Originally Posted by
DallasDog
Here is the thing when it comes to alumni money.. the days of people giving blindly for the school are gone. That isn’t how the younger generations process, they question “why”, “what’s it going to be used for”, etc. they along with people like myself who are in the ever tightening middle class also want to make sure their money goes as far as it can.
If you want my money then you have to give me something of value for it. At one time that could be as simple as the products we were putting on the field/court. Right now there is nothing of value for my consideration of their offer. There is nothing to entice me to give to LTAC, pay ticket prices, concessions, gas, 4-5 hours of traveling time one way.
My wife and I love Louisiana Tech, we have 4 degrees between the two of us, numerous family members with Tech degrees, and who were employees at Tech. We want to retire to Ruston someday possibly. We would love to work in the athletic department And help better things. All that to say, about a year ago we sat down and decided how best to use the little funds we have each year to give to Tech, and that now goes into the academic mission of the university for scholarships etc.
Until the product on the field from a coaching and athletic administration stand point drastically changes, Nothing will be coming back to athletics, except the occasional single game tickets.
Some people will say if you don’t give we can’t grow, well that’s on the AD now, because he is the prime driver in this car wreck financially.