You don’t think casuals will turn out to see the kardashians?
And that wasn't the point of that post either. It's that there are significant donors who impact SU's mission, both those who do things publicly like putting their names on buildings as well those who DON'T put their names on things.
Totally agree. This is about Adam saying he is hanging with celebs and the press eat it up and promote him. I am surprised given his ego though that he hasn't tried to put his name on something. That seems right up his ally. Also done for selfish reasons, but in theory beneficial to SU as well. Tax deductible too!
One thing i dont understand is that if his goal is to make the program better (versus just supporting his son while he is here and then jumping ship), why hasn't he been involved since NIL came to fruition? Wouldn't one think he would want to setup a good situation for his son to walk into?
Yeah, it is the point. You say it yourself... it's his money and can do what he wants with it. He was doing just that. It's not up to Adam to do the best thing for Syracuse University. There are people employed by Syracuse who don't always do what's best for the sports programs. Adam spent some of his money in a way that some here don't like. Who cares. Again, it's his damn money.
HE'S THE ONE CLAIMING HE WANTS TO HELP THE UNIVERSITY!
Hes free to ask about getting his name on building just like everyone else. You still need to go through the right channels to do it. No one i know is criticizing his interest in the publicity, but more so focusing on the fact that he claimed on this very forum that it was about helping the community and the school. If that's what it was truly about then he shouldn't care if he gets publicity or not because that wasn't the (supposed) goal.
My understanding is that Adam did give money to Tom Brady’s charity and Tom Brady brought Julian Edelman and Jimmy Fallon along. If you watch videos of that day, it contributed quite a bit to the game day experience. Check the comments to Adam’s Facebook post, they are overwhelmingly positive. He was bringing these celebrities long before there was NIL. Once NIL started, he wanted to help. He hired a lawyer specifically to make sure he didn’t break any rules. He also cleared everything through Syracuse University compliance. But, he got shut down before he could start.
How he helps the university (and how much) is up to him to decide, not you or anyone else on this board.
He is not an alumnus of Syracuse University. He is a fan of Syracuse basketball, mostly. He wanted to help the program. He tried to do that a number of ways. It rubbed some important people the wrong way. A choice was made.
How'd that work out for SU?
I want to spray paint my name on the parking lots. Why not? It's my money, right? And I say that it helps the basketball program.
Syracuse got shellacked by UNC in that game. So, super fun game day experience.
I think that's a fair question. I think some of it is timing. Melo just finished his career a few seasons ago and he's transitioning to civilian life as they say, I heard he has invested in Wine or something. So he has post playing career projects. He also has been focused on Kiyan's development and then recruitment. It sounds like Kiyan was likely coming to SU but they had to go through the process a bit and he just committed in November. He also needs to be smart with his money now that he doesn't have NBA contracts coming his way, so I don't begrudge him if he hasn't been contributing. He still contributed to the Melo Center when he initially got in the league so will always thank him for that.
It’s year 2 for a new coach. Melo kept his distance so Red could run. The program, but has also been working with cuse companies since last year. People don’t know this but melo is here quite often. He’s just very under the radar but he has been helping since last year and Kiyan gives him a very big reason to hit the gas and ramp things up
Sure, but I'd probably use a solvent-based spray to make sure it adheres. You wouldn't want to waste your money.
Those look cool. However, not such a good year for these. As soon as this year is over, I want to forget as much as I possibly can.Well theres this now...
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“How’d that work out for SU?” Who cares? It was at great expense to AW, the results are not on him.
I might be misunderstanding, but why would Melo want to keep his distance; and why would him being around affect Red running the program? He could only be a positive and he's never been a coach so it wouldn't detract from Red's appearance. I think the first couple years it would have been the most helpful.
