I’ll be honest here. If I were going to pony up a ton of cash to the department, it would be conditional (which is hypocritical, because I don’t like conditional donations). But it’s only because UNLV has formed an incredible dynasty with a string of national championships for incompetency. A blind donation is “for the good of the program”, which, honestly, is the way it should be. But based on results, and not just a small window of evidence, it’s essentially a waste of dollars. Of course they’ll prey on loyalty while still serving turd sandwiches.
You can’t tell me that football donations have enhanced the program when it comes to the bottom line. Are we saying if UNLV didn’t get as much in donations that we’d be worse than #121 (or whatever it is)? Basketball has been essentially a 500 program over the past several seasons. Less donations, they’d be worse? Perhaps they would, but is less than 500 really worse than 500? It all adds up to no postseason.
I’d have to have confidence to donate that sort of money and anybody that has had confidence in UNLV’s admin is either a sucker or as dumb as bricks. You don’t have to dive very deeply at all to see that UNLV admin is one of the primary issues with the failures/mediocrity of the top programs.
I hope this AD/president combo is different, tremendously different, than the last few we have had. And words don’t do it for me, they can say all the right things in the papers and it doesn’t mean a damn thing. They’re all well schooled and spoon fed questions and given time for the answers and they team up with friendly outlets. For me, it must evidence based. Prove it. And not with bullshitted data and slants and manipulations. Just prove it. Some people are not gullible dummies.