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Message: [QUOTE="BillSU, post: 5733321, member: 6809"] Thankyou Lobdell Donor Group. You have appeared at exactly the right time. The best players are going to go where they can receive the most money. We are in a pro like era where the best players are making a lot of money for their high basketball acumen. Your assistance is greatly appreciated, possibly saving this program from not being a legitimate contender nationally each year. While money is a huge factor, players also consider the opportunity to compete for championships and relationships with coaches. With Gerry McNamara loved by not only fans but also known by players for his knowledge and coaching, this is a key moment for you to be here offering what you can to the Syracuse Basketball Program. I think with Gerry and now you providing key contributions believe we will remain - or should I say regain the position we were in years ago when we won the national championship. Fans remember and they will come if the product is a good, competitive one. Your realization that this year will be key to this program and that NIL collectives, the groups handling payments for schools, often drive recruitment decisions, with top-tier players in high demand often going to the highest bidder. With few regulations, top players are now receiving payments comparable to entry-level professional salaries. For instance, top transfers in 2025 were securing deals north of 2 million. Hopefully the steps that have been taken with a new chancellor, athletics director and coach striving to get us to where we should be again, and you providing a resource we've not had and is required because that is the state of the best college basketball programs, we will succeed and bring us back into the forefront college sport. [/QUOTE]

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