Question About SR Tickets

[CrazyCajun]

We presently have a point system?

I feel bad for the old timers who do not get credit for their lifetime of support. I work with a retired UL professor who donates $500 a year and has been doing so for at least 20 years, he also is a longtime baseball season ticket holder. Poor guy has donated well in excess of $10,000 over his lifetime. It stinks to see someone donate a couple thousand dollars this year and get tickets while he sits at home.

He keeps asking me if I got a call for tickets. Poor old guy actually thinks he is getting some with his $500 donation. I don't have the heart to tell him that he is not getting any.

Imagine donating half a million and BC you put it somewhere other than Rcaf it don't count? Or building an indoor facility but bc it wasn't given to RCAF it doesn't count? Imagine paying to install drainage and turf but bc it was not rcaf it don't count?

[Zeebart21]

In all fairness, I should not get special treatment, there are a lot of people who give a lot of money. Again it's important to reiterate I'm not complaining I just hope we make a good showing this weekend.

We will make a good showing! Thanks for your solid support of this athletic program, sir!

[Cajunfever]

Loyal baseball fans are screwed bc odds are they won't get tickets through the University. But the Tigue is in bad shape and even with capacity crowds year in, year out, that's obviously not been enough to upgrade the joint and get the team the facility it deserves.

The options are let the average joes get priority and continue on this same path of no money for upgrades or cater to the heavy hitters when tickets are scarce and let a new Tigue help Robicheaux take this program to another level.

I am a loyal baseball fan. I got tickets. I donate $6000 per year to the RCAF and $1000 to the Diamond Club.

To say loyal baseball fans will be screwed is not true.

[duggie85]

I am a loyal baseball fan. I got tickets. I donate $6000 per year to the RCAF and $1000 to the Diamond Club.

To say loyal baseball fans will be screwed is not true.

Good point. Should have used a different term to make my point.

[CajunT]

In all fairness, I should not get special treatment, there are a lot of people who give a lot of money. Again it's important to reiterate I'm not complaining I just hope we make a good showing this weekend.

I understand, but I'm complaining for you and others who have given way more then $10,000 to this athletic program! It's ridiculous and unacceptable in my book that designated donations count for little in comparison to RCAF General Fund Donations. It shows the lack of thought and creativity that was put in to the current points system.

[CajunT]

I am a loyal baseball fan. I got tickets. I donate $6000 per year to the RCAF and $1000 to the Diamond Club.

To say loyal baseball fans will be screwed is not true.

No, you are right not all loyal fans were screwed. But wouldn't you agree he did?

[Cajunfever]

No, you are right not all loyal fans were screwed. But wouldn't you agree he did?

Maybe my definition of being screwed is different than yours. I would define being screwed as the athletic dept not following rules or changing the rules to benefit certain individuals.

Since the creation of the RCAF, post season tickets were advertised as a benefit to RCAF donors based on their level of giving. This has been the process for all the bowl games, for the basketball NCAA tournament tickets, and for the baseball regionals last year( season ticket holders were given priority to purchase their seats) but the extra tickets were allocated based on RCAF donations. The rules for post season tickets have not changed and have been the same for several years. Based on this, I don't think anyone is being screwed.

I know several people think the points system will be more equitable. I don't think this will change the "ranking" of individuals much. Example: I give 6k to RCAF, 1k to rebounders, 1k to diamond club, 3k to tennis, 5k direct donations to basketball. Most people who donate a large sum to RCAF also donate large sums directly to different sports.

[CrazyCajun]

Maybe my definition of being screwed is different than yours. I would define being screwed as the athletic dept not following rules or changing the rules to benefit certain individuals.

Since the creation of the RCAF, post season tickets were advertised as a benefit to RCAF donors based on their level of giving. This has been the process for all the bowl games, for the basketball NCAA tournament tickets, and for the baseball regionals last year( season ticket holders were given priority to purchase their seats) but the extra tickets were allocated based on RCAF donations. The rules for post season tickets have not changed and have been the same for several years. Based on this, I don't think anyone is being screwed.

I know several people think the points system will be more equitable. I don't think this will change the "ranking" of individuals much. Example: I give 6k to RCAF, 1k to rebounders, 1k to diamond club, 3k to tennis, 5k direct donations to basketball. Most people who donate a large sum to RCAF also donate large sums directly to different sports.

This isn't meant as a dig at you and that's awesome you give all what you do, but you getting a ticket over a guy who gives 2500$ to rcaf but also donated a half million dollar video board isn't right... No matter how you slice it. He could have chosen to be the highest Rcaf member instead and we would still be looking at a scoreboard with burnt lights and a broken clock.

[CajunT]

Maybe my definition of being screwed is different than yours. I would define being screwed as the athletic dept not following rules or changing the rules to benefit certain individuals.

Since the creation of the RCAF, post season tickets were advertised as a benefit to RCAF donors based on their level of giving. This has been the process for all the bowl games, for the basketball NCAA tournament tickets, and for the baseball regionals last year( season ticket holders were given priority to purchase their seats) but the extra tickets were allocated based on RCAF donations. The rules for post season tickets have not changed and have been the same for several years. Based on this, I don't think anyone is being screwed.

I know several people think the points system will be more equitable. I don't think this will change the "ranking" of individuals much. Example: I give 6k to RCAF, 1k to rebounders, 1k to diamond club, 3k to tennis, 5k direct donations to basketball. Most people who donate a large sum to RCAF also donate large sums directly to different sports.

I'm not questioning anything you have given, just the common sense of the policy when it should be tweaked in special circumstances. I'm not sure you know who he is, but his family has given millions, not thousands. As for the rules, this AD has promised now for four years to address them for people that donate money to specific sports. Common sense should come into play when it requires some necessary thought. We continue to treat people in the same manner that took place under the former administration, you will find less people given money.

[Stabil123]

This isn't meant as a dig at you and that's awesome you give all what you do, but you getting a ticket over a guy who gives 2500$ to rcaf but also donated a half million dollar video board isn't right... No matter how you slice it. He could have chosen to be the highest Rcaf member instead and we would still be looking at a scoreboard with burnt lights and a broken clock.

I appreciate the support, but I'm not the guy who gave $500,000, he is taken care of, and trust me I've been treated fair....lets all support the school we love

[CrazyCajun]

I appreciate the support, but I'm not the guy who gave $500,000, he is taken care of, and trust me I've been treated fair....lets all support the school we love

Good enough... But even guys like cajunfever who spread their money like that... It should all count. He shouldn't be at the same level of another rcaf member who gives 6k and nothing else. That's all I was trying to say, there are a lot of people who wrote a lot of checks outside of rcaf and it isn't counted.

[Turbine]

After NCAA ticket mandates, they basically have 3-400 tickets to play with.

Truth is they are in a no win position.

You could easily have 2,000 $1,000 donors representing $2,000,000 and none get tickets.