and asked if he'd coach special teams here... When he balked, they chuckled and told him they had already pulled the offer Rutgers style. They then persuaded Brad Stevens to take over the women's Bball team with an 8-ball and bottle of Dom. They then flew to Texas and informed them that Oklahoma agreed to join the B1G and began contract negotiations for Texas to be the ACC's 16th member.

Straight from the horses mouth.

 

[OttoMets]

I was also disappointed that they were building on a new turf field, but it's clear that they're removing it in order to reuse it. I was over there today and they're carefully removing it in strips.

Glad they're not being wasteful.

 

[money3189]

I would like it if they put syracuse/orange on each end of the endzones like the Dome turf. Gives it a more authentic look like some of the other IPF Ive seen

 

[Whitey23]

I heard Gross took the money raised already straight from this board and he and Nancy bought some blow and hookers. They then used the corporate charter and met with Sweater Vest and asked if he'd coach special teams here... When he balked, they chuckled and told him they had already pulled the offer Rutgers style. They then persuaded Brad Stevens to take over the women's Bball team with an 8-ball and bottle of Dom. They then flew to Texas and informed them that Oklahoma agreed to join the B1G and began contract negotiations for Texas to be the ACC's 16th member.

Straight from the horses mouth.

And that was just off the interest gained.

 

[OttoForLife]

Not all marketing is about directly selling tickets - if you think that your vision is very near sighted.

College athletic programs that can't muster up the funds to build decent football facilities need not spend money on brand marketing. They need fannies in the god damn seats.

 

[xc84]

I heard Gross took the money raised already straight from this board and he and Nancy bought some blow and hookers. They then used the corporate charter and met with Sweater Vest and asked if he'd coach special teams here... When he balked, they chuckled and told him they had already pulled the offer Rutgers style. They then persuaded Brad Stevens to take over the women's Bball team with an 8-ball and bottle of Dom. They then flew to Texas and informed them that Oklahoma agreed to join the B1G and began contract negotiations for Texas to be the ACC's 16th member.

Straight from the horses mouth.

That's nuts. No way is Texas joining the ACC. I think you got that part wrong.

 

[SUFan44]

College athletic programs that can't muster up the funds to build decent football facilities need not spend money on brand marketing. They need fannies in the god damn seats.

Again, short-sighted thinking. Need to everything - takes longer to build a brand than to build a practice facility.

 

[anomander]

maybe we are pulling a clemson and just putting the backo in place until the funds come in.

would be a smart move with all the visits coming up the next 2 months

 

[SUbear]

This nonsense never ceases to amaze me. The team gets the fans it deserves. If it was 10 - 1, the place would be packed. If it was 10 - 1 nobody would give a crap about parking, or whether or not dome dogs were the only choice at the concession stand. And, nobody except the knuckleheads on this board even remembers who Buzz Shaw was, much less his comment about getting a life, which after all, is not bad advice.

Sorry but you are wrong I personally know ten people who swore never to attend football again after Shaw made those comments, and to my knowledge they haven't. The perception he gave was that SU was merely using the fans and had no interest in them. Many of them now have no interest in SU football. People in this area tend to have long memories. They also do not want to waste their money on an inferior product.

 

[rrlbees]

Yes, I think. When you said "Didn't put a single fanny in the Dome seats" you're inferring that it's not money well spent. That sign is one of the better ideas SU marketing has had.

If it didn't put fannies in the seats or didn't bring in some nice donations (which I haven't heard of any yet), then ya it was probably money not well spent. Better spent marketing the team in CNY and immediate surrounding areas and/or promoting the IPF and fundraising for it. Maybe some IT and web development people to design a slick fundraising site like the ones that have been linked in other threads.

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[OrangePA]

Sorry but you are wrong I personally know ten people who swore never to attend football again after Shaw made those comments, and to my knowledge they haven't. The perception he gave was that SU was merely using the fans and had no interest in them. Many of them now have no interest in SU football. People in this area tend to have long memories. They also do not want to waste their money on an inferior product.

Sorry.

Those ten sound like idiots.

 

[ClkWrkOrange]

Sorry.

Those ten sound like idiots.

They're idiots for not going where they're not wanted or appreciated?I could tell the same story but it would be alot more than 10.Most of the people I grew up going to these games with haven't been in the dome for years.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

They're idiots for not going where they're not wanted or appreciated?I could tell the same story but it would be alot more than 10.Most of the people I grew up going to these games with haven't been in the dome for years.

And they'd all forget about Shaw and his comment the instant the team was 10 - 1. Instantly, in a heartbeat, groveling in front of a scalper outside the Dome in the snow.

I for one hope that SU never does anything to get idiots like these back. They're the same S-heads who tell you to sit down.

 

[OrangePA]

They're idiots for not going where they're not wanted or appreciated?I could tell the same story but it would be alot more than 10.Most of the people I grew up going to these games with haven't been in the dome for years.

