Game 32: Atlantic 10 Tournament - #5 GMU vs #13 St. Bonaventure game on Thursday, March 12 at 2:00PM.

GMU79 said:

I went for $400.00 per semester. At the time that was a lot. My most expensive textbook (hardback) was $12.95 I think.

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psyclone said:

How Mandatory Student Fees get distributed--budget 25-26
Page 34 pie chart

https://fiscal.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/FY26-Executive-Summary_12.15.25.pdf

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Mason2005 said:

The auxiliary sounds like BS, there is the NIL right there. Take the $39M for that and figure out $5-10M towards NIL.

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gmujim92 said:

So as we suspected, the problem is not lack of money — it’s lack of will to use it for what is the most impactful marketing Mason has at its disposal. Let’s finally make basketball the front porch of the university that it should’ve been 15 years ago.

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Patriot Lawdog said:

Agreed re: marketing. If you have a successful men's and women's basketball program, you can reduce marketing by 50% because you'll already have that void filled.

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GMUgemini said:

I mean, maybe. You might want to look at, say, Alabama and the millions they spent on changing their reputation (none of it going to football or basketball).

Having a basketball powerhouse will not change Mason’s reputation as a commuter school, for instance.

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