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[QUOTE="snowycuse, post: 471922, member: 1910"]
I could do that with a specific donation but the underlying issue for me as an investor (donor) is where is the other money going? New ACC TV money, selling out our home games in football to NYC, athletic revenues, etc. If that money is, even partially, going to academics then it would not be right for me to donate to anything. Syracuse University may have a mission geared to academics but my only interest is in athletics. The athletic department must be run like any professional sports organization. If the Chemistry people need new lab equipment find the science guys to support it. We will soon be getting 10 to 16 million a year more in TV money alone, basketball has never been more profitable, football has extra revenue from the Meadowlands game and will see increased attendance. Money is starting to flow in and I want to make sure this money is being used correctly as opposed to the onus being on the fans to support building new facilities.
 
Technically my support for athletics will remain being a basketball season ticket holder. I might pick up football tickets in the future but any donations I would want geared to starting a baseball program now that we are in the ACC. I would like to see Costas lead the charge in this area as that is his sport and he has invested in other baseball entities including being thought of highly enough to have MLB commissioner whispers. He could kickstart the Syracuse baseball program easily and if I was AD I would be picking his brain constantly.
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