Was chatting with the guy Ive mentioned here before whos involved in the NJ AAU scene and is the former coach at a parochial. He said he finds it hard to believe that Rutgers didnt have the money to pay Cliff to stay and get the Princeton guard who went to ND.
He said cliff apparently got $800K from Bama, Alloco got $500K from Notre Dame and he is unsure what Mag got from BYU.
But with that said, considering Mag didnt have a laundry list of suitors, let’s assume he got $200K.
If pike put even minimal effort into fundraising, youre telling me he couldnt raise $1.5 to nab those 3?
The lack of effort towards fundraising for this seasons roster will be unforgiveable by most fans and rightfully so.
A roster with a starting 5 of
Harper
Alloco
Bailey
Mag
Cliff
With guys off the bench who required minimal NIL like
Ogbole
Martini
Dercack
J Williams
J-Mike
Dortch
Grant
(Yes im leaving off lathan because he was expensive and his money couldve been used towards cliff/mag/alloco)
That easily gets us to the tourney and probably sets us up for a run as well.
The lack of effort towards fundraising and allocation of funds available this year will go down as the single biggest missed opportunity in Rutgers sports history.
