Thoughts on Fan Engagement, Tailgating, Mascot, Marching Band, Pre-Game Intro etc.?

[BabbForHeisman]

We have no money. Yet, the RCAF operates in near silence and fails to engage all possible donors.

Correct, but “we have no money” should never been the end of the story. Unfortunately it is though.

[CajunVic]

guy came in here with the backing of the administration to raise money

it pretty much failed miserably

whose fault was that

[RaginCajun77]

guy came in here with the backing of the administration to raise money

it pretty much failed miserably

whose fault was that

Raising money is not just about going for the homerun. A string of singles has the ability to have significant payoff.

[CajunVic]

Raising money is not just about going for the homerun. A string of singles has the ability to have significant payoff.

the strategy of this guy was just that

and it failed miserably

so what now

[Turbine]

the strategy of this guy was just that

and it failed miserably

so what now

I wasn't aware.

[CajunVic]

I wasn't aware.

It was thoroughly covered here on RP

Friday evenings on the patio at Dragos

A couple of table events at the Heyman center

about as modest of entry levels as there could be with lots of promotion

Failed miserably

Guy had quit his day job just to focus on this

Failed miserably

[CajunVic]

RR even did a podcast to assist

[CajunVic]

RaginDave was also involved and high on it if I recall

[Ragin9221]

My ideas would actually raise money for the University not take away money.

[CajunVic]

My ideas would actually raise money for the University not take away money.

the NCAA is at least trying to get a little smarter by now allowing direct pay

this will allow universities and conferences to more closely emulate the professional leagues (nfl, mlb, nba) where athletes make both the money which they can command from the league they play in as well as the money which they can make from endorsements (NIL) at the college level

however, NiL will never go away as it is now been established as a constitutional right to earn money

don’t fool yourself, a fan’s refusal to participate in NIL was just a convenient excuse not to have to pay under the guise of “I’m not paying any athlete or their parents”

the overriding impetus is is really that fans want stuff for free and any excuse not to pay falls right in line with that overriding impetus and when the world revolves around $$$$, it brings us right back to the million $ question . . . where we were before . . . where are we going to get the money