A Message from Pirate Blue

[NYShoreGuy]

Dear Pirates Fan,

You could be spending your Thanksgiving 2025 holiday in paradise supporting Seton Hall men's basketball!

The Pirates will be playing in this prestigious tournament this Thanksgiving and will be joined by Arizona State, Boise State, Chaminade, NC State, Texas, USC and Washington State.

Pirates fans always travel well to the Thanksgiving tournaments, and we hope 2025 will be no different!

Official travel packages include include a minimum 5-night hotel stay, ticket to each of Seton Hall's games, shuttle pass to/from the Lahaina Civic Center, Tommy Bahama apparel gift card & a tournament gift for each member of the travel package.

The Lahaina Civic Center is a very intimate venue with limited seating, so we encourage you to start making your plans now!

ALOHA & GO PIRATES!

 

[CaptBob]

Hard Pass--

 

[The_Hall]

even before this, i never understood the idea of travelling somehwere cool like hawaii and watching basketball games instead of experiencing the place the whole time.

 

[shugrads]

way to read the room

 

[General_Tso]

How about an apology for killing our basketball program.

 

[SHUHitman]

Let's field a team before I commit to traveling to watch one play.

 

[The_Hall]

How about an apology for killing our basketball program.

its so out of touch to think SHU killed it. Greed killed it.

 

[General_Tso]

its so out of touch to think SHU killed it. Greed killed it.

Greed, Shaheen Holloway and Greed from Shaheen Holloway.

 

[Hall Is Life]

even before this, i never understood the idea of travelling somehwere cool like hawaii and watching basketball games instead of experiencing the place the whole time.

A 2 hour basketball game would ruin your trip?

 

[PROF Ed]

There is always plenty of time to enjoy the surroundings. . Never been on the Hawaii trips but have been to other locations . They are always great trips

 

[CT Pirate]

I fully understand the criticism but you have to forge ahead. They are in a no win situation. I'm sure there is an allocation of tickets that Setonia is responsible to buy/sell. What do people expect them to do? Not try to sell tickets. No time to quit trying to advance the brand.

 

[The_Hall]

A 2 hour basketball game would ruin your trip?

isn't it multiple games over a few days? yea it would. 2 hour is conservative and it's a schedule bust. too many things to do and see

 

[FeltonsJumper]

isn't it multiple games over a few days? yea it would. 2 hour is conservative and it's a schedule bust. too many things to do and see

it is 3 games over 3 days. I think you can spare 6 hours during your trip

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

its so out of touch to think SHU killed it. Greed killed it.

Greed stabbed it, our administration refused to do anything to stop the bleeding or even acknowledge that there was an injury.

 

[Bud Boomer]

it is 3 games over 3 days. I think you can spare 6 hours during your trip

15 minutes of last year’s team would ruin any trip.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

Greed, Shaheen Holloway and Greed from Shaheen Holloway.

Exactly how is Shaheen being greedy? The poor guy has to try to work with minimal funding because our administration is clueless and doesn’t want to listen to anyone with a clue on how to fix things!

 

[Hall84]

15 minutes of last year’s team would ruin any trip.

The VCU game certainly did not ruin my Charleston trip! Place was loud and electric with fellow Hall fans. Threebeck for the win!

 

[williaza01]

Exactly how is Shaheen being greedy? The poor guy has to try to work with minimal funding because our administration is clueless and doesn’t want to listen to anyone with a clue on how to fix things!

Not what I heard this time…if we have 6+ million, which has been said here numerous times (although I like to think there is no way)

But if we do…I heard our timing and our “pitch” is embarrassing and I think that is on sha

 

[SPK145]

Sha is the impediment here.

 

[nutterforthree]

Exactly how is Shaheen being greedy? The poor guy has to try to work with minimal funding because our administration is clueless and doesn’t want to listen to anyone with a clue on how to fix things!

Doesn't have to be just with money...could be greedy with his philosophy/refusal to change anything.

I have no idea if he is being greedy financially, but he seems like a rather difficult man to work with and play for, which is part of the reason we are having such a terrible time right now.

 

[chickenbox]

Sha is the impediment here.

That's ain't good.

 

[hallwins]

Sha is the impediment here.

To what end?

A. Does not want to pay players

B. Players don’t want to play for him

C. Disorganized recruiting effort including refusal by Sha to allow a GM

D. All of the above

Truly asking.

 

[General_Tso]

To what end?

A. Does not want to pay players

B. Players don’t want to play for him

C. Disorganized recruiting effort including refusal by Sha to allow a GM

D. All of the above

Truly asking.

