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"A year ago, the Rutgers athletic department’s deficit was nearly $28 million, bringing the hole it has dug since 2005 to $190 million. To offset the losses, student fees have been raised and state funds reallocated. Last summer, Maryland’s athletic department cut seven varsity sports in trying to patch a $21 million shortfall."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/business/the-big-tens-bigger-footprint.html
For our visiting friends ...
I think we get that why we didn't get picked by either the ACC or the B1G. We just think that both Conferences in their criteria - wildly different, it seems, at their core - made a big mistake. BIG.
On the B1G front, you cannot overlook how awful the Maryland and Rutgers Athletic Departments have been. They have these huge deficits because ... they suck. They cannot do most anything right. And YES, it is the SUNJ that is the outlier far more than the Terps. They both lost money; but, Rutgers has a simply horrible (except maybe for a season or 2 of Football) track record in sports across the entire spectrum. And thus they cut sports. (Maryland too obviously)
Seemingly (what upstate is also referring to) we don't fit the AAU criteria. We are a smaller state - though I would argue that WE do have a greater potential Brand in NYC metro - and we won't have the number of TV sets. And YES, there are far more Football recruits out of NJ. But, they cannot do anything right down there. Would you take Piggly Wiggly if you could get Wegmans? Because it is in a choicer demo to start. We see the criteria; we just think it is crazy. Why? Because we have watched Rutgers for 2 decades.
And the ACC is even more idiotic - IMHO -
I get Louisville. They have a fanbase; they win; they have a dynamic AD and select solid coaches (each of whom can't zip it up). But, Syracuse & BC & Pitt ???? For the long term? That, to me, says they are selecting form a set of SI covers from the 1980s and not looking with any foresight. They let Clemson & John Swofford sway around with his hairpiece. That is a recipe of spending lots of years in the mausoleum in Central NY - which is a long way from Times Square btw.
I get you want to bug us ... and make fun of our ECU game. We just will keep hiring great coaches ... and kicking ass.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/business/the-big-tens-bigger-footprint.html
For our visiting friends ...
I think we get that why we didn't get picked by either the ACC or the B1G. We just think that both Conferences in their criteria - wildly different, it seems, at their core - made a big mistake. BIG.
On the B1G front, you cannot overlook how awful the Maryland and Rutgers Athletic Departments have been. They have these huge deficits because ... they suck. They cannot do most anything right. And YES, it is the SUNJ that is the outlier far more than the Terps. They both lost money; but, Rutgers has a simply horrible (except maybe for a season or 2 of Football) track record in sports across the entire spectrum. And thus they cut sports. (Maryland too obviously)
Seemingly (what upstate is also referring to) we don't fit the AAU criteria. We are a smaller state - though I would argue that WE do have a greater potential Brand in NYC metro - and we won't have the number of TV sets. And YES, there are far more Football recruits out of NJ. But, they cannot do anything right down there. Would you take Piggly Wiggly if you could get Wegmans? Because it is in a choicer demo to start. We see the criteria; we just think it is crazy. Why? Because we have watched Rutgers for 2 decades.
And the ACC is even more idiotic - IMHO -
I get Louisville. They have a fanbase; they win; they have a dynamic AD and select solid coaches (each of whom can't zip it up). But, Syracuse & BC & Pitt ???? For the long term? That, to me, says they are selecting form a set of SI covers from the 1980s and not looking with any foresight. They let Clemson & John Swofford sway around with his hairpiece. That is a recipe of spending lots of years in the mausoleum in Central NY - which is a long way from Times Square btw.
I get you want to bug us ... and make fun of our ECU game. We just will keep hiring great coaches ... and kicking ass.