Then the admin/BOT needs to put their money where their policies are.

Feb 19, 2021
11:13:05pm

proudcugr Contributor

If they want to stop the sports department from making money when it's quite clearly safe to do at least something - then they need to fund them through "these challenging times".

And not rely on handouts to save them from their own decisions.

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BYU reached 3/4 of its $20 million goal, is this due to lack of deep pockets

Blue Coat

2/19/21 3:18pm

Not really a concern. They got new donors and more donations than usual. They grew the base for donations.

Turnpike Lane

2/19/21 3:19pm

^^^^this is correct

BlackBart

2/19/21 3:31pm

$GME 🚀🚀🚀🚀

DiamondDog

2/19/21 3:23pm

BYU got $15M in 3 months or so during a pandemic and the campaign isn't

Thrill

2/19/21 3:25pm

It has certainly helped supplement the added costs

BlackBart

2/19/21 3:32pm

The campaign just ended

2/19/21 3:36pm

I have been a long time donor but refused to donate this time.

proudcugr

2/19/21 6:19pm

Not all heroes wear capes.

All-American

2/19/21 7:18pm

The request is from BYU Athletics. The challenge rests with BYU admin/BoT

BlackBart

2/19/21 7:29pm

Then the admin/BOT needs to put their money where their policies are.

proudcugr

2/19/21 11:13pm

Thumbs down replies should require a post

BlackBart

2/20/21 6:48am

I feel like those who pout about not getting what they want are free to

StalwartBraveTrue

2/20/21 8:22am

Typically poor communication is over 50% of the problem.

shoganai

2/20/21 7:23am

I did my Cougar Club donation (not much I know) but I didn't give to this drive for the reasons you stated in your post.

byuluvr

2/19/21 7:37pm

You don’t know the whole story

kC Cougar

2/20/21 8:00am

You're right, I don't, but since nobody is telling me, and it's my money.....

proudcugr

2/20/21 2:07pm

Board name checks out.

StalwartBraveTrue

2/20/21 8:16am

I did not agree back when they launched the campaign, but now i do.

Heath Squashwell

2/20/21 9:15am

I actually agree with you on this. I donated my 2020 FB tickets this summer.

proudcugr

2/20/21 2:10pm

I kept donating only to keep my lower bowl basketball tix.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/20/21 10:42am

Holmoe and company have been fighting an uphill battle against upper campus...

Zastava

2/20/21 11:29am

Shhhh....many just want to project their fandom frustration

BlackBart

2/20/21 11:38am

Gotta love someone calling fans cheap when they donate $15M

Indy Coug

2/19/21 8:12pm

I thought that was pretty good, esp. when most are likely giving 10+% to the

Forzaitalia

2/19/21 11:29pm

one of the big problems with BYU fans donating is that most of them are already

A Drew Aitch

2/20/21 7:08am

It’s beyond what they had hoped for amidst everything this past year

BlackBart

2/20/21 7:14am

For BYU to only be $5M in the hole is amazing

KingDave

2/20/21 8:05am

RE: BYU reached 3/4 of its $20 million goal, is this due to lack of deep pockets

seebok

2/20/21 8:19am

I heard the IRS pushed back some reporting dates.

StalwartBraveTrue

2/20/21 8:23am

BYU sent me mine this past week so they should be coming soon.

Forzaitalia

2/20/21 9:30am

I got mine from lds philanthropies

ovalY

2/20/21 12:30pm

Most of what I was going to donate is tied up in GME right now. 😂

CodeBlueCoug

2/20/21 9:13am

I'm concerned people would gift their hard earned money to a for-profit activity

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