re: Who are these billionaire LSU boosters that are throwing money around?

Shaq is giving us the money he made from those Gold Bond commercials.

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The revenues are still reported when the money is transferred into the AD for use. If there were ten million dollar gifts just flowing in, don't you think they would spend it here and there?

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So, you are saying, if I make a donation to TAF and then TAF makes a donation to LSU my name is reported?

I just want to make sure I get your story straight.

I am not saying names are attached. I said several posts ago you can remain unknown.

I am saying the dollar amounts that pass through these funds have visibility. If you are pushing massive amounts of money through it, people are going to know. Even if the money is spent directly on construction, the dollars will be reported along the way.

If LSU had boosters regularly stroking ten million dollar checks, they would be leading the charge in fundraising and it would be a story, because they would spend the damn money. You can't keep these things totally off the grid.

There are massive amounts flowing through all of them, but just stop and use your head for a minute here.

LSU is the flagship institution of Louisiana. If you live in Louisiana and are successful, there is a good chance that you went to LSU or dial into LSU football. Thousands of people at play here that give money. Only a handful, maybe fifty can really kick it up a notch, but we will say oil say flushed them with cash to burn and LSU has a cat that kicks in ten million every three years and others that kick in a few million.

This would create a cash surplus that would constitue an irregularity. People would notice, largely investigative journalists, that LSU has been raising and spending a frickton of money.

On what grounds? You think an endowment just builds shite and hands it over and nobody has any idea what it cost to construct? As if nobody is wondering, hey, where the frick did that building come from?

The only way to shield the money is to sit on it. I can assure you they are not doing that with any amounts that matter.

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Your analogy implies that someone worth $500k won't give $10k over 5 years.

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tks, I know it is late, however, figures in my head was about the same.

I think you're confusing yourself here.

Donors give to the private organization. Their data remains private unless they agree to publicize (introduction at halftime, naming rights, etc.).

The amount transferred to the state is the only thing that becomes public record. And that's lumped together with literally thousands of contributions. But as I said earlier, the foundations will spend as much as they can privately to benefit LSU before anything is transferred.

My guess is that Les would receive his buyout directly from TAF as to shield the details of the transactions.

Here are some:

E. Robert Theriot AKA TAF Chairman

Tyron D. Picard TAF BOD

William W. Rucks TAF BOD

Dr. Eric T. Geist TAF BOD

Along with some Morans, Todd Graves, and the likes.

This was posted by someone on tRant. Gives you the names of the Board members as of 2014. TAF Tax Record

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I'm related to one but won't tell you his name. Just know a good hire is coming. He's not a billionaire though. He hired Saban though, and Dinardo.

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How's Charlie doing these days?

Depends on the definition of regularly. And LSU facilities are top of the line.

TAF probably spends 10MM in salaries across the board. Add a couple stadium expansions and many of the other buldings and it goes quick.