Who are the big money donors?

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loservol said:
Names are always being thrown around on this board, but never anything legit.
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Pretty much. I mean he’s donated but I’ve never saw nearly the money that Haslam has put forth. Haslam, Thornton, Anderson are the known guys that put a lot into athletics.
 
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Paging Y9!!!! Or is he still waiting for them to show improvement on the field?
 
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'Boro-vol said:
A letterman recently told me that the previous big money donors are around, but have been put in their proper place by the new administration and AD. It seems the days of certain individuals running roughshod over the program have been brought to an end by the “purge”. The individual I spoke to could not be happier with the situation in the athletic department, for all sports. He indicated it’s a completely different environment than they’ve experienced previously.
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Ultimately, this is more what I was hoping to hear. I remember growing up and after Dickey retired it felt like Haslam ran everything. Haslam almost hired Schiano without anyone getting to question in. White seems to run a tight ship, and with this season I think Heupel has earned some serious freedom to hire staff members as he pleases. It will be inevitable that a coordinator will leave for a head coaching position, and hopefully CJH will be free to make his hire. Whoever gets hired at Auburn won't be afforded that.
 
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Jaswatzell said:
Ultimately, this is more what I was hoping to hear. I remember growing up and after Dickey retired it felt like Haslam ran everything. Haslam almost hired Schiano without anyone getting to question in. White seems to run a tight ship, and with this season I think Heupel has earned some serious freedom to hire staff members as he pleases. It will be inevitable that a coordinator will leave for a head coaching position, and hopefully CJH will be free to make his hire. Whoever gets hired at Auburn won't be afforded that.
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Yep…it sounded to me like baby (Haslam) has been put in the corner by the administration. Those guys are around, but know they dont run the show anymore. Obviously he was speaking about his experience as a (non-football) letterman with the new AD and regime. He said he hasn’t seen things run as well, with an interest and care for alumni since Dickey. But he also indicated that the improvements are across the board, not just in football…which is the sign of a very healthy athletic program.
 
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Haslem and Ergen are two of the most well known, but most of the money comes from whatever other alumni can give. There are many successful grads that donate as much as $100,000 a year. Only a handful donate $1 million plus. The thing is there are A LOT of donors. Unfortunately, UT does not make the names public.
 
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I feel like money is no sweat for UT if we’re delivering results like this on the field. This is a big and rapidly growing state (16th largest in the country) that has only 1 big time program in it, unlike most of our SEC and national competitors. We have a good distribution of people at all income levels, mainly inside but also outside the state, that will all donate to UT.
 
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loservol said:
If itwasn't for the fans and former players, the university would probably not see any donations. I wonder if the mega rich are giving their part? It wouldn't be a big shock to find out that the TCU oil baron donors aren't stuffing the pockets of sports media analysts and playoff committee voters.
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We're in the middle of a $360M renovation to Neyland and you think we're broke? Come on now.
 
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Then there are individuals such as John “Thunder” Thornton, a significant UT donor who has made a wealthy career through being a high-profile Chattanooga developer and founding Thunder Enterprises. And Charles C. Anderson Jr., the CEO of Anderson Media Corporation, who serves on the UT Board of Trustees and Board of Directors for UT Athletics; his family name sits atop the Vols’ indoor practice facility named the Anderson Training Center.
 
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JRich said:
Haslem and Ergen are two of the most well known, but most of the money comes from whatever other alumni can give. There are many successful grads that donate as much as $100,000 a year. Only a handful donate $1 million plus. The thing is there are A LOT of donors. Unfortunately, UT does not make the names public.
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UTAD is subject to the FOIA, all you have to do is file a request.

Ergen gives most of his to Academics, especially the HCOB.
 
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