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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 4, 2022 15:10:51 GMT -5
Loans can pay for facility upgrades, Alabama State took out a loan to pay for their new stadium. You pay a construction loan over X# years and months just like any other construction loan.
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Post by DOOMS on Mar 4, 2022 15:37:29 GMT -5
It's way more than a 10 million dollar gap. We've been operating at a much lower financial capacity than these other schools since, well since 1891. We can't just all of a sudden get the money to be in the middle/lower-middle of the pack of these athletic departments that have been running consistently at a higher percentage of cash forever and think "ok, now we're on an even playing field." It SAYS our budget is around 15.4m and we need to get around 25m to be competitive. I don't disagree it want come over night. I would just like for the Martin to explain how he is going about to raise this kind of money or does he really know? Man he ain't said and he probably don't know yet. My thing is this. Say you and I grow up and are the same age trues. Your parents are rich, mine are broke. I live on the broke side of town and hang with other broke folk. Meanwhile you in Bel Air with rich folk living a more privileged life and enjoying all the trappings thereof. Eventually you're making $300,000 per year, but you've been making that much since your parents gave you everything. Now that we're both 50, I suddenly decide I want to be like you and figure all I need to do is make about $250,000 per year. But up to this point I've only been making $150,000 per year and can't even keep my grass growing properly despite that money because my money has been spread too thin all my life. Even if I get that $250,000 per year, I still have a whole lifetime I've been behind you and it'll take me just as long, if not longer, to reasonably be expected to come close to catching up. To be on equal footing with you I'd actually have to make $500,000 per year or so just to make up for all the years past when I wasn't making and investing the money you already made. My personal belief is that in order to bust a grape in the conference we would need to spend at the very top of the conference for years just to play catch up as far as infrastructure and organization. I'm talking $40 to $50 million. I'm talking FBS money just to be competitive in the CAA. Trying to come up with creative ways to be competitive will lead us to embarrassment. The invite was great and all, but when reality hits us it's going to hit us a lot harder than the Big South has.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 4, 2022 15:39:12 GMT -5
Loans can pay for facility upgrades, Alabama State took out a loan to pay for their new stadium. You pay a construction loan over X# years and months just like any other construction loan. Didn't durgamgsoaggie say that we would be able to get a lower interest rate with Truist because of the naming rights deal? Let's put that theory to the test.
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Post by DECKS on Mar 6, 2022 11:12:02 GMT -5
Also, I do not think the MEAC remains a FCS conference in 5 more years. I see SCSU dropping down to D2 in all sports once Pough retires, followed by NCCU and Norfolk. Once that happens the Florida schools will have no reason to remain and it will become a virtual footrace to see who can secure a lifeboat before the Titanic is underwater. Hampton saw the writing on the wall and got a spot in the Big South. Morgan is probably waiting to see how the Pirates adjust to their new home and then try to follow suit. We need to be preparing our exit strategy right now. No MEAC means no Celebration Bowl. No Celebration Bowl and no playoffs means the SWAC will probably all drop down to D2. They have no incentive not to. It is conceivable that A&T could be one of the few, if not the only, HBCU playing at the FCS level by 2023. Good news for us is that we are currently the largest and one of the most visible HBCUs in the nation. It is absolutely imperative that we maximize our current position to secure our future. Always interesting to look back. BT looks like your advice was taken on the exit strategy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2022 11:57:41 GMT -5
And we still could be the only Public, 1890 HBCU on the FCS or FBS level once this Division 1 summit shakes out this Summer with Hampton being the only private HBCU.
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 6, 2022 12:05:47 GMT -5
And we still could be the only Public, 1890 HBCU on the FCS or FBS level once this Division 1 summit shakes out this Summer with Hampton being the only private HBCU. Honestly I can see the SWAC and MEAC breaking away from Div1 and making a division for Div1 and Div2 HBCUs together. Reducing the number of sports that must be fielded, along with reduced number of football scholarships Relaxed academic standards too
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Post by saabman on Mar 6, 2022 13:01:02 GMT -5
And we still could be the only Public, 1890 HBCU on the FCS or FBS level once this Division 1 summit shakes out this Summer with Hampton being the only private HBCU. Honestly I can see the SWAC and MEAC breaking away from Div1 and making a division for Div1 and Div2 HBCUs together. Reducing the number of sports that must be fielded, along with reduced number of football scholarships Relaxed academic standards too I can see 👀your point and your first paragraph which would be a good idea to merge both conferences to include D2 HBCU's. But it's your second paragraph that I find a issue with . The D1 and D2 academic standards should not be Relaxed but merged to create a standard Bar for both .