Sorry.

They're idiots.

Do I really care what some administrator might say or think?

Do I take the rhetoric seriously?

Is my ego that weak that I would worry about such nonsense?

I go to have fun and couldn't care less what somebody else who I don't know and who doesn't know me thinks.

Ugh.

 

[NKR1978]

They're idiots for not going where they're not wanted or appreciated?I could tell the same story but it would be alot more than 10.Most of the people I grew up going to these games with haven't been in the dome for years.

Anyone who gets that upset by an offhand remark in any situation to the point where they are angry about it 1 week later, much less a decade, are complete ****** idiots. Losers. They're actually worse than any word Shaw used to describe them. I can't imagine the effort it must take to be angry about something so minor for so long. The people you grew up with are clearly idiots.

 

[TheCusian]

Anyone who gets that upset by an offhand remark in any situation to the point where they are angry about it 1 week later, much less a decade, are complete ****** idiots. Losers. They're actually worse than any word Shaw used to describe them. I can't imagine the effort it must take to be angry about something so minor for so long. The people you grew up with are clearly idiots.

The worst part of that is that Shaw isn't even there anymore. If you have a beef it's with him and he is long gone, right?

We don't need those kind of fans.

 

[OttoForLife]

Again, short-sighted thinking. Need to everything - takes longer to build a brand than to build a practice facility.

I'm glad you're not running the company I work for.

What you say is true, but if you look at someone like Nike - which is a tremendous brand marketer - they also spend significantly on marketing that drives sales, which is you know, how they keep the company's light on.

From what I read on this board, locals don't see a lot of ads on 690 or in the Post Standard telling people to buy a ticket.

The Yankee signage is dumb.

 

[xc84]

I never had an problem with Shaw's statement and my guess is, those who say they stopped going to games over it would not be going anyways unless SUwas 10-1 (like orangeboston stated).

"Look at your own personal life," Shaw said. "You go to work. Some days, you really achieve at a level you're capable. Some days, it's like having a career day and some days you might as well have stayed at home. All of a sudden, you look at the football team and they're never supposed to have one of those days? Let's join the human race and get a life."

 

[Marsh01]

Anyone who gets that upset by an offhand remark in any situation to the point where they are angry about it 1 week later, much less a decade, are complete ****** idiots. Losers. They're actually worse than any word Shaw used to describe them. I can't imagine the effort it must take to be angry about something so minor for so long. The people you grew up with are clearly idiots.

I cant believe that people still hold a grudge over those comments. Jesus they DO need to get a life. I never even flinched when he said it and it means nothing to me (mostly because I do need to get a life spending so much time associated with Syracuse Athletics)

 

[xc84]

I'm glad you're not running the company I work for.

What you say is true, but if you look at someone like Nike - which is a tremendous brand marketer - they also spend significantly on marketing that drives sales, which is you know, how they keep the company's light on.

From what I read on this board, locals don't see a lot of ads on 690 or in the Post Standard telling people to buy a ticket.

The Yankee signage is dumb.

Locals go when the team wins and it's the thing to do. See basketball.

 

[cusefan88]

If it didn't put fannies in the seats or didn't bring in some nice donations (which I haven't heard of any yet), then ya it was probably money not well spent. Better spent marketing the team in CNY and immediate surrounding areas and/or promoting the IPF and fundraising for it. Maybe some IT and web development people to design a slick fundraising site like the ones that have been linked in other threads.

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The Yankee Stadium sign is not supported by every member in the athletic dept. Personally I think it's a waste of money. I'm pretty sure it's one of the biggest yearly expenses the dept has.

 

[chakka3421]

I'm glad you're not running the company I work for.

What you say is true, but if you look at someone like Nike - which is a tremendous brand marketer - they also spend significantly on marketing that drives sales, which is you know, how they keep the company's light on.

From what I read on this board, locals don't see a lot of ads on 690 or in the Post Standard telling people to buy a ticket.

The Yankee signage is dumb.

What's really dumb is that SUAD doesn't use the University resources of its communication and media schools to help promote its brand to the Syracuse community - it's more than advertising that builds a brand - it's an expectation of an experience!

 

[SUFan44]

I'm glad you're not running the company I work for.

What you say is true, but if you look at someone like Nike - which is a tremendous brand marketer - they also spend significantly on marketing that drives sales, which is you know, how they keep the company's light on.

From what I read on this board, locals don't see a lot of ads on 690 or in the Post Standard telling people to buy a ticket.

The Yankee signage is dumb.

I agree with what you are saying - there should be more of the local stuff to drive some ticket sales. But IMO the Yankee Stadium signage isn't dumb. It is highly visible and helps brand awareness - it also links a winner (usually) in professional sports with a winner (hopefully/usually) in college athletics.