​TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Florida State Seminoles fans cheer during the second half of a game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Florida State athletic department has spent the past several years asking supporters to invest in the future of the Seminoles. Those efforts have produced financial wins in premium seating and overall fundraising commitments, but they have coincided with a difficult stretch on the field and for the average fan. Marwan Saidi wanted to keep giving to Florida State. When his three-year pledge to Seminole Boosters ran out in May, he called to renew it. That renewal ultimately never happened and he has shifted his money to other endeavors. His case comes as Seminole Boosters is holding on to fewer donors. The organization had 14,781 individual donors in fiscal 2026, down 17% from 17,835 in fiscal 2023, according to figures it provided to Tomahawk Nation. The numbers and Saidi’s experience show the hidden costs of losing supporters who have already committed money to Florida State.Saidi, who lives in Connecticut, signed on around May 2023, when a New York-based Seminole Boosters representative contacted him about ways to give. The two met for lunch, and Saidi agreed to a three-year commitment of about $100 a month. Half went to the football-only facility, with the rest split between the soccer and softball programs. He also made a separate pledge to the general fund. In May, he planned to renew and increase his contributions to $2,600 a year split between soccer and softball. Saidi described directly contacting Seminole Boosters: “The kid who answered took my name and said that my ‘booster rep’ would call me back,” Saidi said of his May call to Seminole Boosters. “I have never received a call back.”In August, Saidi said he received an automated email asking him to renew. The link took him to the Seminole Boosters homepage, where he could not find a way to continue his monthly commitment.When he tried to access his account, the “Manage My Memberships” page displayed this message, according to a screenshot he provided to Tomahawk Nation: “There are currently no consumer donations on file.”His donation history had gaps, too. It showed past payments to the football-only facility and softball, but he said his soccer contributions were missing.“The website is pretty hot garbage,” Saidi said.Saidi said FSU Soccer sent him Christmas cards after its 2023 and 2025 national championships, thanking him for his support.“I can’t go to games, so it’s the one way I can support the team and feel connected, and they blew it,” he said. “Even if they called tomorrow my wife and I decided that we will spend that money on Sacred Heart University Fencing this year, since my daughter is on that team.”That’s $2,600 the two programs won’t get this year. Saidi acknowled