A major announcement is on the way regarding the BGSU basketball program's future.

(01-18-2011 09:23 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  A major announcement is on the way regarding the BGSU basketball program's future.

are you going to put out or just tease?

(01-18-2011 09:43 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(01-18-2011 09:23 PM)uakronkid Wrote:  A major announcement is on the way regarding the BGSU basketball program's future.

are you going to put out or just tease?

Somebody is supposedly donating a bunch of money that will change their program dramatically. You cna read more on Ay Ziggy Zoomba, their board.

Sizable donation being announced before the OU game tomorrow.

No details as to the person or the amount. The number will be significant by all reports.

More to come.

(01-18-2011 09:46 PM)Rightupinthere Wrote:  Sizable donation being announced before the OU game tomorrow.

No details as to the person or the amount. The number will be significant by all reports.

More to come.

I heard it was you, Ruit and I keep hearing seven figures to the left of the decimal. Yes?

Likely it is all about keeping Miller there for years to come, adding to the facilities, which would also help the men's program.

Of course that's just a guess from an outsider that has no clue whatsoever about anything BG related so who the heck knows.

Per a release today.......

The Bowling Green State University Athletics Department will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:15 p.m. to announce the single, largest gift in BGSU’s history, designated to benefit the men’s basketball program. The gift is also the largest one-time gift ever designated to a Mid-American Conference basketball program.

Either we are being set up for a big let down or this might be very interesting.

Sweet.....maybe not you can double the seating capacity of that new arena, so it is more in line with the rest of the conference.

(01-18-2011 10:57 PM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  Sweet.....maybe not you can double the seating capacity of that new arena, so it is more in line with the rest of the conference.

Or do something with the south side of the building.

(01-18-2011 10:45 PM)Siborg Wrote:  Per a release today.......

The Bowling Green State University Athletics Department will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:15 p.m. to announce the single, largest gift in BGSU’s history, designated to benefit the men’s basketball program. The gift is also the largest one-time gift ever designated to a Mid-American Conference basketball program.

Either we are being set up for a big let down or this might be very interesting.

I thought I hold the current MAC record, 250.

No not 250K, but $250 (American).

(01-18-2011 10:05 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(01-18-2011 09:46 PM)Rightupinthere Wrote:  Sizable donation being announced before the OU game tomorrow.

No details as to the person or the amount. The number will be significant by all reports.

More to come.

I heard it was you, Ruit and I keep hearing seven figures to the left of the decimal. Yes?

Yes. As long as the number includes an exponential fraction [less than four tablespoons.]

I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

Thought about that. Can't see paying more for guys who are there and unlikely to go anywhere anyway. So the $ goes elsewhere or BG gets new coaches. And is one of the conditions of the $ that staff gets upgraded? I don't know if things really work that way but I suspect there are at least some understandings that the $ will be used in certain ways. If I'm Orr I'm excited and very nervous.

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

$8Million could just about pay for a multi-sport indoor practice facility...........

(01-19-2011 08:49 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

$8Million could just about pay for a multi-sport indoor practice facility...........

If you didn't already have one that included an indoor track capable of hosting meets.

(01-19-2011 09:15 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 08:49 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

$8Million could just about pay for a multi-sport indoor practice facility...........

If you didn't already have one that included an indoor track capable of hosting meets.

Yup...the Perry Fieldhouse was built in 1993. We were the first MAC school to build such a facility, IIRC.

(01-19-2011 08:49 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

$8Million could just about pay for a multi-sport indoor practice facility...........

Sure, if the donor didn't specifically designate it for men's basketball as the school's press release states.

(01-19-2011 09:40 AM)El Grande Flippero Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 09:15 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 08:49 AM)BrianNowicki Wrote:  

(01-19-2011 06:29 AM)axeme Wrote:  I heard it was $8M. Nice.

So if you get this money to be able to increase coaching salaries, among other things, do you pay the current coaches more and does it make them better, or do you get rid of them and get yourself some more expensive coaches?

$8Million could just about pay for a multi-sport indoor practice facility...........

If you didn't already have one that included an indoor track capable of hosting meets.

Yup...the Perry Fieldhouse was built in 1993. We were the first MAC school to build such a facility, IIRC.

And it has a track. Did I mention that?

It's interesting. Being that they have the shiny new arena, what, my internet friends, can we guess would be the best way to spend that money (assuming that, as reported it has to be spent on men's hoops only)?

Coaches salaries. As pointed out, BG has a fairly newish coach who hasn't done well enough to entertain other offers and yet has the program pointing in a good direction. So no real change there, unless there are some incredible assistants Orr has been unable to hire.

Recruiting budget. Seems like an obvious choice. Can anyone speak to what you could do qualitatively with that much money towards recruiting?

PR. Getting the BG Hoops brand name out into the world more.

What else?

Kinda funny that there's so little news going on now that we're helping BG spend money. [/b]