Townhall meeting 530 streamed live
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Seriously? You may not care, but I'm sure there are quite a few folks who would like to hear about the strategic plan for Pitt athletics moving forward.
Uhhhh, because you obviously care enough to post on a Pitt sports message board?
I'm going... but honestly, if I had realized it was going to be streaming online before sending my RSVP, I may have considered watching it from the warmth and comfort of my office, instead of walking across campus after work.
I'll be interested to read the recaps here. I wanted to attend, but getting into Oakland from the South Hills by 6:30 is problematic enough. Whish they would have held this prior to a weekend game.
Strategic plans are big picture by definition so I would not expect a lot of specifics. Does anyone have any insights into the new branding? Will the colors be altered even a little bit?
Strategic plans are big picture by definition so I would not expect a lot of specifics. Does anyone have any insights into the new branding? Will the colors be altered even a little bit?
My understanding is that the reason they decided to stream it was because the event "sold out".
Hope it isn't Adidas their football unis are awful
I agree with that. They are always very ill fitting and their designs are horrible. How the hell do you screw up UCLA? Somehow, Adidas did just that.
It was awesome with more info than probably the last 10 years combined.
I attended. That donation stat was the most eye-catching piece of info in the whole meeting. Pitt has the second most alumni in the ACC but is next to last in the percentage of alumni who donate.
Clemson is way ahead of everyone in the ACC regarding donations. I think the top three were Clemson, Florida State and NC State.
Go Pitt.
Win more games on the field is the first place to start. With winning comes enthusiasm and with enthusiasm comes donations.
It's not shocking.
Some of us have literally posting about it for years.
I wasn't shocked at all by the low donation percentage. I donate modestly to Pitt every year but have always been surprised by how high my modest donations put me in the Panther Club point system...
But I was surprised to see that Pitt has the second most alumni in the ACC... This does give us some untapped fund-raising potential if Scott Barnes can pull the right strings.
Go Pitt.
Clemson built the foundation of their donor base on IPTAY (I pay ten a year). Getting people to give you something, no matter how small, is better than nothing and makes them feel more engaged in the program. We should do something similar. With over 300k living graduates a $50 donation from a small percentage of them would vault us to respectable levels.
To clarify, he said they are actively looking at the option of adding beer sales (along with other concession options), but I didn't read his answer to mean that the decision is done. I read it as a perfect politician answer that neither confirmed nor denied any stance on the topic. What did others hear? Maybe I misinterpreted it.
The most important stat curiously missing from the donor slide (maybe not available) is the total donor dollars by school. I suspect Pitt's past strategy of mandatory donations tied to ticket sales is falsely understating the ratio of donors. Like many ticket holders, I buy a large group of seats under my name on behalf of fellow alums, since I have the most Panther Club points. Technically, I am one donor in that stat, but I am buying 7 tickets and 5 of us are alums. Each of them pay me their share of the total costs, including the donation fee. Essentially, that is 5 alumni donors showing up as only 1 donor in the statistics. I wonder how many other schools on the list rely on these fees as their primary source of donation headcount.
The other mystery stat revealed was the total tickets sold as football season tickets. The goal was stated to break the record of 53k season tickets sold this upcoming season through a few tweaks and moving fans from mini plans to season plans. To me, this shoots down the common misconception by some fans that there are 25k commonly unsold seats for any single games.
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Not looking TO add alcohol, looking AT the possibility. Sounds like they might be in negotiations. I hope they decide to NOT add booze. JMO.
Still early, but this admin seems so much more engaging and are willing to share information and keep the fan base informed. Also seems to be more proactive not just in football, but all athletics.
Hopefully this wakes the fan base up as well. I know I upped my donation last year just for the simple fact that I feel more engaged.
Hopefully this wakes the fan base up as well. I know I upped my donation last year just for the simple fact that I feel more engaged.
Now that Pitt has a Chancellor who wants to put more emphasis on football, and an AD that people actually like, watch the football donation percentage shoot up.
Have we?
How much more?
In Gallagher's first fiscal year he spent the same as Nordy on football..about $22 mil.
How much have we increased from that baseline this past year?
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