godanesgo99
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sharing a video on Jenkins. Looks like he can play. I am so ready for this season to begin.
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So the $10M pays for a permanent name, right?
Could be risky 15-20 years down the line if the program grows.
$10,000,000 invested in relatively safe AAA rated 30 year bonds would generate about $600,000 a year in income and you would still have $10,000,000 at the end of 30 years. So if the donation was a lump sum amount, you call the donation $28 Million dollars. Sounds a little better for lifetime naming rights.
That said, anyone know if it is a lump sum donation or if it was set up as some sort of annuity? I mean it could be in a foundation and give the university $500K/yr for 20 years or $250k/yr for 40 years and they could still call it a $10 million donation...
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I'm surprised there aren't more names on Jakubs recruitment list. At 6'7" or 6'8 he seems to have a great outside shot and plays above the rim. He could be a big star in the America East. Bucknell has been pretty good in the past, but Albany is just as attractive or more so than those 3 schools.
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"We want to win a national championship. It's as simple as that"
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Have a friend (UA Alum, living in Buffalo - his parents both work at UB) who bought 10 tix. I was supposed to go, but now can't as my wife is running in the inflatable 5k at Elms farms and I have to watch the kids (can't argue with cancer...) Anyway, apparently he can't go now either. I think he is asking $12 each for them. If anyone is interested PM me and I'll connect you.
Is he willing to split them and say sell 5? I may be interested as I don't think my main UB connection has procured tickets yet (actually kinda mad about that - if this game sells out and I can't get in I'm going to be LIVID. Friendships will end. Just kidding
).I'll ask him. I think they are pretty good seats as he ordered them a while ago. Will let you know ASAP.
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Have a friend (UA Alum, living in Buffalo - his parents both work at UB) who bought 10 tix. I was supposed to go, but now can't as my wife is running in the inflatable 5k at Elms farms and I have to watch the kids (can't argue with cancer...) Anyway, apparently he can't go now either. I think he is asking $12 each for them. If anyone is interested PM me and I'll connect you.
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From what I read - UB has an entirely new system with a new coach. Depending on how quick the players will adapt will determine the success. I think Albany has a much better chance at keeping the game close with it being the first game of the season than they would if it were week 4...
Prediction - 41-20 Buffalo
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I assumed as much, and I wasn't complaining. I am just surprised that I have not received a single communication from the school. I am not a football season ticket holder. You would think they would be sending me marketing about buying tickets to football games and such. Nothing.
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Is that for football season ticket holders? Haven't gotten even a single e-mail since making my basketball season ticket purchase, much less a packet....
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Thanks, and no worries- I get it, and I agree—lots of folks don't think enough about their degree needing to make some sense for what they're after.
Either way, I agree that its been way easier to explain Albany to people by mentioning the basketball and even lacrosse teams. It really does make a difference when someone has a flicker of recognition from that as opposed to just saying: "Never heard of it. Must be cold up there."
I was traveling across Florida last week...a few days in Orlando with the kids and the rest in West Palm. No less then 3 people, one in Orlando and two in West Palm (over a course of a week) asked me where I was from. When I told them Albany, NY all three mentioned to me the UCONN game. I was floored...one of them also mentioned the Florida game a few years back. All of them knew that our mascot was a great dane. I chatted up one guy who worked at the front desk where I was staying, he mentioned several times that he keeps seeing us in the March Madness...asked me if our league was that bad or we are that good. LOL...our name is out there folks!
Stories like this and the one I shared above need to be shared with every single person that complains about money going towards athletics at a college.
All degrees are exactly the same (a professor doesn't stand in front of a room saying "Oh no, I can't teach you that - you would have to go to Harvard to learn that"). The things that increase the value of one degree over another is how recognizable the name of the school is. Athletics is an easy way to increase that name recognition. We won't be an IVY anytime soon - so Athletics is what will add name recognition to our degrees.
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Sorry, no offense intended. I have several friends that have recently been complaining about their job status and income, but they majored in things that do not lead to high income potential. I said the last line in humor. I apologize.
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I always like to share this story to people who say that spending money on Athletics is a waste of money, and that money should be spent on grants for students and to pay the professors more, etc...
In 2005 I had some issues at my job and I ended up quitting and going on unemployment for a short period. I wasn't fired, but I really couldn't stay due to certain differences. When submitting resumes and doing phone interviews with people from around the country, I found close to no value in the name of my college alma mater. No one (outside of NY) knew WTF "SUNNY Albany" was. I ended up taking a sales job and did very well for about a year.
The following year I decided to put my resume back on-line to see if I could translate my success into a better opportunity. It was 2006 and UA had just finished pulling off an almost upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament. They were almost the first #16 seed to beat a #1 seed and scared the crap out of #1 UCONN and was winning by double figures late in the second half. It was a big deal and even though UA lost - it's name was out there.
