Originally Posted by
rrrango
... If we assume that Duke had a larger allocation in Tampa than expansion schools, and got an additional 192 seats, the Donor shortfall would come out to about $3.6 Million. Spread over the '08 allocation, this should account for an increase of only $2,350 per donor, a far cry from the $5,000 increase asked for in Jack's letter. Now the question here is, where is the $4 million in additional cash expected to be spent? What other non-men's basketball activity (and many examples here definitely come to mind) is it subsidizing?
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Now, I am sure that many Iron Dukes still read this board. Before the pledge cards are sent out in July, are there any thoughts?