I'll throw in eleventy billion dollars.

wilmwolf80 said:

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I'll throw in eleventy billion dollars.

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You get naming rights to the rosin bag. Hand stitched in Wolfpack red.

BigLefty24 said:

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wilmwolf80 said:

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I'll throw in eleventy billion dollars.

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You get naming rights to the rosin bag. Hand stitched in Wolfpack red.

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I'm surprisingly good with that.

That's my limit folks.

For a cool $60M, we can be like Oklahoma State....

TraCha4 said:

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I'll write the check. I'm just going to need you to not cash it for several Fridays

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"Please cash once you read my obituary...K, thanks"

89_Grad said:

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The most disappointing thing about this stadium improvement issue is the lack of support from former players making mega money in MLB.

Trea Turner and Carlos Rodan could each make a leadership gift of at least $5 million each, probably just from the money they have in their walking around accounts.

Players like Knizner and several others could certainly make $ 1 million supporting gifts. Wonder how many have pledged?

If he's such a beloved coach, why aren't these folks giving back?
Several of Duke's mega-sports gifts ($20 million plus) have been from folks who were on their teams 30-40 years previously and have gone on to make enormous fortunes on Wall Street, sell a Tech company, etc. Have we identified any alums of the baseball program like that?

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How do we know what has been committed to? Maybe big time donors are lined up or maybe not, but how would we know? Until there's some campaign or some fundraising drive who is going to commit to anything publicly.

At RSC today, Avent had Doak "re-invention" presentation with him.

4 phases to existing Doak
covered training area in open area at right field
Move pitcher warm up area to beyond outfield fence
New seating
Improved seating for Avent's Army corner
Covered concessions
Another bathroom
Added gate down right field line
More

Also had CWS Participant trophy which they finally got last week. He commented he was sure they would get it after his words to NCAA during exit confusion.

What do you mean new seating? Improvements to current seats or additional seats? Both?

Improvements to current seats was the wording

PS no word on how it would be funded

Ok

Dr Wire said:

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At RSC today, Avent had Doak "re-invention" presentation with him.

4 phases to existing Doak
covered training area in open area at right field
Move pitcher warm up area to beyond outfield fence
New seating
Improved seating for Avent's Army corner
Covered concessions
Another bathroom
Added gate down right field line
More

Also had CWS Participant trophy which they finally got last week. He commented he was sure they would get it after his words to NCAA during exit confusion.

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thank you

Pakbackr said:

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Dr Wire said:

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At RSC today, Avent had Doak "re-invention" presentation with him.

4 phases to existing Doak
covered training area in open area at right field
Move pitcher warm up area to beyond outfield fence
New seating
Improved seating for Avent's Army corner
Covered concessions
Another bathroom
Added gate down right field line
More

Also had CWS Participant trophy which they finally got last week. He commented he was sure they would get it after his words to NCAA during exit confusion.

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Since you saw the presentation (possibly with renderings) what was your impression? Will this come across as significant enhancements to the stadium or lipstick on a pig?

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Missed this RSC meeting, but my uncle was there and his impression seemed to be more like lipstick on a pig...

89_Grad said:

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Pakbackr said:

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Dr Wire said:

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At RSC today, Avent had Doak "re-invention" presentation with him.

4 phases to existing Doak
covered training area in open area at right field
Move pitcher warm up area to beyond outfield fence
New seating
Improved seating for Avent's Army corner
Covered concessions
Another bathroom
Added gate down right field line
More

Also had CWS Participant trophy which they finally got last week. He commented he was sure they would get it after his words to NCAA during exit confusion.

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Since you saw the presentation (possibly with renderings) what was your impression? Will this come across as significant enhancements to the stadium or lipstick on a pig?

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Missed this RSC meeting, but my uncle was there and his impression seemed to be more like lipstick on a pig...

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extremely disappointing....Consistently one of the best teams in the conference, top tier in the country and probably the 5th best college baseball facilities in our own state. I get the feeling Boo is hoping our interest in vastly improving our stadium will eventually subside and we will be fine with throwing a few hundred thousand at the stadium and calling it a day.

Working on the Batting Cage today

JCooke93 said:

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Working on the Batting Cage today

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Pictures?

They got the money if they let the people give them it

If any of you keyboard jockeys have checked the price of building supplies and labor in the Triangle market, then you would know it would border on financial malpractice to start a building project now. I've been trying to renovate my house in Raleigh, and we've basically decided to postpone until the spring because of how overheated the construction market is right now.

Gravis said:

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^ Understand, they are trying to get a capital campaign together. Not making excuses for them, but they have to get a plan together, get everything approved, get drawings, costs, availability of materials, labor, many things they have to do. Then once the plans/cost estimates are in place, they structure the giving levels & form a plan to raise the money. It has not been easy to forecast anything in this economic situation. I do not see how they can plan anything ahead right now. I know my business has put all our building plans on hold.

It just not that easy.

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What do you think the biggest issue is as far as raising funds? I'm not specifically talking about baseball. Are we running out of top end donors like the Dail family and Mr. Murphy as they age out? Do we struggle with getting enough low to medium tier donors to add up to covering the day to day so the top tier donations can go towards facility improvements? Do we not get as much corporate support as some of our peer schools? As someone who knows very little it seems like a combination of everything.

Our baseball stadium needs improvement badly, but I'm wondering what kind of return we'd actually see on it. If we are struggling with money, does it make sense for us to pump tens of millions into the facilities when baseball generates either very little money in return or, in some years, even operates at a loss. Are we waiting to see if this recent CWS run increases attendance to see if improving the stadium significantly is worth it, or are we just waiting on the money situation to improve?

^ All of the above. Last I heard the drawings were being finalized & cost projections were being worked out. Environmental studies had not been completed, but were in process. Nothing moves fast these days.

There will be a campaign, I sure hope it goes as well as some here feel. We have several projects that need attention.

how are we so broke but it seems like there are stadium upgrades being announced weekly, including mid majors? it doesn't make sense. i know yow didn't care about baseball, but she really drowned us it seems (and Boo isn't helping with his lack of transparency). i just feel bad for Avent and the staff because they deserve 100x more than what they have.