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 6, 2022 13:09:53 GMT -5
Honestly I can see the SWAC and MEAC breaking away from Div1 and making a division for Div1 and Div2 HBCUs together. Reducing the number of sports that must be fielded, along with reduced number of football scholarships Relaxed academic standards too I can see 👀your point and your first paragraph which would be a good idea to merge both conferences to include D2 HBCU's. But it's your second paragraph that I find a issue with . The D1 and D2 academic standards should not be Relaxed but merged to create a standard Bar for both . I agree but they will definitely relax the standards since Div1 HBCUs consistently complain about not being able to meet Div1 academic standards due to lack of resources
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Post by saabman on Mar 6, 2022 14:38:54 GMT -5
I can see 👀your point and your first paragraph which would be a good idea to merge both conferences to include D2 HBCU's. But it's your second paragraph that I find a issue with . The D1 and D2 academic standards should not be Relaxed but merged to create a standard Bar for both . I agree but they will definitely relax the standards since Div1 HBCUs consistently complain about not being able to meet Div1 academic standards due to lack of resources On the academic side resources should not be an issue if managed properly. On the athletic programs side is where the difference and disparity can be seen in institutional and Department infrastructure $$$$ .
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 6, 2022 15:24:30 GMT -5
We need to be preparing our exit strategy right now. I still dont see any signs of that we prepared for our exit before we left Hopefully, these next few months will produce more proof of a plan. But so far, all we have gotten is rhetoric.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 24, 2022 10:43:28 GMT -5
Back to my thoughts on the rebranding of the bulldog logo, I really think it's time for an upgrade. Our current logo is very stale and conveys none of the qualities and emotions that we want to promote as proud alums. . . I think the new logo should display a fierce looking dog who has his head raised in a manner of extreme confidence. As Aggies we are known for our PRIDE (more accurately, our ARROGANCE) and we need to embrace that and start looking down our noses on all the haters. This is far from a perfect example but kinda gives the idea of what I mean by raised head. . It appears Gardner-Webb researched this thread before deciding on their new branding: gardner-webb.edu/news/gwu-launches-new-runnin-bulldog-logo/
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Post by Maxell on May 24, 2022 12:39:36 GMT -5
Having seen this again, I like this one a lot.
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Post by marchingband1969 on May 24, 2022 16:08:29 GMT -5
Back to my thoughts on the rebranding of the bulldog logo, I really think it's time for an upgrade. Our current logo is very stale and conveys none of the qualities and emotions that we want to promote as proud alums. . . I think the new logo should display a fierce looking dog who has his head raised in a manner of extreme confidence. As Aggies we are known for our PRIDE (more accurately, our ARROGANCE) and we need to embrace that and start looking down our noses on all the haters. This is far from a perfect example but kinda gives the idea of what I mean by raised head. . It appears Gardner-Webb researched this thread before deciding on their new branding: gardner-webb.edu/news/gwu-launches-new-runnin-bulldog-logo/Our logo is the least of our problems. Our teams and our fan base are going to struggle over the next few years and our mascot isn't going to matter. But I do think it's time for a rebranding. We've allowed others to label us "NCAT" and personally I think that sucks! Our new logo should be "A&T Aggies!"
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Post by Maxell on May 24, 2022 16:19:03 GMT -5
We've allowed others to label us "NCAT" and personally I think that sucks! That train has left the station.
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Post by A&T-roy on May 25, 2022 8:23:42 GMT -5
We've allowed others to label us "NCAT" and personally I think that sucks! That train has left the station. Part, if not all of it, is related to how social media works where hashtags don't work with special characters like "&", etc. #NCA&T, #NCA&TSU, etc. don't work. #NCAT works.
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