They usually have these fundraiser banquets in the spring, via the big green, where many former and current players are invited back to celebrate the accomplishments and meet fans. I've been to several. The players just don't know the format because they haven't won anything until now. That's probably why the tweet was removed. Someone told him.
But sure, use a simple misunderstanding to make a whole thread speculating that we're broke and on the cheap etc.