UBinMD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, DooleyBull06 said: Whenever the time comes, I want the next coach to have a fire and ambition to wanna become a high profile coach. That drive will lead to a mac title or two before he moves on. Then rinse and repeat with the next coach. To do that we need to be in the $700-$800k range as the annual budget, imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, UBinMD said: To do that we need to be in the $700-$800k range as the annual budget, imo Donors were going to make that happen for Oats. Success/excitement increases endowment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Time for the university to invest into our athletics. Across all sports. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Time for the university to invest into our athletics. Across all sports. They put their effort into Football and played it safe with Basketball. Basketball has regressed. Football had a big step back but there is reason to believe (recruiting + culture eye test) things are headed in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeseph said: Donors were going to make that happen for Oats. Success/excitement increases endowment. I agree but the donors need to realize the donations have to be proactive to attract better coaching options, not reactive to try to save a good coach from leaving at the last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, UBinMD said: I agree but the donors need to realize the donations have to be proactive to attract better coaching options, not reactive to try to save a good coach from leaving at the last minute. I started recurring donations during the Oats success and stopped when I felt like it wasn’t applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 10 hours ago, Jeseph said: I started recurring donations during the Oats success and stopped when I felt like it wasn’t applied. It’s your money so obviously your call. But it’s part of the problem. The first speed bump and people bail. It’s why we can’t have nice things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 7 hours ago, DaBulls99 said: It’s your money so obviously your call. But it’s part of the problem. The first speed bump and people bail. It’s why we can’t have nice things. How do we know where the money goes though? To Jeseph's point, what is the point of donating when we aren't sure where/why it's being used and funneled elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kevin said: How do we know where the money goes though? To Jeseph's point, what is the point of donating when we aren't sure where/why it's being used and funneled elsewhere. When you make a donation to UB or any other charity you can designate what is to be done with the money. However, if you put too much of a restriction on the use of the money, they money will sit in the bank and only earn interest. I donated money once for football and said they should use the money to purchase a specific device for injuries. Until I took the restrictions off the money UB could not use the money. If anyone has questions about how to donate money for a specific purpose contact Athletics Development. http://bullsbwf.com/contact-us/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Going back to the original theme of the thread... It's been an unbelievable run for St. Bonaventure that salvaged their season (I had said their season was a disappointment following Atlantic 10 Tournament. That's no longer the case) This is the first NIT Final Four appearance for a WNY school since Canisius in 1995. Of course, we all know the Bonnies won the NIT in 1977, which is the 2nd best accomplishment in their school history behind their Final Four appearance in 1970. I think their run might've played a role in Schmidt staying. The money obviously helps but the timing would've been horrible to leave during the middle of a magical run when you're considered one of the iconic coaches in school history. Another question is if Schmidt really took UMass seriously or if this was a money grab by his agent the entire time to leverage St. Bonaventure into paying him more. Regardless, good for the Bonnies fanbase as much as some on this board despise them. Edited March 27, 2022 by Big 4 Hoops Blogger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalobonnie Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Hi guys. Someone told me you were having a discussion about us over here. Great to see the support! Thank you for the concern about our coach. If you would like to watch our next game it is at 7 Tuesday on ESPN . Some of you have expressed concern about our roster next year. We will see what happens, but all five of our starters have a year of eligibility left. If they don’t come back I am sure Coach Schmidt will find some players. Even hearing a rumor that Jeenathan has some connections at SBU. Wouldn’t that be something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Buffalobonnie said: Even hearing a rumor that Jeenathan has some connections at SBU. Wouldn’t that be something! There’s a 0% chance that even an all MAC player could do anything but ride the bench at a prestigious A-10 school, let alone one that is going deep in the NIT, which is basically the NCAA Tournament. Maybe if you guys are looking for a DOBO or volunteer assistant… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/26/2022 at 1:25 PM, BrooklynBull said: When you make a donation to UB or any other charity you can designate what is to be done with the money. However, if you put too much of a restriction on the use of the money, they money will sit in the bank and only earn interest. I donated money once for football and said they should use the money to purchase a specific device for injuries. Until I took the restrictions off the money UB could not use the money. If anyone has questions about how to donate money for a specific purpose contact Athletics Development. http://bullsbwf.com/contact-us/ I was donating to the Basketball Excellence Fund. The school did not invest in basketball excellence. I don’t think my funds were restrictive and I don’t think a poor investment is a “speed bump”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Jeseph said: I was donating to the Basketball Excellence Fund. The school did not invest in basketball excellence. I don’t think my funds were restrictive and I don’t think a poor investment is a “speed bump”. Yet here you are. One of the most outspoken ones complaining when we don’t have success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorBe Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jeseph said: I was donating to the Basketball Excellence Fund. The school did not invest in basketball excellence. I don’t think my funds were restrictive and I don’t think a poor investment is a “speed bump”. It shouldn't be about the Benjamins. I enjoyed reading this: https://athleticdirectoru.com/articles/why-butler-basketball-holds-the-key-to-organizational-success/ Edited March 28, 2022 by DoctorBe typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, DaBulls99 said: Yet here you are. One of the most outspoken ones complaining when we don’t have success. Yes. I'm small potatoes. The funds that I made available for donation didn't move any needles. I'm aware of this. AND I donated for 2 years, watched the school get a significant buy-out and then went hired a "safe" coach with a non-competitive salary, perhaps that contributed to the lack of Basketball Excellence? What should lead me to believe that additional dollars would be used differently this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jeseph said: Yes. I'm small potatoes. The funds that I made available for donation didn't move any needles. I'm aware of this. AND I donated for 2 years, watched the school get a significant buy-out and then went hired a "safe" coach with a non-competitive salary, perhaps that contributed to the lack of Basketball Excellence? What should lead me to believe that additional dollars would be used differently this time? Where is the buyout directly generated from a ranked basketball team that guy a coach hired by Alabama + 1mil. Went to the NSC I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 You can take Bona fans out of Olean but... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jeseph said: You can take Bona fans out of Olean but... Not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Some sacrifices have to be made for that new Schmidt contract 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 4 hours ago, rma said: Some sacrifices have to be made for that new Schmidt contract All I can think of is the Indians bus from Major League 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Nobody posted an update, but St. Bonaventure lost yesterday to Xavier. Based on the home/away schedule, it seems like we won't be playing in Olean/Allegany/St. Bonaventure/Catt County next year but maybe I'll make the trip down there to see the Final Four banner raised regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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