Homecoming 2017 date

[gmujim92]

People on campus get unnecessarily pissed about tuition increases. I still attend Mason for grad school and I'm all for raises if it helps things like basketball. I get that tuition and fees are different, but raise them both within reason and put it to good use. I'd rather pay an extra $100 a year and get new facilities and raise the value of my two degrees than save that money and blow it on a night out.

I'd also say the kids always protesting this stuff don't realize how easy they have it and how cheap Mason is compared to other VA schools. My guess is they also aren't the people going to games or getting involved on campus.

I have one kid in college now and another headed there in two years, and with what most schools are already charging these days, I wouldn't bat an eye at an extra $500 per year. What's the damn difference? I probably wouldn't even notice it.

Like you said, it's an investment in the long-term value of your degree.

But I know it will never happen because too many people at Mason aren't sports fans and would raise hell about spending millions on an athletic facility upgrade.

 

[MasonFanatic]

The state legislature is very sensitive about student fees right now, due to what some of the other state schools have done, so we'd never get away with doing it right now.

 

[MasonSAE4]

The state legislature is very sensitive about student fees right now, due to what some of the other state schools have done, so we'd never get away with doing it right now.

What schools and what did they do? According to Edwards, Phase I of the RAC renovations would be 1.5 million. Divide that between the 32,000 students and its $48. I would say Mason is well within its right to charge each student $48 a year so we don't have to rely solely on donations.

 

[MasonFanatic]

What schools and what did they do? According to Edwards, Phase I of the RAC renovations would be 1.5 million. Divide that between the 32,000 students and its $48. I would say Mason is well within its right to charge each student $48 a year so we don't have to rely solely on donations.

It's been discussed on the boards several times.
http://masonhoops.com/board/threads/va-to-limit-subsidies-to-ads-how-does-it-affect-mason.884/
and
http://masonhoops.com/board/threads/student-fees-funding-college-athletics.1135/

 

[MasonSAE4]

It's been discussed on the boards several times.
http://masonhoops.com/board/threads/va-to-limit-subsidies-to-ads-how-does-it-affect-mason.884/
and
http://masonhoops.com/board/threads/student-fees-funding-college-athletics.1135/

That's such a small drop to make though. Re-flooring the cage gym, even if only half funded by fees, would be nominal. There's no way we aren't legally allowed to raise fees a couple of bucks.

 

[Falco]

Maybe if we were in the CAA still. You wanna be in one of the top conferences in the country and see ncaa tourney teams from said conference come to your arena, then you gotta expect to pay more. Or you could pay a little less and watch william n mary, elon, come to town. Mass transit to the game??? Wtf??? You must definitely be a millennial or a cheap bitter old man.

We are q bottom feeder

not sure why i am commenting on this now that millennial's claiming to be the "greatest generation".

Every generation is remembered for something amazing, innovative and destructive.

However, not being able to get in your car and drive to campus, instead, relying on public transportation (others) to get there from Arlington is just plain lazy. Sure the game day experience certainly isn't what is could be, but it sure beats anything the NBA has to offer.

maybe you call it lazy, I call it resourceful. Not to mention the DC area is rated the worst traffic in the country.....

 

[GSII]

We are a bottom feeder bc of Tom O Connor hiring a bafoon pretending to be a bball coach. We went to the motherf**king final four as a no name with no practice facility, no metro line to the front door to drop off lazy fans who live in Arlington, with no signature recruits on that roster. We are back to having a real bball coach. I will take wins over any amenity that you claims tickles ur ahole any day. Wake up little guy, the team has to become better and your either on the wagon now or just a fair weather fan. And I could give two shits about fair weather fans.

 

[GMU92]

We are a bottom feeder bc of Tom O Connor hiring a bafoon pretending to be a bball coach. We went to the motherf*cking final four as a no name with no practice facility, no metro line to the front door to drop off lazy fans who live in Arlington, with no signature recruits on that roster. We are back to having a real bball coach. I will take wins over any amenity that you claims tickles ur ahole any day. Wake up little guy, the team has to become better and your either on the wagon now or just a fair weather fan. And I could give two shits about fair weather fans.

I hear ya, but our roster, while maybe bot "signature", was pretty darn good that year - Coach L drew a circle around DC-MD-NOVA and focused heavily on recruiting the area - several of the recruits including Lamar Butler were on several ACC radar screens.

 

[GSII]

Thats my point. A good coach can win here. While the bells and whistles are needed bc of arms race, id rather have a good coach building, or in our case, rebuilding the program. The other stuff will come.

 

[Vurbel]

Thats my point. A good coach can win here. While the bells and whistles are needed bc of arms race, id rather have a good coach building, or in our case, rebuilding the program. The other stuff will come.

This has already been stated multiple times, but I'll say it anyway. No reason a school our size in the second wealthiest county in the country can't have both.

 

[GMUSig03]

I think there is always going to be reasonable debate about student fees. Sure a couple hundred bucks is nothing, but what happens when the next thing comes up, and the next, and the next, etc.

The best solution is corporate donations and Brad Edwards seems to be on the right path in that regard. Easiest way to get the largest contributions from the smallest amount of sources, and we really need to revolutionize our alumni giving campaigns as well.

 

[Falco]

We are a bottom feeder bc of Tom O Connor hiring a bafoon pretending to be a bball coach. We went to the motherf*cking final four as a no name with no practice facility, no metro line to the front door to drop off lazy fans who live in Arlington, with no signature recruits on that roster. We are back to having a real bball coach. I will take wins over any amenity that you claims tickles ur ahole any day. Wake up little guy, the team has to become better and your either on the wagon now or just a fair weather fan. And I could give two shits about fair weather fans.

