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(03-05-2018 01:49 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 11:38 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 10:29 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 09:16 AM)panama Wrote:  The Foundation writing a check down not equal a loan.

My only point for ANY program is that where the President, endowment foundation board and board of Regents/Trustees are in accord then things get done and fast. Coastal is great example. Everyone quickly got on board and their only hangup was the state. Once they cleared that hurdle we can see how quickly they have put together two phases. What's happening with ODU's stadium makes no sense unless someone in the chain is providing opposition.

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Yep. Coastal fought the state legislature and won. We just complain about the legislature.

What fight with the legislature do you recommend?

1. The Virginia law that prohibits public colleges and universities from using tuition dollars or state funds to support intercollegiate athletics?
All money for these programs must be raised from student fees, ticket sales, media revenues, product sales, licensing agreements, user fees, and private donations, period. No re-allocations of left over monies from other budget catagories, no use of non athletic rainy day funds, no renamed or hidden fees, etc.

2. Or the Cox law that caps our use of student fees at 55%?
That was just enacted two or three years ago, and with the enthusiasm the Cox bill received, No. 1 will be a tough nut to crack.

Barring some sort of special waiver, those are our legislative options.

I believe they should have fought the Cox bill. And they should have fought to get the football stadium grandfathered as it was inferred that it would be prior to the passage of this absurd law. There was a very reasonable case to be made on why the Cox bill did nothing of any consequence for VA college students, and that a loud enough campaign to get that message out could have potentially defeated the bill.

Yes it was popular, but lets be honest, very few people know what it actually accomplished, which was basically nothing.

Well, it prevented ODU from building a nice stadium, which I have to figure was the intended purpose. (I know, but why else, especially the timing?)