JPC Gets Offensive, Offends Its Own

The Boiling Point: John Purdue Club members received an email today updating the Painter situation but also saying this situation could have been avoided with more donations.

Several sites are reporting that the following letter was sent to all John Purdue Club members this morning:

"Dear John Purdue Club Members:Thanks for the outpouring of support for Matt Painter and for your concern for our Purdue men’s basketball program. In an effort to allay many of your concerns and dispel much of the misinformation by “unnamed sources”, Athletics Director Morgan Burke has asked me to share with each of you that he is working diligently with President France Córdova and our Board of Trustees to ensure that Matt remains our head coach for many years to come. Proactively they have made an investment in Matt that was communicated last evening, clearly reinforcing their continued commitment to him and to our championship program. They did not wait to counter anyone else’s offer. It is my hope that the words and actions of our President, our Board and Morgan will encourage Matt, Jerri and their family to remain with Purdue. Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena. As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 Thanks for the outpouring of support for Matt Painter and for your concern for our Purdue men’s basketball program. In an effort to allay many of your concerns and dispel much of the misinformation by “unnamed sources”, Athletics Director Morgan Burke has asked me to share with each of you that he is working diligently with President France Córdova and our Board of Trustees to ensure that Matt remains our head coach for many years to come. Proactively they have made an investment in Matt that was communicated last evening, clearly reinforcing their continued commitment to him and to our championship program. They did not wait to counter anyone else’s offer. It is my hope that the words and actions of our President, our Board and Morgan will encourage Matt, Jerri and their family to remain with Purdue. Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena. As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 In an effort to allay many of your concerns and dispel much of the misinformation by “unnamed sources”, Athletics Director Morgan Burke has asked me to share with each of you that he is working diligently with President France Córdova and our Board of Trustees to ensure that Matt remains our head coach for many years to come. Proactively they have made an investment in Matt that was communicated last evening, clearly reinforcing their continued commitment to him and to our championship program. They did not wait to counter anyone else’s offer. It is my hope that the words and actions of our President, our Board and Morgan will encourage Matt, Jerri and their family to remain with Purdue. Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena. As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 Proactively they have made an investment in Matt that was communicated last evening, clearly reinforcing their continued commitment to him and to our championship program. They did not wait to counter anyone else’s offer. It is my hope that the words and actions of our President, our Board and Morgan will encourage Matt, Jerri and their family to remain with Purdue. Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena. As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 Personally, I have been overwhelmed with the number of e-mails pledging to join the John Purdue Club or increase support. Ironically, I believe we would not be in this situation had more than 11% of our current membership participated in the Mackey Challenge and more than 150 of our nearly 9,000 members recruited at least one new member. More of the Big Ten television revenues could have been allocated for compensation for the basketball coaching staff members and less toward the critical path of updating Mackey Arena. As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 As a self-supporting university auxiliary, we can spend only what we raise, so everyone’s participation will ensure that we retain Matt and provide championship-quality experiences for every single one of our Boilermaker student-athletes.Thanks for your continued loyal support and passionate commitment….stay tuned! BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!I feel like my thoughts on this letter won’t be popular, but I’ll share them anyway. I think Nancy Cross actually has a point. Yes, her timing is horrible and I don’t understand why she wouldn’t wait until Purdue re-signs Painter and then immediately say “Let’s avoid this in the future, we need more donations!” instead of attacking the people that are already donating. However, as bad as her timing is, the point still stands.Purdue can’t just print its own money. Yes, they probably overspent on a baseball facility, but you can never have enough money. If you want Purdue to keep Painter, do everything you can to make sure they have the finances available to do so. I know, people will say, “Other schools aren’t self-sufficient athletic departments, why do we have to be?” But the fact is, that’s not going to change. Agree or disagree with Burke’s approach, he’s going to do it that way regardless. You can hate it all you want, but he’s not going to suddenly change his way.Published on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000Last updated on 03/29/2011 at 4:53 PM GMT+0000 BOILER UP, HAMMER DOWN, and HAIL PURDUE!"