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[QUOTE="Fairfield_1st, post: 2542022, member: 3005"]
I won't dispute that the major reason for bringing in Rutgers was a cash grab, but it was definitely more than that.  Another long term benefit of Rutgers is accessing the fertile recruiting grounds of NJ.  I found an article on SBNation that counts blue chip football recruits (4* and 5*) by state from 2013-2017.  NJ came in 12th with 41.  I can't find counts for the other sport.  But, using a different source ([URL]https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2017RES_RecruitMaps-Final-20170613.pdf[/URL]) here are per capita rankings for men's sport recruiting.  I counted the states myself so I could have miscounted a little, but it's close enough.

Baseball - 11th
Basketball - 17th
Football - 11th
Soccer - 8th
Track & Field - 4th
Wrestling - 3rd

I know some of those sports don't matter in the big realignment picture, but it shows the full breadth of the athletes available in NJ.  It is more than just $.  I didn't see numbers for lacrosse, but I'm pretty sure NJ offers a lot there as well.
For what it's worth, Maryland had a higher per capita for every sport but wrestling, and that includes women's sports.
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