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BREAKING NEWS: Pirate Blue Donor Matching Day

I feel bad for Felt. Good guy. But more collateral damage in this whole thing.
 
Unfortunately, even THREE million dollars raised would not come close to paying for Willard's buyout. This is total and complete ineptitude.
 
I will not match this year because the money will go to KW's salary and next year's buyout.

Full disclosure: I 've given to PB already this year- earmarked the money toward women's golf team lockers. Not bragging-this is another way to give.

PB General Fund or men's basketball gets nothing from me until KW is gone. Also no Beefsteak, no season tix..
 
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mga pirate said:
Ha ha donor day what a joke what do they take us for
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Pirate Blue makes the assumption that alumni and others donate because they care about the overall student athlete experience at SHU. Pirate Blue figures that the TRUE alumni supporter really cares about the university. Apparently you are not one of them.
 
I bet PB donations wi be massively down this year.

And SHU will know whose fault it is - the "not real fans"!... While everyone living in the real world will know it's SHU, Lyons, Hobbs and KWs fault.
 
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    Our annual Donor Matching Day starts now! We need #PirateBlueNation to break records today! Make your gift now: https://bayley.shu.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=313…

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Even though I do not like the direction of the basketball program, I still gave to Pirate Blue. Thanks for the earmark suggestion. Added it to the comments.
 
I know men's basketball is a mess right now (ok, maybe an understatement), but let's not let some easy money fall off the table. I am pretty sure that $30 qualifies for the match and x's off a state.... let's all pitch in and help get some of the smaller states; anyone with connections in the Dakota's or Mississippi, make a call. Earmark it for cross country for all I care. Cancel your season tickets, boycott Beefsteak, donate $30 instead of $3000 - I am sure they will get the point - but today helping PB get 50 states is something worth dropping the grudge for. I took care of South Carolina a while ago.
 
Just made my donation after a lot of back and forth on whether I would or would not contribute this year. Two factors finally pushed me to continue to donate , first and most importantly , I do want to support all the athletes who made their decision to come to and play for Seton Hall. The other factor is that there has been visible proof that what we give is being used to help our athletes by the substantial upgrade in our athletic infrastructure and more upgrades on the way.

The choice to give is a personal decision that every person has to make and I would never criticize those who elect not to do so or urge anyone to make a contribution given what has transpired this year with our basketball program.
 
Good point about donating now and earmarking it. Boycotting beef steak definetly sends a clearer message.
 
Come by Walsh & meet and greet KW! Nah, I'll pass this year. Maybe my fellow alum from Las Vegas (Paul) will come through.
 
Vegas pj said:
Come by Walsh & meet and greet KW! Nah, I'll pass this year. Maybe my fellow alum from Las Vegas (Paul) will come through.
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I voiced my opinion to Pat Lyons and Hank d'Allesandro directly. I went out of my way last year to cover 7 states ( with my employees) and this year , i am not giving. I will give to SHU Accounting program, so the school still has my support, but the train wreck that is our flagship program has soured me on Pirate Blue for the year.I believe a change is eneded in our men's teams,a nd am voicing my opinion the best way i know, which is with my checkbook.
 
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Can't believe I'm getting a call from SH as I'm reading Paul's response. Not going to answer it since it wouldn't be fair to the poor soul trying to connect with me.

We are in agreement!
 
vegaspaul82 said:
I voiced my opinion to Pat Lyons and Hank d'Allesandro directly. I went out of my way last year to cover 7 states ( with my employees) and this year , i am not giving. I will give to SHU Accounting program, so the school still has my support, but the train wreck that is our flagship program has soured me on Pirate Blue for the year.I believe a change is eneded in our men's teams,a nd am voicing my opinion the best way i know, which is with my checkbook.
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Well said.
 
Looks like we are a donation from Arkansas away from hitting all 50 states. That's pretty amazing, considering. Still interested in seeing the total. If I'm Willard, I'm probably thinking about making a strategic donation if the total $s are starting to look like a disappointment.
 
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but on the live program there were coaches and players from almost every sport supporting the cause. There was one exception- men's basketball. Why?
 
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400-if the coaches were there most would ask why they were not out recruiting
 
UPDATE (8:42 p.m., April 30): We have received a gift from each of the 50 states to complete our challenge and will receive a $50,000 donation from an anonymous donor! More details to come Friday!

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Nice job by Fanta. It's a long video so if you don't have time just cruise through different time periods. Very entertaining.
 
400SOAVE said:
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but on the live program there were coaches and players from almost every sport supporting the cause. There was one exception- men's basketball. Why?
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I understand he was practicing his hot dog eating skills....
 
400SOAVE said:
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but on the live program there were coaches and players from almost every sport supporting the cause. There was one exception- men's basketball. Why?
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I saw Willard in the rec center yesterday, as well as a few players. But there are fundraisers all the time for men's basketball and I think it's nice to let the other sports take the spotlight during this big drive. If Willard did go on camera, people on here would be ripping him for something. With how the season ended and the Gibbs news dropping earlier this week, there was no real benefit in putting Willard on camera. While I was in and around Walsh, I saw interviews with a golfer (can't remember her name, it was probably Ali Kruse), the Manthorpe twins, and Tony Bozzella, so they highlighted the three best programs this year, which is the way it should be.

The donor drive yesterday really benefits the other sports more than men's basketball. That $50,000 match can be stretched pretty well across multiple sports, which is why it's such a big deal when certain attainable goals are met.
 
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