I did plenty of interviews, but this time - just one year later - people from all over the country knew what The University at Albany was. Recruiters from California, Florida, Ohio, and even one from Seattle Washington brought up that basketball game with me during phone interviews. My degree instantly changed from a BS from some unknown school to one from an institution that people recognized. I ended up taking a regional sales manager position - managing 55 reps in 13 states across the northeast - from a company and recruiter out of Texas that also asked me about UAlbany basketball during my interview.
Lesson learned: Your college education is worth the same no matter where you go - unless you went to a school that potential job interviewers recognize. I doubt that Syracuse University is a better school than UA - but I bet more interviewers recognize the school when looking at resume's.
People like this Ariella Phillipo probably majored in english, communications, sanskrit, or some other stupid major that at best will get you a $30k/yr job at a newspaper or some other dying industry and is now regretting their decision to go to UAlbany because they do not have a job - so they blame the university for not doing more to help her instead of utilizing what strong name recognition can do for a career.
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WB will have the same problem I knew he would have last year - giving enough minutes to everyone to keep them happy.
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Looks like verbal commits finally updated the roster now that players are actually enrolled in school. No real new information other than confirmation of a few things most people thought but that I do not think were official...
http://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/albany
Point Guard
- Reese Williams (Sr.)
- Evan Singletary (Sr.)
- David Nichols (Fr.)
Shooting Guard
- RaAnthony Sanders (Sr.)
- Peter Hooley (Sr.)
- Jamir Andrews (Ju.)
- Joe Cremo (Fr.)
Small Forward
- Dallas Ennema (Ju.)
Power Forward
- Mike Rowley (Ju.)
- Travis Charles (Ju.)
- Chas Brown (Ju.)
- Greg Stire (So.)
Center
- Richard Peters (Ju.)
- Kyle McKinley (Fr.)
13 Scholarships, 1 Walk-on
- 4 Sr. (3 Scholarship)
- 6 Junior
- 1 Sophomore
- 3 Freshman
Honestly - to me this looks like the best team we have had since 05-06 and it could be much better than that team was. Returning 3 all-conference players, I am betting on a huge improvement from Peters, Stire, and Rowley. 3 quality freshman including Cremo. 3 new JUCO transfers that look solid. Going to be scary good IMHO.
Only real new information is that I guess it is official that Tre Green is gone. I think everyone assumed that would be the case, but I do not remember seeing anything official on it until now.
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It's a no win situation for UA IMO. Win and it means nothing. God forbid UA loses and it would kill seeding. Hopefully it is just used as a chance to give the bench some PT.
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After only making it to a handful of games each season over the last years - Got my first season tix this morning! I am amazed by how many of the best seats are already gone.
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According to Verbal Commits - the roster is now:
Senior: (3 Scholarships, 1 Walk-On)
Singletary
Hooley
Sanders
Wiiliams
Junior: (7 Scholarships - 4 Return, 3 Verbal)
Green
Rowley
Peters
Ennema
Chas Brown (Verbal)
Jamir Andrews (Verbal)
Travis Charles (Verbal)
Sophomore: (1 Scholarship)
Stire
Freshman: (3 Scholarships - 1 Signed, 2 Verbal)
Cremo (Signed)
David Nichols (Verbal)
Kyle McKinley (Verbal)
So by my count, that is 14 Scholarships and a walk-on. I could have sworn we were already at 14 before this signing. Who I am missing? Who besides Robinson left? Kind of having a brain fart. I am liking this team and it's future though!
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After so many years in a row - this 3 year contract looks like this:
SEFCU / TUC / SEFCU (theres your 2-1)
Or at a minimum - SEFCU / TUC / TUC Nuetral Site (not in Siena ticket package)
Anything less than that is a walk. F $iena. They are not needed on the schedule. I would rather have a loss to a real team than a win to Siena
If it is a stepping stone that some of you think we need then it should look like this:
TUC (Nuetral Site) / TUC (Nuetral Site) / TUC (Nuetral Site)
This way the revenue is 100% split and the most amount of fans make it to the game. No more Siena Season pass holders getting the best seats simply because they support a crappy program.
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After so many years in a row - this 3 year contract looks like this:
SEFCU / TUC / SEFCU (theres your 2-1)
Or at a minimum - SEFCU / TUC / TUC Nuetral Site (not in Siena ticket package)
Anything less than that is a walk. F $iena. They are not needed on the schedule. I would rather have a loss to a real team than a win to Siena
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Anyone know when the rest of the non-conference schedule will be released? I would love to try and make it to a non-conference road game this year, and I have some vacation time to use or lose. Would love to plan a road-trip somewhere for a fun trip with the kids or some friends depending on the dates. That said, I have to start planning my time off schedule for the fall/winter very soon. Some notice would nice.
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Recruiting - 2016
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Lol, very true. May have edited out all the mistakes. That said, these videos are of game situations so they show that the talent is there. The rest is coaching and practice