Rutgers surpasses fundraising goal of $100 million for new athletic faclities to compete in Big Ten

[Rufus]

R Big Ten Build Hits $100 Million Milestone - Rutgers University Athletics

Rutgers has entered the Big Ten Arms Race..........

New construction includes:

The Gary and Barbara Rodkin Academic Success Center - The Center will serve all student-athletes and provide a range of resources, including academic advising, learning specialists, one-on-one and group tutoring, as well as housing soccer, lacrosse and administration.

The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center - The 307,000-square-foot, four-story facility and parking deck serves to create a comprehensive sports medicine program to serve Rutgers athletes, students and communities throughout New Jersey, in addition to providing practice facilities for men's and women's basketball, wrestling and gymnastics.

The Marco Battaglia Football Practice Complex - The Complex will be supplemented by the Brown Family Football Locker Room, which is currently under construction and to be completed for fall training camp.

The Fred Hill Baseball and Softball Training Complex

The Ron and Joanna Garutti Strength and Conditioning Center

The Abe Suydam Men's Basketball Locker room

The Harriett and Bob Druskin Strength and Conditioning Center

 

[Rufus]

Here is a YouTube video:

 

[WestHartHusk]

Sorry bub, Rutgers is a lot more than $100m away from competing in the Big10.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Rutgers has a few issues on its plate and I am sure the money being pu into its sports programs will be a point of contention...

Rutgers Teetering on the Edge of Major Faculty Strike - NJ Spotlight

 

[LoyalFanCT]

One interesting point -- each of these buildings has someone's name attached to it. So many of our UConn buildings were paid for by the state. The fundraising operation in Storrs is far away from where it should be.

 

[JCSuperstar]

 

[Rufus]

Purdue just made Jeff Brohm the third highest paid football coach in the B1G, behind Michigan and Penn State.

These Big Ten schools are really throwing their money around now. We’ll see if it leads to success.

 

[Zissou]

One interesting point -- each of these buildings has someone's name attached to it. So many of our UConn buildings were paid for by the state. The fundraising operation in Storrs is far away from where it should be.

P&W stadium. All of the land was donated.

 

[billybud]

Purdue just made Jeff Brohm the third highest paid football coach in the B1G, behind Michigan and Penn State.

These Big Ten schools are really throwing their money around now. We’ll see if it leads to success.

Lovie Smith at pitiful Illinois makes close to what Brohm makes ....but hasn't done much yet for the Illini (record 9-27)

And Scott Frost, Nebraska, makes $5 million, also close to Brohm....in Frost's first year, the Huskers went 4-8....so the jury is still out.

Does paying big money for coaching make for a successful team?

Yes....and sometimes no.

 

[Palatine]

Money down a rat hole.

 

[dayooper]

Lovie Smith at pitiful Illinois makes close to what Brohm makes ....but hasn't done much yet for the Illini (record 9-27)

And Scott Frost, Nebraska, makes $5 million, also close to Brohm....in Frost's first year, the Huskers went 4-8....so the jury is still out.

Does paying big money for coaching make for a successful team?

Yes....and sometimes no.

What money does is it attracts names and keeps who you want. It allows more options than teams that don’t. What you do with that money is all up to you.

BTW - The Lovie Smith here was routinely laughed at by most B10 fans. Illinois has always been . . . Well . . . Illinois. The only school (not including Nebraska, Rutgers and Maryland) to have a longer B10 football Championship drought is Indiana. Even Minnesota has had a championship since Illinois last had one.

 

[billybud]

Purdue's total Assistant's Salaries for 2018 was $3,465,000.

Kind of mid range...

Behind Clemson, FSU, Louisville, Virginia Tech and NC State in the ACC...(Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke Assistant Total are not reported by USA Today).

Behind Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State in the Big Ten (Northwestern unreported),