LOL... Pretty sure anyone who reads a message board for a losing program in the off season is not a fair weather fan. Get off your high horse.

It's just comical to me that you would call someone lazy for not wanting to spend $20 bucks for a poor game-day experience. Outdated facility, loosing program, and yes 1.5-hour commute for only traveling 15 miles in rush hour. So I would imagine Alumni who are looking for something to do would choose a Wizards game over a Mason game.

Mason's administration has and continues to drag this program into the ground. Yes, I am very aware we went to the final 4 10 years ago. Did we hire the right coach, I think so, but only time will tell? On average the stadium is only at 40% capacity. Call me CRAZY, LAZY and whatever you want. But your naïve to think Alumni will spend 20 bucks on a game with the current state of program.

 

[Patriot8]

LOL... Pretty sure anyone who reads a message board for a loosing program in the off season is not a fair weather fan. Get off your high horse.

It's just comical to me that you would call someone lazy for not wanting to spend $20 bucks for a poor game-day experience. Outdated facility, loosing program, and yes 1.5 hour commute for only traveling 15 miles in rush hour. So I would imagine Alumni who are looking for something to do would choose a Wizards game over a Mason game.

Mason's administration has and continues to dra grg this program into the ground. Yes I am very aware we went to the final 4 10 years ago. Did we hire the right coach, I think so, but only time will tell. On average the stadium is only at 40% capacity. Call me CRAZY, LAZY and what ever you want. But your naïve to think Alumni will spend 20 bucks on a game with the current state of program.

When did you graduate?

 

[Patriotsince81]

Losing
You're

 

[Falco]

Losing
You're

#1 rule in arguments: If you're losing, start correcting their grammar....

“It never ceases to amaze me how prosaic, pedestrian, unimaginative people can persistently pontificate about classical grammatical structure as though it's rocket science. These must be the same people who hate Picasso, because he couldn't keep the paint inside the lines and the colors never matched the numbers.”
― Abbe Diaz

 

[MasonSAE4]

I think there is always going to be reasonable debate about student fees. Sure a couple hundred bucks is nothing, but what happens when the next thing comes up, and the next, and the next, etc.

The best solution is corporate donations and Brad Edwards seems to be on the right path in that regard. Easiest way to get the largest contributions from the smallest amount of sources, and we really need to revolutionize our alumni giving campaigns as well.

True, but anything can get out of hand, tuition included. I see little difference in student fees and tuition. The school used my money as a senior to build more freshman housing so why should I care if they use fees to update athletic facilities that aren't open to me either? We can't raise revenue off of our athletics for the most part because everything is so outdated we can't host tournaments. Again, it's an investment in the school. I don't think we'll see increased alumni donations until we have a bit of success and we're going to have to spend some money to get the ball rolling.

 

[gmujim92]

LOL... Pretty sure anyone who reads a message board for a losing program in the off season is not a fair weather fan. Get off your high horse.

It's just comical to me that you would call someone lazy for not wanting to spend $20 bucks for a poor game-day experience. Outdated facility, loosing program, and yes 1.5-hour commute for only traveling 15 miles in rush hour. So I would imagine Alumni who are looking for something to do would choose a Wizards game over a Mason game.

Mason's administration has and continues to drag this program into the ground. Yes, I am very aware we went to the final 4 10 years ago. Did we hire the right coach, I think so, but only time will tell? On average the stadium is only at 40% capacity. Call me CRAZY, LAZY and whatever you want. But your naïve to think Alumni will spend 20 bucks on a game with the current state of program.

I don't care how far our program has fallen, if you'd rather go watch the Wizards than your own alma mater, you're not really a Mason basketball fan.

And as far as travel goes, I drive from Richmond's southern suburbs to Fairfax and back for games. Not saying I deserve an award or a cookie or whatever -- I do it because I love it -- but travel time is a lame excuse for people who live in NOVA and don't care enough to support their school's flagship program.

I understand that most people are fair-weather fans. I recognize the damage Hewitt did to the program and the fan base. And having lived in NOVA for the first 22 years of my life, I know the traffic sucks.

But there is simply no excuse for a school our size, in such a densely populated part of Virginia, to struggle to fill a 10,000-seat arena.

Have some damn school pride, people.

 

[Falco]

I don't care how far our program has fallen, if you'd rather go watch the Wizards than your own alma mater, you're not really a Mason basketball fan.

And as far as travel goes, I drive from Richmond's southern suburbs to Fairfax and back for games. Not saying I deserve an award or a cookie or whatever -- I do it because I love it -- but travel time is a lame excuse for people who live in NOVA and don't care enough to support their school's flagship program.

I understand that most people are fair-weather fans. I recognize the damage Hewitt did to the program and the fan base. And having lived in NOVA for the first 22 years of my life, I know the traffic sucks.

But there is simply no excuse for a school our size, in such a densely populated part of Virginia, to struggle to fill a 10,000-seat arena.

Have some damn school pride, people.

I consider myself a die hard fan, I go to several games a year. I have the A-10 network so I can watch the games I cant attend. However, there is an excuse as to why the stadium is at 40% capacity. The price. It is silly to me that it doesn't matter if you buy 1 ticket or 6 tickets you are still paying $20 a game.

The administration has to do their job better. Fairfax is full of families who never attended George Mason. They should sell affordable tickets so families can afford to send their children to the game.

 

[Falco]

Students have pride in schools like Tech and UVA before they even apply. Mason isn't at that level yet. It is the administration job to change perspective students thoughts on George Mason. It's not just a commuter school.

To me George Mason should offer a stand of the art basketball experience at an affordable cost. Get kids at a young age excited to see George Mason play basketball. And then maybe they will be excited to apply to George Mason when they are older.

 

[GSII]

What does uva charge? So if you have pride the cost isnt a big deal?