RCAF Separation

[CajunNation]

We presented a detailed plan to start the program. The answer? “We don’t have time and it’s not worth it.”

For as much as we like to consider ourselves more advanced in long range planning than State, this is pretty short sighted.

This refusal to engage here is so obtuse. It must be deliberate.

[ZoomZoom]

They want immediate money.

Which is why I reduced my RCAF donation to the minimum needed to retain my seats. They don’t GAF about what I’ve given. Getting closer every year we’re about to have the same attitude.

[JayWalker]

They want immediate money.

They know they won't get credit for the million dollar donation 25 years from now.

Well, let's see.

We're trying to refurbish a stadium that currently has NO amenities.
We're looking for a state of the art scoreboard (about 5.5 million) that is NOT a part of the renovation price.

You're damn right we're looking for immediate money.

AND, we're playing catch up from a bad hire and catching up to having a full staff because everyone left after the bad hire and those involved in the bad hire are gone.

I'm not disagreeing about building the numbers. We need to do that.

But if you disagree about the immediate priority (singular) then I suppose we will agree to disagree.

Corporate dollars. Big dollars. Big individual contributions HAS to be the #1 priority right now.

[JMV JustMyView]

Well, let's see.

We're trying to refurbish a stadium that currently has NO amenities.
We're looking for a state of the art scoreboard (about 5.5 million) that is NOT a part of the renovation price.

You're damn right we're looking for immediate money.

AND, we're playing catch up from a bad hire and catching up to having a full staff because everyone left after the bad hire and those involved in the bad hire are gone.

I'm not disagreeing about building the numbers. We need to do that.

But if you disagree about the immediate priority (singular) then I suppose we will agree to disagree.

Corporate dollars. Big dollars. Big individual contributions HAS to be the #1 priority right now.

Who was the bad hire?

[RedTails]

Who was the bad hire?

Rhymes with Pee La Neon?

[Turbine]

Well, let's see.

We're trying to refurbish a stadium that currently has NO amenities.
We're looking for a state of the art scoreboard (about 5.5 million) that is NOT a part of the renovation price.

You're damn right we're looking for immediate money.

AND, we're playing catch up from a bad hire and catching up to having a full staff because everyone left after the bad hire and those involved in the bad hire are gone.

I'm not disagreeing about building the numbers. We need to do that.

But if you disagree about the immediate priority (singular) then I suppose we will agree to disagree.

Corporate dollars. Big dollars. Big individual contributions HAS to be the #1 priority right now.

Thanks, I should have, said need instead of want.

[ManAboutTown]

To this day, there has never been a “good hire” at RCAF. The only thing that’s ever been done right with RCAF is Nico, and y’all know I had my differences with how he did a few things. But he was appointed by Maggard, not hired by The Foundation.

[CajunVic]

. . . Nico is surely deserving of being praised here for all of the things he did for Louisiana during his tenure and before earning the AD job at Murray State . . . he was a true ambassador for this university and probably the best right hand man Dr M could have ever brought to Louisiana with him . . .

[Boomer]

Boomer, god love ya, that’s just not true my man. Those are things people say to keep themselves in control. Look around the country and tell me what comparable setup actually grows? Continues a stable projection of growth?

Separation is the only way we’ll ever survive in this collegiate athletic climate. We’ve been saying this for 15 years. And 15 years later, we have less than 2k RCAF members, no student members and a barely alive Alumni Association.

...Ok….point out the differences that could occur if the distribution and collection was done on a separated basis…..but be sure to add an amount of funds necessary to be raised to run the operation that the university currently does for rcaf!

[Turbine]

……..Ok….point out the differences that could occur if the distribution and collection was done on a separated basis…..but be sure to add an amount of funds necessary to be raised to run the operation that the university currently does for rcaf!

This won't answer your question but it is a case study in real savings and even bigger loss of revenue.

Abbeville Broadcasting sold to what is now Town Square media, (I was working there) remember it well.

At the time Abbeville Broadcasting had enough Vermilion Parish advertising dollars to support 7 full time not on air personel. 3 office, 1 maintenance, including 3 fulltime ad salesmen and part time. Plus the on air personalities of two radio stations.

When it was sold, it was said consolidation would remove duplication, and save money for the purchaser.

It wasn't long before Vermilion Parish advertising dried up due to the sales force having no direction and being spread in different directions. They could sell for any station now, and Vermilion Parish was hard work.

The money saved with consolidation, led to money lost to where the stations could never be selfsustaing again

When you have the same personel fundraising for two organizations, the money flowing under the bridge is greater than the savings of wearing two hats.