Had anyone heard about this? It is in the Tara Sullivan article linked to the tweet.
$1mm private donation to upgrade weight-room in Hale Center
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The link in the Twitter is to a Tara Sullivan story on how Hobbs is absolutely killing it (in a fantastic way).
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/sullivan-new-rutgers-ad-sprinting-toward-the-future-1.1511318
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/sullivan-new-rutgers-ad-sprinting-toward-the-future-1.1511318
“And then maybe we’ll have to walk a few miles in that marathon because we’ll be a bit tired, but we’ll also start seeing some results. To me, that’s what the Rutgers people want. People would like to see us competing in the Big Ten as quickly as we can. There’s an urgency to what we have to do.”
Hobbs changed the location of the practice site from next to the RAC to around its corner, aiming to create an integrated look that would include turning an open lawn across the street into a manicured, graded plaza suitable for outdoor gatherings.
He would like to refurbish the outside skin of the 1970s era RAC to match the new building, while retaining the unique character of an interior that, when filled, creates a fantastic home-court college atmosphere.
Hobbs changed the location of the practice site from next to the RAC to around its corner, aiming to create an integrated look that would include turning an open lawn across the street into a manicured, graded plaza suitable for outdoor gatherings.
He would like to refurbish the outside skin of the 1970s era RAC to match the new building, while retaining the unique character of an interior that, when filled, creates a fantastic home-court college atmosphere.
I looked at Google Maps and I'm not sure what this means. Can someone help explain?
Was the fundraiser related to Rutgers? Are we to assume it was a gift from someone who would be involved with the Montclair fundraiser?
Sorry, It was a complete RU fundraiser attended by Barchi, Lysniak, Hobbs, Ash and staff and at least a dozen ex RU players that are current NFLers
Leonard, Westeman, Malast, Greene to name a few
Ah nice....just wondering.....
Is there a reason why they did that in Montclair? An RU person related to the venue?
When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he infamously replied: "Because that's where the money is."
Heard from different, unaffiliated sources. It's official. Hobbs is killing it. Massive upgrade. Massive.
When we break ground on the basketball practice facility, it will be official. But the early signs are very good. If he can pretty up the RAC at the same time, it will be a revelation.
Gotta get to that point. He has done more in a month than any AD we have ever had.
Hobbs is a winner. He's an outstanding executive with a proven track record. This is what is to be expected of an outstanding executive.
Great job by Hobbs
Surprised the hale center weight room needed 1milllion in renovations already. Anyone know what type of renovations these are?
Also where is rutgersal. He called out alumni for not donating repeatidily but once we get a big donation he goes quite.
Surprised the hale center weight room needed 1milllion in renovations already. Anyone know what type of renovations these are?
Also where is rutgersal. He called out alumni for not donating repeatidily but once we get a big donation he goes quite.
New equipment and a new floor. Ash said players spend the most time in the weight room so the facility needed a "Wow" factor.
Great job by Ash and Hobbs for securing a 1M donation for this project so quickly.
Dude..."Wow" factor? ... one million dollars sounds like more than it would cost for Work Out World to setup a new location. Given how Ash has had such detailed high standard plans for nearly everything, I think he is planning something that will make us old farts want to hit the gym once again. Them getting someone to pony up that kind of cash at the drop of a dime tells me we will be amazed when it's done. Having said that, trickle down tells me some Olympic sports are going to be getting some mighty fine equipment handed down to them.
Wrestling is using air resistance bikes. They could use some of that equipment.
Dude gets it. When I was there last time I noticed what he did. Some drab paint colors and things like the screens being fuzzy. It's gotta be kept fresh and current. Everything. Next up is the block R on the field!
You would be surprised. When Penn State renovated their weight room in 2012 the equipment alone cost $600,000. The overall project cost $1.2 million and was pretty much just new equipment, flooring, sound system, TV's and a few wall graphics. You have to remember is that much of the equipment is custom with team logos, colors ect.
Bac is twitching in a corner somewhere. [devil]
I'm just waiting for Plum Street to post a complaint about this donation.
Equipment stuff gets very expensive very fast. I think NU redid theirs when Riley hired a new S&C group and it cost $2.3mil for floor and equipment plus some small stuff.
Private parking spots also cost a pretty penny. Think: "Reserved For HuskersAlways" and "Reserved For HuskersAlways, Jr." and it starts to add up.
Bob Mulcahy got a lot done before he was thrown under the bus in a most cowardly fashion for what amounted to a bunch of nonsense.
Mulcahy got a lot done, primarily hiring Schiano, giving him support, and initiating the stadium expansion.
Grunninger also got a lot done, primarily moving Rutgers athletics from D1AA to D1A, the 1992 stadium expansion, construction of the Hale Center, Soccer Stadium, and RAC, and a basketball final four.
I don't think Cali's point was that our previous ADs didn't accomplish anything. I think he is referring to a change in management style in which Hobbs is driving results across the Athletic Department.
I agree that Hobbs has moved the needle very far in a very short period of time. Hard to believe he has been on the job a little more than 2 months. But watching what he did as Dean of Seton Hall Law School, I am not surprised. I said from the beginning that Hobbs was going to kill it. Some were questioning his hire of Willard when he was temporary AD, but that is looking pretty good (at least this year).
Got to give major credit to Bob Barchi for saying "F, it, I am going with the nuclear option" and starting from scratch after getting hosed by the committee approach.
