Seth Littrell

[GMG_Dallas]

1 minute ago, UNTLifer said:

You know they are sharing this.  Hell, the Mean Green Club was promised quarterly meetings for the past decade.

As expected. People want to join a movement. If there's no signs of progress, you're going to have a hard time cultivating new donors. 

Meanwhile,

Transparency.

 

[ntsumck]

Very valid point, have you reached out to Mosely and asked these same questions?  Who is in charge? How much is in the kitty?  Do we have any group raising money just for certain positions?  I do not think any collective actually states what they are paying the players.  I do not believe Mosely has anything to do with running our collectives.  I am pretty sure that both are run by the major donors.  I am willing to bet that someone within the Tech Athletic Department works closely with their collective and runs their social media.

I too wish that our collectives were more transparent with what they have raised.

[GMG_Dallas]

2 hours ago, ntsumck said:

Very valid point, have you reached out to Mosely and asked these same questions?  Who is in charge? How much is in the kitty?  Do we have any group raising money just for certain positions?  I do not think any collective actually states what they are paying the players.  I do not believe Mosely has anything to do with running our collectives.  I am pretty sure that both are run by the major donors.  I am willing to bet that someone within the Tech Athletic Department works closely with their collective and runs their social media.

I too wish that our collectives were more transparent with what they have raised.

Have I reached out to Mosley, the answer is no. I don't want to reach out to a school rep themselves because I'm not sure where that line is between the school and the collective under current rules. Logically, he could just point me in the right direction so I may reach out via Twitter.

I'm not necessarily asking numbers about how much everybody is getting. Just some numbers that show the bank's status and projections off current recurring donations. A simple hey, we have 1000 monthly subscribers donating as little as $1 to as much as $100 on a monthly basis. No different than any major company releasing quarterly reports so their investors know what their investment's financial health looks like.

[DentonLurker]

58 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Have I reached out to Mosley, the answer is no. I don't want to reach out to a school rep themselves because I'm not sure where that line is between the school and the collective under current rules. Logically, he could just point me in the right direction so I may reach out via Twitter.

I'm not necessarily asking numbers about how much everybody is getting. Just some numbers that show the bank's status and projections off current recurring donations. A simple hey, we have 1000 monthly subscribers donating as little as $1 to as much as $100 on a monthly basis. No different than any major company releasing quarterly reports so their investors know what their investment's financial health looks like.

Given the history of financial support this program receives to the MGC/MGSF, I would assume the answer you seek is “not many donors donating not that much.”

[NT80]

On 1/6/2025 at 4:07 PM, UNTLifer said:

You know they are sharing this.  Hell, the Mean Green Club was promised quarterly meetings for the past decade.

The worst thing they did was end the Mean Green Club.   Now it's little to no communication or insight on what's happening and pass the collection plate to buy a player for 10 months that will just leave before the Bowl game.

[untjim1995]

On 1/6/2025 at 4:10 PM, GMG_Dallas said:

As expected. People want to join a movement. If there's no signs of progress, you're going to have a hard time cultivating new donors. 

Meanwhile,

Transparency.

 

I know what you’re getting at and you’re right about the need for transparency.

Just know that it’s much easier for a place like Tech to show what we don’t because they have a ton of money compared to us. They have TV money, they have Big 12 money, they have oil money, they have West Texas money, and they have no competition for eyeballs in Lubbock. We have none of it—basically the exact opposite situation.

[Cooke County Kid]

Excuses are getting old. I used to tell my staff, “don’t tell why you cannot do something, tell me how you are going to do it and what I can do to help”.  I do not believe anyone is “working it” a little creative thinking and hard work will go a long way!

[GMG_Dallas]

3 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

I know what you’re getting at and you’re right about the need for transparency.

Just know that it’s much easier for a place like Tech to show what we don’t because they have a ton of money compared to us. They have TV money, they have Big 12 money, they have oil money, they have West Texas money, and they have no competition for eyeballs in Lubbock. We have none of it—basically the exact opposite situation.

Understood. I'm sure stuff can be done on a smaller scale for us while we build up. Some of this stuff like transparency costs nothing. I've mentioned before having a live count of subscribers posted on the Light the Tower website. Doubt that would be hard to do... just brainstorming. Those in charge should be brainstorming but it seems they're just sitting on their hands.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

4 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

I know what you’re getting at and you’re right about the need for transparency.

Just know that it’s much easier for a place like Tech to show what we don’t because they have a ton of money compared to us. They have TV money, they have Big 12 money, they have oil money, they have West Texas money, and they have no competition for eyeballs in Lubbock. We have none of it—basically the exact opposite situation.

You are being redundant. Big12 Money = TV money. Oil money = West Texas money. Yet, you are right. We have neither. They also have a niche. TT is the premiere university in a very vast area. It also helps their cause that most people that have collegiate aspirations chooses TT as their primary university destination by choice within said area. I think more than anything, they are a true "strength by numbers" university/athletic department. 

Edited 1 hour ago by NorthTexasWeLove