Barry wears dress shoes without socks. Not making a commentary either way on the practice. It's just not something you see everyday.
Barry must not sweat at all if he does that, hell I would be slipping around in my nice shoes if I did that.
Barry wears dress shoes without socks. Not making a commentary either way on the practice. It's just not something you see everyday.
What difference does it make? The people donating the money want it to be public that they're helping out the cause.It might be smart but he could have privately done this way more low key because the optics in public do not look good.
What difference does it make? The people donating the money want it to be public that they're helping out the cause.
Barry Alvarez doesn't give two shits if people who can't afford or don't buy season tickets think it's "bad optics." They aren't paying the bills.
How would this hurt the program?
If you read that story it essentially says there will be no fans in the stands or if there are the number will be sharply limited. What Barry's doing is asking the fans who've already bought season tickets to forego them for this year and donate the money to the football program.
From the story:
The University of Wisconsin athletic department acknowledged Wednesday that fans won't be able to use the football season tickets they've already secured for a 2020 season that remains in question.
But the Badgers, facing a revenue loss of at least $60 million this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are appealing to fans to let them keep that money as a donation.
UW on Wednesday unveiled the Badger Legacy Campaign, a fund that the athletic department said will support scholarships, training and support services for athletes.
"Without further investment from our community, the experience we love as Badgers is at risk," athletic director Barry Alvarez said in a letter to football season ticket holders.
UW asked those who have paid for tickets to give that money to the athletic department as a tax-deductible gift. Season packages cost $324 per seat, not including an additional donation of between $100 and $400 per seat required for some sections at Camp Randall Stadium.
UW in June said that 85% of account holders renewed football season tickets for 2020, representing more than 42,000 tickets per game.
In recent years, football ticket revenue has generated more than $20 million annually for UW. More than $25 million was originally budgeted for 2020-21.
The other options the athletic department presented for season ticket holders were to roll over their payments toward 2021 tickets or to request a refund.
Face it, kids, we're facing one of two possibilities: 1) The B1G season gets canceled altogether, or 2) The games in the revised schedule will be played in empty stadiums, televised and with artificial noise.
My bet is they'll try #2 but at the last minute it'll be #1. Universities simply have no way of putting 110+ rostered players, staff, coaches, etc. in a bubble for a 10-week season to avoid exposure and infection as Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball have done (or attempted.)
What a cluster-f*ck.
I hate this virus.
I ditched my Iowa tickets years ago, but if GarBar came hat in hand to me without massively restructuring his and Kurt's contract, I would laugh my ass off at giving them a donation. These assclowns need to cut the big boys' salaries to almost nothing to be taken seriously. These small cuts they took are nothing and show the contempt for the common man that they have.
You would, and I would too, but most won't.I would laugh my ass off at giving them a donation.
You would, and I would too, but most won't.
I don't know, bro. There are a lot of guys who have just normal middle class jobs or who are doctors or lawyers or farmers who have a fair amount of concern going forward. Revenues in all sorts of industries are completely shot. I think people will be pretty leery of donating $5k to athletics just for shits and giggles. You have to remember, a lot of the people who act like ballers might be doing well, but they spend a shitload of money. The economy is in fucking shambles and even people who should be immune, like doctors, are seeing problems because elective procedures were cancelled for 3 months.
I was wondering about insurance companies. Because they run the world/economy in some ways. Now with all these companies that have had to close of the middle/small size variety that's millions of people right like what 20ish million on unemployment or whatever it is. How many aren't paying for insurance anymore? Be it all the different business policies down to cars/rental and homeowners aren't going to be able to be paid. If it comes down to feeding my dog or paying for insurance I know which one I'm prioritizing. With the hit that those insurance companies are going to be taking are they going to try jacking up rates on EVERYONE else to keep the status quo of what they want (which seems like the insurance company way of doing things) or are they getting punched in the gut and taking it? They obviously sponsor a ton of sports related things too...
My God, the AD there must carry his balls in a wheelbarrow. The "refund" option doesn't even give you a refund of the "donation."
What difference does it make? The people donating the money want it to be public that they're helping out the cause.
Barry Alvarez doesn't give two shits if people who can't afford or don't buy season tickets think it's "bad optics." They aren't paying the bills.
How would this hurt the program?