All of the above. The money is there, the assistant coaches are getting players. Shaheen Holloway is the problem here.

 

[General_Tso]

Exactly how is Shaheen being greedy? The poor guy has to try to work with minimal funding because our administration is clueless and doesn’t want to listen to anyone with a clue on how to fix things!

This was true, but they have given him what he wanted.

 

[SPK145]

To what end?

A. Does not want to pay players

B. Players don’t want to play for him

C. Disorganized recruiting effort including refusal by Sha to allow a GM

D. All of the above

Truly asking.

Easily D.

 

[hallgrad80]

How can any head coach of a D-1 basketball program not accept the stark reality that as a head coach paying players is part of the job and if he can’t accept that he ought to find a new career path.

 

[SHUSource]

How can any head coach of a D-1 basketball program not accept the stark reality that as a head coach paying players is part of the job and if he can’t accept that he ought to find a new career path.

I think he's pretty well aware of that, but the problem is that the players aren't accepting bottle caps instead of actual money.

 

[radecicco]

Guys, we don’t have the money. Finally clarified on The Trove. The bulk of the $6 million is from revenue share which can’t be spent until the House settlement is approved.

 

[HallGuy23]

Guys, we don’t have the money. Finally clarified on The Trove. The bulk of the $6 million is from revenue share which can’t be spent until the House settlement is approved.

Duh. I called that bluff weeks ago. We have pennies.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

Guys, we don’t have the money. Finally clarified on The Trove. The bulk of the $6 million is from revenue share which can’t be spent until the House settlement is approved.

SHA can’t offer what we don’t have available! That’s on the administration. The administration needs to hire someone that actually knows how to fundraise and listen to that person because the people we currently have do not have a clue about fundraising!

 

[sonofshu]

Guys, we don’t have the money. Finally clarified on The Trove. The bulk of the $6 million is from revenue share which can’t be spent until the House settlement is approved.

That's inexcusable and points to the incompetence of the individuals running the athletic department. How would we ever think revenue sharing was going to be enough? It just provides a start to what each school can pay, in order to sign players you have to be able to pay above what the revenue share would be.

 

[radecicco]

Duh. I called that bluff weeks ago. We have pennies.

No kidding. I posted about this also.

 

[shupat08]

That's inexcusable and points to the incompetence of the individuals running the athletic department. How would we ever think revenue sharing was going to be enough? It just provides a start to what each school can pay, in order to sign players you have to be able to pay above what the revenue share would be.

Didnt we fold our NIL into the athletics department to rely on revenue sharing?

So we actually voluntarily shot ourselves in the foot. Correct?

 

[SHUSource]

Didnt we fold our NIL into the athletics department to rely on revenue sharing?

So we actually voluntarily shot ourselves in the foot. Correct?

I know of other universities that did the same thing, but yes, this is correct. And they are all dead in the water, too, at least the one I'm thinking of.

 

[radecicco]

I know of other universities that did the same thing, but yes, this is correct. And they are all dead in the water, too, at least the one I'm thinking of.

Yup, we jumped the gun on this.

 

[PF58]

even before this, i never understood the idea of travelling somehwere cool like hawaii and watching basketball games instead of experiencing the place the whole time.

It's a great question, I live on Grand Cayman and we now have a D1 tournament every year. There is an amazing amount of time to see good fun college hoops and still enjoy an island for you to enjoy. Add a few days to the trip with family and you would have even better time. Brought this up to Mc Bride who blew me off ( not smart) but you see what we are dealing with throughout.

 

[HallGuy23]

SHA can’t offer what we don’t have available! That’s on the administration. The administration needs to hire someone that actually knows how to fundraise and listen to that person because the people we currently have do not have a clue about fundraising!

They did. His name was Mike McBride. It’s not their fault he failed spectacularly. A complete zero.

 

[The_Hall]

It's a great question, I live on Grand Cayman and we now have a D1 tournament every year. There is an amazing amount of time to see good fun college hoops and still enjoy an island for you to enjoy. Add a few days to the trip with family and you would have even better time. Brought this up to Mc Bride who blew me off ( not smart) but you see what we are dealing with throughout.

congrats on winning life

 

[Gritty5837]

Sha is the impediment here.

Based on some intel or just your gut?

 

[shu09]

Amazing how the apologists still blame "not having money." Dan has confirmed multiple times that Seton Hall has the money this off-season. The primary problem here has the initials SH, and it's not Seton Hall.